Update 2016-04-28: The ordinance.
Rachel Walsh reports from the meeting that the fracking ordinance passed the Madison BOCC.
The
agenda item for tonight:
New Business 1. 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing For Possible Enactment of Ordinance Prohibiting Fracking in Madison County.
It’s been discussed in several previous meetings, with a hearing two weeks ago, reported by Morgan Norwood and Megan Vaughn, WTXL, 13 April 2016, Madison County Residents Voice Opinions in Fracking Debate, Continue reading
Julie Bowland reports:
Joy of joys! The humongous mud hole in the access road to the boat ramp off 133 across from the prison has finally been filled! And a sign calling it a park…could WWALS brochures be far behind?
This is the Little River Boat Ramp on the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT).
George Page, Executive Director of the Valdosta-Lowndes Parks & Rec Authority (VLPRA), told me it seems like a year or more ago that he had found funds to fix that access, and now I guess it’s happening.
It’s always been a park, listed under VLPRA as Continue reading
Update 2016-04-29: Canceled due to gators. Stay tuned for rescheduling.
The VSU Anthropology Club has asked WWALS to send volunteers to help clean up a private lake in Valdosta.
When: 9AM Saturday 30 April 2016
Where: End of Wedgewood Drive at Bancroft Road
In charge: VSU Anthropology Club aka Anthro-Geeks
Facebook: event, which says: Continue reading