Mayor on federal transportation panel Upcoming

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Doraville Mayor Joseph Geierman was recently appointed to the National League of Cities 2021 Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee, according to a press release.

The committee is responsible for leading NLC’S policy development and advocacy on transportation connectivity, including federal funding, safety and innovation in all modes of transportation.

The Committee’s pol i cy development includes working subcommittees on roads and bridges, transit, rail, aviation and ports as well as transportation technology.

“With its connections to highways, railways, and mass transit — along with close connections to two major airports — Doraville is uniquely poised as a transportation hub within Metro Atlanta,” said Mayor Geierman. “I look forward to this opportunity to serve my constituents and the National League of Cities by leveraging what I have learned in Doraville to help drive innovative infrastructure investments in the Biden administration.”

This year’s Committee leadership team consists of Chair David Sander, Mayor, Rancho Cordova, Calif.; Vice Chair Elaine Clegg, Council President, Boise, Idaho; and Vice Chair Barbara Odom-wesley, Councilmember, Arlington, Texas.

Information: https://www. nlc.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy-committees/transportation-infrastructure-services/

In person: Free First Saturday — Scales and Tails.

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1-2 p.m. Feb. 6. Free. Dunwoody Nature Center, 5343 Roberts Drive, Dunwoody. Activities will include live animal interactions, a short hike, games, activities and a take-home craft. Register: bit.ly/390ch26

■Online: 2021 Pellom Mcdaniels Sports History Lecture Series: Bigger Than Sports. 4:30 p.m. Feb. 4. Hosted by the AJC Decatur Book Festival and Emory University, just days before Super Bowl LV, join Howard Bryant, ESPN senior writer and author of “Full Dissidence: Notes from An Uneven Playing Field” with William C. Rhoden, New York Times columnist and writer-at-large for The Undefeated, and Emory history professor Carl Suddler for a discussion about sports, politics and African American history. Then the panelists will answer questions from the audience. Registrants will be entered into a prize drawing. Register: bit.ly/3iv5gqk

■Online: “Athlete. Scholar. Activist. — Chapters in the Life of Dr. Pellom Mcdaniels.” 3-4 p.m. Feb. 7. Free. The event honors the contributions of the late Pellom Mcdaniels III, former Emory professor of African American Studies and curator of African American collections at the Rose Library, who passed away in April 2020. Register: bit.ly/39le05u

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