Gretchen reports from Macon that Lowndes County Commissioner Clay Griner (District 5), Paige Dukes (County Clerk), Joyce Evans (District 1), Scott Orenstein (District 2-elect), and Valdosta City Clerk Theresa Bolden (not pictured)
are all at the
VDT Open Government Symposium in Macon.
Congratulations, Jim Zachary and the VDT, on getting them to show up! Continue reading
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Board Packet @ LCC 2014-10-13
The address is correct for the road abandonment public hearing
agenda item
The
board packet,
unlike on
the agenda,
so if citizens had ready access to this board packet they’d know whether
they should show up tonight
at
yesterday morning’s Work Session
and tonight’s Regular Session
for
6.a. Abandonment of Unopened Right of Way off Water Oak Drive.
There’s one quote, from xylem, for the Continue reading
Videos: GLPC appointment, abandonment, septic, pump, and VOCA @ LCC 2014-10-13 @ LCC 2014-10-13
It’s
Water Oak Trail, not Water Oak Drive, for the
road abandonment: how are people supposed to know to show up
for a public hearing when the address isn’t even on the right street?
Update 2014-10-14: The board packet has the correct address, so if the county put that packet on its website the citizens wouldn’t be confused. And the lift pump replacement got a single quote for $30,040.20, so this is yet another single-sourced non-competitive deal. Why do Commissioners have no questions about that?
Plus an unscheduled recognition of Leadership Lowndes attendees, a Planning Commission reappointment with no previous advertisement, yet another water pump replacement, a well and septic rezoning on Madison Highway, and a legal grant, on the agenda.
Continue readingLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
Videos: Transportation, Water, Safety, and Alcohol @ LCC 2014-09-23
Commissioner Demarcus Marshall recused himself
in the Regular Session of 23 September 2014,
for the
Public Safety Radio System System Upgrade,
in case anybody thought a Motorola VP with the same last name was related. (Update 11:10 AM: added transcription of the three-part motion.)
Rental leases for the
Leila Ellis Social Services Building
got more discussion.
They added
VOCA-funded VWMAP
and
GDOT at Clay and Hollywood (from the previous morning’s Executive Session), that the Tax Assessor’s database says is owned by the School Board,
to the
amended agenda.
Everything else,
including
the USGS water level gauge on the Little River,
was breezed through with no discussion,
so fast the Chairman almost forgot to ask for speakers
in
an alcohol license public hearing,
and he didn’t bother to mention
before they adjourned that
nobody had signed up for Citizens Wishing to Be Heard.
Here’s the amended agenda with links to the videos and a few notes, followed by a playlist. See also the LAKE videos of the previous morning’s Work Session and Board Packet.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROPOSED AGENDAContinue reading
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
Another Planning Commission appointment, plus abandonment, septic, pump, and VOCA @ LCC 2014-10-13
This morning: another
Planning Commission appointment with no previous
advertisement that there was an opening,
yet another
road abandonment,
yet another
water pump replacement,
a
well and septic rezoning on Madison Highway,
and a
legal grant,
on the agenda.
Continue readingLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
Rosalynn Carter at Lowndes County Courthouse, 6PM Thu Oct 9th 2014
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will here tomorrow, 6PM October 8th 9th,
at the Lowndes County Courthouse, to support her grandson Jason Carter
for Governor of Georgia,
the Lowndes County Democratic Party announced today.
Incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal’s campaign took $10,000 from Spectra Energy, which wants to build the Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline through south Georgia. Deal’s campaign also accepted contributions from three other pipeline companies, adding up to at least $21,300.
Jason Carter’s campaign accepted no dollars ($0) from any of those companies.
And as
his campaign website says,
State Senator Jason Carter “has twice received Environmental Leadership awards from Georgia Conservation Voters”.
Former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter visited Valdosta in 2003, when they helped Habitat for Humanity build a house. Tomorrow she will be back, this time at the Courthouse.
-jsq
No quorum @ ZBOA 2014-10-07
There was an agenda with the
solar parking Doctor Arunas Urbonas case, and a county case about Design Standards for Single Family Dwellings,
but not enough ZBOA
members were available for a quorum, so today’s meeting is cancelled.
Maybe next month.
-jsq
Meet the Candidates @ VLCoC 2014-10-07
Update 2014-10-21: Fixed year in title, and LAKE videos are posted.
Tuesday is the annual Chamber Meet the Candidates event. Usually there’s not much chance to ask them questions and see them answer in front of everybody, but at least you get to hear them speak.
Oddly the Chamber did not list which candidates will be there, but Valdosta CEO did:
U.S. Representative – District 1
E.L. Buddy Carter (R)
Brian Corwin Reese (D)State Senate – District 8
C. Ellis Black (R)
Bikram Mohanty (D)State House – District 174
John Corbett (R)
Jessie Smith (D)Lowndes County Commission – District 3
Tally Mark Wisenbaker, Jr. (R)
Tom Hochschild (D)
Bailey Gung Scintilla Land @ GLPC 2014-09-29
A request in the county
for heavy manufacturing.
In Valdosta,
Scintilla Charter Academy
wants
a school Conditional Use Permit;
Julie Hiers spoke about that proposed school
at the most recent county commission meeting.
And the tabled
Gung event center and flea market is back.
Here’s the agenda.
Greater Lowndes Planning CommissionContinue readingLowndes County City of Valdosta City of Dasher City of Hahira City of Lake Park
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
AGENDA
Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office
325 West Savannah AvenueMonday, September 29, 2014* 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing
Nichols House frat no longer; maybe historic preservation @ VCC 2014-09-11
LAKE has video, but meanwhile, so you can prepare for the Oct. 1st talk about that historic Nichols House, here’s some background.
Chip Harp wrote for Valdosta Today 17 September 2014,
In last week’s Valdosta City Council meeting, Council voted 5-2 in favor of re-zoning nearly 4 acres of land in the Alden Park Community, near the campus. Some neighbors in the community stand firmly against the development, which would include a 180-bed student housing complex, and say it takes away from their neighborhood, based on a report from WCTV’s Winnie Wright.
