In the City This Week
Monday, July 19th, 2021
Valdosta Housing Authority Meeting
Monday, July 19, 2021
12:00 pm
Valdosta Housing Authority
(610 E Ann St.)
The Valdosta Housing Authority owns/administers 546 units of public housing within the City of Valdosta. The Authority has 20 employees and a total annual budget of approximately $2 million. The Authority is operated fully under the guidelines, rules, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with the Board providing oversight into local operations, policy-making, and governance. The goal of the Housing Authority is to provide safe, decent, affordable housing for the citizens of Valdosta and Lowndes County, while at the same time being responsive to the citizens and residents for the economically sound operation of the Authority in its day-to-day operations.Responsibilities of the Valdosta Housing Authority are as follows: (1) attend a monthly meeting of the Board of Commissioners (1-1½ hour commitment with lunch provided), (2) have the opportunity to attend state, regional, and national housing conferences to gain knowledge in serving as a Commissioner, (3) work with the Board and Executive Director in setting goals for and assessing public and assisted housing needs in the community, and (4) work to keep the community-focused and informed on the Housing Authority's mission of providing safe, decent, and sanitary housing for the City's residents.
The Valdosta Housing Authority meets on the third Monday of each month at 12:00 p.m. at the Housing Authority Office located at 610 East Ann Street. View the 2021 Valdosta Housing Authority Meeting Schedule.
For more information, please contact Teresa Bolden, City Clerk, at (229) 259-3503 or E-mail or contact Mark Stalvey, Valdosta Housing Authority Executive Director, at (229) 242-4130 or E-mail.
VALDOSTA PEOPLE'S CHOICE PHOTO CONTESTJoin us on Monday, July 19, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the Valdosta People's Choice Photo Contest Awards Ceremony, where we announced the 2021 contest winners and honorable mentions.
A $200 cash prize will be awarded for first place winners in each category. Three honorable mentions will also be selected, one for each category. The youth first-place winner will receive a $100 cash award. A youth honorable mention will also be recognized.
The photographs will remain on display in the Tillman Gallery through Wednesday, July 28. At that time, they will become part of a traveling display that can be viewed from August until December 2021 in various communities.
For more information, call the Turner Center for the Arts at 229-247-2787 or the city's Public Information Office at 229-259-3548.
Valdosta-Lowndes Co. Development Authority Meeting
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
5:30 pm
Valdosta-Lowndes Co. Development Authority Office
(103 Roosevelt Dr.)
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority is responsible for the proper applications of those powers associated with promoting and encouraging the location and expansion of industry, agriculture, trade, and commerce in Valdosta and Lowndes County. Other responsibilities of the Development Authority include the following: (1) to buy, acquire, develop, improve, own, operate, maintain, sell, lease, and mortgage land, buildings, and property, (2) to grant, loan, or lease Development Authority funds and/or property to private persons or corporations operating or proposing to operate any industrial establishment, (3) to encourage industrial and agricultural development in Valdosta and Lowndes County, (4) to encourage the location of new industries in Valdosta and Lowndes County, (5) to elect Development Authority officers from the Authority's membership, (6) to appoint and select staff and agents and set compensation, and (7) to adopt and amend bylaws and regulations for the conduct and management of the Authority.
For more information, please contact Teresa Bolden, City Clerk, at (229) 259-3503 or E-mail or contact Andrea Schruijer, Executive Director, Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority, at (229) 259-9972 or E-mail, or visit the Development Authority website.
Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
8:00 am
South Georgia Medical Center, Board Room
(2501 N Patterson St.)
The Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County is responsible for establishing policy and an adequate means of implementing policy associated with providing person-centered quality care to each sick or injured patient, for promoting healthful living and preventive medicine to the public, for seeking to provide optimal care at a reasonable price, for achieving and maintaining an excellent staff of competent and caring persons, for encouraging a creative partnership within the hospital community with mutual respect for the role of the public, administration, medical staff, nursing staff, and each employee involved in the provision of health care services, and for improving health care in Lowndes County and surrounding areas, while accepting any patient without regard to race, creed, color or national origin.
The Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County meets the third Wednesday of each month at 8:00 a. m. in the Executive Board Room at South Georgia Medical Center, 2501 North Patterson Street. View the 2021 Hospital Authority Meeting Schedule.
For more information, please contact Teresa Bolden, City Clerk, at (229) 259-3503 or E-mail or contact Mr. Ronald Dean, CEO, South Georgia Medical Center at (229) 259-333-1000 or E-mail.
Valdosta City Council Meeting
Thursday, July 22, 2021
5:30 pm
City Hall, 2nd Floor, Council Chambers
(216 E Central Ave.)
The Valdosta City Council will meet for the regularly scheduled council meeting at 5:30 p.m. Lee Street Park (grassy area), 301 East Central Avenue. This Council Meeting will be live-streamed and viewed by citizens on the City of Valdosta’s Facebook page and website – www.valdostacity.com. For more information, please contact Teresa S. Bolden, City Clerk, at 229-259-3503.
