Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
(706) 653-4013
fax (706) 653-4016

Council Members

REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL



COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 22, 2008









TO THE CITY ATTORNEY:



ENTERPRISE ZONE:



Have the staff to research to find out how Georgia Power is able to lease

property and retain ownership. (Request of Councilor Henderson)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------



TO THE CITY MANAGER:



GINGER CREEK:



Have the staff to provide an update on the progress at Ginger Creek.

(Request of Councilor Anthony)



*** *** ***



MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:



Have the staff to provide a report on the employees that have completed

the Management Development Program. Also, check to find out if employees are

being prepared to move up to the next level. (Request of Councilor Woodson)



*** *** ***



SPLOST:



Have the staff to provide in booklet form for citizens to view what

projects has been done with the tax dollars from the SPLOST. (Request of

Councilor Davis)



Lets provide an update on the 1993 tax and brief the Council on this

information. Also, let?s have this information in downloadable form for the

citizens to be able to print. (Request of Councilor Anthony)



*** *** ***



RAILS TO TRAILS:



Have the staff to consider the new technology of a battery-operated

trolley. (Request of Councilor Davis)



*** *** ***



VISION PLANNING MEETINGS:



Have the staff to include as part of the Vision Planning meetings all of

the questions regarding road improvements, what promises were made to the

citizens and which projects have not been completed and why the city does not

have the money for it. (Request of Councilor Woodson)



*** *** ***



TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES:



Have the staff to look at Wilder Drive and North Star Drive, near

Chester?s Barbeque, for traffic calming devices. (Request of Mayor Pro Tem

Turner Pugh)



*** *** ***



MOON ROAD PROJECT:



Have the staff to first find out where the citizens live that participated

in the meeting and also to go back to ask the citizens to narrow between the

two projects of three lanes or four-lanes with no medians. (Request of

Councilor Henderson)



*** *** ***



ENTERPRISE ZONE:



Let?s have the staff to go back to the citizens during the Visioning

Planning Meetings to mention the changes in the State law with regards to the

inclusion of residential to let the citizens know that there is a way to bring

the funding mechanism in line with what is now allowed in the Enterprise Zone;

since, we did specifically discuss industrial / commercial development with the

citizens. (Request of Councilor Henderson)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------

Copies submitted to the following on January 31, 2008



Mayor Wetherington

City Manager Hugley

City Attorney Fay







Sandra T. Davis

Deputy Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia



Attachments


No attachments for this document.

Back to List