Tag Archives: Government

Dasher, Remerton, Valdosta, Lowndes County @ GLPC 2018-01-29

One case each from the seldom seen Cities of
Dasher
and

Remerton
,
plus five from
Valdosta
and three from

Lowndes County
,
at last week’s Planning Commission meeting; video up shortly.


Greater Lowndes Planning Commission


Lowndes County


City of Valdosta


City of Dasher


City of Hahira


City of Lake Park



REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

AGENDA



Monday, January 29, 2018 * 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing


Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office

325 West Savannah Avenue

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Turner Center for the Arts presentation @ LCC 2018-02-12

After a decade
as Director of the Turner Center for the Arts,

Cheryl Oliver announce last month she is resigning
,
and she is
on

the agenda

for this morning at 8:30 AM at the Lowndes County Commission with
"State-of-the-Art Center" Presentation.


Cheryl Oliver

Plus three well and septic public hearings,
one road abandonment,
subdivision roads,
utility relocation for I-75 exits 2 and 11,
and an annual judicial grant application.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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Special Called Meeting @ VLCIA 2018-02-07

Update 2019-07-21: LAKE videos and still pictures.

Alcohol and the economy, on

the agenda
for this morning’s
Special Called Meeting of the Development Authority.
I think I’ll go to see Brad Folsom as the new Mary Gooding.

Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority

Agenda/Special Called Meeting

Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 11:30 am

Industrial Authority Conference Room

103 Roosevelt Drive

Call to Order

  • For the purpose of voting on amended Economic Development Agreement
    and Lease Agreement for GA Beer Company

Adjourn Special Called Meeting


Only one item, Agenda

Georgia Beer Company’s website
says “We are not open for business yet”,
but its
contact page
says “Say hello to the first Georgia brewery in Valdosta.”
They also have a facebook page.
Neither of which says where they will be located.
So, VLCIA, in one of your numerous mostly-empty business parks, or elsewhere?


GA Beer Co. logo

Looks like GA Beer Co. had a kickstarter fundraiser a couple of years ago, which says they all met at VSU.

Presumably this is the same Community and Economic Development Strategy
recently approved by the

Lowndes County Commission
.

-jsq

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Resolutions against GA state fee diversions and for water trail @ Hahira 2018-01-30

Tonight, a resolution

for Georgia HR 158
against state fee diversions, and
another resolution

supporting the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail
,
at the Hahira City Council Work Session (and Thursday on the Regular Session agenda).
Also, Terry Benjamin will get sworn in again as

Councilman, District 1
,
the

food truck zoning ordinance
is back,
there’s a

RR crossing closure request
,
and a

Recommendation to Raise Hahira Depot Rental Fee from $400 to $500
,
among other items on the agenda.

Hahira City Council

January 30, 2018

Work Session Agenda

6:00 pm- Hahira Courthouse



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Videos: Passed resolution for dedicated state fees and bids for equipment @ VCC 2018-01-25

The big item was they passed the

Resolution to support GA HR 158 for dedicated fee collections
.


That and the

T-SPLOST projects and upcoming public meetings
, by Mayor Gayle.
There was only one Citizen to Be Heard, which was

me
, about the resolution and about public access to the Withlacoochee River
at Gornto Road in Valdosta.

Below are links to the LAKE video of each item, with a few notes,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the

agenda
.

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Videos: Approved resolution against state fee diversion, economic strategy, road abandonment @ LCC 2018-01-23



They approved everything in 10 minutes flat,
including the

Special Asessment Rate for 2018
,
the

Community and Economic Development Strategy
,
and yes, they added to the

agenda

and passed the

Resolution Supporting HR 158 to Stop Diversion of State Fees
.

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Resolution for dedicated state fees and bids for equipment @ VCC 2018-01-25

Valdosta has a very light

agenda
Thursday,
with a couple of bids and the same

resolution
in support of Georgia HR 158 to stop diversion of state fees
that has already been passed by
Lanier County 2018-01-08,
by the City of Adel 2018-01-16,
by Atkinson County 2018-01-18,
and is on the agenda for Lowndes County 5:30 PM tonight 2018-01-23
and on the agenda for Hahira 6PM next Thursday 2018-02-01.


Valdosta City Council


Photo:

Valdosta City Council by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange, 2018-01-11
.

If you can attend one of these meetings and thank these elected officials
for doing the right thing, I’m sure they would appreciate it.

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Videos: Resolution against state fee diversion, economic strategy, road abandonment @ LCC 2018-01-22


1. Call to Order 4. Minutes for Approval, Movies

The

tire amnesty
went well, and

added to the agenda
:
a county resolution in support of HR 158 in the Georgia legislature,
to stop state fee diversions.

The County Manager reminded them they had heard about the

Community and Economic Development Strategy
a few months before
(apparently under another name), and there was some confusion
about Georgia Power’s continued involvement.

Below are links to each LAKE video with a few notes, followed by a LAKE video playlist.
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Economic strategy, road abandonment, alcohol @ LCC 2018-01-22

The big item on
the agenda
for 8:30 AM Monday morning is an MoU and $25,000 to fund a
Community and Economic Development Strategy.
Presumably this is the

2013-2018 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

that
the VDT says
the Southern Georgia Regional Commission (SGRC) recently adopted.


LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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Videos: New Valdosta City Council members, resolution to stop state fee diversions @ VCC 2018-01-11



Sworn in:
re-elected

Sandra Tooley (District 2)
and
new members

Eric Howard (District 4)

and

Andy Gibbs (District 6)
,
plus Sandra Tooley again as

new Mayor Pro Tem
.
The vote on Mayor Pro Tem

split evenly with the Mayor voting
,
between Sandra Tooley and Tim Carroll,
so they ended up having Judge Tunison draw one of the two names out of a box.

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