In the VDT Community Calendar:
Board of Assessors Special Called meeting, 9 a.m. Oct. 25, 1st floor, Lowndes County Governmental Building, 302 N. Patterson St.
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Still inconsistent, but has speed humps: Lowndes County Thoroughfare Plan 2018
The little-known Lowndes County Thoroughfare Plan drives development in Lowndes County. With no public notice and no public hearing. the Commissioners voted on it Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Probably you only heard that would happen if you looked at their agenda late last week, or you happened to read what I wrote about it Monday.
Obtained through open records request, it’s on the LAKE website now.
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Videos: Resolutions and Railroad crossing @ Hahira 2018-01-30
The Hahira City Council passed two resolutions at its February 1, 2018
Regular Session, one
supporting GA HR 158 to stop state fee diversions,
and another
supporting the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail.
Two days before I spoke about both and there was discussion at the Hahira Work Session of January 30, 2018.
Another item from that Work Session has unfortunately become big news: possibly closing the Lawson Street railroad crossing, where a man was killed February 5 when a Norfolk Southern train struck a dump truck, according to WTXL. WALB says, “The Georgia State Patrol identified the driver as Dexter Brown, 48, of Barnwell, S.C.”. Mayor Bruce Cain gave a statement to Hahira Today, which also included some discussion of that agenda item: 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
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.
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Videos: Resolution against state fee diversion, economic strategy, road abandonment @ LCC 2018-01-22
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
Video: Solar panels, heck yeah! –Tom Fanning, CEO, at SO stockholder meeting 2017-05-24
Tom Fanning, our genial CEO host, said some things I’ve never heard him say before like Southern Company is “pivoting towards wind” and SO’s board soon has to decide whether to go forward with Plant Vogtle “or not” probably by August. Fanning gets the first and last word in this blog post, plus a complete transcript of what I asked and Tom Fanning’s response, along with summaries of the other questions and answers.
Please hear me!
I think renewables are exceedingly important in the future.
— Tom Fanning, CEO, Southern Company
In SO’s own meeting video of the 25 May 2017 Stockholder Meeting, you can see much praise about solar power and wind and R&D and a smart grid, along with stockholders wondering: Continue reading
Videos: Coal ash, Calles, Val North PD Water Sewer, Habitat CDBG, Sewage Valves, Stone Creek Antenna, Sheriff, Alcohol @ LCC 2017-03-14
Not on the agenda:
Coal Ash
and
Y-Lead from Hahira Middle School and Teen Explosion.
Also
Stone Creek train quiet hours.
In a fifteen minute item, the Commission approved a split rezoning for REZ-2017-02 Calles, and they approved the removal of conditions from REZ-2017-03 Val North Dr, Stewart Circle. They approved the CDBG Grant preparation, but they didn’t mention they can’t actually apply until the resolve their feud with the local cities about tax allocation.
Below are links to each LAKE video of the 14 March 2017 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission, with a few notes, followed by a video playlist. See also Continue reading