Sitting at a table, the local candidates laid out their positions
in Lake Park.
See also
LAKE videos of the previous candidate forum in Valdosta. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Gretchen Quarterman
Videos: Valdosta Chamber Candidate Forum @ VLCoC 2014-10-07
Here are LAKE videos of
the candidates forum at the Rainwater Conference Center
organized by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce.
In the one remaining County Commission race, for District 3,
Tom Hochschild made opposition to the Sabal Trail pipeline
a platform plank,
while
Mark Wisenbaker mentioned his opposition to
the county’s lawsuit against local business Deep South Sanitation (DSS).
We know Hochschild is opposed to that lawsuit and Wisenbaker is
opposed to that pipeline, so we may get some change on the County Commission
in January.
Cary Scarborough of DSS was at this forum, as were many pipeline opponents.
Bikram Mohanty wins special mention for best use of the
VSU students Hochschild brought.
Video: Baytree Nichols House, Alfred Willis Lecture @ VSU 2014-10-01
First all-electric house in Valdosta, new materials, unusual arrangement
of space for indoor-outdoor living on the same level outside as in, with light throughout because mostly only one room wide,
in a western atomic ranch house adapted for Valdosta.
Will what Dr. Willis had to say about
“a replete instance of the diffusion of Californian”
be enough to preserve the masterpiece of Lloyd Greer Sr. (1885-1952)
from development?
Announced as Continue reading
Lowndes County officials at Open Government Symposium @ OGS 2014-10-17
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
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.
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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