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Proposed homeless shelter site assessment could take 30-60 days Proposed homeless shelter site assessment could take 30-60 days By Max Diekneite | May 4, 2021 at 7:04 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 2:30 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - After nearly four weeks, the City of Savannah shared with WTOC how it plans to determine if the land in-question for a proposed homeless shelter is the site of the Weeping Time slave auction - the largest recorded sale of enslaved people in U.S. history. Interim City Manager Michael Brown sent a memo to Savannah City Council on Monday, May 3. Brown says this assessmen...

As jury deliberations continue in the case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, Savannah officials are keeping an eye on the proceedings in Hennepin County, Minnesota. No matter the verdict, local city and county leaders along with first responders will be ready, Mayor Van Johnson said Tuesday. Speaking during his weekly press conference Tuesday morning, Johnson said the significance of the trial and the importance of this verdict cannot be underestimated.  "Whatever happens in Minnesota will affect what happens in Savannah as it did a littl...

The job posting for the Savannah city manager position reads desirable enough. Then there's the handsome pay, as much as $282,196, and the prestige that comes with leading the large business that is the city government. The opportunity to improve a city fast becoming one of the most desirable in the country appeals, too. Any interested professional with an internet connection knows better, though. They've read the news reports and then watched video of council meetings to see the carnage for themselves.  No doubt the serious candidates have placed calls to Cahula Barnes, Odie Donald II and J...

Salvation Army shelter can move forward but city must conduct an archeological survey Savannah City Council approval contingent on the Salvation Army completing an archeological survey in regards to the Weeping Time site Barbara Augsdorfer NOTE: This story has been updated to correct that the city will pay for the archeological survey. Savannah City Council on Thursday granted the Salvation Army a special use permit to build a homeless shelter in West Savannah. Council approved the measure on the condition the city complete a Phase I archeological survey to determine if the site is at the sa...

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 s...