Please support and speak out about the SE Rail Corridor Augusta to Atlanta – flood these folks with positive emails and phone calls, plus stay informed
Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor from Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, Georgia – hopefully through Augusta
I strongly support having high speed rail service on existing lines that includes Augusta to Atlanta.
I have been a longtime supporter of all forms of public transportation for those of us who can not afford cars due to outrageous gas prices and high insurance rates.
Sadly recent public hearings were not only a long distance from Augusta – but were not publicized enough in the Augusta area.
**The good news is – there is still time for public comment via the internet.
Scroll down to see the ways you can comment and stay informed on the project.
Below is the information I have collected on the project:
News stories on the issue – and highlighting the basic facts:
http://www.wjbf.com/story/22523597/officials-to-discuss-charlotte-atlanta-rail-line
State and federal officials are proposing to extend the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor, under development from Washington to Charlotte, into the Atlanta area.
The train would connect with the Georgia Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
There are six potential corridor route alternatives.
Officials say others may also be evaluated if they’re identified during agency and public scoping meetings.
http://suwanee.patch.com/articles/citizens-attend-atlanta-charlotte-rail-service-meeting-in-suwanee
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-03/high-speed-rail-linking-atlanta-and-charlotte-could-pass-through-augusta
Originally, the Atlanta-to-Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan identified the study area as a corridor in northeast Georgia and the South Carolina Upstate that encompassed Interstate 85 and an existing Norfolk Southern railroad.
As the study progressed, alternative routes were added, with two through Augusta and Columbia the southernmost route, according to Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Jill Goldberg.
State transportation board member Don Grantham, who represents the Augusta area, said he will lobby for the train to pass through Augusta, though he has doubts the rail line will come to fruition.
“With funding and the amount of money available right now, that’s something that’s going to be on the back burner,” he said.
(I urge Mr. Grantham to rethink his position and put the project on the front burner)
Improving the road system is a greater need, said Grantham, who has not studied the rail proposal.
The Atlanta-to-Charlotte rail study costs $4.8 million, with 80 percent funded by the Federal Railroad Administration and the rest covered by the Georgia DOT.
Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atlanta-Charlotte-HSR
Georgia DOT info:
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/atlantatocharlotte
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/Pages/PassengerRail.aspx
http://dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Pages/default.aspx
Atlanta to Charlotte Corridor Passenger Rail Service Investment Plan Project Fact Sheet
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Documents/FactSheet.pdf
A virtual meeting is available on the project website via youtube through July 4th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktVax4lz7sY
http://youtu.be/ktVax4lz7sY
U.S. Dept. of Transportation – The Federal Railroad Administration
Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan Tier I EIS
http://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0657
http://www.fra.dot.gov
Progressive Railroading
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_legislation_regulation/news/AtlantatoCharlotte-highspeed-rail-corridor-to-be-subject-of-public-scoping-meetings–36343
http://www.progressiverailroading.com
https://www.facebook.com/ProgressiveRailroading
Project Contact Information:
There are several ways to stay informed and provide feedback about the Atlanta to Charlotte PRCIP project:
Project Manager:
Derrick Cameron
Georgia DOT Office of Program Delivery
One Georgia Center, 25th Floor
600 West Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA
30308-2214
(404) 631-1223
dcameron@dot.ga.gov
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Consultant Team:
Andrew Smith
Project Manager
HNTB Corporation
3715 Northside Parkway
200 Northcreek, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA
30327
(404) 946-5700
asmith@hntb.com
HNTB Corporation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNTB
—
Join Mailing List
Stay informed by joining the mailing list for Atlanta to Charlotte PRCIP project updates.
Submit your information via email:
AtlantaCharlotteHSR@dot.ga.gov
—
Corridor History
Study Area
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Pages/StudyArea.aspx
Study Process
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Pages/StudyProcess.aspx
Project Schedule
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Documents/Schedule.pdf
FAQs
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Pages/FAQS.aspx
Council on Environmental Quality: Executive Office of the President
A Citizen’s Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard
http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/Citizens_Guide_Dec07.pdf
Additional info:
How is the project funded?
What is a Tier 1 EIS?
What is NEPA?
What is the Atlanta to Charlotte PRCIP?
What is the schedule?
Where can we learn more?
How can I get involved?
Where is the project located?
Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor Project and Approval Schedule 
Energy points
Atlanta to Charlotte Corridor Passenger Rail Service Investment Plan Project Fact Sheet
A Citizen’s Guide to the NEPA Having Your Voice Heard SE Rail Corridor Augusta to Atlanta
About TerenceDicks
A three-decade community activist for the Augusta, Georgia area, Rev. Terence A. Dicks is very concerned about civil rights, the needs of inner city and moderate and low-income children, fair civil legal representation for low-income and minorities, and many other issues.
Terence has fought for civil representation for the low and moderate income involving cases like domestic violence and landlord disputes.
In March 2015, Terence was sworn in for a second term to represent the Richmond County Democratic Party on the Richmond County Board of Elections.
Rev. Terence Dicks is "widely-acknowledged for standing up for the rights of the powerless in his community and throughout Georgia," stated a press release on the GeorgiaAdvocates.org website when he was elected chair of the Augusta Human Relations Commission in July 2005.
In 1986, Mr. Dicks was co-coordinator of the Mr. James Brown Appreciation Day in Augusta – the first time the town and its people earnestly expressed love and respect to the late great Godfather of Soul.
About 5,000 people attended the event on the banks of the Savannah River including Mr. Robert Johnson (founder of Jet Magazine and much more), Mr. Greg Gumbel (who did story on BET), and Mr. Eldrin Bell (then asst. police chief of Atlanta).
Along with Terence, the other co-coordinator was his lifelong friend and classmate Mr. Greg Peterson, an investigative journalist and outdoor environment reporter who started his career in Augusta and now lives in Ishpeming, MI in the Upper Peninsula near Lake Superior.
The event broke the ice and led months later to the first concert Mr. Brown had ever performed in Augusta – ironically in the civic center that now bears his name (the renaming took another 20 years).
Music Industry legends Casey Kasem and Dick Clark recorded radio PSAs to promote the free event.
Mayor Charles DeVaney – a fan of Mr. Brown – prevented the celebration from being cancelled at the last minute by waiving the “mandatory” insurance requirements.
Mr. Brown and Mr. DeVaney both died unexpectedly a month apart.
We continue to love and honor the late great Mr. James Brown, who nearly single-handedly quelled Augusta's race riots and prevent further rioting in the 60, 70s.
The "Hardest-Working Man in Show Business" Mr. James Brown made Terence Dicks the manager of his first-ever concert in Augusta, GA - about 6 months after the 1986 James Brown Appreciation Day.
The concert was held on Saturday, December 27, 1986 at the civic center named in the godfather of Soul’s honor some 20 years later.
Terence was the concert manager, producer and promoter.
Tickets were only $15 ensuring all Augustans could afford to attend and the first 500 children under the age of 12 were admitted free in accordance with Mr. Brown’s wishes.
Among those performing were Mr. Wilson Pickett, John Marshall, Buzz Clifford and Sequence 8.
“Claiming A Street Named King” is an initiative Mr. Dicks started during tenure as chair of Georgia Clients Council.
The project is about “taking back the street in by building businesses and homes on the crime-ridden abandoned boulevards that bear the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
However the project also has a wider scope.
Dicks said the project would welcome claiming back streets named after other civil rights leaders and activists from all backgrounds.
For example, the project would welcome groups or persons who want to revitalize streets named for late singer James Brown, the late Coretta Scott King, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Grace Lee Boggs, Cesar Chavez and others.
“All of these community leaders have messages of hope and accomplishment,” said Dicks, who hopes to hear from the centers, foundations and projects of these community leaders.
“People can identify with their day to day struggles,” he said.
“Above all they cared about the community they came from,” Dicks said. “They all have made a historic difference.”
Reclaiming the streets and heritage of these civic leaders can reinvigorate “economic development and economic empowerment” in each community that honors their work.
Rev. Dicks hopes to help others “improve the condition of boulevards named after Martin Luther King, Jr. across Georgia” and the nation.
Author Jonathon Tilove “wrote the book that inspired me” entitled "Along Martin Luther King: Travels on Black America's Main Street.”
Mr. Dicks hopes those interested will message him thru WordPress/Twitter/Facebook.
The project is supported by East Carolina University Professor Derek H. Alderman.
“Dr. Alderman is a geographer who has helped us to work on a plan for the redevelopment of the Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards,” Dicks said.
“There was a lot of hope around those streets and what he did for me is he reminded me of why we name those streets for Martin Luther King, Jr.," he said.
"We are heading into the second or third generation who doesn’t know about Dr. King and his achievements."
“The generation that starts it doesn’t have to be the generation who built it,” he said. “We have to keep Dr. King’s work alive – keep it relevant and cogent.”
Terence is a longtime member (2004-present) of the Augusta Progressive Religious Coalition.
The coalition includes Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindus, Unitarian Universalists, pagans, and local Yoruba, who practice folk religion from West Africa.
Among the many positive aspects of the coalition, Dicks developed a relationship with Omar Neal, who has been the Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama since Nov. 3, 2008.
Mr. Omar Neal was the keynote speaker of the 2011 Martin Luther King Day celebration organized by the Augusta Progressive Religious Coalition on Mon., Jan, 24, 2011 at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta.
After being an independent voter for two decades, Terence joined the Richmond County Democratic Party (RCDP) in 2002.
He joined the Democratic Committee of Richmond County that “has jurisdiction over Democratic Party affairs in Richmond County” and a “purpose is to help select and elect Democratic Party Candidates to office” and whose platform includes “those of the Democratic Party of Georgia.”
Terence has served as chair of the RCDP Political Action Committee (PAC) and performed duties that included community outreach.
Mr. Dicks is member of the Richmond County State Committee (2011-2014) representing the 12th Congressional District.
He served for six years (2002-2008) as state chair of the Georgia Clients Council plus served on the council board for eight years (2000-2008).
For nearly a decade, Terence has been a board member (2002-present) of Georgia Legal Services Program and served (2005-2010) on the organization’s Georgia Committee on Civil Justice and is on the state bar president advisory committee.
The mission of Georgia Legal Services Program is “to provide access to justice and opportunities out of poverty for low-income Georgians.”
In 2007, Mr. Dicks founded the non-profit Georgia Center for Children and Education Inc. and serves as the volunteer executive director.
The goal of the organization is encouraging parent involvement in education and to support community involvement in public schools.
Originally the Center for Children and Education, the project was founded 1997 by Philadelphia, PA attorney Baruch Kintisch, a former staff attorney for Georgia Legal Services
After exhaustive planning, Terence helped co-write and secure a $255,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in the spring of 2008 that is being administered by Paine College for the "New Tools, New Visions 2 Augusta" Project and he serves on the project steering committee.
Rev. Dicks is a longtime member of the International Leadership Association (2001-present).
Mr. Dicks serves as state of Georgia Coordinator (2008-present) for the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA).
He joined the national PDA in 2007.
For over a decade (1998-2009), Terence served on the board of the Augusta Human Relations Commission including two-terms as chair, three terms as vice-chair.
Terence served as a board member (1994-1996) and the second vice president of the Augusta Branch of the NAACP including chair of the fair housing committee.
Terence graduated from Westside High School in 1980 during which time he was a member of the WJBF TV-6 Junior Achievement Company that involved filming, editing, producing and hosting 30-minute issue-oriented public service programs that aired on weekends with student-sold commercials.
Terence did a summer internship in 1980 – just after graduating from high school – at the Medical College of Georgia Television Production and was taught by people who include the late TV Director Mr. Armond “Brother” Jackson , Jr. - a longtime TV production expert in Augusta including at WRDW TV-12 and WJBF TV-6.
During high school and for about 7 years afterward, Terence was a radio announcer at several Augusta radio stations including disc jockey (when records were vinyl 45s), sports, features, talk show and more.
The stations included WBIA and WCKJ.
Terence worked in production at WAGT-TV with Mr. Frank Crotts including being a live switcher (punching proper buttons to keep shows going and inserting commercials).
He also worked at several Augusta restaurants as a chef and bartender.
Claiming A Street Named King: Revitalizing All Streets Named For Civil Rights Leaders 
Augustans need to speak out if they want high-speed rail service to Atlanta: Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor from Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA hopefully through Augusta
Please support and speak out about the SE Rail Corridor Augusta to Atlanta – flood these folks with positive emails and phone calls, plus stay informed
Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor from Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, Georgia – hopefully through Augusta
I strongly support having high speed rail service on existing lines that includes Augusta to Atlanta.
I have been a longtime supporter of all forms of public transportation for those of us who can not afford cars due to outrageous gas prices and high insurance rates.
Sadly recent public hearings were not only a long distance from Augusta – but were not publicized enough in the Augusta area.
**The good news is – there is still time for public comment via the internet.
Scroll down to see the ways you can comment and stay informed on the project.
Below is the information I have collected on the project:
News stories on the issue – and highlighting the basic facts:
http://www.wjbf.com/story/22523597/officials-to-discuss-charlotte-atlanta-rail-line
State and federal officials are proposing to extend the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor, under development from Washington to Charlotte, into the Atlanta area.
The train would connect with the Georgia Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
There are six potential corridor route alternatives.
Officials say others may also be evaluated if they’re identified during agency and public scoping meetings.
http://suwanee.patch.com/articles/citizens-attend-atlanta-charlotte-rail-service-meeting-in-suwanee
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-03/high-speed-rail-linking-atlanta-and-charlotte-could-pass-through-augusta
Originally, the Atlanta-to-Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan identified the study area as a corridor in northeast Georgia and the South Carolina Upstate that encompassed Interstate 85 and an existing Norfolk Southern railroad.
As the study progressed, alternative routes were added, with two through Augusta and Columbia the southernmost route, according to Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Jill Goldberg.
State transportation board member Don Grantham, who represents the Augusta area, said he will lobby for the train to pass through Augusta, though he has doubts the rail line will come to fruition.
“With funding and the amount of money available right now, that’s something that’s going to be on the back burner,” he said.
(I urge Mr. Grantham to rethink his position and put the project on the front burner)
Improving the road system is a greater need, said Grantham, who has not studied the rail proposal.
The Atlanta-to-Charlotte rail study costs $4.8 million, with 80 percent funded by the Federal Railroad Administration and the rest covered by the Georgia DOT.
Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atlanta-Charlotte-HSR
Georgia DOT info:
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/atlantatocharlotte
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/Pages/PassengerRail.aspx
http://dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Pages/default.aspx
Atlanta to Charlotte Corridor Passenger Rail Service Investment Plan Project Fact Sheet
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Documents/FactSheet.pdf
A virtual meeting is available on the project website via youtube through July 4th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktVax4lz7sY
http://youtu.be/ktVax4lz7sY
U.S. Dept. of Transportation – The Federal Railroad Administration
Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan Tier I EIS
http://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0657
http://www.fra.dot.gov
Progressive Railroading
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_legislation_regulation/news/AtlantatoCharlotte-highspeed-rail-corridor-to-be-subject-of-public-scoping-meetings–36343
http://www.progressiverailroading.com
https://www.facebook.com/ProgressiveRailroading
Project Contact Information:
There are several ways to stay informed and provide feedback about the Atlanta to Charlotte PRCIP project:
Project Manager:
Derrick Cameron
Georgia DOT Office of Program Delivery
One Georgia Center, 25th Floor
600 West Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA
30308-2214
(404) 631-1223
dcameron@dot.ga.gov
—
Consultant Team:
Andrew Smith
Project Manager
HNTB Corporation
3715 Northside Parkway
200 Northcreek, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA
30327
(404) 946-5700
asmith@hntb.com
HNTB Corporation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNTB
—
Join Mailing List
Stay informed by joining the mailing list for Atlanta to Charlotte PRCIP project updates.
Submit your information via email:
AtlantaCharlotteHSR@dot.ga.gov
—
Corridor History
Study Area
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Pages/StudyArea.aspx
Study Process
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Pages/StudyProcess.aspx
Project Schedule
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Documents/Schedule.pdf
FAQs
http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/Pages/FAQS.aspx
Council on Environmental Quality: Executive Office of the President
A Citizen’s Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard
http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/Citizens_Guide_Dec07.pdf
Additional info:
How is the project funded?
What is a Tier 1 EIS?
What is NEPA?
What is the Atlanta to Charlotte PRCIP?
What is the schedule?
Where can we learn more?
How can I get involved?
Where is the project located?
Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor Project and Approval Schedule
Energy points
Atlanta to Charlotte Corridor Passenger Rail Service Investment Plan Project Fact Sheet
A Citizen’s Guide to the NEPA Having Your Voice Heard SE Rail Corridor Augusta to Atlanta
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About TerenceDicks
A three-decade community activist for the Augusta, Georgia area, Rev. Terence A. Dicks is very concerned about civil rights, the needs of inner city and moderate and low-income children, fair civil legal representation for low-income and minorities, and many other issues. Terence has fought for civil representation for the low and moderate income involving cases like domestic violence and landlord disputes. In March 2015, Terence was sworn in for a second term to represent the Richmond County Democratic Party on the Richmond County Board of Elections. Rev. Terence Dicks is "widely-acknowledged for standing up for the rights of the powerless in his community and throughout Georgia," stated a press release on the GeorgiaAdvocates.org website when he was elected chair of the Augusta Human Relations Commission in July 2005. In 1986, Mr. Dicks was co-coordinator of the Mr. James Brown Appreciation Day in Augusta – the first time the town and its people earnestly expressed love and respect to the late great Godfather of Soul. About 5,000 people attended the event on the banks of the Savannah River including Mr. Robert Johnson (founder of Jet Magazine and much more), Mr. Greg Gumbel (who did story on BET), and Mr. Eldrin Bell (then asst. police chief of Atlanta). Along with Terence, the other co-coordinator was his lifelong friend and classmate Mr. Greg Peterson, an investigative journalist and outdoor environment reporter who started his career in Augusta and now lives in Ishpeming, MI in the Upper Peninsula near Lake Superior. The event broke the ice and led months later to the first concert Mr. Brown had ever performed in Augusta – ironically in the civic center that now bears his name (the renaming took another 20 years). Music Industry legends Casey Kasem and Dick Clark recorded radio PSAs to promote the free event. Mayor Charles DeVaney – a fan of Mr. Brown – prevented the celebration from being cancelled at the last minute by waiving the “mandatory” insurance requirements. Mr. Brown and Mr. DeVaney both died unexpectedly a month apart. We continue to love and honor the late great Mr. James Brown, who nearly single-handedly quelled Augusta's race riots and prevent further rioting in the 60, 70s. The "Hardest-Working Man in Show Business" Mr. James Brown made Terence Dicks the manager of his first-ever concert in Augusta, GA - about 6 months after the 1986 James Brown Appreciation Day. The concert was held on Saturday, December 27, 1986 at the civic center named in the godfather of Soul’s honor some 20 years later. Terence was the concert manager, producer and promoter. Tickets were only $15 ensuring all Augustans could afford to attend and the first 500 children under the age of 12 were admitted free in accordance with Mr. Brown’s wishes. Among those performing were Mr. Wilson Pickett, John Marshall, Buzz Clifford and Sequence 8. “Claiming A Street Named King” is an initiative Mr. Dicks started during tenure as chair of Georgia Clients Council. The project is about “taking back the street in by building businesses and homes on the crime-ridden abandoned boulevards that bear the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” However the project also has a wider scope. Dicks said the project would welcome claiming back streets named after other civil rights leaders and activists from all backgrounds. For example, the project would welcome groups or persons who want to revitalize streets named for late singer James Brown, the late Coretta Scott King, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Grace Lee Boggs, Cesar Chavez and others. “All of these community leaders have messages of hope and accomplishment,” said Dicks, who hopes to hear from the centers, foundations and projects of these community leaders. “People can identify with their day to day struggles,” he said. “Above all they cared about the community they came from,” Dicks said. “They all have made a historic difference.” Reclaiming the streets and heritage of these civic leaders can reinvigorate “economic development and economic empowerment” in each community that honors their work. Rev. Dicks hopes to help others “improve the condition of boulevards named after Martin Luther King, Jr. across Georgia” and the nation. Author Jonathon Tilove “wrote the book that inspired me” entitled "Along Martin Luther King: Travels on Black America's Main Street.” Mr. Dicks hopes those interested will message him thru WordPress/Twitter/Facebook. The project is supported by East Carolina University Professor Derek H. Alderman. “Dr. Alderman is a geographer who has helped us to work on a plan for the redevelopment of the Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards,” Dicks said. “There was a lot of hope around those streets and what he did for me is he reminded me of why we name those streets for Martin Luther King, Jr.," he said. "We are heading into the second or third generation who doesn’t know about Dr. King and his achievements." “The generation that starts it doesn’t have to be the generation who built it,” he said. “We have to keep Dr. King’s work alive – keep it relevant and cogent.” Terence is a longtime member (2004-present) of the Augusta Progressive Religious Coalition. The coalition includes Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindus, Unitarian Universalists, pagans, and local Yoruba, who practice folk religion from West Africa. Among the many positive aspects of the coalition, Dicks developed a relationship with Omar Neal, who has been the Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama since Nov. 3, 2008. Mr. Omar Neal was the keynote speaker of the 2011 Martin Luther King Day celebration organized by the Augusta Progressive Religious Coalition on Mon., Jan, 24, 2011 at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta. After being an independent voter for two decades, Terence joined the Richmond County Democratic Party (RCDP) in 2002. He joined the Democratic Committee of Richmond County that “has jurisdiction over Democratic Party affairs in Richmond County” and a “purpose is to help select and elect Democratic Party Candidates to office” and whose platform includes “those of the Democratic Party of Georgia.” Terence has served as chair of the RCDP Political Action Committee (PAC) and performed duties that included community outreach. Mr. Dicks is member of the Richmond County State Committee (2011-2014) representing the 12th Congressional District. He served for six years (2002-2008) as state chair of the Georgia Clients Council plus served on the council board for eight years (2000-2008). For nearly a decade, Terence has been a board member (2002-present) of Georgia Legal Services Program and served (2005-2010) on the organization’s Georgia Committee on Civil Justice and is on the state bar president advisory committee. The mission of Georgia Legal Services Program is “to provide access to justice and opportunities out of poverty for low-income Georgians.” In 2007, Mr. Dicks founded the non-profit Georgia Center for Children and Education Inc. and serves as the volunteer executive director. The goal of the organization is encouraging parent involvement in education and to support community involvement in public schools. Originally the Center for Children and Education, the project was founded 1997 by Philadelphia, PA attorney Baruch Kintisch, a former staff attorney for Georgia Legal Services After exhaustive planning, Terence helped co-write and secure a $255,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in the spring of 2008 that is being administered by Paine College for the "New Tools, New Visions 2 Augusta" Project and he serves on the project steering committee. Rev. Dicks is a longtime member of the International Leadership Association (2001-present). Mr. Dicks serves as state of Georgia Coordinator (2008-present) for the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA). He joined the national PDA in 2007. For over a decade (1998-2009), Terence served on the board of the Augusta Human Relations Commission including two-terms as chair, three terms as vice-chair. Terence served as a board member (1994-1996) and the second vice president of the Augusta Branch of the NAACP including chair of the fair housing committee. Terence graduated from Westside High School in 1980 during which time he was a member of the WJBF TV-6 Junior Achievement Company that involved filming, editing, producing and hosting 30-minute issue-oriented public service programs that aired on weekends with student-sold commercials. Terence did a summer internship in 1980 – just after graduating from high school – at the Medical College of Georgia Television Production and was taught by people who include the late TV Director Mr. Armond “Brother” Jackson , Jr. - a longtime TV production expert in Augusta including at WRDW TV-12 and WJBF TV-6. During high school and for about 7 years afterward, Terence was a radio announcer at several Augusta radio stations including disc jockey (when records were vinyl 45s), sports, features, talk show and more. The stations included WBIA and WCKJ. Terence worked in production at WAGT-TV with Mr. Frank Crotts including being a live switcher (punching proper buttons to keep shows going and inserting commercials). He also worked at several Augusta restaurants as a chef and bartender.