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Videos: Leadership Lowndes, VLCIA appointment, Rivers Radio @ LCC 2017-12-12



In an outbreak of transparency and due diligence in the last Lowndes County Commission of 2017,
they took ten minutes
replacing Mary Goodman
on the

Industrial Authority,
hearing from three nominees, and appointing Brad Folsom.
They took three and a half minutes to choose among three nominees
to the

Tourism Authority
to appoint
Robert Jefferson.
None of those nominees spoke, but the vote was so split
they actually had a runoff, which ended in a 3:2 final vote.
They also reappointed Joyce Evans by silent “acclamation”.


Leadership Lowndes spoke for 12 minutes (as long as three citizens get),

citizen Willie Mae Jones wanted to know what next to get her Black Road paved,
and County Engineer Mike Fletcher said the signatures were verified as 84% of the property owners on the road, so it would go on the paving list
with the 74 projects already on there.
Chairman Bill Slaughter

actually asked for Commissioner comments,
and each of them said a few words, mostly thanks to the staff and Merry Christmas.
Chairman Bill Slaughter even thanked citizens for coming to the meetings. Merry Christmas, Commissioners!

The longest rezoning public hearing was
REZ-2017-13
Quattlebaum-Meadors, N Valdosta RD, R-21 to C-H.

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Videos: Tucker Rd, West Ridge Business Park, Appointments VLCCCTA, VLCIA @ LCC 2017-12-11



They vote this evening on what you can see them discussing yesterday morning in
these LAKE videos of the Lowndes County Commission Work Session.
The longest business item was not even a minute and a half on
REZ-2017-12 West Ridge Business Park.

By far the longest item was not on the agenda:

11. Reports – County Manager a. Steve Gupton- LODAC Presentation,
about a local drug counseling organization, originally private,
but for long now funded by Valdosta and Lowndes County plus grants.
As one of the presenters noted, probably only Commissioner Joyce Evans
was thoroughly familiar with LODAC.

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Tucker Rd, West Ridge Business Park, Appointments VLCCCTA, VLCIA @ LCC 2017-12-11

A very busy agenda this morning, including the
controversial
REZ-2017-14 Cothron, Tucker Rd rezoning.

They’ll probably reappoint Commissioner Joyce Evans and Gerone Anderson to the
Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority,
although Robert Jefferson and Ellen Hill have also applied.

Mary Gooding is retiring from the
Valdosta-Lowndes County Development (Industrial) Authority,
and four people have applied:
Ed Hightower Jr., Brad Folsom, John (Mac) McCall (currently on ZBOA) and Giovanni Panizzi.


Mary Gooding, VLCIA

Nevermind the
REZ-2017-12 West Ridge Business Park
rezoning
had nothing to do with the Industrial Authority that I know of.

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Videos: Leadership Lowndes, rezonings approved, one citizen about a Water Trail @ LCC 2015-03-10




Leadership Lowndes Class of 2015 was there,
and Gretchen Quarterman spoke about

the WWALS Alapaha River Water Trail Conference.
Everything else went as predicted
with the rezonings and pretty much everything else unanimously approved,
at the Tuesday 10 October 2015 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.

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Videos: Historic Courthouse, 2 rezonings, 1 utilities, MIDS bus, CDBG @ LCC 2015-03-09



These videos are of yesterday morning’s Work Session,
and they’re voting right now on

the annual grant paperwork
for the county’s on-call bus system, run by MIDS, Inc.,
on a

commercial and a

subdivision rezoning, both previously recommended
unanimously by the
Planning Commission.
Plus they will accept
Utilities for Creekside West Phase II, i.e., water and sewer.
They will declare at least two

Potential Conflict(s) of Interest for Commissioner Joyce Evans and County Clerk Paige Dukes
on the board of the

hildren’s Advocacy Center of Lowndes County, Inc. (CAC),
before agreeing for the Chairman to sign a

Resolution
to submit to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for a
$500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the CAC.
We don’t know what those conflicts are, because as usual
the county only published the agenda sheets for

each agenda item,
without the rest of the details that are in the board packets.


Judge H. Arthur McLane spoke yesterday about the

Courthouse Preservation Committee; see
LAKE videos of its public meetings.

Tonight they have Citizens Wishing to Be Heard on the
agenda.

It’s a welcome change that for rezonings they now consider traffic
on nearby roads, unlike

back in 2011 when then-Chairman Ashley Paulk said:

I’m not going to argue Bemiss Highway, it’s not a pertinent fact.



Who knows? Next maybe they’ll consider expanding to

regular routes on the bus system.

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Historic Courthouse, 2 rezonings, 1 utilities, MIDS bus, CDBG @ LCC 2015-03-09

The county has an on-call bus system, run by MIDS, Inc., and
they’re doing

the annual grant paperwork.



Judge H. Arthur McLane will speak this morning about the

Courthouse Preservation Committee; see
LAKE videos of its public meetings.
Tuesday the County Commission will decide
the rezonings, one

commercial and one

subdivision, previously recommended
unanimously by the
Planning Commission:
will they discuss the poor people they’re displacing, unlike the Planning Commission?
Plus they will accept
Utilities for Creekside West Phase II, i.e., water and sewer.
They will declare at least two
Potential Conflict(s) of Interest for Commissioner Joyce Evans and County Clerk Paige Dukes
on the board of the

hildren’s Advocacy Center of Lowndes County, Inc. (CAC),
before agreeing for the Chairman to sign a
Resolution
to submit to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for a
$500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the CAC.
We don’t know what those conflicts are, because as usual
the county only published the agenda sheets for

each agenda item,
without the rest of the details that are in the board packets.

It’s a welcome change that for rezonings they now consider traffic
on nearby roads, unlike

back in 2011 when then-Chairman Ashley Paulk said:

I’m not going to argue Bemiss Highway, it’s not a pertinent fact.

Who knows? Next maybe they’ll consider expanding to

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State of District 4 Address –Demarcus Marshall @ Town Hall Meeting 2014-12-15



Text published by Demarcus Marshall (PDF)
and LAKE video of his address at the
Town Hall Meeting 15 December 2014. -jsq

For those unaware, Super District 4 was a newly created district in
Lowndes County two years ago. I assumed this office without a
predecessor to this district seat. It was my understanding of this
district to compliment the other districts by adding more
responsiveness and accountability for the citizens of Lowndes
County.

Upon being elected and occupying the seat, I inherited a wonderful
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Check your Pipeline, Dollar General, 3 special tax lighting districts, and mosquitos @ LCC 2013-11-12



Sabal Trail pipeline presentation
is

December 9th like
the front page of the VDT said.
The online agenda

is still incorrect a month later
about

Green Lane
which is still listed as “For consideration” when it should be listed
as a Public Hearing.
Alapaha Water Treatment Plant
was voted on this time,
as was mysteriously appearing
“Consideration of Back Pay for 911 Employees”.

Like the

the Planning Commission,
they tabled
Nottinghill.
With much less discussion than the

Planning Commission,
they approved
yet another Dollar General.
Plus
three decorative special tax lighting districts,
mosquito control,
pump replacement, the annual

MIDS bus service
contract,
a

beer license,
something about

NOAA, and an agreement with the Lowndes County
Board of Elections
for paying employees.

Here’s

the agenda.
See also the

videos of the previous morning’s Work Session.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AMENDED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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No Sabal Trail, Dollar General, 3 special tax lighting districts, and mosquitos @ LCC 2013-11-11



“We apologize for any inconvenience.”

No Sabal Trail pipeline presentation this time;
yes it really is December 9th like
the front page of the VDT said.
So the online agenda was incorrect, and

it’s still incorrect
about

Green Lane
which is still listed as “For consideration” when it should be listed
as a Public Hearing.
And another item was listed so obscurely on the
agenda that a Commissioner had to ask “exactly where is this?”
A report turned into an agenda item for the
Alapaha Water Treatment Plant,
and an item for
“Consideration of Back Pay for 911 Employees”
has appeared on

the amended agenda with no public discussion.
How are citizens to know what their elected officials are going to
vote on tonight at 5:30 PM if the agenda changes all the time
yet is still incorrect?

Plus they could take up Nottinghill even though

the Planning Commission recommended tabling,
there’s yet another Dollar General proposed
(see

Planning Commission video,
three decorative special tax lighting districts,
mosquito control, pump replacement, the annual MIDS bus service
contract, a beer license,
the return of Green Lane (why isn’t that one

a pubic hearing as promised last time?)
something about NOAA, and an agreement with the Lowndes County
Board of Elections:
will they stop

changing the precincts every year?

Here’s

the agenda.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AMENDED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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Sabal Trail, Dollar General, 3 special tax lighting districts, and mosquitos @ LCC 2013-11-11



Nevermind what the front page of the VDT said
about December 9th:
the Sabal Trail pipeline presentation is on the agenda for Monday morning, 8:30 AM.
Or maybe Tuesday evening, 5:30 PM; it doesn’t say, but if they’re sticking
to at least the Work Session part of the request from Demarcus Marshall,
it’s tomorrow morning.

Plus they could take up Nottinghill even though

the Planning Commission recommended tabling,
there’s yet another Dollar General proposed
(see

Planning Commission video,
three decorative special tax lighting districts,
mosquito control, pump replacement, the annual MIDS bus service
contract, a beer license,
the return of Green Lane (why isn’t that one

a pubic hearing as promised last time?)
something about NOAA, and an agreement with the Lowndes County
Board of Elections:
will they stop

changing the precincts every year?

Here’s
the agenda.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AMENDED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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