Tag Archives: VLPRA

I was disinvited to be on Black Crow radio —Ashley Paulk



It wasn’t

after the Commission meeting that Ashley Paulk said

“I was disinvited to be on Black Crow radio.”

It was during the meeting, as in this video.
I was confused because I left the room briefly and didn’t see it.
Fortunately, Gretchen had a camera going.

Here’s

the video:




I was disinvited to be on Black Crow radio —Ashley Paulk

Regular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 12 July 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

-jsq

Maybe we citizens need to hear the rest of the story —Barbara Stratton

Received today on
Ashley Paulk is a big man again:

Ref comments by outof control – This is definitely confusing. I don’t see anything in the controversy about contracts being put out to bid. Isn’t the fact an electrical company owned by one of the board members was contracted to do work on a government project illegal conflict of interest? It appears to me that someone needs to come in & educate all the government entities (elected & appointed)& the public in Lowndes Co on what conflict of interest means.

I have seen several incidents in government meetings where an elected or appointed individual excused himself from voting because of an admitted COI. How does that excuse the COI when COI also includes impaired objectivity, unequal access to information, etc. Basically if there is any connection between a government elected or appointed official & a private company contractual relationships of any kind come under COI & are not supposed to be allowed even if a bid process takes place.

That is another reason why citizens should not allow public/private partnerships. Normal bidding procedures are ignored

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Ashley Paulk is a big man again

Kay Harris wrote on the front page of the VDT 1 July 2011,
Fireworks at Parks and Rec meeting,
quoting board member Ashley Paulk,



“These contracts are invalid, and the same employees who did this
did the same thing last year and we told them then not to do it again.
They seem to think the Authority doesn’t run Parks and Rec., but we do,
and since this was done illegally, with prior warning not to,
these individuals should be fired for insubordination.”

This was about a contract with Black Crow media.
Last night Ashley Paulk told various people after the County Commission meeting
that when he went down to Black Crow to do the morning radio show he
usually does before the board meeting, he wasn’t even allowed in the building.
I asked him, so does this mean you’re going to keep quiet?
He answered,

“No, not when I’m right!”

Remember, Ashley Paulk
was a big man back in April

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The Council of Hamlets meets tonight in Valdosta!



The Valdosta City Council regular meeting is tonight.
You remember them, the council

that may or may not be able to say whether or not they can or cannot
speak during, at the end of, or after their council meetings.
Tonight they appoint people to boards that decide who can put up how big a sign, and that spend millions in your tax money.



I want to see if Mayor Fretti will keep to his word to
expand the Wiregrass Solar plant.

Also, maybe now this city council can do what Gretna, Florida, did:

put out a proclamation saying there will be no biomass plant.
Or they could sit on their hands some more and wait until
some Sonny finds a way to do it anyway.



They have lots of other stuff on their
agenda
for tonight, including an appointment to the

Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBOA),
and an appointment to the
Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority.


ZBOA decides on variances to Valdosta’s LDR and Lowndes County’s ULDC,
including sign variances, much to the annoyance of
some local entitled rich people and of
McDonald’s.




Parks & Rec receives 1.5 mil of tax money, about $4.5 million dollars a year,
more than the

Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA).
Parks and Rec board members get to spend that tax money that you pay.




AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL

5:30 PM Thursday, June 9, 2011

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

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Parks and Rec. Appointment, Lowndes County, Georgia



Previously, the Valdosta City Council appointed City Council member
Robert Yost to the
Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority (VLPRA).
The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners debated appointing a Commissioner
to the VLPRA at their June 8 meeting:

They decided to appoint their chairman, Ashley Paulk, to the VLPRA.
Chairman Paulk said he would serve, but as a private citizen.
I wonder then what the point was of appointing him, rather than
someone else.

When Valdosta appointed Yost, Ashley Paulk provided

this statement to the VDT:

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