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Four SPLOST town hall meetings –Joyce Evans @ LCDP 2013-07-02



“Hopefully” there will be four town hall meetings before
the final SPLOST lists are settled, said
Lowndes County Commissioner Joyce Evans (District 1)
at last night’s

Lowndes County Democratic Party Annual 4th of July Barbecue.

We’re beginning to put things together for the SPLOST.


Joyce Evans, District 1, Lowndes County Commission
Hopefully we’ll be able to do several….
I know the mayor has stated that they were going to do
two town hall meetings and the county’s going to do
a couple of town hall meetings and then we’re going to come together
with the information that we’ve received from the community
and go and put together an overall SPLOST
for the city and the county.

So please, take time, think about it, and be involved.

We shall see.
At least it’s a small change in the old boy backroom behavior so popular among elected officials around here
that the famously reclusive commissioner said this in front of a video camera.

Here’s

the video:



Four SPLOST town hall meetings –Joyce Evans

July 4th BBQ, Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP),

Gretchen Quarterman (Chair), Dennis Marks (Vice-Chair / Elections),
Amanda Hall (Vice-Chair / Membership), Richard Saeger (Vice-Chair / Qualifying), Jerrell Anderson (Secretary), James J. Parker (Treasurer),

Video by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 July 2013.

-jsq

The stars all lined up for the homeless –Deidra White @ LCDP 2013-07-02


The homeless formerly living under the

James Beck Overpass
now have homes and most have jobs,

said Valdosta City Council Deidra White
at last night’s

Lowndes County Democratic Party Annual 4th of July Barbecue.

White said the encampment under the overpass had been growing
for some time, and people in her district, which contains
the overpass, were increasingly concerned
yet had had little success in dealing with the situation.


Deidra White speaking at Lowndes County Democratic Party July 4th BBQ
So I contacted many people in the community,
homeless advocates, churches, governmental, civil,
nonprofits; anyone that I’ve ever come across who has ever
worked in any capacity helping with the homeless situation.
And in a very,almost seemingly the stars all lined up a couple
of weeks ago.
Many people came together to do something
about the specific eleven homeless persons who were living
under the James Beck Overpass.

A private citizen donated property and said
that they could stay on this property for a temporary time
until we find a permanent solution.
Members of the homeless coalition immediately
began identifying potential employers….

She referred listeners to

the recent newspaper stories
for some details, and then continued:

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