PRESS RELEASE
September 28, 2018
Contact: Joselyn Baker
joselyn@butler-baker.com
404-929-9081
The coalition supporting the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment, which is constitutional amendment number one on the 2018 general election ballot, kicked off its paid advertising campaign earlier this week with a digital strategy designed to reach targeted voters between now and November 6.
“We believe that as people learn about this important amendment, they will agree that investing in our waters and lands is the right thing to do – especially if it can be done without raising taxes. The approximately $20 million in annual funding that will be dedicated for the next ten years if the amendment passes will have a generational impact on the quality of life for all Georgians as well as our economy,” commented Thomas Farmer, senior policy director for The Nature Conservancy and manager of the amendment campaign
The ads focus on the positive impact the funds dedicated by the amendment will have on the state, as well as the fact that it does not call for a new tax. They can be viewed here:
Act Now: https://vimeo.com/hgcreative/review/291396704/726d76537c
Fresh: https://vimeo.com/hgcreative/review/291396715/8c052d76a4
If passed, the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment will protect Georgia’s waters and lands by constitutionally dedicating a portion of the existing tax on sporting goods for conservation purposes including the protection of lands critical to clean drinking water, support for the creation and maintenance of parks and trails, and the improvement of areas to hunt and fish. It will also support Georgia’s growing outdoor recreation industry, which has a $27 billion annual economic impact, as well as other economic sectors that rely upon waters and land.
Legislation placing the amendment on the ballot received overwhelming, bi-partisan support from the General Assembly earlier this year.
For more information, visit www.georgiaoutdoorstewardship.org.
Georgia Wildlife Federation is a Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment coalition partner along with The Nature Conservancy, Park Pride, Georgia Conservancy, The Conservation Fund, and The Trust for Public Land.
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