Yet another reason to end the failed War on Drugs:
by far most U.S. wiretaps are for that one reason.
Sure, a wiretap helped catch a Mexican drug lord.
But without the War on Drugs, there would be no
drug lords, just like alcohol bootleggers vanished
after Prohibition ended.
Brian Anderson wrote for Motherboard 15 July 2014,
Almost 90 Percent of All US Wiretaps Listen for Suspected Drug Deals,
Earlier this year, Continue reading
Still 9 precincts
this year like
last year, but one of the polling locations
has changed (Pine Grove to Trinity),
and the precinct boundaries have changed.
Yet again the board of elections plans
still more fiddling with precincts this year.
There was a Special Called Board of Elections meeting yesterday,
and a regular meeting is
9AM Tuesday 22 July 2014.
Let’s update
last year’s polling place table. Continue reading
Lowndes County, an oasis of constitutional rights.
Yes, really.
Here’s video evidence.
This kind of good news could do more to attract businesses here
than many things the local powers that be are doing.
Carlos Miller wrote for Photography is Not a Crime 25 June 2014,
Georgia Deputy Surprises us all by Respecting Constitution,
It started off with a federal protective service officer pulling up
to Jeff Gray in a patrol car for taking pictures from a public
sidewalk outside the Moody Air Force Base in Georgia Monday.Gray told the officer that he was photographing the railroad. But
the cop had his doubts and accused him of photographing the entrance
to the base — as if it would make any difference within the
scopes of the law — and decided to call the local sheriff for
backup.When Gray tried to walk away, the cop informed he was being
detained.When Gray asked for his name and badge number, the cop informed Gray Continue reading
Again
like every year, more precinct consolidation.
Why?
Public notice via the VDT,
The Lowndes County Board of Elections will hold a Special Called Meeting on 8 July 2014,
The Lowndes County Board of Elections will hold a Special Called
Meeting on 8 July 2014, at 5:30 p.m., and a regularly scheduled
meeting on Tuesday, 22 July 2014 at 9 a.m., to discuss precinct
consolidation. The public is invited to attend.The meeting will be held at the Lowndes County Board of Elections
office at 2808 N Oak St., Valdosta, GA 31602.For more information call Continue reading
Could there be any problem with selecting a county attorney without
any open process?
CNHI in VDT today,
Officials violate Iowa’s open meeting law,
CENTERVILLE, Iowa. — The Appanoose County Board of Supervisors
and County Auditor Linda Demry violated the state open meeting law
three times in less than three weeks recently when they interviewed
candidates for the vacant county attorney’s position, a state agency
has determined.
Well, apparently we don’t have that problem here Continue reading
They wouldn’t say
what they would do to secure their own building after July 1st
when the Georgia guns-everywhere law goes into effect.
A split vote for not opposing the
Hahira annexation
recommended against by the Planning Commission
plus unanimous approval of everything else under
For Consideration, including
declaring some Finance computers surplus.
They voted to approve their
opaque selection of auditing services
and to buy
an unnamed firewall replacement
among other things for unknown amounts.
Maybe somebody should bring that up at the county Budget Hearings.
They reappointed
Lonnie Denton to a sixth five-year term on the
Lowndes
Division of Family and Children Services (he spoke)
and Willie Houseal and Gretchen Quarterman each
to a third three-year term on the
ZBOA (they spoke yesterday morning).
Also Public Hearings for
well and septic
and
a special events change to the ULDC.
in their Luke Bryan balancing act.
Here’s
the agenda, with links to the videos and a few notes.
See also the
videos of the
Work Session of the previous morning
and the
videos of the 27 May 2014 Planning Commission meeting.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor
In Georgia Public Notice for the VDT,
but not on the county’s calendar or website public notice list:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
In accordance with Section 12-8-24(d) of the Georgia Comprehensive
Solid Waste Management Act, the Board of Commissioners of Lowndes
County gives notice of a public hearing to be held at 5:30 p.m. on
July 17, 2014, in Chambers of the Board of Commissioners in the
Lowndes County Judicial and Administrative Complex, located at 327
North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia. The purpose of the hearing
is to receive public comments regarding the issuance by the Georgia
Environmental Protection Division of a proposed modification to the
solid waste handling permit for an expansion of the existing
Evergreen Municipal Solid Waste Landfill located off Wetherington
Lane in Lowndes County, Georgia, requested by Advanced Disposal
Services Evergreen Landfill, Inc., for the purpose of modifying the
boundaries and waste disposal capacity of that solid waste handling
facility.Board of Commissioners of Lowndes County
00073850
6/13/14
Asking the full Commission and staff
in a public meeting
wasn’t enough to get an alert on the budget meeting
that was held Tuesday:
Lowndes County Budget Meeting (6/17/2014)Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
327 N. Ashley St – Commission Chambers, 2nd Floor Administration Building
Valdosta, GA
5:30 p.m.
Apparently everyone is really supposed to watch the county’s
website every day.
They did send email to department heads about that meeting.
They could have also sent that to interested parties.
But they didn’t.
And almost nobody showed up.
There’s another one Tuesday: Continue reading
6-8PM Thursday 17 July 2014
Memorial Stadium, 715 Dewey St., Waycross, GA 31501
The Environmental Protection Agency, GA Environmental Protection
Division, and Georgia Department of Public Health will be present to
discuss sample collection and results from the Seven Out Tank site
in downtown Waycross.
EPD will also be available to address issues and answer questions
regarding CSX.
From Satilla Riverkeeper’s
facebook event.
Here’s
a map: Continue reading
They vote tonight on their
opaque selection of auditing services
and to buy
an unnamed firewall replacement
among other things for unknown amounts not revealed in yesterday morning’s Work Session.
Maybe somebody should bring that up at the not-yet-scheduled
county Budget Hearings.
They will also vote on
their Luke Bryan musical neighbor balancing act
and on
reappointing Lonnie Denton for a sixth five-year term to the
Lowndes
Division of Family and Children Services (he will speak tonight)
and reappointing Willie Houseal and Gretchen Quarterman each
to a third three-year term to the
ZBOA (they spoke yesterday morning as you can see in these videos).
Also Public Hearings for
well and septic
and
a special events change to the ULDC.
The
Hahira annexation
recommended against by the Planning Commission
is still waiting for signatures from the applicants under
For Consideration,
along with a request from Finance to declare items surplus and several purchase requests
from Finance and IT.
Here’s
the agenda, with links to the videos and a few notes.
See also the
videos of the 27 May 2014 Planning Commission meeting.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor
