The 75% pot of T-SPLOST funds is what the project lists recently
submitted by Lowndes County
and the City of Valdosta are about,
according to
Corey Hull, continuing his presentation on T-SPLOST at the Lowndes County
Democratic Party (LCDP) meeting.
Those are projects of regional significance that the local jurisdictions want the voters to actually vote on that project.The other 25% goes to local jurisdictions, like this:
| $1,300,000 | Lowndes County (unincorporated portion) |
| $600,000 | Valdosta |
| $30,000 | Hahira |
| $5,000 | Dasher |
| $14,000 | Lake Park |
| $9,000 | Remerton |
Here’s the video:
Corey Hull of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Metropolitan Planning Organization (VLMPO)
explains T-SPLOST (HB 277) and the Transportation Investment Act of 2010
at the monthly meeting of the Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP),
Gretchen Quarterman (Chair), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.
Video by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
Next: penalties if the voters don’t approve.
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Continuing:
You’ve heard Corey Hull of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Metropolitan Planning Organization (VLMPO)
give a brief version of T-SPLOST at VLCIA.
Here he talks at greater length at the
Lowndes County Democratic Party:
Corey Hull of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Metropolitan Planning Organization
(VLMPO)
explained T-SPLOST
at the regular monthly meeting,
Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA).
Georgia HB 277, which was passed by the legislature and signed into law
last year,
calls for a 1% regional sales tax (T-SPLOST) to fund
transportation projects.
The region including Lowndes County has 18 counties,
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Here’s the list:
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See you there.
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Bill Rankin writes some good news in the AJC,
APD won’t hinder citizens who videotape cops,
The settlement, which also calls for the city to pay $40,000 in damages,
requires city council approval.
The agreement resolves a complaint filed by Marlon Kautz and Copwatch
of East Atlanta, a group that films police activity with cell phones
and hand-held cameras. The group has volunteers who go out on patrols
and begin videotaping police activity when they come across it.
T-SPLOST Business plan —Corey Hull of VLMPO at LCDP (Part 2)
Corey Hull continued
his presentation on T-SPLOST at the Lowndes County
Democratic Party (LCDP) meeting by talking about
the statewide business plan for the state of Georgia.
It is not a project list; it’s estimates of how much money is needed
and how much money can be raised.
The plan identifies
$35 billion to meet the needs in Georgia today.
However, $72 billion are needed to meet the transportation
needs to sustain Georgia’s economy into the future.
Of course, that’s according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT),
which notoriously is not interested in trains or other mass transit:
if it’s not a road or a road bridge, forget it.
And $1 billion is needed here in Lowndes County.
Lowndes County’s transportation plan through the
Metropolitan Planning Organization
has about a billion dollars in projects.
A billion dollars right here in Lowndes County?
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T-SPLOST Explained —Corey Hull of VLMPO at LCDP (Part 1)
So who are these regional commissions?
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The Georgia legislature passed what was then known as House bill 277
called
Transportation Investment Act of 2010….
It created or proposed a one percent sales tax for transportation purposes
throughout the state of Georgia.
It creates
twelve special transportation taxing districts
that are based on the boundaries of the regional commissions.
And that is where the connection with the regional commission stops.
They are not the same body….
Explain about the penalties if the voters don’t pass T-SPLOST? –Norman Bennett
Norman Bennett, VLCIA board member and former chairman of the Lowndes County Commmission,
asked Corey Hull:
Can you explain that again for me about the penalties if the voters don’t pass the tax?
If the county’s got a project, then they’ve got to put up ten percent
or whatever the percentage is?
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Corey Hull explains T-SPLOST to VLCIA, 15 Feb 2011
What’s this about yet another sales tax decided on by
regional transportation boards and GDOT?
VDT on LCC last night
LAKE is thrilled when the VDT covers things so we don’t have to.
David S. Rodock in his writeup in VDT this morning on
yesterday’s Lowndes County Commission meeting
includes this list that was not displayed in the public meeting,
yet was approved by the commissioners.
Car 41 No where are you?
Lowndes County Commission meets Monday morning and Tuesday evening
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
The politics of climate change denial
It’s like denying the earth goes around the sun.
Why would they identify with such a silly thing?
Because of what actually dealing with climate change would mean:
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And the reason is that climate change is now seen as an identity issue
on the right. People are defining themselves, like they’re against
abortion, they don’t believe in climate change. It’s part of who
they are.
The owl in Hahira: March 2011 LAKE meeting
The owl in Hahira:
Monthly LAKE Meeting
Thomas says:
When: 5:30-6:45 PM, Tuesday 1 March 2011
Updated meeting location
Where: home of Thomas Ieracitano
414 East Main Street, Hahira
229-251-2462
That’s on US 122, just east of the Masonic Lodge.
“Bring a lawn chair, laptop (I will have Mediacom wireless)
and your own food and drink.”
If it rains or there are too many bugs or something,
we will move to:
Down Home Pizza
103 South Webb Street, Hahira
229-794-1888
Citizens can video police in Atlanta
Ride your bicycle, have to show a drivers’ license, get your camera stolen
by police?
Not in Atlanta any longer!
Faced with complaints from a citizen watchdog group, Atlanta police will
stop interfering with people who videotape officers performing their
duties in public, an agreement reached with the city Thursday says.
That’s
Copwatch of East Atlanta; here’s their
press release, including video of the incident.
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