THANK YOU to all citizens who visited the City of Valdosta Information Booth at the Azalea Festival on March 14-15! Staff met with thousands of people at the event, signed up dozens for E-news, handed out a variety of information about services and upcoming events, gave out larvicide tablets, accepted job applications, and more. A big round of applause to Aaron Strickland and his Azalea Festival committee who coordinated a very successful event for our citizens and visitors.

March 16-22 is National Fix a Leak Week. Leaks can account for an average of 10,000 gallons of water wasted in homes every year-that's enough to wash 270 loads of laundry! "Fix a Leak Week" is a time to remind Valdostans to check their household fixtures and irrigation systems for potentially costly leaks. Click here for some helpful tips.

March 16: KLVB Meets. Keep Lowndes-Valdosta Beautiful (KLVB) will meet for its regular monthly meeting today, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the City Hall Annex Multi-Purpose Room. KLVB is responsible for assisting the City of Valdosta and Lowndes County in establishing community-wide policies for decreasing the amount of litter in our community and for promoting and establishing beautification programs. For more information, attend the meeting or call (229) 671-3698.

March 17: Go Green for St. Patrick's Day. Don't just wear green for St. Patrick's Day, Go Green! Click here for a few ways you can Go Green in the City of Valdosta, or submit an idea of your own.

March 17: ESPLOST V Election Day. Tuesday is the final opportunity to cast your vote regarding the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or E-SPLOST. For more information, email Co-Chair John Eunice at [email protected].

March 19: Valdosta City Council Meets. The Mayor and City Council will hold their regularly-scheduled City Council meeting, on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., in the second-floor City Hall Council Chambers, located at 216 E. Central Avenue. As always, this meeting is open to the general public. Click hereto view the agenda.

March 20: Happy First Day of Spring! Spring is in the air, and it's the perfect time of year to capture the beauty of Valdosta by participating in the 7^th Annual Valdosta People's Choice Photo Contest. To learn more about the annual photo contest, a partnership of the City of Valdosta and the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, click here or call (229) 259-3548.