The longest single item in the one January Valdosta City Council meeting was unscheduled:
the
surprise statewide Georgia Parks and Rec Volunteer Award
and
Council Andy Gibbs responding with thanks.
The
most contentious rezoning was
4.b. CU-2018-13 Scintilla Charter Academy Conditional Use Permit,
to add a Middle School to an Elementary School.
The most-discussed general topic on the agenda was water, with
Utility Director Darryl Muse speaking about
5.b. Bids for 10 emergency standby generators for Utilities,
5.c. Bids for water treatment chemicals for Utilities,
and
6.b. Purchase SCADA system for Lift Stations and Water Treatment Plants,
with frequent questions from Council members.
They did bring up the
recent major spill at the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant.
In Citizens to Be Heard,
I
told them what Valdosta Utilities hadn’t.
Also in CTBH,
John Robinson spoke about how
small businesses need to thrive
and another speaker said
he had been attacked physically by a local business man.
Renaming Forrest Street was discussed by Continue reading
