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Residents press council on litter, apartment conditions and community programs
Summary
At the public-comment portion of Valdosta’s March 12 meeting, residents urged enforcement on overflowing dumpsters, raised elevator and sewer failures at Willan Terrace Apartments and asked for extra patrols after vehicle vandalism; the Southern Georgia Black Chambers updated the council on a CDBG-funded small-business academy.
Several residents used the March 12 public-comment period to press the council on neighborhood quality-of-life issues and to report progress on community programs.
Bobby McKenzie of 2947 Finley Chase Drive criticized the city’s enforcement of litter and unscreened dumpsters, particularly along Lakeland Avenue, saying reports through the city’s ClickFix process have repeatedly produced no effective action. "Dumpsters overflow and go straight into the creek," McKenzie said,…
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