City Council - Regular Meeting

Thursday, July 23, 2026Official site

The Valdosta City Council approved the transmission of the draft 2026 Joint Comprehensive Plan to the state for review and authorized several significant purchases, including tractors for public works and utilities, a compact track loader, and rescue shores for the Georgia Search and Rescue Program. The council also approved a major funding request for upgrades to the Mud Creek Water Pollution Control Plant and accepted a land donation for a stormwater management pond.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Valdosta, GA
Meeting Date
July 23, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

10 sections (from 11 segments)

13:57•Vivian Miller-Cody

Mr. Mayor, I make a motion to approve this request for this compact truck loader.

19:49 – 20:03•Vivian Miller-Cody

I don't have a question for you, but that what you read out, since we didn't get a chance to get it in the agenda package, could we get a print out of, because we usually get a print out of what you're reading, we didn't get a print out of it, so could I get a print out of that sent to me?

22:05•Vivian Miller-Cody

When you say stop flooding in these certain areas, would that be over that, like we had over Lakeland Avenue, that would prevent some of that flooding from over there?

22:19•Vivian Miller-Cody

Oh, Chadwick? Yes, ma'am. Off of our perimeter. Okay. So this would just be to put a Chadwood area and tenders in that area, correct?

22:46•Vivian Miller-Cody

Mr. Mayor, I elect a motion to approve the request as stated.

24:21•Vivian Miller-Cody

Well, you said it so fast, I didn't understand what you were saying, but I'll just go with what everybody is saying.

24:29 – 24:42•Vivian Miller-Cody

When you were saying about the low part plan, you know, you kind of talked real, I thought I talked fast, but you talked a little faster than me. I apologize. So I couldn't grasp some of what you were saying. You say this is going to be, this is just a format of it, right? Is that what you were saying?

26:02 – 26:16•Vivian Miller-Cody

141 000 if it was 141 million i would not be working here You got me that time.

28:32 – 28:44•Vivian Miller-Cody

Okay, well, what was the one we just did on Forest Street? That was got me confused because we did a lot for eight. Yeah, that's what that's what I was going. No, because I was confused, though.

33:17•Vivian Miller-Cody

I understood that one. I could hear it real good.

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