The previous morning
they invented a consent agenda, such as Hahira and many others use all the time,
but the Lowndes County Commission
didn’t call it that.
As expected,
they appointed Kelley Saxon to DBHDDB.
And they
adjourned into an executive session.
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Years ago I met Rep. Lamar Smith at the Texas State Capitol. He studiously avoided my attempts to talk to him about solar power. And is House Committee report on energy markets does not mention solar power even once, and wind only to sneer at it. The report does spend quite a bit of space promoting fracking.
Oh, it’s supposed to be about those horrid Russians. It builds its case otherwise around 4% of 9,097 social media posts over two years, which is about one every other day. I personally post more than that. Not a very impressive report.
Justin Mikulka, Desmog, February 18, 2018,
Safety Officials Order Partial Shutdown of Sabine Pass LNG Export Facility After Discovering 10-Year History of Leaks.
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Chris Yarborough resigned from the
Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Board (DBHDD) and
Kelley Saxon has applied;
she spoke about her qualifications.
There are
For Consideration
four computer purchase items
and only one bid for two
1 Ton Dual Wheel Truck with Service Body for the Utilities Department.
Below are links to each LAKE video of yesterday morning’s Work Session, with a few notes, followed by a LAKE video playlist. See also the agenda. Gretchen is on her way with the LAKE video camera to the 5:30 PM voting session. Continue reading
The missing agenda finally showed up sometime around when the Work Session started yesterday.
Chris Yarborough resigned from the
Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Board (DBHDD) and
Kelley Saxon has applied.
There are
four computer purchase items
and one bid for two
1 Ton Dual Wheel Truck with Service Body for the Utilities Department.
LAKE videos of the Work Session will follow shortly, and Gretchen is on her way with the LAKE video camera to the 5:30 PM voting Regular Session.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, February 26, 2018, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, February 27, 2018, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
They published no agenda for their recent planning session, and today their website is down before their 8:30 AM Work Session, so if there’s an agenda on it, nobody can see it. Gretchen is going there anyway, to see if they are doing anything.
Five years ago, Industrial Authority Executive Director Andrea Schruijer said:
It’s not that we’re saying we don’t have broadband. We have connectivity; that’s not the issue. We have great partners that help us with that.
The next week, February 25, 2013, lowndescounty.com was down. Just like today.
In October 2013, County Chairman Bill Slaughter said,
We have broadband!
We can’t wait on someone else to do something, we are going to have to move forward.
So far this forward motion is hard to see.
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On their agenda for tomorrow are bonds for Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe.
Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 5:30 PM
Development Authority Conference Room/103 Roosevelt Drive
Monthly Meeting Agenda
Update 2018-02-19: And a picture of the participants.
Still no agenda posted on lowndescounty.com. Below is the paper agenda Gretchen got at the meeting this morning. It has no times of day and no speakers listed. I wonder if the Commissioners got something more detailed than this?
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
2018 Commission Annual Planning Meeting
6926 Simpson Road. Hahira. Georgia
Monday. February 19—Tuesday. February 20
8:30 am.FINANCE
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Lowndes County’s annual two-day Planning Meeting, aka retreat, which begins today, a bank holiday, with no agenda posted. I hear it is at Chairman Bill Slaughter’s place south of Hahira. Gretchen is on her way with the LAKE video camera.
When: 8:30 AM, Monday 19 Feb 2018, Tuesday 20 Feb 2018
Where: 6926 Simpson Rd, Hahira GA 31632
Event: 2018 Annual Planning Meeting
Parcel ID 0031 042, Lowndes County Tax Assessors
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Again like in the
previous morning’s Work Session
the lengthiest regular item was the
rezoning on Rocky Ford Road
for the
church-proposed Camp Rock,
mostly with attorney Jack Langdale speaking for,
including that a “wilderness camp” for unfortunate children doesn’t need
a buffer, and any future buyers of neighboring property beware.
The Sharp family said for seven years they have been trying to get somebody to do something about stray dogs, only to discover Animal Control doesn’t work weekends anymore, and the Sheriff’s office won’t do anything, even though one of their family had been killed by the dogs and another bitten, and the dogs are now into their second and third generations running loose.
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They approved both contentious cases, but not unanimously.
Joshua Stevens of Wendover Road, according to pictures submitted by neighbor Franklin J. Richards II, built a building eight inches from another building. “Staff Recommendation: Find inconsistent with the Variance Fteview Criteria and deny the requests.”
ZBOA Chairman Allan Strickland was not present, so Mac McCall chaired. However, for this first case he recused himself, and Gretchen Quarterman chaired. Staff Tracy Tolley suggested tabling to get more information. Nathaniel Brantley moved to approve citing Continue reading