The

County Manager’s report was
about FERC’s Scoping Meetings starting next week;

two citizens spoke about the pipeline.
The Chairman

refused to let another one speak because she hadn’t turned in a form,
and then he

spent 20 minutes after the meeting
telling her what the county wasn’t going to do.

We sort of found out where is the

unopened right of way off of US 41 South.
The

special tax lighting districts item went quickly this time.
We found out how much the county’s
sewer lift station at a subdivision with a private golf club

will cost to replace.
This is the subdivision for which the

Nelson Hill Wells were drilled as possible replacements.

Here’s the agenda, with links to the videos and a few notes.
See also

videos from the previous morning’s Work Session.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor

1. 
   Call to Order
   

   Video.

2. 
   Invocation

   Minister Commissioner Richard Raines
   
   gave his version of American history.
   He did actually say “Hebrew” this time;
   maybe he’s aware there are Jews who live in Valdosta and Lowndes County.
   Perhaps this part was a statement of intent to oppose the
   agents of chaos who want to gouge a 100-foot-wide path through
   here with a 36-inch methane pipeline:

   Those whose only industry is chaos,
   I pray that you would thwart their efforts.

3. 
   Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

4. 
   Minutes for Approval
   

   Video.

   1. 
      Work Session — February 10, 2014

   2. 
      Regular Session — February 11, 2014
5. 
   Public Hearing
   1. 
      Abandonment of Unopened Right of Way off of US 41 South
      
      

      This time County Engineer Mike Fletcher said
      when the county previously decided to abandon:
      
      see separate post.

6. 
   For Consideration
   1. 
      Special Tax Lighting
      

      Video.
      County Planner Jason Davenport talked again about what he
      and Finance Director Stephanie Black
      had come up with about the shortfall for these districts,
      including automatic checks on the power rates each year.
      And he answered Commissioner Crawford Powell’s
      question of the previous day saying there were about five
      counties that were comparable.
      See
      
      the video from the previous morning’s Work Session for more detail.

   2. 
      
      
      Stone Creek Lift Station Pump Replacement
      

      Video.
      $13,184.
      
      View Larger Map

7. 
   Reports-County Manager
   
   

   County Manager Joe Pritchard told everyone about the FERC Notice of Intent
   and Scoping Meetings starting next week
   
   (Albany Monday 3 March, Valdosta Holiday Inn on West Hill Ave.
   Tuesday 4 March, Moultrie 5 March, all at 6PM).
   See
   
   separate post.

8. 
   Citizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address
   • 
     CWTBH – Danielle Jordan
     

     Video.
     See
     
     separate post.

   • 
     CWTBH – John Quarterman
     

     Video.
     Something the county could do to prevent fireballs making people homeless.
     See
     
     separate post.

9. 
   Industrial Authority Presentation-Andrea Schruijer

   Only in the Work Session.

10. 
    Meeting Adjournment
    

    Video.
    See
    separate post.

11. 
    Pipeline discussion after the meeting
    

    Video.
    “There’s nothing we can do,” said Lowndes County Commissioners about the proposed Sabal Trail pipeline, after the Chairman refused to let a citizen speak.
    See
    separate post.

Here’s

a video playlist:

Videos: quick agenda and then pipeline

Regular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),

Video by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 25 February 2014.

-jsq