Living Democracy 2021

Over the hill from Camden’s downtown lies Depot Street, a quiet little road that leads up to a red brick church, quaint school, daycare facility and a white building for food donations, all collectively known as Christian Way. Christian Way helps more than 300 families in the Camden area each year by providing needed clothing and food.

Code enforcement officer is one of the most important jobs when it comes to the development of a city. The man who holds that title for Elba is William Worthington.  He is in charge of inspecting buildings and enforcing codes. On Tuesday, June 5, Worthington was kind enough to let me ride along with him and see his day-to-day routine.

Camden hosts two city council meetings on the first and third Monday of every month.   The Council meeting I attended on May 21 was effective in discussing city budgets, grant applications and places in the city that need repairing or updated. But what caught my attention was a small but powerful reminder about one of Camden’s best assets: the Alabama River.