Three water wells
(
Wheeler,
Brown,
and
Dollar General),
a
Board of Elections personnel request,
and a
Human Resources service contract,
plus whatever the Chairman interjects off the agenda
and whoever the County Manager has give reports.
Here’s
the agenda.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor
Maybe changing the precincts every year isn’t such a good idea:
a new report rankings Lowndes County second worst in the state
for voting access.
And it’s not as if nobody has complained about this before.
Cody Gibson
wrote for ValdostaToday 20 January 2014,
Lowndes Ranks Second Worst in Georgia for Voting Access,
Lowndes County had the dubious honor of having the highest rate of provisional ballots cast in the state—more than 10 times higher than the state average. The extremely high deviation from the state average on this factor was largely responsible for Lowndes County’s position as one of the worst performers in the state. The report’s findings provide insights that can help officials, policymakers, and advocates better understand voting administration practices that work.
By comparing voter access and experience across Georgia’s counties, officials can determine the best practices for ensuring that citizens have an equal opportunity to participate in the democratic process.
I’m not familiar with the Center for American Progress Action Fund,
but that’s
a very interesting study,
Unequal Access:
A County-by-County Analysis of Election Administration in Swing States in the 2012 Election
by Anna Chu:
This report evaluates the election performance of counties in the 17
states that had the smallest margin of victory between the two
presidential candidates in 2012. This analysis allows us to better
understand how well the election process is working within a state,
and will hopefully encourage state and local officials to consider
how they can improve the voting experience for their citizens.
Many of those provisional ballots could have been because of people confused about Continue reading
They vote tonight at 5:30PM. Probably there won’t be a repeat of
yesterday morning’s presentation
by
District Health Director Dr. Grow.
The county wants
an architect for a new roof and shower in one jail pod;
it’s considering two interagency agreements,
one for
Valdosta Inspections for Lake Park
and the other for
the county extension,
plus
setting election qualifying fees
and
a Special Assessment Rate for 2014.
There’s a
beer license
and acceptance of
infrastructure for part of Grove Pointe Subdivision.
Here’s
the agenda with links to the videos:
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor
We can probably guess who
“Dr. Grow” is
and the general topic of his presentation,
but why does the county make us guess?
The county wants
an architect for a new roof and shower in one jail pod;
it’s considering two interagency agreements,
one for
Valdosta Inspections for Lake Park
and the other for
the county extension,
plus
setting election qualifying fees
and
a Special Assessment Rate for 2014.
There’s a
beer license
and acceptance of
infrastructure for part of Grove Pointe Subdivision.
Here’s
the agenda: Continue reading
The incumbent is not running for election for the northern district of Lowndes
County, so it’s an open seat.
Here are
district maps; District 2 is mostly west of Bemiss Road and north of Valdosta.
To see which districts you’re in, go to
VALOR GIS Election Boundary Map,
in Layers On-Off turn on Lowndes County Commision Districts,
and zoom in on your address.
The appended letter was
received Monday via Commissioner Demarcus Marshall. -jsq
From: Richard Raines
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 11:06 PM
To: Bill Slaughter; Joyce Evans; Crawford Powell; John Page; Demarcus Marshall; Joe Pritchard; Paige Dukes
Cc: kay.harris@gaflnews.com
Subject: Announcement Continue reading
The Valdosta City Council votes Thursday on
a contract for flood mapping
related to the
series of secretive Army Corps of Engineers meetings,
plus bids for water and sewer and smoke testing sewers.
They’re also swearing in winners of the recent
election and electing a mayor pro-tem (probably the same one),
along with
a change to the
Entertainment Ordinance
and
public hearings to close an alley
and
abandon part of a street,
and the usual
City Manager’s Report,
Council Comments,
and
Citizens to be Heard.
No detail in the city’s agenda about the flood mapping, but
at the Lowndes County Commission
Work Session 11 November 2013
Emergency Services Director Ashley Tye said
the current agreement wouldn’t obligate any payment, merely to reserve the right to contract at a later date if that seemed to be in the county’s best interests,
and at the
Regular Session 12 November 2013
the county approved getting
LIDAR
data from
NOAA Coastal Services Center.
Neither the county nor the city has published this agreement.
Here’s
the agenda: Continue reading
The VDT report doesn’t say when or where, and doesn’t say whether
Dexter Sharper (District 177) wasn’t invited or chose not to attend.
There’s nothing about this meeting in the online
agendas
or
calendar,
even though that calendar lists
Pictures with Santa at the Historical Courthouse (12/19/2013).
There is this undated
public notice with no agenda:
The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners will meet with members of
Lowndes County’s Legislative Delegation on Friday, December 20,
2013, at 4:00 p.m. in the Commissioner’s Conference Room located on
the 3rd floor of the Judicial-Administrative Complex, 327 North
Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia.K. Paige Dukes, County Clerk
pdukes@lowndescounty.com 229-671-2400
Matthew Woody wrote for the VDT 22 December 2013,
Commissioners host local delegation,
oddly omitting the when and where and much of the why from
the traditional
who, what, when, where, and why of journalism.
The Lowndes County Commission hosted Continue reading
The event posting (noon today at Wiregrass Tech)
doesn’t say, but I’m told state
Senator Tim Golden (District 8) and
state
Rep. Amy Carter (R 175) will be there.
Event Name:
State Legislative Lunch
Event Type(s):
Chamber Calendar
Community Calendar
MetroOne
Description:
A luncheon featuring a program presented by State Legislators on issues on top for the upcoming State Legislative Session. Tickets are $15 for Chamber members and $20 for non-members. Seating is limited!
So far, according to
Lowndes County’s online election results,
SPLOST is winning more than 2 to 1,
while Bruce Cain and Rose Adams are neck-and-neck for
a plurality for Mayor in Hahira with incumbent Wayne Bullard
a distant third and Johnny L. Stalvey trailing.
Kenneth Davis is way ahead of Traci Selph Davis for Hahira City Council District 2.
In Lake Park, it looks like Bert Rutland is going to make it onto the council
this time, while Eric Schindler will remain Mayor.
For Valdosta City Council, incumbents Alvin Payton (District 4)
and Robert Yost (District 6) are leading,
as is Sandra J. Tooley (District 2),
although not by as wide a margin.
For Valdosta School Board, Lizzie Shumphard (District 2)
is way in the lead,
incumbent Vanassa Flucas (District 2) is even farther ahead,
and incumbent Warren Sweet Lee (District 3) is sailing in unopposed.
Apparently some results in Valdosta
are still coming in: Continue reading
Kristin Finney for VDT 1 November 2013,
Video: Upcoming Elections,
Reporter Kristin Finney speaks with the Deborah Cox, the Lowndes County Supervisor of Elections, about the elections being held Tuesday, Nov. 5. For more information about this year’s elections, please contact the Lowndes County Board of Elections office at (229) 671-2850.
And it’s
a video interview!
If the VDT can YouTube, who knows?
even the Valdosta City Council could,
and yes, yes, even the Lowndes County Commission….
See also
Where’s your polling place in Lowndes County? 2013-11-05.
-jsq
