Tag Archives: 9 July 2012

Started on Time! Lowndes County Commission finally set its clock @ LCC 2012-07-10

Somebody finally set the invisible clock in front of the Lowndes County Commission Chairman: Even the old dog was surprised! for the first time in recent memory, they started on time, instead of four or five minutes before the announced start time. Even the old dog on the phone was surprised.

The whole meeting took about seven minutes long. Note the Millage Hearing announced for just before the next Regular Session.

Here are videos of the previous morning’s work session. Here’s the agenda.

Here’s a video playlist of this Regular Session:

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VLCHA Appointment and a chatty audience: Video Playlist @ LCC 2012-07-09

Yet another start before the publicly advertised time, followed by a Hospital Authority reappointee and another person answering from the audience. Funding for computers, planning and preparedness, Code Red, and a block grant applicant, mostly with information in board packets that we the citizens paying for them don’t get to see. We did learn that nearly half the county uses Code Red, and at least 11,000 people are already signed up for weather alerts. I know I get them. They meet again to vote 5:30 PM this evening.

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Georgia Power deploys 1 MW solar; could have done 330 MW by now

Let’s compare Georgia Power’s 1 megawatt Upson solar plant with what Georgia Power and Southern Company could be doing if they weren’t wasting so much money on nukes at Plant Vogtle.

S. Heather Duncan reported for the Macon Telegraph, First big Ga. Power solar project comes online in Upson. Yay! Georgia Power and its parent the Southern Company (SO) will have a hard time now saying solar power doesn’t work in Georgia. But let’s compare the megawatts and put that in perspective.

Solar Megawatts

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Hospital board, awards, contracts, and a bid @ LCC 2012-07-09

The Lowndes County Commission meets 8:30 AM tomorrow morning (Work Session) and 5:30 PM Tuesday evening (Regular Session). Here’s the agenda.

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LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2012, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
  1. Call to Order
  2. Invocation
  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
  4. Minutes for Approval
    1. Budget Public Hearing — June 19, 2012
    2. Work Session — June 25, 2012
    3. Budget Public Hearing — June 26, 2012
    4. Regular Session — June 26, 2012
  5. Appointments – Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County
  6. For Consideration
    1. FY2012 EMPG Response and Recovery Award Application
    2. FY2012 Planning and Preparedness Award Application
    3. Code Red Service Agreement
    4. Cisco Unified Computing System
    5. FY 2010 CDBG Deed, Lease, & Promissory Note
  7. Bid – FY 2010 CDBG Construction Contract
  8. Reports-County Manager
  9. Citizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address