{"id":9676,"date":"2014-07-21T18:02:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T22:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=9676"},"modified":"2014-07-21T18:04:50","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T22:04:50","slug":"5pm-tuesday-central-valdosta-development-authority-cvda-2014-07-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/5pm-tuesday-central-valdosta-development-authority-cvda-2014-07-22.html","title":{"rendered":"5PM Tuesday: Central Valdosta Development Authority @ CVDA 2014-07-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ValdostaMainStreetFans\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net\/hprofile-ak-xaf1\/v\/t1.0-1\/c22.22.276.276\/p320x320\/17056_293080725125_5087807_n.jpg?oh=674485ae56c8e6f040fdc48825655535&#038;oe=5444B610&#038;__gda__=1414118490_02c8e2b151d504d054c8d7b3ba1118a8\"><\/a>\r\nNo idea what this is about, piled onto an evening already full of meetings.\r\nCVDA published today, picked up by\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/m.apnews.com\/ap\/db_268748\/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=W72nhLTw\">\r\nAP<\/a>\r\nand\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostadailytimes.com\/todays-top-stories\/x1027601238\/-Special-called-meeting-of-the-Central-Valdosta-Development-Authority-Board-of-Directors\/print\">VDT<\/a>.\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nThere will be a special called meeting of the Central Valdosta\r\nDevelopment Authority (CVDA) Board of Directors at 5 p.m. on\r\nTuesday, June 22. The meeting will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room\r\nin the City Hall Annex, located at 300 N. Lee Street.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nPlease contact the Valdosta Main Street Office at (229) 259-3577 if\r\nyou have any questions in regard to this information.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nWhat is that board, anyway?\r\nAccording to\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/Index.aspx?page=41#a3\">\r\nthe City of Valdosta<\/a>:<!--more-->\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nCentral Valdosta Development Authority\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nRecognizing downtown Valdosta as the historic core of the community,\r\nthe Central Valdosta Development Authority (CVDA) manages the\r\nprocess of enhancing downtown&#8217;s position as the governmental,\r\ncultural, and economic center of the Greater Lowndes County area by\r\ninvolving businesses, property owners, government, churches, and the\r\nentire community.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nContact: Valdosta Main Street Office at 229-259-3577\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThat&#8217;s the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/valdostamainstreet.com\/\">\r\nValdosta Main Street<\/a>\r\nthat organizes\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/valdostamainstreet.com\/activities\/farm-days\/\">\r\nValdosta Farm Days<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nOh, look, they actually have a list of board and staff:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<H4>\r\nOur Staff:\r\n<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nEllen Hill, Main Street Director &#8211; ehill@valdostacity.com\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>\r\nBoard of Directors:\r\n<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Howard Dasher, Chairman\r\n<li>Mike Cooper, Vice Chairman\r\n<li>Dr. Amanda Brown\r\n<li>Emily Foster\r\n<li>Rhett Holmes\r\n<li>Mikki Hudson\r\n<li>Keira Moritz\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nBut there&#8217;s nothing about this special called meeting on their own\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/valdostamainstreet.com\/event-calendar\/\">\r\nevents calendar<\/a>,\r\nand there is no sign of an agenda.\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No idea what this is about, piled onto an evening already full of meetings. 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