{"id":1581,"date":"2011-08-29T12:50:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T16:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/5a-legal-issues-attorney-talley-and-others-vcc-25-august-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-08-29T12:50:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T16:50:40","slug":"5a-legal-issues-attorney-talley-and-others-vcc-25-august-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/5a-legal-issues-attorney-talley-and-others-vcc-25-august-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"5.a. Legal issues &mdash;Attorney Talley and others @ VCC 25 August 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pXjAD8GxDag\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pXjAD8GxDag\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nCouncil Carroll noted that council was merely voting on putting\na referendum on the ballot.\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/www.lawyers.com\/LBM_Images\/Lawyers\/lawyer-george-t-talley-photo-393279.jpg\"><\/a>\nAttorney Talley said he hadn&#8217;t looked at soem of the legal possibilities,\nand talked about several specific pairs of counties consolidating schools.\n<p>\nCouncil White asked for further clarification.\n<p>\nManager Hanson used an analogy of annexation (for which he said there\nwere at least four legal methods) to indicate that proponents could\npick whichever one they liked.\nHe said someone could choose to challenge it in court.\nI believe he also said council could vote against holding the referendum.\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pXjAD8GxDag\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pXjAD8GxDag\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\n5.a. Legal issues &#8211;Attorney Talley and others @ VCC 25 August 2011\n<br>\npetition, education, referendum,\n<br>\nRegular Session, Valdosta City Council (LCC),\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 25 August 2011.\n<br>\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Council Carroll noted that council was merely voting on putting a referendum on the ballot. Attorney Talley said he hadn&#8217;t looked at soem of the legal possibilities, and talked about several specific pairs of counties consolidating schools. Council White asked for further clarification. 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