In the City This Week
Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
City Officials Break Ground on Downtown Amphitheater Park
On April 8, 2021, the City of Valdosta held the ceremonial ground-breaking of Valdosta's much-anticipated addition, the Amphitheater Park. The amphitheater will be located at the corner of Lee Street and Central Avenue in Downtown Valdosta.
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Valdosta-Lowndes Co. Airport Authority Meeting
Thursday, April 15, 2021
9:00 am
Valdosta Regional Airport, Airport Conference Room
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority is a political subdivision of the State of Georgia created by an act of the General Assembly (H.B. No. 893) and was established effective May 1, 1987. The basic responsibility of the Authority is to construct, own, maintain, expand, and operate any and all public airports in Lowndes County. The Authority is charged with the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a unified and coordinated airport system for public welfare, safety, and convenience. The Authority has all the powers necessary or convenient for its purposes, which include the power to contract for, lease, acquire, and dispose of any and all property required to accomplish the responsibilities of the Authority. The Authority has the responsibility to properly manage and account for all assets that come into its possession. The operating budget of the Authority shall be funded equally by the City and County from the general revenues of the local governments. The Authority has the responsibility to develop and expand sources of revenue generated by airport operations to reduce the need for local government revenues where such is reasonable and proper.
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority meets the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 a.m. in the Airport Conference Room located at 1750 Airport Road. View the 2020 Airport Authority Meeting Schedule.
For more information, please contact Teresa Bolden, City Clerk, at (229) 259-3503 or E-mail or contact Jim Galloway, Executive Director, Valdosta Regional Airport, at (229) 333-1833 or E-mail, or visit the Valdosta Regional Airport website.
Valdosta Fire Lieutenant Robert Mercer Honored as April 2021 Employee of the Month
Congrats, Lt. Mercer! We appreciate your hard work!
Lieutenant Robert Mercer was nominated for the Employee of the Month Award for actions going above and beyond his normal duties. Utilizing contacts made through outside training opportunities, Lieutenant Mercer acquired specialized Hazardous Materials equipment at no cost to the City. These units will identify toxic industrial chemicals, narcotics, explosives, precursors, and more. Lieutenant Mercer’s effort to go above and beyond has raised the Valdosta Fire Department’s capabilities and will provide safer hazardous material operations in the future.
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Thursday, April 15, 2021
11:30 am
Turner Center for the Arts
The City of Valdosta created the Public Art Program to further the purchase and foster the appreciation of works of public art and to promote the creation of works of art and the purchase of same for the citizens and the City of Valdosta in order to promote the aesthetic value to the entire community. The Program also encourages the preservation and protection of works of public art and encourages economic development.
The Public Art Advisory Committee will meet the third Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Turner Center for the Art, 527 North Patterson Street. View the 2021 Public Art Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule.
For more information, please contact Teresa Bolden, City Clerk, at (229) 259-3503 or E-mail or contact Bruce Smith, Chairman of the PAAC, at (229) 244-1188 or E-mail.
Thursday, April 15, 2021
5 pm - 8:30 pm
Downtown Valdosta
Food Trucks are back in Downtown Valdosta March through November from 5 pm-8:30 pm!
Want to be a vendor? Visit www.valdostamainstreet.
Saturday, April 17, 2021
9 am
913 Mill Pond Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602
Pick from a pair of floating Georgia Rivers Alive cleanups for Earth Day, and bring your boat!
Gretchen Quarterman will lead a floating cleanup on Joree Millpond in Valdosta, Georgia, starting at 913 Millpond Road. You can return whenever you want to, but we expect this boating cleanup to last about two hours. If you have a Jon boat and are willing to take a volunteer onto the pond to remove litter, please contact Gretchen Quarterman (229-834-1945) or Austin Fiveash (229-563-6262). You can also participate in your kayak or canoe. Volunteers will remove litter from along the edge of the pond and from near the spillway. The City of Valdosta provides a large trash receptacle at the site, thanks to Valdosta Stormwater Manager Angela Bray.
Bobby McKenzie will lead a paddle cleanup from Sugar Creek behind the Salty Snapper off of Gornto Road, down the Withlacoochee River, and a short hop up the Little River Troupville Boat Ramp. That’s less than 4 river miles, and even with stops for trash collection should take less than three hours. We will leave the bagged trash at that destination, where Lowndes County Public Works will pick it up Monday.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 9:30 AM, end 12:30 PM, Saturday, April 17, 2021
Millpond
Put in: 913 Millpond Road, Valdosta, GA, Take Country Club Drive to Mill Pond Road. Turn right, and 913 is the last house on the left before right only exit onto Jerry Jones Road.
Drop your boat at the water, then park near the street.
River paddle put in: The Salty Snapper parking lot, 1405 Gornto Road, Valdosta, GA.
Go to the back of the parking lot to drop off your boat at Sugar Creek.
Safety: All volunteers must sign a WWALS liability release, which makes WWALS insurance cover them, and must wear a life jacket at all times while in boats.
Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat, paddles, snacks, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit—also trash pickers and trash bags, and good boots.
Free: This outing is free to everyone because it is a cleanup.
We recommend you support the work of WWALS by becoming a WWALS member today!