Category Archives: KLVB

Four board appointments, plus Justice, Water, and Alcohol @ LCC 2015-06-22


Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget to be considered Monday
morning and voted on Tuesday evening (see LAKE videos of Budget Hearing of two weeks ago), plus
a

300x298 Parcel 0043 016, in Buck Cato Road, by John S. Quarterman, 22 June 2015
GEFA Loan Modification
(thought they approved that 26 May 2015 for the Alapaha Water Treatment Plant),
a
Justice Assistance Grant,
a

SCADA lease-purchase agreement,
and the annual controversial
Mosquito Contract.

Two appointees each to
KLVB
and the
Library Board.
We don’t know who, because the county
posted the agenda only in PDF, with no item sheets.

Public Hearing
approved last month for the

Abandonment of Buck Cato Road: what’s causing all of these in the last couple years?
And they’ve found an excuse for their long-desired Continue reading →

Videos: Pipeline, Tourism + KLVB appointments + flowers @ LCC 2014-12-09



The vote was unanimous for

the resolution against the Sabal Trail pipeline
at the Lowndes County Commission Tuesday,
to be followed tonight by the Valdosta City Council voting on

their resolution of support for Lowndes County against Sabal Trail,
including

an additional clause about protecting our drinking water in the Floridan Aquifer.
This follows a long string of

county and city resolutions against that unnecessary,
destructive, and hazardous pipeline boondoggle.

Speaking of boondoggles, Continue reading →

Board packet: Trash, Pipeline, Tourism + KLVB appointments @ LCC 2014-12-08



The text of the
Resolution Opposing the Sabal Trail Pipeline,
the
Commission meeting schedule,
the
budget calendar,
and the

proposed sign for the G. Robert Carter Law Enforcement Complex,
plus maps for all those special tax lighting districts
and details of budget and requests,
all in the

board packet
for the
8 December 2014 Work Session
and
the
9 December 2014 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.



The County Clerk once again provided this packet only on paper
and only in black and white.
The
request to the County Clerk asked for
electronic copy, but once again she chose not to honor that part of the request.

There’s no change in that
after

the Open Government Symposium of 21 November 2014.
Also, this request was sent shortly after the previous Commission meeting,
and with more than three weeks notice the county only made this latest
packet available at 4:35 PM the Friday before the meeting,
when they close at 5PM.

-jsq

Videos: Trash, Pipeline, Tourism + KLVB appointments @ LCC 2014-12-08



Who could have foreseen that

ADS wants a rate hike?
The Resolution against the Sabal Trail pipeline

they already sent to FERC is

on the agenda for voting along with everything else tomorrow, 5:30 PM, Tuesday 9 December 2014.
Congratulations again in advance for doing that!

Update 2014-12-09: board packet.

Staff wants to
rename the Sheriff’s complex for former Sheriff and former Comissioner G. Robert Carter.
And a bunch of

appointments, contracts, calendars, and special tax lighting districts.
in a very full agenda.
Other county commissions, such as
Thomas County,
list potential appointees in their agenda.
If Lowndes County did that, we wouldn’t have to google to figure
out how to spell names of appointees.
And without this LAKE video, you wouldn’t know who was being considered,
unless you skipped work to go to that 8:30 AM Work Session.

Here’s

the agenda.
The videos are below in the order events transpired, followed
by a video playlist.

Continue reading →

Pipeline resolution, Trash report, Tourism + KLVB appointments @ LCC 2014-12-08

The Resolution against the Sabal Trail pipeline

they already sent to FERC is

on
the agenda for voting.
Congratulations in advance for doing that!



Advanced Disposal is back
to report on their trash disposal.
Did they turn in their required written report this time?
How about that

recycling?
ADS’ Steve Edwards scheduled to report is the same who
couldn’t forsee any further acquisitions
before they
bought three more companies.
And a bunch of appointments, contracts, calendars, etc.
in a very full agenda.

Shortly after the previous Commission meeting, almost a month ago,
I filed an open records request for the board packet.
Today at 4:35PM I got a call saying it’s ready.
It takes me 30 minutes to get there.
They close at 5PM.

Here’s

the agenda.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor

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Videos: Double water equip. 2 to 1@ LCC 2014-07-22



The three Commissioners who showed up voted 2 to 1 for

a no-bid purchase of not just one but two expensive pieces
of water treatment equipment, with no bids, not on the budget, not discussed at the retreat, and not included in SPLOST VII.

The

KLVB appointment was tabled because applicant withdrew.
They finally found out

the open Board of Health slot
was only until December 2015 and the usual terms are six years.
Commissioners as usual didn’t ask any questions when County Engineer Mike Fletcher
said

yet another subdivision was ready for infrastructure to be accepted
by the county.

Here’s

the agenda.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor

Here are links to the videos, followed by a playlist.

Continue reading →

Appointments upcoming by Lowndes County Commission

Health, Planning, Tourism, Construction, and KLVB:
this is said to be a list of the remaining appointments to be made
by the Lowndes County Commission for the rest of this year.
The source document didn’t say who’s currently on those boards,
but I’ve added links to other sources where those could be found.

Remaining Appointments-2014


Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

  • Vacant seat as of 7/13/14




Region 4 ha a Regional Planning Board:

The Region Four Planning Board represents 24 counties in the region.
Members are appointed by their county commissioners; they are
business and civic leaders with a strong interest in mental health,
developmental disabilities and addictive diseases as well as
consumers or family members of consumers.

the Lowndes County members of which

are: Continue reading →

Videos: Appt to KLVB & Health, County Extension, Alapaha water treatment, Riverside Road, Bemiss Landing Subdivision @ LCC 2014-07-21



The

KLVB applicant withdrew,
none of the

Health Board applicants showed up,
and none of the Commission or Staff knew what the usual
terms are on the Health Board, much less that this
slot was because somebody resigned with a year left on her term.
Even with that confusion, they took only
nine minutes to discuss appointments to two boards and five other items,
including

a no-bid contract.
Ever wonder when your Lowndes County Commission actually talks about
the county’s business?
They vote tomorrow evening at 5:30 PM, probably with no more
public discussion.

Here’s

the agenda.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor

Here are links to the videos, followed by a playlist.
There are no videos for
Invocation, Pledge, or Citizens Wishing to be Heard
because those are only
in the Regular Session, Tuesday evening at 5:30 PM.

Continue reading →

Appointments to KLVB & Health, County Extension, Alapaha water treatment, Riverside Road, Bemiss Landing Subdivision @ LCC 2014-07-21



And an

EMPG grant award application.
As usual, no clue who the board applicants are.
However, Nick Hinson’s term on KLVB is up this year, so I predict he’ll be reappointed.

Here’s who was on the Health Board at the end of 2012.
One of their members, Mary Margaret Richardson, is also
on the hospital board.
Here are videos of the Board of Health 30 May 2013 meeting.
The Board of Health meets again 7:30 AM Tuesday 22 July 2014.

Here’s

the agenda.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor

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Board appointments by Lowndes County



Here’s Lowndes County’s

list of Boards, Agencies & Commissions.
Unfortunately,
unlike

Valdosta’s list,
most of the names in the county’s list have no links to further information,
and there’s no indication of which positions might be open
or how to apply for them.

Update: 4:30 PM 24 April 2014:
And there’s the Board of Elections which is decided by a completely different process with a quicker deadline of 28 April 2014.

We do know there’s a vacancy on the Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial
Authority (VLCIA), which presumably will be filled after the upcoming
Special Election May 20th, but the county has given no indication of when.
The only way the county usually announces open positions is when they
appear on the County Commission’s agenda, which usually shows up online
Friday for voting on Tuesday.
For example, the county has appointed: Continue reading →