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“I want him in my jail, not a private jail.” —Sheriff Chris Prine

Last week Sheriff Chris Prine volunteered his opinion of private prisons:

You were talking about the private jail system.
I’d like to voice my opinion of that.
The private jail from our study so far, the cost….
I’m going to use a figure of around 800 inmates;
we’re pretty close to 900 in our jail now.
We figure around maybe $36 a day to feed the inmate,
counting of course the food and our employment.

And looking at the private jail sector.
And of course I’m responsible for the inmate whether he is in a private
jail or in my jail.
If I’m going to be responsible for that inmate, I want him here;
I want him in my jail, not a private jail.

[applause]

Another thing is the cost factor.

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“I’m not a director to sit behind my desk and wait for them to come to us.” —George Page of VLCPRA @ LCDP 2012 01 09



George Page, Executive Director of the Valdosta-Lowndes County
Parks and Recreation Authority (VLCPRA), said at the 9 January 2012
meeting of the Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP),
that amateur baseball tournaments were coming in April 2012,
bringing 1200 room nights to Valdosta.
That caused applause.
He said the Black Softball Association is coming in February,
with 80-100 teams, and more room nights.
Local players won’t have to go to Atlanta for tournaments anymore.

Ed Hooper wrote for the VDT 1 Dec 2011,

Baseball tournaments coming to Lowndes County

At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, the Valdosta-Lowndes County
Parks and Recreation Authority announced the



United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA)
is set to bring its highly-respected
baseball tournament to Valdosta and Lowndes County in April.

The tournament features 24 teams from the state of Florida and 24
from Georgia, and consists of teams from ages 9-14 years old. The
tournament will run from April 22-24, and will be played at Freedom
Park, Vallotton Park, South Lowndes Park, Lowndes and Valdosta High
Schools and possibly Valdosta State University.

“It will be the absolute best 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and
14-year-old teams coming out of the state of Georgia to face
Florida,” Bubba Smith, Director of Tournament Operations for
the USSSA said. “Obviously, it is a real competitive
tournament that we put together, but it is real exciting to give the
teams opportunities to mingle with each other.”

…

VLPRA director George Page also announced the Black Softball Association
Tournament, which features 80-100 teams, will be played in Valdosta this
upcoming February. The tournament will bring in around $200,000 to the
local community.


At LCDP, he said all those tournaments would bring
close to half a million dollars into the economy.
More applause.

“I’m not a director to sit behind my desk and wait for them to come to us.”

Apparently he’d modest, as well, because even more tournaments are coming,
and the expected economic benefit
of all those tournaments is actually larger.

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My job: create environment for jobs —Andrea Schruijer of VLCIA @ LCDP 5 Dec 2011



In a refreshing changes from “jobs, jobs, jobs” as everything,
Andrea Schruijer,
Executive Director of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA),
told the Lowndes County Democratic Party meeting, 5 December 2011,
that it wasn’t her job to create jobs, jobs, jobs; it was her job
to create an environment that let jobs be created.
Towards that end, she announced several new jobs at VLCIA,
including a PR and marketing position.
VLCIA Chairman Roy Copeland also spoke and helped answer questions
from the audience, including about

wages,

workers, and

green industries.

Perhaps not shown is her answer to my question about what does
VLCIA do to promote new local industry.
I believe she said VLCIA looks to the Chamber of Commerce for incubation,
and helps once local businesses are established.

Here’s

a playlist:




My job: create environment for jobs —Andrea Schruijer of VLCIA @ LCDP 5 Dec 2011

Andrea Schruijer Executive Director of VLCIA,

Monthly Meeting, Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 5 December 2011.

Videos by John S. Quarterman.

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