{"id":1251,"date":"2011-11-28T09:44:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T14:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/valdosta-water-project-on-county-land-with-no-city-or-county-approval.html"},"modified":"2011-11-28T09:44:41","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T14:44:41","slug":"valdosta-water-project-on-county-land-with-no-city-or-county-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/valdosta-water-project-on-county-land-with-no-city-or-county-approval.html","title":{"rendered":"Valdosta water project on county land, with no city or county approval"},"content":{"rendered":"It seems the City of Valdosta is installing a mile of water and sewwer pipe\non county land without approval or prior knowledge of the Lowndes County government.\nOr, cats and dogs not playing well together.\nAnd, given that the Valdosta City Council apparently didn’t approve it either,\ncats not playing well together.\nWho is in charge of herding the cats?\n

\nDavid Rodock wrote in the VDT 23 November 2011,\n\nCity project on county land<\/a>\n

\nWithout City Council approval, the installation of 5,600 linear feet of\nwater\/sewer pipe is being installed on Racetrack Road, at the very edge\nof annexed City property.\n<\/blockquote>\nCounty says City didn’t notify.\nCity says did.\n

\nThis part is particularly interesting:\n

\n\n<\/a>\nCity Engineer Pat Collins said they had sent the county a letter and\nhad not started on the project. He also said the city hoped to bring the\nproject before council on Dec. 8, so they could make use of approximately\n1,000 feet of 12 inch pipe leftover from a previous project.\n<\/blockquote>\nSo “not started” apparently includes digging ditches and installing 12 inch\nwater mains.\nAnd “approval” means ask the Valdosta City Council after that’s already\nbeen done.\nAnd never ask the Lowndes County Commission,\ndespite this project being on county land.\n

\nNot to worry, there’s a familiar excuse:\nblame the contractor!\n\n\n

\nWhen contacted by the Times on Tuesday, however, Collins said that he\nhad learned that Radney Plumbing had gone ahead with the project without\npermission from City Council or the engineering office.\n

\n“Somebody told Tommy Radney to get started but I have no idea who,”\nsaid Collins.\n“He knew we were taking it to council, but he wasn’t authorized\nto work.”\n<\/blockquote>\nSo, um, who is in charge of such projects at the City of Valdosta?\n

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