If you thought Sabal Trail was a one-off pipeline, think again.
Kinder Morgan wants to build another pipeline conveniently past Elba Island LNG
through Savannah and Jacksonville.
Apparently it’s not actually for methane, but it’s still another
fossil fuel boondoggle among many that local and state governments
and NGOs need to proactively deal with instead of each type one by one.
Chip Harp, Valdosta Today, 9 February 2015, New Nat Gas Pipeline to Fuel Coast, Continue reading
Commission and staff followed up on
safety on Val Del Road that
John Page brought up in Citizens Wishing to Be Heard
a month ago.
Appointed board and agency openings: they have a list, but you can’t see it,
for the Bad Dog Board or any other.
The Chairman had “support” for a referendum to appoint Tax Assessors,
although “this is not a vote”.
About Internet access,
County Manager Joe Pritchard discussed a map of a “skeletal framework”
of city and county, VSU, SGMC, Georgia Military College, Wiregrass Technical
College, “the outlying cities”, as well as the industrial parks,
for DSL, cable modems, etc.
This discussion has come a long way in the year since
Chairman Bill Slaughter said “We have broadband”.
They seem to want the county to be Continue reading
Sue the state? You’ll lose, because of sovereign immunity,
unless HB 59 passes.
Then you might be able to sue GA-DNR for circumventing permiting
in allowing construction on the Georgia Coast, or if it
should approve a compressor station in Albany, or if it
should issue any other permits for the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline.
State agencies such as the Department of Natural Resources (GA-DNR),
can use “letters of permission” to do things like make alterations to
Georgia’s coast, and anyone suing to stop it runs up against sovereign immunity
unless the issuing agency has expressly waived it.
Now that may change with
HB 59,
“State tort claims; waiver of sovereign immunity for declatory judgment or injunctive relief; provide”.
It has six co-sponsors, including
Jay Powell, District 171, Camilla, Mitchell County, GA.
Here’s the key part: Continue reading
This agenda includes links to the Commission Agenda Item form for each item!
That’s not all yet, since it does not link to the numerous maps
and other materials for each of the three rezoning items, for example.
But it’s progress!
And the meeting dates also now appear.
Good show!
Also the name of the engineering firm is in the document for
Professional Surveying and Engineering Services for Naylor Boat Ramp.
See also the LAKE videos of the 26 January 2015 Planning Commission meeting for background on the three rezonings, which are in this LCC agenda as REZ-2015-01 Gramercy 2, Old Pine Rd, R-1 to R-10, Water and Sewer, ~4.1 acres, REZ-2015-02 Devine Subdivision, Tillman Crossing Rd, R-1 to R-10, Water and Sewer, ~24 out of ~72 acres, and REZ-2015-03 Scurry Property, Skipper Bridge Rd, R-A to R-1, Well and Septic, ~1.97 acres, plus Public Hearing fo the Abandonment of Deloach Road E (CR 95).
Proposals are also in this agenda for Preliminary Engineering Services for Exit 22 and 29 Utility Relocations, Professional Surveying and Engineering Services for Naylor Boat Ramp, and Proposal for Bridge Foundation Investigation for Morven Road Bridge Replacement, plus a 2015 Public Defender Services Contract & 2015 Operating Contract.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
The Naylor boat ramp might be finished this fall,
and here’s a list of other SPLOST expenditures, from
yesterday’s Lowndes County Commission Annual Planning Meeting.
County Manager Joe Pritchard asked Chad McLeod Project Manager and Mike Fletcher County Engineer to come forward, saying “Turn in your book to that tab….” A book you, the taxpaying public reader, do not have. The county can publish board packets on their new website if they want to.
McCleod presented current facilities for SPLOST VII, after a long introduction by Pritchard, who said McLeod was the county’s liaison with Parks and Rec (VLPRA) and the Sheriff’s Department and other offices. McLeod said VLPRA projects are built by the county and turned over to VLPRA for administration, except for two projects at Freedom Park, which are being managed by VLPRA due to House Bill 489. He listed dollar amounts. I couldn’t catch all of them, but here are some of them: Continue reading
The rest of the videos from Thursday are up,
as they meet again this morning at 8:30 AM.
The new videos are about
Revenue and Tax Update,
SPLOST Facility Update (including boat ramp),
Budget Management,
Solid Waste Management,
Litter Control,
and an unscheduled
Closed Session.
All yesterday’s videos are added now to the original post.
-jsq
Update2 2015-02-06:
Why HB 170 is bad –Harrison Tillman
Update 2015-02-06:
The rest of the videos from Thursday are up,
as they meet again this morning at 8:30 AM.
The new videos are about
Revenue and Tax Update,
SPLOST Facility Update (including boat ramp),
Budget Management,
Solid Waste Management,
Litter Control,
and an unscheduled
Closed Session.
Videos are already up for the
audit report and
finance from day 1 of the
Lowndes County Commission Annual Planning Meeting.
More to come.
Meanwhile, see also Gretchen’s notes about
the new boatramp on the Alapaha River
and
illegal trash dumping. Continue reading
I’m shocked, shocked, to discover there’s illegal dumping going on in Lowndes County! County staff assured us all two yeas ago that wouldn’t be a problem, while telling us all we had no choice about waste disposal. Yet today at the county’s retreat they showed this map of illegal dumping locations throughout the county.
(If the county published Continue reading
They’ve been working with Dr. Acree on land aquisition, and with GA-DNR
on flow levels and ramp placement, as well as anticipation of survey and
final designs, they said during the SPLOST agenda item,
reports Gretchen from the
Lowndes County Commission retreat.
No word of when they anticipate completing the boat ramp,
and it sounds like they haven’t actually purchased the land yet.
-jsq
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