That owl on the top of the Lowndes County Courthouse:
where did it come from?
As the owl watched,
Gretchen Quarterman asked County Clerk Paige Dukes.
Q: “So Paige, why is the owl up there?”
A: “The owl is up there to deter any of the pigeons in the area from flying into the courthouse.”
The owl has been on the courthouse since 2007. More details in the video: Continue reading
Downtown Valdosta Farm Days begin two weeks from tomorrow:
Bringing the best of the country to the heart of the City!There’s a calendar on their website, along with how to become a vendor.Downtown Valdosta Farm Days is a bi-weekly farmers’ market featuring local farmers and artisans and also serves to educate the community about eating local, nutrition and food choices.
Downtown Farmers Market
First and Third Saturdays from May to September
9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Lowndes County Courthouse Square, Downtown Valdosta
More on this story as it develops.
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I wanted to know what the council and the protesters will do
when the biomass plant is canceled.
I still want to know: what will you do?
Here’s the video, followed by my points.
What will you do? —John S. Quarterman @ VCC 7 April 2011
Regular monthly meeting of the Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 7 April 2011,
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
Before I started, the mayor noted that many people needed to go to an event at 7PM (he didn’t name it, but it was the 100 Black Men Annual Dinner.) He offered to proceed with scheduled business and re-open Citizens to be Heard at the end of the meeting. Nobody objected. I had already waited until nobody else seemed to want to speak.
My points: Continue reading
Matt Flumerfelt says he’s a musician, writer, and poet,
and doesn’t usually go in for speaking about politics.
But he’s come to the conclusion that the biomass plant
is a bad idea.
Here’s the video:
Biomass is a bad idea —Matt Flumerfelt @ VLCIA 19 April 2011
Regular monthly meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority, VLCIA,
Norman Bennett, Roy Copeland, Tom Call, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett chairman,
J. Stephen Gupton attorney, Allan Ricketts Acting Executive Director, 19 April 2011,
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman and John S. Quarterman
for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
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Please help us identify this speaker.
Here’s the video:
Think of our future @ VCC 7 April 2011
Regular monthly meeting of the Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 7 April 2011,
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
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Her church is close to the proposed biomass plant site.
Many children go to school near there, too.
She said she could feel that some of the council wanted to jump up and say something.
Here’s the video:
Children –Keisha Ferguson for Angela Manning’s church @ VCC 7 April 2011
Regular monthly meeting of the Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 7 April 2011,
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
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Acting Executive Director Allan Ricketts reported to the VLCIA board
that the Wiregrass Solar plant is connected to the grid now.
He gave a bit of detail about the commissioning ceremony that
was cancelled due to weather; apparently dignitaries from across
the state were expected to attend.
No new date has been set.
He’s still
supposed to let me know when the new date is set.
Here’s the video:
Wiregrass Solar is connected to the grid —Col. Ricketts @ VLCIA 19 April 2011
Biomass protesters,
Regular monthly meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority, VLCIA,
Norman Bennett, Roy Copeland, Tom Call, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett chairman,
J. Stephen Gupton attorney, Allan Ricketts Acting Executive Director, 19 April 2011,
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman and John S. Quarterman
for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
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I think it helps make the point if you need to first listen to the City Manager’s Report before you hear what happened at the end of this video.
Second night of classes [for something] is this coming Monday.
Police Department review April 16-19 including a public hearing April 18th 6PM at the City Hall Annex.
Electronic recycling was very successful.
Composting program “very unique”: they give it away free three days a week; bring your own truck.
Matt Martin promoted from interim planning director to full time.
City’s table is #17 at the event tonight [100 Black Men annual dinner].
Employee appreciation luncheon Thursday April 21 at [?] Park.
Next meeting one council member will serve on committee about comprehensive plan.
Dr. Serran-Pagan suggests
we have a conversation among all types of people and do the math.
Let’s put the money where it will produce jobs.
Solar, wind, why haven’t we been doing it?
Real clean renewable sources of energy.
He brings up the water the biomass plant would use.
Water is precious. Air is precious. Oil, coal, is not precious. Biomass is not precious. We have plenty of good clean, renewable sources of energy. Let’s do that…. and get rid of old models, and let’s try to do what is right for community, for our economy, and for public interest.
Here’s the video:
Conversation for jobs —Cristobal Serran-Pagan @ VCC 7 April 2011
Regular monthly meeting of the Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 7 April 2011,
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
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Can someone supply this speaker’s name?
Here’s the video:
Allergies and biomass –Geraldine (?) @ VCC 19 April 2011
Regular monthly meeting of the Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 7 April 2011,
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
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