Trash disposal renewals, regional T-SPLOST, another lift station pump, Dasher Streets @ LCC 2017-03-27


Regional T-SPLOST is on the agenda this morning.


Back in 2012 we all voted down a statewide T-SPLOST (Transportation Special Sales Tax).

As we learned at the

February Lowndes County Commission Planning Session Day 2,
on 28 February 2017 in Waycross there was a “public hearing” about a possible regional T-SPLOST.
When I asked SGRC about that, they sent the Waycross agenda, saying
“This is
not a public meeting and was not advertised as such, however it is open
to the public.”
Apparently something happened at that meeting, since T-SPLOST is on the
Lowndes County Commission agenda now, with this in the attached document:

HISTORY, FACTS AND ISSUES: According to House Bill 170, counties within a Regional
Commission District have the option to institute a Regional T-SPLOST. The Georgia
Department of Transportation is requesting action to be taken by April 1, 2017, either in
favor of or opposed to a Regional T-SPLOSI’. If ten (10) of the eighteen (18) regional
counties fail to get support for a Regional T-SPLOST, then individual counties can initiate an
independent T-SPLOST’.

.

After Lowndes County spent unknown hundreds of thousands of dollars suing

on behalf of

Advanced Disposal Services with investors from New York City
to keep

Deep South Sanitation from competing for solid waste pickup
in the county, both finally got licenses to do so, and those are up for
renewal.

Another
Lift Station Pump
needs replacing. How many is that?
This one feeds most of the flow to the county’s Land Application Site (LAS).

And

Dasher apparenntly wants the county to maintain its streets.
All this morning at 8:30, with voting tomorrow evening at 5:30 PM.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

  1. Call to Order

  2. Invocation

  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

  4. Minutes for Approval

    1. Work Session- March 13, 2017

    2. Regular Session- March 14, 2017
  5. For Consideration

    1. Adopt Resolution accepting infrastructure for Gramercy Subdivision Phase III

      Adopt the Resolution

      Documents:Adopt Resolution Accepting Infrastructure for Gramercy Subdivision Phase III.pdf

    2. Consideration of Regional T-SPLOST

      Board’s Pleasure

      Documents:Consideration of Regional T-SPLOST.pdf

    3. FY 2016 Performance Partnership Agreement and EMPG Application

      Request the Board authorize the Chairman and EMA Director
      to sign documentation related to the PPA       and EMPG application.             

      Documents:FY2016 Performance Partnership Agreement and EMPG Application.pdf

    4. Bevel Creek Lift Station Pump

      The Bevel Creek lift station is a triplex station that delivers over 60% of the wastewater flow to the LAS. Currently we have a pump out of service that is twenty-seven years old. The cost to repair this pump exceeds the cost of a new pump. Staff recommends purchasing a new pump from Xylem for $34,908.11.

      Documents:Bevel Creek Lift Station Pump.pdf

    5. Advanced Disposal Services Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal

      Approve proposed renewed Residential Solid Waste Franchise for Advanced Disposal Services Middle Georgia, LLC and authorize the Chairman to execute it on behalf of the County. 

      Documents:Advanced Disposal Services Residential Solid Waste Franchise.pdf

    6. Deep South Sanitation Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal

      Approve proposed renewed Residential Solid Waste Franchise for Deep South Sanitation, LLC and authorize the Chairman to execute it on behalf of the County. 

      Documents:Deep South Sanitation Residential Solid Waste Franchise.pdf

    7. Agreement to Provide Street Maintenance to Dasher

      Approval of agreement

      Documents:Agreement to Provide Street Maintenance to Dasher.pdf

  6. Bid

    1. Bid for Tractor with Boom Mower

      1. Board’s Pleasure

      Documents:Bid for Tractor with Boom Mower.pdf

  7. Reports – County Manager

  8. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address

  9. Adjournment

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