Paige Dukes told us about this Monday, but why steal her thunder about the county’s new website and the videos on it?
Joe Adgie, VDT, 17 December 2014, Lowndes County website goes live,
County residents can pay bills, read county ordinances, search for real estate and read meeting agendas on the new site.
In addition, a first for the county government, videos of the Lowndes County Commission meetings are also available through the site and on YouTube.
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A commissioner who represents half the county wants to listen
to all of the county tonight at the Civic Center, 6PM.
facebook event.
6PM Monday 15 December 2014
Lowndes County Civic Center
2102 E Hill Avenue
Valdosta, GA 31601An evening to address community concerns, solicit ideas and feedback, and have an opportunity for your voice to be heard by your elected county commissioner!
Dr. Demarcus Marshall
Lowndes County Commissioner
Super District 4
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As
announced at the Lowndes County Commission meeting on Tuesday,
the new county website was available this morning. I took a little
self tour and then started sending in comments to County Clerk Paige
Dukes. Paige has been responsive in answering my questions and
comments and I heartily suggest to everyone that you take a look
around and then send in your comments.
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The vote was unanimous for
the resolution against the Sabal Trail pipeline
at the Lowndes County Commission Tuesday,
to be followed tonight by the Valdosta City Council voting on
their resolution of support for Lowndes County against Sabal Trail,
including
an additional clause about protecting our drinking water in the Floridan Aquifer.
This follows a long string of
county and city resolutions against that unnecessary,
destructive, and hazardous pipeline boondoggle.
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He concluded, “There’s nothing beneficial to the state of Georgia in this pipeline.”
Some Commissioners had never heard of Sabal Trail:
now they have, from local resident Alton Paul Burns,
at their
9 December 2014 Thomas County Commission Regular Session,
and they know it could come right through Thomasville.
Discussing among themselves, one Commissioner remarked that the pipeline wouldn’t go through her place, but it was still a concern, and they should ask Sabal Trail to come explain themselves.
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The
Sabal Trail pipeline
and
probation payments were
major issues at the Thomas County Commission 9AM Tuesday 9 December 2014.
Sheriff R. Carlton Powell noted that private probation company
Sentinel, which he said serves Lowndes County, was involved in
several lawsuits.
Here’s the agenda, and below are links to the videos, followed by a video playlist.
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The text of the
Resolution Opposing the Sabal Trail Pipeline,
the
Commission meeting schedule,
the
budget calendar,
and the
proposed sign for the G. Robert Carter Law Enforcement Complex,
plus maps for all those special tax lighting districts
and details of budget and requests,
all in the
board packet
for the
8 December 2014 Work Session
and
the
9 December 2014 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
The County Clerk once again provided this packet only on paper
and only in black and white.
The
request to the County Clerk asked for
electronic copy, but once again she chose not to honor that part of the request.
There’s no change in that after the Open Government Symposium of 21 November 2014. Also, this request was sent shortly after the previous Commission meeting, and with more than three weeks notice the county only made this latest packet available at 4:35 PM the Friday before the meeting, when they close at 5PM.
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Who could have foreseen that
ADS wants a rate hike?
The Resolution against the Sabal Trail pipeline
they already sent to FERC is
on the agenda for voting along with everything else tomorrow, 5:30 PM, Tuesday 9 December 2014.
Congratulations again in advance for doing that!
Update 2014-12-09: board packet.
Staff wants to rename the Sheriff’s complex for former Sheriff and former Comissioner G. Robert Carter. And a bunch of appointments, contracts, calendars, and special tax lighting districts. in a very full agenda. Other county commissions, such as Thomas County, list potential appointees in their agenda. If Lowndes County did that, we wouldn’t have to google to figure out how to spell names of appointees. And without this LAKE video, you wouldn’t know who was being considered, unless you skipped work to go to that 8:30 AM Work Session.
Here’s the agenda. The videos are below in the order events transpired, followed by a video playlist.
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Thomas County citizen Alton Burns, who already
wrote to FERC,
is
on the agenda
to speak against the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline
at the
Thomas County Commission tomorrow morning, 9AM Monday 9 December 2014 in Thomasville.
Remember, Sabal Trail’s route Alternative 3 would run through Thomasville, and FERC could pick any route, no matter which one Sabal Trail prefers. Plus, with Lowndes County about to vote on the resolution wanting Sabal Trail out of Lowndes County it already sent to FERC and with Valdosta scheduled to vote Thursday night on a resolution of support for Lowndes County’s opposition, the only proposed Sabal Trail route through Georgia that doesn’t go through Lowndes County is that Alternative 3 through Thomasville. Thomas County could do what Dougherty County and Albany already did, and Lowndes County and Valdosta are about to do: pass an ordinance saying no pipeline in this county, and no pipeline in the state of Georgia.
Also note the agenda lists names of potential appointees to seven different boards. Other county commissions could list such names on their agendas.
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Board of Commissioners
Agenda
3rd Floor Historic Courthouse
225 N. Broad Street
December 9, 2014, 9:00 a.m.
Who could have forseen the rate hike ADS requested Monday morning at the Lowndes County Commission Work Session? Maybe anybody who noticed that ADS’ bid was 40% more than its quickly-acquired subsidiary Veolia’s bid.
Update 2014-12-10: No report from ADS in the board packet. Joe Adgie reported on this topic in the VDT 10 December 2014, Advanced Disposal wants price increase.
8.a. Advanced Disposal —Steve Edwards (work session)
Video. ADS wants to amend the exclusive franchise for solid waste collection due to “lost revenue and unanticipated costs”. And their number one reason: competition with “another hauler”, in other words Continue reading