Tag Archives: 9 December 2014

Lowndes County’s own videos @ LCC 2014-12-09

Paige Dukes told us about this Monday, but why steal her thunder
about

the county’s new website and the videos on it?

Joe Adgie, VDT, 17 December 2014,

Lowndes County website goes live,



County residents can pay bills, read county ordinances, search for
real estate and read meeting agendas on the new site.

In addition, a first for the county government, videos of the
Lowndes County Commission meetings are also available through the
site and on YouTube.

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Valdosta Passes Resolution Against Sabal Trail Pipeline: not in this city, this county, or this state @ VCC 2014-12-11


Go away, Sabal Trail:



NOW THEREFORE,
be it resolved that the City of Valdosta supports the
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners in their opposition to the
construction of the Sabal Trail pipeline in any portion of Lowndes
County. The City’s support includes concerns with fundamental
property rights, the manner in which eminent domain might be
utilized, and the lack of demonstrated benefit to the City and
County. Furthermore, the City of Valdosta supports the Lowndes
County Commission in their formal request to the Federal Energy
Regulation Commission (FERC), and to State and Federal Legislators
in the effort to have Lowndes County and the State of Georgia
bypassed in the construction of the proposed pipeline.

Here is Continue reading →

Resolution against Sabal Trail pipeline + 3-1 ordinances @ VCC 2014-12-11



The resolution against the Sabal Trail pipeline, including to be filed with FERC, was

passed 6 to 1 by the Valdosta City Council Thursday 11 December 2014,
supporting

the resolution the Lowndes County Commission passed unanimously Tuesday,
plus

a clause about protecting our drinking water in the Floridan Aquifer; see
separate post.
John Robinson

thanked the city for a VSEB contract.
The

personal care home rezoning passed.
The

taxicab ordinance was deferred (not all cab company owners had been consulted yet), while two others passed.
Also

some bids rejected
while

others

were

approved,
a reappointment of

Tom Kurrie to the Valdosta Housing Authority,
and
recognized

employee of the month Terrial Small.

Here’s

the agenda.
For background, see the

videos of the Tuesday Work Session,
including

a bomb report by Police Chief Childress.
The videos from the Thursday Regular Session are linked below,
followed by a video playlist.

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Against Sabal Trail pipeline + 3 ordinances + bomb report @ VCC 2014-12-09



The Valdosta City Council

discussed
a

resolution against the Sabal Trail pipeline
at their Work Session Tuesday, as you can see in these videos.
Come see them vote on it tonight at 5:30 PM
at City Hall.

They also heard

a bomb report at the Work Session,
in addition to discussing all the other business,
especially the taxicab ordinance.

At the same time Tuesday,
the Lowndes County Commission

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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 →

Thanks for concern about drinking water from the Floridan Aquifer –Don Thieme about Valdosta draft resolution against Sabal Trail pipeline @ VCC 2014-12-09

Water matters, too, said a comment yesterday on

We all live in Lowndes County: Valdosta Draft Resolution Against Sabal Trail Pipeline @ VCC 2014-12-09.
The Valdosta City Council votes tonight at 5:30 PM on this resolution.
And don’t forget to get your comments or motions to intervene to FERC
before the deadline of 24 December 2014.
-jsq



Many thanks to Tim Carroll for adding

the part about this important environmental issue which

affects everyone in the city of Valdosta
and Lowndes County as well. This is not just about the property
rights of a few concerned citizens although those are important as
well and demand protection from elected politicians.

–Don Thieme

Ask Sabal Trail to invest in solar farms instead of pipelines –Alton Paul Burns @ TCC 2014-12-09



He concluded, “There’s nothing beneficial to the state of Georgia in this pipeline.”
Some Commissioners had never heard of Sabal Trail:
now they have, from local resident Alton Paul Burns,
at their

9 December 2014 Thomas County Commission Regular Session,
and they know it could come right through Thomasville.

Discussing

among themselves, one Commissioner remarked that the pipeline
wouldn’t go through her place, but it was still a concern, and they
should ask Sabal Trail to come explain themselves.

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Probation, Sabal Trail, budget, calendar, appointments, Thomas County Commission @ TCC 2014-12-09



The

Sabal Trail pipeline
and

probation payments were
major issues at the Thomas County Commission 9AM Tuesday 9 December 2014.

Sheriff R. Carlton Powell noted that private probation company
Sentinel, which he said serves Lowndes County, was involved in

several lawsuits.

Here’s the agenda,
and below are links to the videos, followed by a video playlist.

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We all live in Lowndes County: Valdosta Draft Resolution Against Sabal Trail Pipeline @ VCC 2014-12-09

Last night, while the Lowndes County Commission
unanimously approved

300x169 Council discussing the resolution, in Valdosta Draft Resolution Against Sabal Trail Pipeline, by Valdosta City Council, 10 December 2014
their

resolution against the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline,
the Valdosta City Council

discussed a supporting resolution at its Work Session.
Council Tim Carroll
said Valdosta had added

a clause about the Floridan Aquifer.
Council Robert Yost said he didn’t think such a resolution was something
the City of Valdosta should be doing, and he would not vote Thursday.
No other Council members expressed any reservations.
Council Sonny Vickers said he thought it was worth doing to show unity.
Mayor John Gayle remarked, “We all live in Lowndes County.” Continue reading →

Sabal Trail opposition at Thomas County Commission @ TCC 2014-12-09



Thomas County citizen Alton Burns, who already

wrote to FERC,
is

on the agenda
to speak against the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline
at the

Thomas County Commission tomorrow morning, 9AM Monday 9 December 2014 in Thomasville.

Remember,

Sabal Trail’s route Alternative 3
would run through Thomasville,
and FERC could pick any route, no matter which one Sabal Trail prefers.
Plus, with Lowndes County about to
vote on
the resolution wanting Sabal Trail out of Lowndes County
it already sent to FERC
and with
Valdosta scheduled to vote Thursday night on a resolution of support for Lowndes County’s opposition,
the only proposed Sabal Trail route through Georgia
that doesn’t go through Lowndes County
is that

Alternative 3 through Thomasville.
Thomas County could do what Dougherty County and Albany already did,
and Lowndes County and Valdosta are about to do:
pass an ordinance saying no pipeline in this county, and no pipeline
in the state of Georgia.

Also note


the agenda
lists names of potential appointees
to

seven different boards.
Other county commissions could list such names on their agendas.


300x300 Logo, in Thomas County, Georgia, by Board of Commissioners, 6 December 2014

Board of Commissioners

Agenda

3rd Floor Historic Courthouse

225 N. Broad Street

December 9, 2014, 9:00 a.m.

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