A couple of weeks ago WBBJ aired a segment on community and business leaders in Selmer. The segment told about a new effort to beatify the downtown area and the area around the four-way stop at the corner of highways 64 and 45.

I thought of this when I was coming over the bridge into Savannah this morning. I thought what a shame we don’t have community activist, business people and concerned citizens coming together to beatify Savannah and our county. Right when you cross over the bridge the first thing you see is that ruined down shell station. The out of business gas station is not the only thing that could be improved on, there are several properties that need mowed and then there is that eye sore that suppose to look like a paddle wheel boat that should be know where near public view. The area where the welcome to savannah sign is, needs spruced up and some up dating of the landscaping. The appearance as you enter our fare city and county is a direct reflection of the citizens that live here and I don’t know about everyone else but I want people to have the best impression as possible.

Another impression that could use some help is the unsightly mess along the crump side if the river bank. The trailers, lean-tos, tee-pees and who knows what else is down there should never have been allowed to be put there. We need zoning to protect the good tax payers of this city and county. I feel sorry for those people who have to look out their window everyday and look out at the eye sore across the river.

The community activist, politicians and business owners need to come together and with the involvement of the community do something to improve the appearance of the way our town and county looks. First impressions mean a lot to people and when people come to our town and our county we should do everything possible for their impression to be a great one.

As for these so-called community leaders they need to quite patronizing us and quite being a stumbling block and really do something to benefit the community. They need to realize they don’t need to impress us, they need to find ways to encourage people to get involved and make a real difference. The citizens of our community are not impressed with some of these people who always boast about all they have done, all the important people they know and all the places they have been. One of these so called activists would have to be 400 years old to have done all the things he has said he's done. So don’t impress us with your words, impress us with your actions how you can get people involved in bettering our community. That is what a community activist is suppose to do.