Category Archives: Valdosta City Council

Developing across Two Mile Branch and a sidewalk @ VCC 2013-09-05



Magaret Ellen Hill is
Employee of the month, and
they rejected

the sidewalk bids
putting them out for rebid,
after they unanimously approved

the medical development to span One Two Mile Branch
at the Valdosta City Council Regular Session of 5 September 2013.

Here’s

the agenda, with links to the videos, and a few notes.

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL

5:30 PM Thursday, September 5, 2013

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL


  1. Opening Ceremonies

    1. Call to Order
    2. Invocation
    3. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag



  2. Awards and Presentations

    1. Consideration of the September, 2013 Employee of the Month Award (Margaret Ellen Hill, Main Street Department).

      She helped extend Downtown Valdosta Farm Days by two months.


  3. Minutes Approval

    1. Valdosta City Council – Regular Meeting – Aug 22, 2013 5:30 PM

      Approved unanimously with no changes.

  4. Public Hearings


    UHS Pruitt VA-2013-12 CU-2013-02     Continue reading →

Pruitt Corp. across One Mile Branch and a sidewalk @ VCC 2013-09-05



The medical development to span One Mile Branch

recommended by the Planning Commission
is up for a vote tonight, along with sidewalk bids elsewhere,
by the Valdosta City Council.

Plus September, 2013 Employee of the Month is Margaret Ellen Hill, Main Street Department.

Here’s

the agenda:

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL

5:30 PM Thursday, September 5, 2013

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

  1. Opening Ceremonies

    1. Call to Order

    2. Invocation

    3. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag
  2. Awards and Presentations

    1. Consideration of the September, 2013 Employee of the Month Award (Margaret Ellen Hill, Main Street Department).
  3. Minutes Approval

    1. Valdosta City Council – Regular Meeting – Aug 22, 2013 5:30 PM
  4. Public Hearings


    1. Consideration of an Ordinance to rezone 4.96 acres from Single-Family Residential (R-
      6) and (R-10) to Office-Professional (O-P) as requested by UHS Pruitt Corporation
      (File No. VA-2013-12). The property is located at 1501 North Lee Street. The Greater
      Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their August Regular Meeting
      and recommended approval (7-0 vote).


    2. Consideration of an Ordinance for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Residential Care
      Facility in Office-Professional (O-P) zoning as requested by UHS-Pruitt Corporation
      (File No. CU-2013-02). The property is located at 1501 North Lee Street. The Greater
      Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their August Regular Meeting
      and recommended approval with five conditions (7-0 vote).
  5. Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures

    1. Consideration of bids for the Sidewalk Installation Project on Lamar Street and North
      Oak Street.
  6. City Manager’s Report

  7. Council Comments

  8. Citizens to be Heard

  9. Adjournment

-jsq

Medical development to span One Two Mile Branch in downtown Valdosta? @ GLPC 2013-08-26



That looks like a creek running through 1501 North Lee Street,
as Valdosta City Council Sonny Vickers asked Tuesday and
is on the Valdosta City Council agenda for a vote tonight,
after being considered for a recommendation
at the

Greater Lowndes Planning Commission Regular Session 26 August 2013.



Matthew Woody wrote for the VDT yesterday,

City discusses zoning request,

Councilman Sonny Vickers expressed concern about the facility being
too close to the stream. He asked if the City approved this and
there was a flood, would the City be liable. He asked if any of the
surrounding areas have been flooded in the past, and Martin said
that in the past 43 years, there has never been an issue.

And what about waste flowing downstream or into the aquifer?

Extract from the

Planning Commission agenda
with links to the videos:

CITY OF VALDOSTA CASES:

FINAL ACTION by the City of Valdosta Mayor-Council

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Valdosta City Hall, 216 E. Central Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia

Council Chambers, 2nd Floor

5:30 p.m.


  1. VA-2013-12 UHS Pruitt Corporation

    Property Location: 1501 North Lee Street (Parkwood Development Center)


    VA-2013-12: Adjacent

    Continue reading →

Citizens sue city about sewage

I wonder who else is sick of

sewage?

AP, today,

Sick Of Spewing Sewage, Georgia Neighbors File Lawsuit,



The Georgia Environmental Protection Division responded to a
Rochelle resident’s complaint of waste spewing across portions of a
10-block area in March. The agency concluded there had been a major
spill of more than 10,000 gallons of raw sewage. A March 29 letter
from state regulators says Rochelle city officials were aware of
“frequent spill events” in the past but had made “minimal to no
progress” in fixing the problems.

The complaint and the lawsuit both started with 67-year-old John
Jackson, a retired Rochelle city maintenance worker who reached out
to state regulators and the nonprofit environmental law firm
Earthjustice. The firm filed suit on behalf of him and seven
co-plaintiffs.



Well, of course our local

county seat
and county
here are working on fixing their sewage problems…. Continue reading →

Final qualifying for November elections

Four Three contenders for Valdosta City Council District 2, none of them incumbent Deidra White.


Alvin Payton drew one challenger for District 4,
and Robert Yost drew two challengers for District 6.
Two out of three Valdosta School Board seats up for election are contested.
And we’re up to four contenders for Mayor of Hahira.
Plus 5 for the 4 Lake Park At Large seats,
and just 3 for the 3 Remerton seats.
-jsq

Lowndes
County Board of Elections

2808
N. Oak St. P.O. Box 10130
Valdosta, Georgia 31604

Telephone:
(229) 671-2850, Fax: (229) 333-5199

Email:
elections@lowndescounty.com

QUALIFYING

November
5, 2013 – Municipal Election

*
Individuals qualifying on Friday, August 30th are listed
in blue *

City
of Valdosta

City
Council District 2

Sandra
J. Tooley – 350 South St., Valdosta, GA 31601

(229)
834-0979, (229) 247-3307

ms2ly@bellsouth.net

John
Hogan – 601 Lake Park Rd., Valdosta, GA 31601

(229)
247-8294, (229) 560-0084

hogantransport@gmail.com

*Calvin
Graham, Sr. – 1701 Dedo Dr., Valdosta, GA 31601

(229)
247-6925

grah3219@bellsouth.net

Continue reading →

Qualifying through today (29 Aug 2013) for November elections

Hahira now has three contenders for Allen Cain’s former District 2 City Council
place;

 he and District 4 Rose Adams are running for Mayor against incumbent Wayne Bullard.
Four contenders now for four Lake Park At Large City Council places,
and two for three in Remerton.
Incumbent Deidra White has still not qualified for Valdosta City Council
District 2, although two other people have.
Tomorrow’s the last day to qualify.
-jsq

Lowndes
County Board of Elections

2808
N. Oak St. P.O. Box 10130
Valdosta, Georgia 31604

Telephone:
(229) 671-2850, Fax: (229) 333-5199

Email:
elections@lowndescounty.com

QUALIFYING

November
5, 2013 – Municipal Election

*
Individuals qualifying on Thursday, August 29th are listed
in blue *

Continue reading →

Qualifying through yesterday (28 Aug 2013) for November elections

All three Valdosta City Council races are contested now!


In Hahira, two contenders and the incumbent for Mayor,
a new candidate for Hahira District 4, and two for District 2,
both vacated by former incumbents now running for Mayor.
Still not enough candidates in Lake Park and nobody in Remerton.
Received yesterday evening.
-jsq



Lowndes County Board of Elections

2808
N. Oak St. P.O. Box 10130
Valdosta, Georgia 31604

Telephone:
(229) 671-2850, Fax: (229) 333-5199

Email:
elections@lowndescounty.com

QUALIFYING

November
5, 2013 – Municipal Election

*
Individuals qualifying on Wednesday, August 28th are
listed in blue *

City
of Valdosta

City
Council District 2

Continue reading →

Qualifying through yesterday for November elections

Received yesterday evening. Contested mayoral election in Hahira and not in Lake Park, so far.
Also one contested Valdosta school board seat, but none for Valdosta City Council so far.
-jsq

Lowndes
County Board of Elections

2808
N. Oak St. P.O. Box 10130
Valdosta, Georgia 31604

Telephone:
(229) 671-2850, Fax: (229) 333-5199

Email:
elections@lowndescounty.com

QUALIFYING

November
5, 2013 – Municipal Election

AUGUST
26, 2013

City
of Valdosta

City
Council District 2

Continue reading →

UHS Pruitt * 2 and Teramore * 2 @ GLPC 2013-08-26

Two Valdosta cases, both for health care company

UHS Pruitt,
and two Hahira cases, both for
real estate developer

Teramore Development,
at the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission tonight.

Here’s the
agenda.

Greater Lowndes Planning Commission

Lowndes County City of Valdosta City of Dasher City of Hahira City of Lake Park

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

AGENDA

Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office

325 West Savannah Avenue

Monday, August 26, 2013* 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing

Continue reading →

Expansion of Azalea City Trail for bicycles

More bicycling soon in Valdosta.
Still no

map of Azalea City Trail on Valdosta’s website that I can find.
The picture of bicyclers comes from Parks and Rec.
Heads-up by Corey Hull of VLPRA.

Valdosta PR 1 August 2013,

Portion of Williams Street Closed for Improvements and Expansion of Azalea Trail,



On Monday, August 5, the City of Valdosta will begin construction on
the Williams Street Improvements Project. The project, which spans
from Ashley Street to Park Avenue, will include the reconstruction
of the Williams Street centerline, new curbs and gutters at various
locations, minor storm drainage repairs and a new asphalt surface.

The project also features the construction of a 10-foot wide
sidewalk that will tie into the existing 2.7 mile Azalea Trail,
which currently stretches from the Vallotton Youth Complex to the
Craig Center on Gordon Street. This multi-purpose trail will soon
after be extended to Woodrow Wilson Drive, providing additional
recreational opportunities and a safe route for citizens traveling
to the South Georgia Regional Library.


During the construction, Continue reading →