Yesterday evening Commissioner Ott took time from his busy schedule to spend time with and educate about 15 of our young men of Troop 435 (and about a half dozen adult leaders). There was a lot of information and activity for the boys to take in, and they learned a lot about how our county government and local governments in general work. We were all impressed by Mr. Ott's status as an Eagle Scout and by the way the entire commission honors Eagle Scouts. Hopefully one day each of our young men will be honored by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners in the same manner.
Commissioner Ott made introductions to many of the county staff that, as Chairman Lee so rightly stated, "are what make Cobb County the best county in the state!".
We met with Commissioner Ott personally and he answered a barrage of our Scoutss questions personally, arranged to have the troop join in the pledge of allegiance before the commission, and made it possible for a few of our Scouts to address the Commission with their questions.
Then the Scouts got to see the commission at work, voting on important issues that make our county government work for us all.
What a great and memorable day for all of us…even the adults.
Yours in Scouting,
Lee B.
Troop 435 Troop Committee
The Cobb County commission meetings are video taped and put online. Here is a link to the video of the meeting we participated in. You can see the Scouts assisting with the pledge here. Who know what else you will see....
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Mr. Tim Lee, the Commission Chairman announces our troop number wrong, but we know who he is talking about.
Thanks again for your support and to the Scouts and the Adult Leaders that joined us there.