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Residents press council on creek debris, neighborhood blight; SBA offers disaster-assistance extension

Valdosta Mayor and Council · April 29, 2025
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Summary

Citizens urged action on a debris dam and neighborhood cleanup on Sugar Creek and Holly Drive; the SBA’s Eric Morales reported business-recovery centers and said SBA will extend a 60-day filing window in heavily affected areas and provided application contacts.

During the public-comment portion of the April 10 meeting multiple residents urged the city to act on localized flooding and blight and asked for better follow-up from staff. Bobby McKenzie of Northwind Boulevard described what he called a 30-foot-tall debris dam on Sugar Creek that traps storm debris and trash, and said the city’s stormwater manager and engineer have accepted the situation in prior responses. McKenzie said the accumulation could…

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