Cliff Banks, mayor of Spring Valley, holds one of the quail he and Mark Actis have begun breeding in Banksí garage.
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Cliff Banks, Spring Valley's mayor, is known for his public efforts and political campaign plank four years ago to bring an Asian carp processing plant to town.But his efforts in the outdoors didn't stop after that didn't come to fruition. In his private life, Banks is working to establish a population of quail on two pieces of private land in Putnam County, including 304 acres he owns.Latest Galleries
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