{"id":1599,"date":"2011-08-25T17:14:52","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T21:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/tonight-school-consolidation-referendum-vote-at-valdosta-city-council.html"},"modified":"2011-08-25T17:14:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T21:14:52","slug":"tonight-school-consolidation-referendum-vote-at-valdosta-city-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/tonight-school-consolidation-referendum-vote-at-valdosta-city-council.html","title":{"rendered":"Tonight: school consolidation referendum vote at Valdosta City Council"},"content":{"rendered":"Now that\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/08\/cuee-filed-enough-petitions-for-a-referendum.html\">\nCUEE got its 95 signatures more than 25% for\na school consolidation referendum<\/a>,\nthe Valdosta City Council votes tonight on this item which has been\nadded to their agenda:\n<blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5622104035\/in\/photostream\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5026\/5622104035_0ff8c6f59c_m.jpg\"><\/a>\n5.a) Consideration of an Ordinance for a referendum to allow citizens of\nthe City of Valdosta to vote on whether to annul and repeal the special\nindependent school system so that the City of Valdosta public school\nsystem shall become part of the Lowndes County public school system.\n<\/blockquote>\nThis appears to be a pro-forma vote to put the referendum on the ballot.\nBut you never know what might happen, especially in council comments\nor Citizens to Be Heard.\nMaybe FVCS will show up.\n<p>\nThanks to Barbara Stratton for the heads-up.\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/index.aspx?recordid=1109&#038;page=193\">\nthe agenda.<\/a>\n<blockquote>\n<center>\nAMENDED AGENDA\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL\n<br>\n5:30 PM Thursday, August 25, 2011\n<br>\nCOUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL\n<br>\n<\/center>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li>\nOpening Ceremonies\n<p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li>\nCall to Order\n<p>\n<li>\nInvocation\n<p>\n<li>\nPledge of Allegiance to the American Flag\n<p>\n<\/ol>\n<li>\nAwards and Presentations\n<p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li>\nSpecial presentation on the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement\nAgencies (CALEA).\n<p>\n<\/ol>\n<li>\nMinutes Approval\n<p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li>\nThursday, August 11, 2011\n<p>\n<\/ol>\n<li>\nBids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures\n<p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li>\nConsideration of bids for roll off containers for the Public Works Department.\n<p>\n<li>\nConsideration of bids for roll out containers for the Public Works Department.\n<p>\n<li>\nConsideration of bids to upgrade a water main at Miller Business Park.\n<p>\n<\/ol>\n<li>\nOrdinance and Resolutions\n<p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li>\nConsideration of an Ordinance for a referendum to allow citizens of the City of\nValdosta to vote on whether to annul and repeal the special independent school system\nso that the City of Valdosta public school system shall become part of the Lowndes\nCounty public school system.\n<p>\n<\/ol>\n<li>\nLocal Funding and Requests\n<p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li>\nConsideration of a request for an appointment to the Five Points and Municipal\nAuditorium Steering Committee.\n<p>\n<\/ol>\n<li>\nCity Manager&#8217;s Report\n<p>\n<li>\nCouncil Comments\n<p>\n<li>\nCitizens to be Heard\n<p>\n<li>\nAdjournment\n<p>\n<p>\n<p>\n<p>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now that CUEE got its 95 signatures more than 25% for a school consolidation referendum, the Valdosta City Council votes tonight on this item which has been added to their agenda: 5.a) Consideration of an Ordinance for a referendum to allow citizens of the City of Valdosta to vote on whether to annul and repeal 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