Tag Archives: Coleman Road

Videos: Tower, appointments, sewer main, boat ramp, water trails, Paddle Georgia @ LCC 2019-05-14

All three rezonings breezed through, except slightly the longest was the

tabling of the proposed 300′ communications tower off of US 84 East.
The tower had the most people: those sitting in the back.

Surprisingly,

one
of the

two
Authority appointments was not the incumbent.
None of the candidates were introduced, and none spoke.

One Citizen spoke, me, on behalf of WWALS,

thanking them and inviting them.

Commissioner Clay Griner was not present.
The other four voting Commissioners unanimously approved everything,
including the one tabling.
At least two staff speakers were not introduced, one not named except by last name,
and one never named at all.

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Videos: Tower and online packets @ LCC 2019-05-13

As expected, the longest item was about the

300′ communications tower proposed south of US 84 E.
Second was

bids for rotary mowers (really).
And

a Commissioner wanted to know what’s a blade.

Afterwards, at 9AM, was a special appearance by

Tax Commissioner Rodney Cain and his staff, which at 16 3/4 minutes, took almost as long as the entire Work Session.

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Sewer main replacement, 2 Authority appointments, roads and rezonings @ LCC 2019-05-13

Appointments to two more Authorities with no prior public notice
nor requests for applicants: the

Hospital Authority and the
Airport Authority.

About the Hospital Authority:

HISTORY, FACTS AND ISSUES: The term of Dr. Mary Richardson on the
Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County will expire on
June 1, 2019. Ms. Shirley Garland, Mrs. Elsie Napier, and Dr. Mary
Margaret Richardson’s names have all been submitted for appointment.

For the
Airport Authority, Anthony Payton’s term is up and he wants to be reappointed.

Lowndes County Commissioners will be hearing about a bunch of purchases and bids.
Two of them are water items:
Georgia Department of Transportation – TIA Project Agreement – Hightower Road/Cooper Road NE Paving and Drainage Improvements
and
Professional Services for Coleman Road Lift Station Force Main Replacement.
Look at this about that lift station:

HISTORY, FACTS AND ISSUES: Lowndes County received a Proposal from
Lovell Engineering for the engineering and construction plan
preparation for Coleman Road lift station force main replacement.
Coleman Road force main has experienced repeated failures and is in
need of replacement. Coleman Road force main is the beginning of the
main trunk line that transports waste water from the north Lowndes
region to the LAS. Costs will be 9% of construction.

Lowndes County is replacing a sewer main because it has failed before.
Wait, is this the same main from back in October,
when Commissioners approved $99,935 to fix “The 16” force main between Coleman Road lift station and James Road”?

Map: VALORGIS.

There are two transportation items:
that
TIA paving and drainage project,
and
Professional Engineering and Surveying Services for TIA Projects.

The two rezonings and the communications tower
from the recent
Planning Commission meeting are on
the agenda.

No, we haven’t posted the LAKE videos of that Planning Commission meeting yet.
Yes, we will do so soon.
Meanwhile, Lowndes County has its own video equipment and editing software
and could video Planning Commission meetings, and budget meetings,
for that matter.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MAY 13, 2019, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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Videos: fire truck, radios and phones, Hahira annexation, prison details @ LCC 2018-08-14

The most exciting thing last month was the

new fire truck, on display outside,
seen here driving off with its lights flashing:

See

LAKE video.

This was the most recent Regular Session, because the Lowndes County Commission meetings for the end of August were cancelled.

County Manager Joe Pritchard again said he wanted

higher staff approval limits for items in the budget.

There was some question about campaign contributions on the

Hahira rezoning and annexation; they didn’t know, but they approved it anyway.
The longest discussion was on the

Intrado phone system,
which will have Lowndes County be the first south of Atlanta with text to 911.
A suprising number of and variety of Commissioner questions on

the 911 radios.
The only question on the three utilities items was

whether they were in the budget; they are.
As usual, they rubberstamped

the three Valdosta State Prison work details,
with the only question being whether they were getting enough for the money.
A: Yes, because prisoners work cheap.

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Videos: Surprise Hahira annexation items @ LCC 2018-08-13

County Manager Joe Pritchard

said he had two new agenda items
for tomorrow night, both to do with a proposed annexation by Hahira.
County Chairman Bill Slaughter said he atteneded the recent Hahira
City Council meeting where that annexation was discussed,
which was last Thursday, so I don’t follow why this wasn’t on the
Lowndes County Commission agenda Friday with all the other items.

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Lighting, mosquito, prison, radios, cameras, phones, 3 pumps, valves @ LCC 2018-08-13

It’s equipment day at the Lowndes County Commission.
On the agenda
for 8:30 this morning,
firefighting
Bullard

thermal imaging cameras.
Motorola
public safety radios,
Motorola

mobile data terminals,
and
AT&T
Intrado Phone System for E911 services, possibly the most expensive item at $244,324.00.

Prison work details (to do jobs locals could do),

mosquito testing (fortunately, Lowndes does not spray for mosquitos).
Lift station pumps at
Bevel Creek (again, and it feeds the Land Application Site or LAS),
and
Hart Road/Skipper Bridge,
a pump for
Gorman Rupp Bypass,
and
Coleman Road Lift Station Check Valves.
And of course an
Addition to Basic Decorative Lighting District: Creekside West, Phase 3B, GA Hwy 122, west of Hahira on Franks Creek.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2018, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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