Packet: Subdivisions, Land taking, trash @ LCC 2021-03-22

As usual, the items with the most long-term expense are in the agenda for zero dollars, for the Lowndes County Commission meetings Monday and Tuesday: two subdivisions, one opposed by 200 neighbors (REZ-2021-03 Johnston Subdivision, School House Pond Road), another wanting the county to accept its roads, water, and other infrastructure (Adopt Resolution Accepting Infrastructure for Quarterman [no relation] Estates Subdivision Phase III on Whitewater Road), meaning the county is on the hook for maintenance, in addition to costs of sending school buses, sheriff, fire, etc.

[Subdivisions, Taking, Trash collection sites]
Subdivisions, Taking, Trash collection sites

Cost What
$2,149,692.26FY 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Application
$43,490.00Bid for Breathing Air Machine for the Fire Department
$339.00Approve Condemning Right of Way and Drainage Easement for Hightower Road – Cooper Road TSPLOST Paving Project
$0.00Advanced Disposal Services Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal
$0.00Deep South Sanitation, LLC. Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal
$2,193,521.26Total

Most of the $2 million acknowledged in the board packet is for fire and rescue, which seems good to me.

In a rare move, apparently negotiations fell through with a landowner for land for utilities, so the county has condemned it and is taking it for a nominal fee: Approve Condemning Right of Way and Drainage Easement for Hightower Road – Cooper Road TSPLOST Paving Project.

The board packet, obtained in response to a LAKE open records request, is on the LAKE website. Here is the agenda:

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

  1. Call to Order
  2. Invocation
  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
  4. Award Presentation
    1. GFOA Financial Reporting Award
    2. GEMA/Homeland Security Presentation
    3. Recognition of Firefighter of the Year
  5. Minutes for Approval
    1. Work Session – March 8, 2021 & Regular Session – March 9, 2021
  6. Public Hearing
    1. REZ-2021-03 Johnston Subdivision, School House Pond Road (0195 053) R-1 to R-10, County Water & Sewer, ~21 acres

      Documents:REZ-2021-03 Johnston Subdivision, School House Pond Road.pdf

  7. For Consideration
    1. Adopt Resolution Accepting Infrastructure for Quarterman Estates Subdivision Phase III

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

    2. Approve Condemning Right of Way and Drainage Easement for Hightower Road – Cooper Road TSPLOST Paving Project

      Documents:Approve Condemning Right of Way and Drainage Easement for Hightower Road – Cooper Road TSPLOST Paving Project.pdf

    3. Advanced Disposal Services Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal

      Documents:Advanced Disposal Services Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal.pdf

    4. Deep South Sanitation, LLC. Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal

      Documents:Deep South Sanitation, LLC. Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal.pdf

    5. FY 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Application

      Documents:FY 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Application.pdf

  8. Bid
    1. Bid for Breathing Air Machine for the Fire Department

      Documents:Bid for Breathing Air Machine for the Fire Department.pdf

  9. Reports – County Manager
  10. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address
  11. Adjournment

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