Heather Evans provided a petition with more than 200 signatures,
and told
Thursday’s Valdosta City Council meeting
she got requests frequently while working in community service
for something to be done about non-automobile transportation.
She presented a variety of evidence.
Ideally, I’d like to see bike lanes all over town.
But if I had to pick one to start with, St. Augustine
would be my choice.
I choose this road because it also needs to have a completed
sidewalk segment.
I can’t tell you how many people including myself have been
endangered while using this portion of road.
George Rhynes took this video and remarked:
WOW! Valdosta-Lowndes County is now being seen as a real metro city and
citizens are asking questions to their elected officials. WOW! The old
control, suppress, and abate is apparently unacceptable in 2011 as we
get ready for the 2012 Presidential election.
Bikes, Students and Public Meetings —George Rhynes @ VCC 10 November 2011
bicycle, path, health care, health, sidewalk, grant,
Regular Session, Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 November 2011.
Videos by George Boston Rhynes for K.V.C.I., the bostongbr on YouTube.
I want the record to show and I hope the Valdosta Daily Tims will print it,
that former Superintendent Sam Allen, all he did
was to act as a professional, which he is.
Truth really needs no defense! —George Rhynes @ VCC 10 November 2011
bicycle, path, health care, health, sidewalk, grant,
Regular Session, Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 November 2011.
Videos by George Boston Rhynes for K.V.C.I., the bostongbr on YouTube.
Ken Klanicki expressed concerns about
Sam Allen’s speech the previous day on the steps of City Hall.
He had only read about it in the VDT, which of course has space limits.
You can
see and hear Sam Allen’s speech for yourself, thanks to George Rhynes.
Ken Klanicki also wanted to know who approved the use of City Hall
for that speech.
Ken probably didn’t know from the VDT that Mayor Sonny Vickers was standing
beside Sam Allen at the time, but you can see that for yourself.
We have just had a very divisive issue —Ken Klanicki @ VCC 10 November 2011
bicycle, path, health care, health, sidewalk, grant,
Regular Session, Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 November 2011.
Videos by George Boston Rhynes for K.V.C.I., the bostongbr on YouTube.
We need bicycle paths in this community, very very badly.
I travel to Europe… and they have bicycle paths all over,
and it helps our children as they are growing up.
It helps us as adults…. It helps all of us….
It is good for our children, our community.
I want you to think about the health care cost that those bicycles can save.
In the health care we have to pay, the hospitalization, the medical costs,
if we keep our bodies in good shape.
You have a grant in here now of about $75,000 to $100,000 … school money.
I can think of no finer way for those children than to walk the
sidewalk and to ride a bicycle.
That’s right: Roy Taylor spoke in favor of a grant, and for bicycles.
Bicyclers listened from the back before some of them spoke:
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Mayor Sonny Vickers said he thought it was important for children
and grandchildren and proper for the City Council to take a stand
against school consolidation, and City Manager Larry Hanson read
the statement (transcript appended).
For:
James Wright
District 1
Hoke Hampton
District 3
Alvin Payton
District 4
Ben Norton
At Large
Didn’t Have to Vote:
Sonny Vickers
Mayor
Against:
Robert Yost
District 6
Tim Carroll
District 5
Missing:
Deidra White
District 2
After very brief discussion, the vote was 4 for
(James Wright of District 1, Hoke Hampton of District 3,
Alvin Payton of District 4, and Ben Norton At Large)
and 2 against
(Robert Yost of District 6 and Tim Carroll of District 5).
Valdosta City Council voted to oppose school consolidationo
education, consolidation, resolution,
Regular Session, Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 6 October 2011.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
Here’s the statement transcribed as accurately as I could from the video:
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Soon the people of South Georgia Will see that the old 1860 Valdosta
City Chater Mentality is still in force but has been extended to all
citiens. That is to keep all citizens deaf; dumb; and blind to what
is really going on in South Georgia. But in the end truth, right and
equal justice will most certainly win in the end as history always
records!
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Compliments to Mayor Fretti for saying we will competitively expand the Wiregrass Solar plant!
Responding to
George Rhynes’ point,
I said that while I had recommended moving Citizens to be Heard to the
end of the agenda, it never occured to me that it might get moved
after Council Comments, which did lead to an impression that Council
did not want to hear and did not plan to respond.
I noted that if Council videoed its own proceedings and put them on the web,
that would help make the problem moot.
I’m thinking videos distributed by the City Council itself would probably
get
more citizens viewing them than ones distributed by bloggers like me and
George and by LAKE.
My main point was that, even though Brad Lofton and Col. Ricketts apparently
never told Mayor Fretti, there was a larger solar array in
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George Rhynes said he’s positive Citzens to be Heard will get moved
back earlier in the agenda.
The VDT quoted that part, in a story that doesn’t appear to be online yet.
He also criticized the VDT for printing more about animals than
about jail deaths.
Citizens to be Heard will get moved back earlier —George B. Rhynes
Regular Meeting, Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 4 June 2011.
Videos by Barbara Stratton for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
Ideally, I’d like to see bike lanes all over town. But if I had to pick one to start with, St. Augustine would be my choice. I choose this road because it also needs to have a completed sidewalk segment. I can’t tell you how many people including myself have been endangered while using this portion of road.
