Both the Work and Regular Sessions will be held Tuesday, because the Lowndes County Commission is observing the Memorial Day holiday today. On the agenda is one more than million-dollar income item, and a couple of outgos, plus three board appointments.
Ben Hogan has also applied, but Jeff Sikes will probably be reappointed to the Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority.
Commissioner Joyce Evans will probably be reappointed to the Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging and appointed to the South Georgia Community Service Board; nobody else has applied for either board.
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Agenda: Collage @ LCC 2025-05-27
The county got one bid that met specifications for the Mini Excavator for Public Works: $171,543 by Yancey Bros.
The big dollar item is income to the county: 6.a. 2025 Local Road Assistance (LRA) Administration Funds Application
HISTORY, FACTS AND ISSUES: The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that the Governor and the Legislature included the LRA in the amended fiscal year 2025 budget. The Local Road Assistance (LRA) funds will be distributed using the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application System and will require no matching funds. The fiscal year 2025 LRA formula amount for Lowndes County is $1,677,028.92.
If approved, the LRA funds will be used for the following roads:
- Newsome Road – 1.76 miles
- Radar Site Road – 1.82 miles
- Coffee Road – 1.43 miles
- Hemby Lane – 0.15 miles
- Webb Road N. – 1.78 miles
No dollar figure is given for the 1.9% increase on the Updated Debris Removal Contract Pricing with Ashbritt after Hurricane Helene.
Here is the agenda.
We do not have the board packet yet, because I forgot to send the open records request after the Commission cancelled its previous meetings. I sent that GORA request this morning. We may or may not get a response before tomorrow’s meetings.
The county could put its board packets on its own website and everybody would be able to see them in a timely manner.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
- Call to Order
- Invocation
- Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
- Minutes for Approval
- Appointments
- Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority
Documents:Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority Appointment.pdf
- Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging
Documents:Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging Appointment.pdf
- South Georgia Community Service Board
Documents:South Georgia Community Service Board Appointment.pdf
- For Consideration
- Bid
- Reports – County Manager
- Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address
- Adjournment
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5. Appointments 6. For Consideration
PDF
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7. Bid 8. Reports 9. CWTBH
PDF
Images of the rest of the agenda and the one-page agenda sheets are below.
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Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority
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Page 3 The term of Mr. Jeff Sikes expired May 21, 2025. Mr. Sikes would like to be reappointed. Mr. Ben Hogan has also expressed an interest in serving on the Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority Board.
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Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging
![[Joyce Evans wants to be reappointed.]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2025-05-27--lcc-agenda/05272025Plus-0004.jpg)
Joyce Evans wants to be reappointed.
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South Georgia Community Service Board
![[Joyce Evans wants to be appointed.]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2025-05-27--lcc-agenda/05272025Plus-0005.jpg)
Joyce Evans wants to be appointed.
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2025 Local Road Assistance (LRA) Administration Funds
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BUDGET IMPACT: $1,677,028.92 with no matching funds
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Updated Debris Removal Contract Pricing with Ashbritt
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Ashbritt wants a 1.9% increase, consistent with CPI
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Bid for Mini Excavator for Public Works
![[BUDGET IMPACT: $171,453.00 one bid met specifications]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2025-05-27--lcc-agenda/05272025Plus-0008.jpg)
BUDGET IMPACT: $171,453.00 one bid met specifications
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