Videos: Transportation and electrical presentations plus officer elections @ VLCIA 2015-07-21



They meet again tonight; here are videos from last month, when

Electrical Test Labs of Georgia was recognized, and claimed dibs on some land.


The Development Authority re-elected its same officers, after extending the term of the Chairman to two years.


SGRC’s Corey Hull presented very briefly about the 2040 Transporation Plan,
and asked for questions.
The Development Authority had none.

Lots of dials showing

goals and how far they are to reaching them in

Meghan Duke’s Community Relations and Marketing Update.
She concluded by showing off a Made in Valdosta t-shirt.
Great idea, but my crops are made in Lowndes County, not Valdosta.

When Roy Copeland exited the room early on, he left Jerry Jennett
a note, which

Jennett asked about: what is this V S E B?
Stan Crance and Tom Call reminded Jennett it is the

Valdosta Small Emerging Business (VSEB),
and that VLCIA had frequently tried to get local small and emerging
businesses involved in their contracts.
The specific grass-mowing contract under discussion was probably
too small to split up for that.

The

attorney mentioned estoppel,
and several people wanted to know what was, and wished they could get it
once they found out.

In Citizens Wishing to Be Heard,

Jerome Tucker said he’d arranged with Pine Grove Middle School to
act as an agrobusiness resource center.


I mentioned Pine Grove Middle is also the venue for the annual

South Georgia Growing Local Conference.
I asked for a letter of support to WWALS
for the

Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail.
I noted public transportation would attract development towards it
and out of

the agricultural area where I live.
Plus

Live Oak has started a bus system.
Maybe VLDA would like to chip in

that $16,000 the Lowndes County
Commission declined to invest in a transportation study.

After noting I wished I didn’t have to talk about it,
I gave them an update on the

Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline
and recommended they do something about it, such as a resolution.
They said nothing in the meeting.
Afterwards Chairman Tom Call indicated they weren’t likely to do anything.

Here’s the agenda,
and below are links to the videos plus some stills.

Here’s

a video playlist:



Videos: Transportation and electrical presentations plus officer elections

Regular Meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority (VLCIA),

Tom Call Chairman, Roy Copeland, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett, Terri Lupo,
Andrea Schruijer, Executive Director, J. Stephen Gupton, Attorney, Tom Davis, CPA, Stan Crance, Existing Industry Coordinator,S. Meghan Duke, Public Relations & Marketing Manager, Lu Williams, Operations Manager,

Video by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 July 2015.

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