Only twelve minutes for the Lowndes County Commission to consider millages, taxes, lawsuit claims, and a quit claim, at their Work Session yesterday morning.

Here are LAKE videos of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.

Collage @ LCC 25 August 2025

See also the agenda.

We don’t have the board packet, because I forgot to send in the open records request until the other day.

It is still mysterious why Lowndes County does not publish its board packets on its own website, like many counties larger and smaller have done for years in Georgia and Florida.

• 1. Call to Order. 4. Minutes for Approval
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/5WnOGOIe5J4

  Lowndes County Board of Commissioners (LCC) Work Session – 2025-08-25

  
  Videos by Gretchen for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).

• 5.a. Adoption Of The 2025 Millage Rate
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/IhBs2NNrNoE

  
  

• 5.b. Adoption Of Special District Millage For The Industrial Authority For 2025
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/BB3W_KDJ38A

  
  VLCIA Chair, Brad Folsom was present but was not called on to speak.

• 5.c. Adoption Of Special District Millage For Parks And Recreation Authority
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/xAdOpaTf7fM

  
  

• 5.d. Adoption Of Special District Millage For Fire Services For 2025
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/Nq9GZczliXc

  
  

• 5.e. Opioid Litigation – Purdue Pharma
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/Tv-HgK70Ibk

  
  

• 5.f. Quit-Claim Deed Of Abandoned Section Of Hightower Road
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/EVLhg610jiw

  
  

• 5.g. SPLOST IX
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/TCR1eH2LHX4

  
  

• 5.h. TREES Act Resolution
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/8d8strgpk9c

  Tax relief for those that cut timber this year because of hurricane damages

• 5.i. AFFF/PFAS Groundwater Claims
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/z4XseIQ3mQQ

  No cost to have the testing done.
  If the testing shows contamination above a certain level, then county can be included in the lawsuit / settlement / etc.

• 6. Reports – County Manager – deferred until tomorrow
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/IRVk1JpO2dQ

  
  

• 8. Adjournment
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/e0P8sS5hSWU

  
  

Here is the LAKE video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFxDBUvtv2dIAz7zYSps_0X&si=2gd_h3QtpdrZzVz2

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