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Lowndes County Commission meets Monday morning and Tuesday evening

The Lowndes County Commission meets 8:30 AM Monday (work session) and 5:30 PM Tuesday (regular session). Here’s the agenda:
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011, 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 – Regular Session – March 8, 2011
  5. Resolutions
    1. Adopt Resolution accepting infrastructure for Cypress Lakes Subdivision Phase V
    2. Grant Re-Application for the Rural Transportation Program and Associated Resolution
  6. Public Hearing – Grant Re-Application for the Rural Transportation Program Public Hearing
  7. Citizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address
  8. For Consideration
    1. Proposal from Hulsey, McCormick, and Wallace, Inc. for Groundwater Sampling and Analysis at the Clyattville Landfill
    2. Beer & Wine License – Thai Chang Restaurant, 5913 Bemiss Road
    3. Service Contract for the Mobile Data Terminals
  9. Bid – Bridge Repairs
  10. Reports-County Manager

See you there.

-jsq

Lowndes County Commission Meets Tuesday Evening

It’s a light agenda, but that doesn’t mean nothing interesting or important will happen: you never know. Here is the agenda:

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LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION CANCELLED
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011, 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. Work Session – February 21, 2011
    2. Regular Session – February 22, 2011
  5. Public Hearings – REZ-2011-02 Cat Creek, 4097 Cat Creek Road, 0144 050, 9.18 ac., ~23 lots, R-21 to R-10
  6. Citizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address
  7. For Consideration
    1. Smith Northview Services Agreement
    2. Inmate Medical Savings Program
    3. Resolution and Contract for the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund (HWTF)
  8. Reports-County Manager
According to the Lowndes County Tax Assessor’s Office, the 9.18 acres at 4097 Cat Creek Road are owned by Narvel R. Briggs of 243 Park Street, Somerset, NJ 08873 with no sales on that land reported since 1982. I would guess this is not a big developer, rather a child of the original owner.

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GA SB16: Lowndes County Commission Expansion

Georgia Senate Bill 16 Lowndes County; provide for a board of commissioners; powers and composition has passed the House on Feb 10th and the Senate on Feb 28th and is now waiting for the governor to sign it. Here’s the summary:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend and supersede the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Lowndes County; to provide for a Board of Commissioners of Lowndes County; to provide for the powers and composition of the board of commissioners; to provide for election districts, qualifications, terms of office, and filling of vacancies of commissioners; to provide for meetings and quorum; to provide for the responsibilities of the chairperson; to provide for a vice chairperson and the vice chairperson’s responsibilities; to provide for submission pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for severability and effective dates; to provide for the repeal of existing enabling legislation; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
The actual bill still has to be approved by U.S. DoJ “pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended”: Continue reading →

Lowndes County Commission Meeting Tonight

The Lowndes County Commission meets tonight:
Lowndes County Administrative Complex
Commission Chambers – 2nd Floor
327 N. Ashley Street
Valdosta, GA 31601
Time: 5:30 p.m.
They represent the entire county (including the cities).

Their mission statement:

To provide an efficient, effective and responsive local government to all citizens of Lowndes County while maintaining the financial strength to meet any contingency
Anyone can stand up in the Citizens Wishing to Be Heard section of the agenda and say what’s on their mind. Say who you are, where you live, and be brief and polite.

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Monday Commission Work Session Cancelled

I just got a call from the county saying Monday’s morning work session of the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners is cancelled due to lack of items. This happened a month ago, as well.

The regular public meeting is still on for Tuesday 22 June at 5:30 PM at 325 W. Savannah Ave. (under the water tower). The agenda does seem a mite slim: no rezoning cases, no ULDC changes. Still, there’s Citizens Wishing to be Heard. I’ll be there.

-jsq

Against Lowndes County Commission Expansion: Dennis Marks


Image by flickr user wiccked
Here is one person’s opinion on the current expansion plan for the Lowndes County Commission. LAKE is also making available a web page and an OpenOffice version of this statement.

LAKE will be happy to post other opinions on either side as part of citizen dialog for transparent process.

Vote NO on Expansion Referendum

Voters in Lowndes County are being asked in a referendum to vote YES or NO on expansion of the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners by the addition of two super-districts:
Shall the governing authority of Lowndes County be changed to a six-member board of commissioners to be composed of a nonvoting chairperson and five voting district commissioners, three of whom shall represent the existing three districts created by dividing Lowndes County into three districts and two of whom shall represent additional districts to be created by dividing Lowndes County into two districts which shall overlay the three existing districts?

Here is my explanation of why I am voting NO and why I think you should vote NO too.

Continue reading →

New Stories of Lowndes County

Here’s the Lowndes County Commission (most of it), posing about the new StormReady County designation:

StormReady County

We love the Valdosta Daily Times (VDT), WCTV, and WALB, but if they published anything about that, we missed it. They have space constraints, and we don’t. Local governments do a lot of good things (and other things) that don’t get reported in the traditional press. This is where LAKE comes in. Continue reading →