Your elected Commissioners and top county staff
listening to Finance Director Stephanie Black’s report,
around 9:30 AM on
the all-day retreat agenda.
The seemingly most boring subject, but the key to all the others.
Gretchen is there videoing, but apparently nobody else other
than the VDT reporter. Continue reading
Category Archives: Trash
County Commission retreats to Lake Park Thursday and Friday @ LCC 2015-02-05
Everything from Animals to ZBOA
agenda
for the annual Lowndes County Commission retreat, now billed
as 2015 Annual Planning Meeting.
Unlike
the Valdosta City Council,
this retreat is in Lowndes County,
at the same location as the recent Lake Park Chamber of Commerce
annual dinner.
Gretchen will be there with the LAKE camera.
You can go, too: it’s an open meeting.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
2015 Annual Planning Meeting
Quail Branch Lodge
7601 Zeigler Road, Lake Park, GeorgiaThursday, February 5- Continue reading
Videos: Mike Allen, Anti-Tethering, Budget, Surplus, Abandonment, Evidence, Workers Comp, Manhole @ LCC 2015-01-27
The room was packed as
the Chairman commented on
Dr. Amanda Hall’s proposal
for an
anti-tethering ordinance,
as did
four citizens
(realtor Alan Canup,
veterinarian Jeff Creamer,
LCDP Chairman Tom Hochschild,
and
Carol Kellerman),
plus
Chairman Slaughter again.
Citizen
Frenchie DePasture
commented on trash,
at Tuesday evening’s Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
Mike Allen, Utilities Director until last Friday,
got an offer he couldn’t refuse from Hilton Head, South Carolina
and
a presentation from County Manager Joe Pritchard.
Finance Director Stephanie Black
read from the agenda
about
a budget award (or
passing grade) received by Lowndes County for the ninth year in a row,
as one of 1400 awardees this year.
No rezonings, but Continue reading
Videos: Solid Waste Special Called Meeting @ LCC Waste 2015-01-26
Videos of the 9:15 AM 26 January 2015
Special Called Meeting on Solid Waste Management
by the Lowndes County Commission.
There’s another such meeting
today 2-4 PM.
Both ADS and Deep South Sanitation spoke Monday morning, which is a welcome change from the county suing the one on behalf of the other. Rather than give ADS the raise it wants, let’s not forget there is a termination clause in that exclusive franchise. Continue reading
Another Solid Waste Special Called Meeting @ LCC Waste 2015-01-29
Via the county’s notification system: Special Called Meeting-Solid Waste,
Thursday, January 29
To discuss solid waste management. No official action will be taken at this meeting.
Date: January 29, 2015 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Location: Board of Commissioners
Administration BuildingAddress: 327 N. Ashley Street
3rd Floor
Valdosta, GA 31601
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Videos: Packets, paving, safety, trash, education, appointment, jail, taxes, water @ LCC 2015-01-13
Teri Lupo
reappointed to VLDA
and almost all the Commissioners asked questions at some point during the
at the Tuesday 5:30 PM 13 January 2015
Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission, at which
two new Commissioners got to vote.
Several citizens spoke, on
getting board packets on the web,
on
getting their road paved,
on
safety on Val Del Road and reopening some of the waste collection sites,
and
the
National Council of Negro Women;
the
Chairman weighed in on a couple of topics.
They meet again Monday morning 26 January 2015 plus a Special Called Meeting on Waste Management that same morning.
The Alapaha River Water Trail resolution, according to the Chairman before the meeting, is waiting until they’re ready to dedicate the new boat ramp at US 84, which is waiting until the river water goes down enough to pour concrete. Maybe some time this spring.
See the agenda for details on what they were considering, and see the videos of the previous morning’s Work Session for background. Below are links to the LAKE videos of each agenda item, followed by a video playlist. See also the county’s own much more professional one big long video.
Continue readingSolid Waste Special Called Meeting @ LCC Waste 2015-01-26
Check it out the notification thingy from the county actually works. We got notified of a special called meeting.
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Date: 22 Jan 2015 13:52:48 -0600
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A new Event now appears on our site. Please click on the link below to go dir ectly to the new posting.
here.
A link under “News Flash” on the county’s front page leads to this slightly different version: Continue reading
Housing, paving, appointments, solar, packets, wells, pipeline, and trash! @ Town Hall Meeting 2014-12-15
Very respectable turnout and impressive interaction
at the first-ever Town Hall by an individual Lowndes County Commissioner:
Demarcus Marshall, Super District 4, 15 December 2014.
See and read his
State of District 4 address.
You can read his
summary of issues and concerns,
and you can watch citizens express those concerns in
the
LAKE video playlist: Continue reading
Topics and Highlights @ Town Hall Meeting 2014-12-15
“ There were overwhelming complaints about Advance Disposal Sanitation customer service.” Many other issues and concerns are listed in this text published by Demarcus Marshall (PDF) of feedback received and and LAKE videos of the Town Hall Meeting 5 December 2014. -jsq
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Commissioner Demarcus Marshall
Super District 4
Post Office Box 1349 ● Valdosta, Georgia 31603-1349 ● Phone (229) 671-2400 ● Fax (229) 245-522Super District 4 and Concerned Citizens,
I want to thank those who came to my Town Hall Meeting on December 15, 2014. It was a pleasure to hear from you. Your presence made the event a success and I look forward to another one in the near future. I have listed the “Topics and Highlights” addressed at the Town Hall Meeting below for your review. As well, I have released my State of the District Address for the public. It is my sincere hope that you will remain actively involved in our local community. In the meantime, I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a blessed New Year!
Sincerely,
[signed] Demarcus A. Marshall Continue reading
State of District 4 Address –Demarcus Marshall @ Town Hall Meeting 2014-12-15
Text published by Demarcus Marshall (PDF)
and LAKE video of his address at the
Town Hall Meeting 15 December 2014. -jsq
For those unaware, Super District 4 was a newly created district in Lowndes County two years ago. I assumed this office without a predecessor to this district seat. It was my understanding of this district to compliment the other districts by adding more responsiveness and accountability for the citizens of Lowndes County.
Upon being elected and occupying the seat, I inherited a wonderful staff; however, the county faced several challenges. The economy was Continue reading