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DEL.ICIO.USFirst a rocker, and now a developing environmentalist
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One of the surprises of this past session of the Legislature was the strong support that protectors of Jekyll Island were able to generate.
A combination of environmentalist muscle and concern for economy-minded vactioners — for whom the island was established — produced a bill that drew a literal line in the island’s sand.
Jekyll’s southern end will be protected from development.
The fight apparently made an impression on certain people.
Within 24 hours of Gov. Sonny Perdue’s signing of H.B. 214, the state issued a request for contract proposals from developers to re-make the rest of Jekyll.
The Jekyll Island Company, of course, is highly interested.
And it just added three new members to its board of directors.
One of them is Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for — among others — Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones and the Allman Brothers Band. Leavell is making a name for himself as an environmentalist, and this spring donated a 300-acre conservation easement near Macon to the state.
Says the press release from the Jekyll Island Company:
“As members of the board, these individuals will help The Jekyll Island Company principals expand its eco-friendly coastal development expertise to projects like the redevelopment of Jekyll Island.”
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