{"id":19898,"date":"2018-03-31T09:40:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T13:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=19898"},"modified":"2018-03-31T09:40:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-31T13:40:36","slug":"opioid-addiction-lawsuit-2-water-trail-resolutions-1-of-2-rezonings-withdrawn-vcc-2018-04-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/opioid-addiction-lawsuit-2-water-trail-resolutions-1-of-2-rezonings-withdrawn-vcc-2018-04-05.html","title":{"rendered":"Opioid addiction lawsuit, 2 water trail resolutions, 1 of 2 rezonings withdrawn @ VCC 2018-04-05"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nThe Valdosta City Council\r\n<a href=\"#Opioid\">\r\nplans to sue big pharma over opioid addiction<\/a>.\r\nThe\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/Data\/Sites\/1\/media\/agendas\/2018\/040518.pdf\">\r\nThursday agenda<\/a> also includes two rezonings (one\r\n<a href=\"#VA-2018-05\">\r\nwithdrawn<\/a>), and two water trail resolutions:\r\none for the\r\n<a href=\"#ARWT\">Alapaha River<\/a>\r\nand one for the\r\n<a href=\"#WLRWT\">Withlacoochee and Little Rivers<\/a>.\r\nFor the rezonings, see\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/videos-north-oak-street-lakeland-highway-rocky-ford-road-glpc-2018-03-26.html\">\r\nthe LAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission meeting<\/a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/videos-north-oak-street-lakeland-highway-rocky-ford-road-glpc-2018-03-26.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CUP-2018-02\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XnaXjmPl7AA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\nAGENDA\r\n<br>\r\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL\r\n<br>\r\n5:30 PM Thursday, April 5, 2018\r\n<br>\r\nCOUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL\r\n<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Opening-Ceremonies\" href=\"#Opening-Ceremonies\">\r\nOpening Ceremonies<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\nCall to Order<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Invocation\" href=\"#Invocation\">\r\nInvocation<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Pledge\" href=\"#Pledge\">\r\nPledge of Allegiance to the American Flag<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Minutes-Approval\" href=\"#Minutes-Approval\">\r\nMinutes Approval<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"The-Minutes-of-the-March-22\" href=\"#The-Minutes-of-the-March-22\">\r\nThe Minutes of the March 22, 2018 Regular Council Meeting are forthcoming.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Public-Hearings\" href=\"#Public-Hearings\">\r\nPublic Hearings<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"CUP-2018-02\" href=\"#CUP-2018-02\">\r\nConsideration of an Ordinance for a Conditional Use Permit for expansion of a Church<\/a><\/strong>\r\nfacility in a Single-Family Residential (R-6) Zoning as \r\n<br><strong>request<\/strong>ed by Mount Calvary\r\nMissionary Baptist Church (CUP-2018-02). The property is located at 505 East Force\r\nStreet. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this at their March\r\nRegular Meeting and recommended approval with two conditions (7-0 Vote).\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"VA-2018-05\" href=\"#VA-2018-05\">\r\nConsideration of an Ordinance<\/a><\/strong> to rezone 0.88 acres from Single-Family Residential (R15) to Multi-Family Residential (R-M) Zoning as requested by Phelps Associated\r\nConstruction and Engineering (PACE) [File No. VA-2018-05]. The property is located\r\nat 2206 North Oak Street. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed the\r\nrequest at their March Regular Meeting and recommended denial (6-1 Vote). The\r\napplicant has withdrawn the \r\nrequest.\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Ordinances-and-Resolutions\" href=\"#Ordinances-and-Resolutions\">\r\nOrdinances and Resolutions<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Opioid\" href=\"#Opioid\">\r\nConsideration of a Resolution of Support in declaring Opioid addiction a nuisance in the City of Valdosta and approving a Retention Agreement for Opioid Litigation.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"WLRWT\" href=\"#WLRWT\">\r\nConsideration of a Resolution of Support for the Withlacoochee River and Little River Water Trail.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"ARWT\" href=\"#ARWT\">\r\nConsideration of a Resolution of Support for the Alapaha River Water Trail.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Local-Funding-and-Requests\" href=\"#Local-Funding-and-Requests\">\r\nLocal Funding and Requests<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Consideration-of-a-request-to-approve-the-charitable-donation-of-property-located-on-East-Park-Avenue\" href=\"#Consideration-of-a-request-to-approve-the-charitable-donation-of-property-located-on-East-Park-Avenue\">\r\nConsideration of a request to approve the charitable donation of property located on East Park Avenue.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Citizens-to-be-Heard\" href=\"#Citizens-to-be-Heard\">\r\nCitizens to be Heard<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"City-Manager-s-Report\" href=\"#City-Manager-s-Report\">\r\nCity Manager&#8217;s Report<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Council-Comments\" href=\"#Council-Comments\">\r\nCouncil Comments<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<li>\r\n<strong><a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">\r\nAdjournment<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic\">Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research.  You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">donate to LAKE today<\/a>!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Valdosta City Council plans to sue big pharma over opioid addiction. The Thursday agenda also includes two rezonings (one withdrawn), and two water trail resolutions: one for the Alapaha River and one for the Withlacoochee and Little Rivers. For the rezonings, see the LAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission meeting. 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