Tag Archives: Lowndes County

Rescheduled, Deep South Regional Municipal Solid Waste Management Authority 2018-02-07

Julia Shewchuk updated January 19 2018: “The regular meeting of the DSSWA has been rescheduled from January 17, 2018 to
Wednesday, February 7, 2018.”
The agenda is the same before rescheduling, as below.

Thanks to Larry Hanson, new member to replace him, officers, and audit
are on
the agenda for next Wednesday for the Deep South Solid Waste Management Authority.

Single page, Agenda
Still nothing about coal ash from Georgia, Florida, or elsewhere.

See previous post
for who’s on this Authority and who gets its grants.

DEEP SOUTH

REGIONAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Meeting of the Board of Directors

Deep South Regional Municipal Solid Waste Management Authority

January 17, 2018

February 7, 2018

6:00 PM

Southern Georgia Regional Commission

Valdosta, Georgia

AGENDA

  1. Welcome and Introduction

  2. January 2018 Election of Officers

    • Report by Nominating Committee and Motion:w
  3. January 2018 Nomination of New At-Large Member by Board of Directors

    • Report by Nominating Committee and Motion
  4. Minutes of October 18, 2017 Meeting

    • Draft attached for Review and Motion
  5. Financial Reports Oct — Dec 2017

    • Review and Motion — to be distributed at meeting
  6. Presentation of Annual Audit Report —Denise Rackely

  7. Discussion to decide on a recognition for Larry Hanson for his Services to DSSWA

    • Discussion and Motion
  8. Other Business

  9. Adjourn

Next regular scheduled meeting will be on April 18, 2017, at 6 p.m.

Fax: (229) 333-5312

Phone: (229) 333-5277

327 West Savannah Avenue

Valdosta, Georgia 31601

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ZBOA Packet 2018-02-06

Two cases, both contentious because neighbors blew them in for code violations.
Joshua Stevens of Wendover Road,
according to pictures submitted by neighbor Franklin J. Richards II,
built a building eight inches from another building.
“Staff Recommendation: Find inconsistent with the Variance Fteview Criteria and deny the requests.”



Deep South Sanitation (DSS) of Tucker Road
apparently has been using a neighboring
lot as a staging area for trash trucks without permit approval,
and there’s a complaint by Steve Edwards of Evergreen Landfill.
If I’m not mistaken, Evergreen Landfill is owned by
Advanced Disposal Services (ADS), and
this would appear to be the same Steve Edwards who has

repeatedly spoken for ADS.
Probably many readers recall, Lowndes County sued DSS on behalf of ADS
all the way to the Georgia Supreme Court before finally coming up with a

Solid Waste Ordinance that allows two trash collection services to co-exist
in Lowndes County.
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FPL parent NextEra Energy admits solar and wind far better investments than pipelines 2018-01-26

Even Sabal Trail partner NextEra Energy’s earnings call has
far more about record solar and wind deployment and earnings
(“added $0.67 per share”)
than about pipeline declining earnings (“added $0.10 per share”)
and misinformation,

claiming Sabal Trail is operational
and on schedule when

it isn’t.

Which is better, NextEra, $0.67 or $0.10 per share?
Oh, wait, effectively you answered that:
“As the world’s current leader in wind, solar, and storage
development….”.


Solar, NextEra Energy


Solar, NextEra Energy

One sentence is NextEra’s only mention of Sabal Trail; nothing about
the Sierra Club lawsuit against FERC
that less than a week later saw

the DC Circuit Court reject all requests for rehearing,
meaning as early as next week the court may mandate shutting down Sabal Trail.
NextEra company FPL is the sole remaining customer listed in Sabal Trail’s
custoner index.
Maybe it’s time to bail out and get on with solar power in the Sunshine State.

NextEra Energy, via Motley Fool,
26 January 2018,

NEE earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2017,

CEO and Chairman James L. Robo:

Fourth, we’re advancing our renewable product offerings as we
prepare for the next phase of renewable development. As a result,
our prospects for new renewables growth has never been stronger. As Continue reading →

Resolutions against GA state fee diversions and for water trail @ Hahira 2018-01-30

Tonight, a resolution

for Georgia HR 158 against state fee diversions, and
another resolution

supporting the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail,
at the Hahira City Council Work Session (and Thursday on the Regular Session agenda).
Also, Terry Benjamin will get sworn in again as

Councilman, District 1,
the

food truck zoning ordinance is back,
there’s a

RR crossing closure request,
and a

Recommendation to Raise Hahira Depot Rental Fee from $400 to $500,
among other items on the agenda.

Hahira City Council

January 30, 2018

Work Session Agenda

6:00 pm- Hahira Courthouse



  1. Call to order     Continue reading →

Videos: Passed resolution for dedicated state fees and bids for equipment @ VCC 2018-01-25

The big item was they passed the

Resolution to support GA HR 158 for dedicated fee collections.


That and the

T-SPLOST projects and upcoming public meetings, by Mayor Gayle.
There was only one Citizen to Be Heard, which was

me, about the resolution and about public access to the Withlacoochee River
at Gornto Road in Valdosta.

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

agenda.

Continue reading →

Videos: Approved resolution against state fee diversion, economic strategy, road abandonment @ LCC 2018-01-23



They approved everything in 10 minutes flat,
including the

Special Asessment Rate for 2018,
the

Community and Economic Development Strategy,
and yes, they added to the

agenda
and passed the

Resolution Supporting HR 158 to Stop Diversion of State Fees.

Below are Continue reading →

Regional T-SPLOST public meetings in Pearson and Valdosta 2018-01-29-30

Update 2018-01-28:
LAKE videos of Valdosta Mayor and Council talking about
$406 million and 25% discretionary funds which can be used for things like public transportation.

Preparing for a vote on the May 22, 2018, primary election ballot,
SGRC is holding two public meetings next week to review what the
regional roundtable has come up with for a project list for a regional
one-percent sales tax.
Most of the projects, ranging from $18 thousand to $26 million dollars, are for roads and bridges, but there are also sidewalks and one airport tower light.
There is nothing in the project list for public transportation,
but 25% of the funds are not on the project list, and counties or cities
could choose to use some of those funds for example for paying for
the urban area parts of trips by the Lowndes County MIDS on-call bus service.

When: 4-6PM, Monday, January 29, 2018

Where:
Pearson Sports and Civic Complex,

786 Austin Avenue East, Pearson, Georgia

When: 10AM-6PM, Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Where:
Southern Georgia Regional Commission Valdosta
Office,

327 West Savannah Ave. Valdosta, Georgia


Distribution by Jurisdiction, Revenue

Estimated
Revenue
Distribution
by
Jurisdiction,
Southern
Georgia
Regional
Transportation
Sales
Tax

SGRC Press Release, 19 January 2018,

Public Meetings Set for Transportation Sales Tax Project List, Continue reading →

Resolution for dedicated state fees and bids for equipment @ VCC 2018-01-25

Valdosta has a very light

agenda Thursday,
with a couple of bids and the same

resolution in support of Georgia HR 158 to stop diversion of state fees
that has already been passed by
Lanier County 2018-01-08,
by the City of Adel 2018-01-16,
by Atkinson County 2018-01-18,
and is on the agenda for Lowndes County 5:30 PM tonight 2018-01-23
and on the agenda for Hahira 6PM next Thursday 2018-02-01.


Valdosta City Council

Photo:

Valdosta City Council by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange, 2018-01-11.

If you can attend one of these meetings and thank these elected officials
for doing the right thing, I’m sure they would appreciate it.

Valdosta City Council Tim Carroll talked about this resolution Continue reading →

Videos: Resolution against state fee diversion, economic strategy, road abandonment @ LCC 2018-01-22


1. Call to Order 4. Minutes for Approval, Movies

The

tire amnesty went well, and

added to the agenda:
a county resolution in support of HR 158 in the Georgia legislature,
to stop state fee diversions.

The County Manager reminded them they had heard about the

Community and Economic Development Strategy a few months before
(apparently under another name), and there was some confusion
about Georgia Power’s continued involvement.

Below are links to each LAKE video with a few notes, followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also Continue reading →

Economic strategy, road abandonment, alcohol @ LCC 2018-01-22

The big item on
the agenda
for 8:30 AM Monday morning is an MoU and $25,000 to fund a
Community and Economic Development Strategy.
Presumably this is the

2013-2018 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
that
the VDT says
the Southern Georgia Regional Commission (SGRC) recently adopted.


LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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