Billy Young | On the LAKE front

There was some discussion among Lowndes County Commissioners,
but their Regular Session on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, as they
approved all the voting items unanimously.

In her Reports,
County Manager Paige Dukes called on both Utilities Director Steve Stalvy and Fire Chief Billy Young about the current drought and fire situations.

Six Citizens Wished to Be Heard.

George Fisher spoke about his water research, which includes he’s discovered
the line of sinkholes running across the county.

~~Pam~~ Kelly Jarvis and

Amanda Hall
spoke about animal issues.

Jimmy LeFiles,

Michael Noll,
and

Susan Wehling
spoke about datacenters.

Collage @ LCC 28 April 2026

After the meeting adjourned, County Chairman Bill Slaughter came down to talk to several people about datacenters.
County Manager Paige Dukes joined in.
The Chairman said it was their procedure not to answer Citizens Wishing to Be Heard during the meeting, but he made himself available afterwards.

I mentioned that the Continue reading →

There was a somewhat startling citizen report about the possible future datacenter site at the Tuesday evening Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
See
other post for Tetiana Babcock.

The Commissioners breezed through all the voting items with unanimous approval.
Except Commissioner Joyce Evans did

ask if any applicants for the board appointments were present.
Travis Cox was present.
He had just been

appointed to ZBOA in place of John Hogan.
Also, John McCall was reappointed to ZBOA.

Collage @ LCC 24 March 2026

County Manager Paige Dukes asked for

Ashley Tye to talk about Water Stewardship in the current drought,
and

Fire Chief Billy Young to talk about not burning while it is so dry.

Six citizens spoke:

Mary Roe about Paving of Green Road,

Kelly Saxon about Baldwin Place grants and shelters,

Amanda Hall about pet Breeding limits,

Kristina Cheek McBride about Maternal Health Issues,

Michael Noll about Data Center collaboration and transparency,
and

Tetiana Babcock about Data Center Encroachment.
See
other post for Tetiana Babcock.

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,
with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.

On the LAKE front

Citizen dialog for transparent process by the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange

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Videos: Datacenter, paving, grants, breeding, health, 4 Board Appointments, 1 Alcohol, 1 Easement Exchange, 2 Solid Waste Franchises @ LCC Regular 2026-03-24