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Final vote on proposed West Savannah homeless shelter set for Thursday Mayor Van Johnson spoke out on the issue Tuesday after City Manager Michael Brown released results of an internal probe Final vote on proposed West Savannah homeless shelter set for Thursday By Max Diekneite | April 6, 2021 at 5:44 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 7:11 AM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - WTOC has confirmed the Savannah city council plans to vote on a proposal by the Salvation Army to build a multi-million-dollar transitional housing homeless shelter off Augusta Avenue in West Savannah. The Department of Housing and ...

Savannah City Council approved a 2021 budget on Friday that maintains funding for the Savannah Police Department and does not require layoffs or furloughs of city employees. Council voted in favor of the $414.5 million budget proposal by a 7-2 margin, with Alderwomen Alicia Blakely and Kesha Gibson-Carter dissenting. The vote caps a long and intense budget approval process. Council held two workshops as well as a two-day budget retreat in November. The final budget hearing was held Friday ahead of the vote. Several residents expressed concerns Friday over the police department's budget. They ...

Savannah City Council members who filed ethics complaints in September against fellow Alderwoman Kesha Gibson-Carter told members of the press on Tuesday they were ready to forgive the alderwoman. Alderpersons Linda Wilder-Bryan, Nick Palumbo, and Kurtis Purtee spoke to the media following the mayor's weekly press conference. Palumbo said City Manager Michael Brown had told them Gibson-Carter had apologized for the incident that led to the ethics complaint, which involved a profanity-laced outburst during a closed-door meeting during which council discussed city manager candidates. Gibson-Car...