{"id":1583,"date":"2011-08-29T12:14:07","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/i-believe-our-valdosta-citizens-can-make-this-decision-ben-norton-vcc-25-august-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-08-29T12:14:07","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T16:14:07","slug":"i-believe-our-valdosta-citizens-can-make-this-decision-ben-norton-vcc-25-august-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/i-believe-our-valdosta-citizens-can-make-this-decision-ben-norton-vcc-25-august-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"5.a. I believe &#8230; our Valdosta citizens can make this decision &mdash;Ben Norton @ VCC 25 August 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MdczPo2rZNM\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MdczPo2rZNM\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nCouncil Ben Norton, who hardly ever speaks, noted that he\nwas elected at-large and thus represents all of Valdosta, and said:\n<blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/Index.aspx?page=51\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"  width=\"270\" height=\"337\"  src=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/Modules\/ShowImage.aspx?imageid=816\"><\/a>\nIf this came to us with every legal T dotted and I crossed,\nas Council &#8230; <a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/08\/5a-were-not-actually-going-to-deny-are-we-tim-carroll-vcc-25-august-2011.html\">\nCarroll stated already<\/a>\nis to put this referendum on ballot.\nI encourage our citizens if that is the case &#8230;\nto study carefully both sides of the issue\nand I believe with all my heart that &#8230; our Valdosta citizens\ncan make the decision.\n<\/blockquote>\nHe never did say which side he was on regarding consolidation.\n<p>\nAnd of course once again it&#8217;s just Valdosta citizens voting on\nan issue that affects the entire county.\n<p>\nAnd yes, he really did say &#8220;T dotted and I crossed&#8221; and he had to\nbe prompted for the name of his Council colleague.\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MdczPo2rZNM\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n\n<!--more-->\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MdczPo2rZNM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nI believe &#8230; our Valdosta citizens can make this decision &mdash;Ben Norton @ 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 Ben Norton, who hardly ever speaks, noted that he was elected at-large and thus represents all of Valdosta, and said: If this came to us with every legal T dotted and I crossed, as Council &#8230; Carroll stated already is to put this referendum on ballot. 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