To address growing concerns about natural disasters and their impact on communities, Georgia's Senate Natural Resources & Environment Subcommittee on Disaster Mitigation and Resilience will hold its first meeting on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie, Georgia, as announced by committee chairman Sen. Lee Anderson (R-Grovetown) on the Georgia Senate Press Office website.
The first meeting of this new subcommittee, coming on the heels of the Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia's Farmlands, raises the curtain on a conversation critical to the state’s future in the face of climatic adversities. The event, open to the public eye, extends its reach through live-streaming technology, which can be accessed on the Georgia General Assembly website.
With a roster that includes several noteworthy senators such as Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R-Dallas), Sen. Matt Brass (R-Newnan), Majority Leader Sen. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega), Sen. Russ Goodman (R-Cogdell), Sen. Freddie Powell Sims (D-Dawson), and Sen. Sam Watson (R-Moultrie), the subcommittee aims to stitch together a fabric of policies designed to enhance the state's resistance to environmental calamities.
This subcommittee's efforts aim to strengthen the state's infrastructure and support affected livelihoods. For more details on the meeting's agenda and participating members, interested parties can visit the Georgia General Assembly’s web portal.
