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Resident urges Valdosta to reopen Craig Center as storm‑season shelter
Summary
During citizens to be heard, resident Kelly Saxon asked council to revisit using the Craig Center (Gordon Street) as an inclement‑weather shelter for seniors and people experiencing homelessness before storm season begins June 1.
Kelly Saxon, who identified herself as a resident of Baldwin Place, spoke during the citizens to be heard period and urged the council to reconsider using the Craig Center (on Gordon Street) as a community shelter for inclement weather.
Saxon thanked the council for support for a recent health‑resource event and said storm season begins June 1. She described seeing seniors who are homeless and residents suffering heat exhaustion and asked the city to "revisit looking at the possibility of the Gordon Street" facility and to determine who owns it and what would be required to put it back into community use as a shelter.
The mayor thanked Saxon for the comment; no further action was recorded in the transcript at this meeting.
