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$9.40 for a mound of paper @ LCC 2015-08-10

Gretchen made an Open Records request Monday morning and


it was available Tuesday 4:37 PM: mostly on paper and less than
an hour before the Commission voted.

The rezoning material from the Planning office was sent by electronic mail.
The rest cost $9.40 to retrieve on paper.
Nevermind in the email earlier Tuesday of the

old ordinance from 1992 the county staff demonstrated they can
put a paper document on their copier and produce a PDF.
They could have done that with the rest of the board packet.
Why didn’t they?

The Work Session was


Monday morning at 8:30 AM 10 Aug 2015.
Gretchen was notified by telephone about 4:30 PM Tuesday 11 Aug 2015.
The County Palace closes at 5PM.
The Commission met at 5:30 PM Tuesday to vote.
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Forestry rebounds economically in Georgia


Figure 4. Year-to-year percentage change in total output, employment, and compensation supported by the forest industry in 2011 dollars.
Found via
VLCIA’s blog,
PR from Office of the Governor 11 January 2013,

Forestry industry earns jobs, dollars for Georgia,
illustrated here with figures from

Economic Benefits of the Forest Industry in Georgia: 2011
by the Georgia Forestry Commission.
And let’s not forget that while paper pulp rules the roost
in Georgia at the moment, there are



far more jobs in reforestation than in nuclear,
even more than in wind or solar.

Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that a study by the Georgia
Institute of Technology for the Georgia Forestry Commission shows
that in 2011, economic activity generated by the forestry industry
topped $25 billion in output and provided 118,459 jobs.

“I am proud to see our state retain its position as a national
forestry leader,” said Deal. “Our 24 million acres of
forests are one of Georgia’s most valuable natural resources, and
the dedication of the men and women in the forestry community drive
that success. I’m confident our sustainably grown forests will be
providing both economic and environmental benefits for generations
of Georgians to come.”

Highlights of the “Economic Benefits of the Forest Industry in
Georgia: 2011” report include

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Valdosta in bottom 10 metro areas for wages

Richard Florida writes about

The Geography of High-Paying Jobs,
including this map based on Bureau of Labor Staistics (BLS) data:

The Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) comes in the bottom 10
nationwide.
That’s for overall average wages.

It doesn’t look quite as bad for specific classes of jobs (creative, service,
and working class),
but that’s mostly because there are almost no MSAs in the lowest
pay tier.
However, for service jobs, Valdosta is not as good as Tallahassee,
and makes it into the bottom 10:

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