Saturday, April 30, 2011

Any more deaths in the Valdosta-Lowndes County Jail Lately? Has our Local News Media Kept us informed? "Open Records Act"

I attended Brooks County Commissioners Meeting a couple weeks ago and we were informed on a couple of items that may be of interest to you.  We are working on this now and will see who breaks this story a blogger or your local news media outlets?  Keep checking!

G.B.R.

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2009, Mayor John Fretti and Council Members Informing the FEW Vs. IGNORING the many."

MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL
5:30 P.M., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
OPENING CEREMONIES

Mayor John J. Fretti called the regular meeting of the Valdosta City Council to order at 5:30 p.m.

Council Members present were:
-           Sonny Vickers,
-          Tim Carroll,
-          Alvin Payton, Jr.,
-          Willie Head, Jr.,
-          John Eunice,
-          Robert Yost,

CITIZENS TO BE HEARD

Mr. Rhynes stated that as he watched and listened to the process he was reminded of a quote from Frederick Douglass which states that the way you get power over other people is to keep them ignorant. Mr. Rhynes asked for Council’s consideration in getting the Council meetings on television so that the citizens and voters can see how their interests are represented in order for them to be able to make better intelligent decisions on issues that concern them. Mr. Rhynes stated that if the citizens of Valdosta and Lowndes County do not stand up and let their voices be known then our form of government will cease to function.

*This is done on behalf of citizens right to know and not be made deaf; dumb, and blind to what goes on in their own community in the 21st Century!