With stated objectives of transparency, respect and compassionate efficiency for both humans and animals, officers hope that citizens will return to the reworked volunteer program, which now has a set of written policies and procedures.
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Site & Monuments board spots available
The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah will be accepting applications through Wednesday, June 18 until 4:30 p.m. for appointment to the Savannah/Chatham County Historic Sites and Monuments […]
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When the City owned slaves
Old-fashioned ledgers, handwritten in spidery scrawl, revealed the first names of enslaved men approved for purchase by the City.
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Water under the bridge
“We can’t separate our local water issues from our global water issues,” implores Margosia Jadkowski, Environmental Services Planner for the City of Savannah. “You don’t have to go very far from home to see water shortages.”
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Back on track
“We’re here to help out the folks who live here, to make their homes nice again,” said 16-year old Marquan Brown.
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City selling July 4th spaces
City of Savannah Mobility & Parking Services is now selling parking spaces in two City-owned lots for the July 4 festivities: · SOHO Parking Lot – corner Liberty and Whitaker […]
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Money matters
Last week’s City Council pre–meeting workshop covered quite a bit of territory and took quite a bit of time, clocking in at just over three hours. The central topic included […]
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News Briefs
State’s unemployment rate drops in April The unemployment rate in Georgia dropped to 9.9 percent last month, a decline of 0.1 from March and the third consecutive month in which […]
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Newsbriefs
Dog Days A group of dog lovers is circulating a petition requesting that the City consider converting the Nathaniel Greene Park on Bull Street between 56th St. and Columbus Avenue […]
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Newsbriefs
LNG Resolution The issue of Southern LNG’s interest in trucking shipments of liquefied natural gas through the streets of Savannah was a big part of the City Council agenda last […]
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Interview: Rochelle Small-Toney
Rochelle Small–Toney remained quiet during the last several weeks, even though her name was mentioned in almost every conversation about city politics. While the path to getting the permanent position […]
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Paid in full
Another year of spending on city services and capital improvement projects has been approved, but not without struggles. The mayor and council passed the 2011 budget by a vote at […]