Without divulging how he would vote, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson presented what he described as the facts regarding the land the Salvation Army wants to purchase in West Savannah for its proposed transitional shelter. I wanted to take the opportunity to present the facts as they are, as I know them, and the council will vote the way that they will vote on Thursday, and then we will move on, Johnson said. The time that we vote will be the time that we show our opinion on this. And so I ll let my vote do my talking.
Johnson said that there has been much misinformation, diversion, and in some cases, downright lies about the situation. He laid out the facts as he knows them.
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The Salvation Army of Savannah should find out on Thursday afternoon if it will finally be able to move forward with its proposed transitional use shelter on Augusta Avenue.
The issue has been before the City Council at least three times in the past four months. Each time it has been on the agenda, it has been tabled or removed, sometimes without explanation. At the March 11 city council meeting, Michael Brown, Savannah’s city manager, requested a 30-day delay to conduct “due diligence” regarding a counter proposal submitted by a company with ties to District 1 Alderwoman Bernetta Lanier.
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The due diligence took less than the requested 30 days and the item is once again on the council’s agenda.
In his report, which is available online on the city s website at savannahga.gov, Brown includes a notation from the city s civil code which states, It is improper and illegal for a member of a municipal council to vote upon any question brought before the council in which he is personally interested.
According to the most recent filing for 2020 with the Georgia Secretary of State, Lanier is still listed as the registered agent for the Ivory Bay Community Development Corp.
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