{"id":661,"date":"2012-07-19T11:42:22","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T15:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/07\/grants-taxes-and-a-fair-housing-committee-vcc-2012-07-19.html"},"modified":"2012-07-19T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T15:42:22","slug":"grants-taxes-and-a-fair-housing-committee-vcc-2012-07-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/07\/grants-taxes-and-a-fair-housing-committee-vcc-2012-07-19.html","title":{"rendered":"Grants, Taxes, and a Fair Housing Committee! @ VCC 2012-07-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valdosta,_Georgia\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b0167689bce64970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b0167689bce64970b-pi.png\"    \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/05\/2006-and-2011-analysis-of-impediments-to-fair-housing-valdosta.html\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b0167689bce67970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b0167689bce67970b-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a>\nHot topic <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/05\/2006-and-2011-analysis-of-impediments-to-fair-housing-valdosta.html\"> Impediments to Fair Housing<\/a> returns to the Valdosta City Council tonight:<\/p>\n<blockquote> 5.a. Consideration of a request to establish a Fair Housing Committee.<\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m told they&#8217;re going to appoint members to that committee tonight. More about that from <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/05\/transparency-in-valdosta-or-not-impediments-to-fair-housing-vcc-2012-04-05.html\"> their 5 April 2012 meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They will also consider bids, grants, and taxes, and make a couple of award presentations.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/index.aspx?recordid=1411&amp;page=193\"> the agenda.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-jsq<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center\">AMENDED AGENDA <br \/> REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL <br \/> 5:30 PM Thursday, July 19, 2012 <br \/> COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL<\/blockquote>\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote><ol>\n<li> Opening Ceremonies  <br \/> <ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li> Call to Order <\/li>\n<li> Invocation <\/li>\n<li> Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag <\/li>\n<\/ol> <\/li>\n<li> Awards and Presentations  <br \/> <ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li> Special introduction of Tim Riddle, Executive Director of the Valdosta-Lowndes  County Conference Center &amp; Tourism Authority. <\/li>\n<li> Special Presentation of the 2012 Southern Hospitality Group Workcamp. <\/li>\n<\/ol> <\/li>\n<li> Minutes Approval  <br \/> <ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li> Thursday, July 05, 2012 <\/li>\n<\/ol> <\/li>\n<li> Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures  <br \/> <ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li> Consideration of bids for the Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance  and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Program for road resurfacing. <\/li>\n<li> Consideration of a request to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement between  Lowndes County, Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Remerton, and Dasher for SPLOST VII. <\/li>\n<\/ol> <\/li>\n<li> Local Funding and Requests  <br \/> <ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li> Consideration of a request to establish a Fair Housing Committee. <\/li>\n<\/ol> <\/li>\n<li> City Manager&#8217;s Report <\/li>\n<li> Council Comments <\/li>\n<li> Citizens to be Heard <\/li>\n<li> Adjournment  <br \/> <br \/> <br \/> <br \/> <\/li>\n<\/ol><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hot topic Impediments to Fair Housing returns to the Valdosta City Council tonight: 5.a. 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