Tag Archives: Hagan Bridge

Videos: FY24 5311, USGS, Code Red, Disaster, Hazard, Facilities, TIA, FY23 Law, SDS, Exit 13 @ LCC 2022-10-25

Everything passed unanimously at the Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission on Tuesday, October 27, 2022.
There were a few questions, but nothing contentious.


[Collage @ LCC 2022-10-25]

Collage @ LCC 2022-10-25

Chairman Bill Slaughter said Valdosta had supplied all the needed signatures
from the City of Valdosta for the Service Delivery Agreement,
although two of the smaller cities (unnamed) still needed to sign.
City Manager Paige Dukes whispered to the Chairman that
Valdosta City Council Andy Gibbs was in the room,
and the Chairman thanked him.

The County Manager in her Report said Finance Director Stephanie Black had finished the “budget report” and it is on the county’s website for use by Commission, staff, and citizens.
She didn’t say where, but I’m guessing she meant the

Operating Budget, Fiscal Year 2023.
She also said the county is going to update its noise ordinance
to “get in line with citizens’ expectations”.
On
November 7th at 4-7 PM there wil be an Internet session with Windstream.

Rachel Thrasher said the county’s new videos have gotten 6,000 views in six weeks.
She didn’t say where. But here’s one, on facebook, about golf cart accidents.

Robert Tracy proposed a special session of the Commission
that citizens could attend, about property taxes.
Apparently as the Tax Assessors catch up with a many-year backlog of appraisals,
there have been some sudden rises in appraisals.

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,
with a few notes by Gretchen,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.

See also the

LAKE videos of the previous morning’s Work Session
and
agenda and board packet.

Continue reading →

Videos: River Gauges, Lift Station, Disaster Relief, Hazards, Facilities, TIA, Service Delivery @ LCC 2022-10-24

Most items sailed through this morning’s Work Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
They vote tomorrow, Tuesday evening, at 5:30 PM.

The county continues to be unhappy with the City of Valdosta about the

Service Delivery Agreement.

Chairman Bill Slaughter asked to have the

Patrol Car Laptop Lease tabled for further clarification.



[River Gauges, Hazard Mitigation, Facilities, Service Delivery, Lift Station, Reports @ LCC 2022-09-24]

River Gauges, Hazard Mitigation, Facilities, Service Delivery, Lift Station, Reports @ LCC 2022-09-24

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the
agenda and board packet. Continue reading →

Packet: Lift Station & Force Main, River Gauge, Transit, Code Red, Facilities, TIA, SDS, etc. @ LCC 2022-10-24

Update 2022-10-24:
Videos: River Gauges, Lift Station, Disaster Relief, Hazards, Facilities, TIA, Service Delivery @ LCC 2022-10-24.

It’s a long agenda even with no rezonings, at the Lowndes County Commission Work Session this morning.

They vote Tuesday evening at 5:30 PM on $3 million in expenditures.
The agenda says that
$1,839,820 for Hazard Mitigation will be “Fully reimbursed to Lowndes County (90% from FEMA 10% from Pruitt Health Corporation)”.

Cost What
$1,839,820.00 Approval of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Applications
$1,084,938.91 Exit 13 Lift Station and Force Main Project
$50,300.00 Patrol Car Laptop Lease
$31,500.00 Code Red Service Renewal
$23,850.00 Joint Funding Agreement with USGS for Stream Gauge Maintenance
$3,030,408.91 Total


[Agenda @ LCC 2022-10-24]

Agenda @ LCC 2022-10-24

The Stream Gauge item is for the river gauges
on the
Withlacoochee River at Skipper Road [sic] (Hagan Bridge) and the Little River near Hahira (Folsom Bridge).

Here is

the agenda.

The board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request,
is
on the LAKE website. Continue reading →

Videos: Valwood award, river gauges, Comprehensive Plan, Alcohol @ LCC Regular 2021-10-25

Update 2021-11-08:
Videos: Comprehensive Plan Update Public Hearing 2 @ LCC 2021-10-26.

The County Manager
said the Character Area Maps were not changing in the
Comprehensive Plan Update,
so she expected the Public Hearing Tuesday
to be brief, but a quorum would be required.
At the end,
I thanked the Commissioners for not changing the character area maps
and asked them to follow them in future rezonings.

[County Manager, PIO, Valwood Valiants, Character Area Maps]

County Manager, PIO, Valwood Valiants, Character Area Maps

The

river gauge funding and the

beer and wine license sailed through unanimously.
The longest items were the
two part
Proclamation

Presentation to Valwood Valiants Volleyball Team
and the
County Manager’s Report.

Here are links to each LAKE video of each agenda (and non-agenda) item,
with a few notes, followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the
LAKE videos of the same morning’s Work Session,
the
agenda,
and the
board packet which we received in response to a LAKE open records request and put on the LAKE website.
Some day the county will put its own board packets on its own website. Continue reading →

Videos: River gauges, Lowndes County Extension Office @ LCC Work 2021-10-25

By far the longest item was the informative

7.a. Lowndes County Extension Office Presentation,
at the Lownndes County Commission Work Session yesterday morning.

[River Gauges, Beer and Wine, Reports, Extension Agent]

River Gauges, Beer and Wine, Reports, Extension Agent

The
river gauges
and the
beer and wine license
took not much longer than to read the agenda items.

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

the agenda and board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request and on the LAKE website. Continue reading →