{"id":11106,"date":"2014-10-26T23:54:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T03:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=11106"},"modified":"2014-10-26T23:56:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T03:56:16","slug":"videos-discussion-glpc-abandonment-septic-pump-and-voca-lcc-2014-10-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/videos-discussion-glpc-abandonment-septic-pump-and-voca-lcc-2014-10-14.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Discussion, GLPC, abandonment, septic, pump, and VOCA @ LCC 2014-10-14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f0aF43p_9CY\/mqdefault.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nSome actual discussion!<br \/>\n20 minutes of it, on<br \/>\n<a href=\"#REZ-2014-16\"><br \/>\n6.b. REZ-2014-16 Bailey, Madison Hwy\/Williams School Ln<\/a>,<br \/>\nat the 14 October 2014 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.<br \/>\nWith no discussion, they approved<br \/>\n<a href=\"#Foxbourgh-Lift-Station-Pump-Replacement\"><br \/>\na single-sourced pump replacement<\/a><br \/>\nand<br \/>\n<a href=\"#DAs-Federal-VOCA-Grant-Application-Renewal\"><br \/>\nthe DA&#8217;s VOCA grant application<\/a>.<br \/>\nThey<br \/>\n<a href=\"#Water-Oak-Trail\"><br \/>\nabandoned Water Oak Trail (not Water Oaks Drive)<\/a>,<br \/>\nand they<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/videos-glpc-appointment-abandonment-septic-pump-and-voca-lcc-2014-10-13-lcc-2014-10-13.html#GLPC\"><br \/>\nreappointed Jody Hall to the Planning Commission<\/a><br \/>\nwith no discussion and no presentation by him.<br \/>\nThe county now has a<br \/>\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager\"><br \/>\ntwitter account<\/a>,<br \/>\nbut the new website <em>still<\/em> isn&#8217;t ready, after how many months?<\/p>\n<p>\nSee the<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA\">agenda and videos of the previous morning&#8217;s Work Session<\/a>,<br \/>\nand see the<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/board-packet-lcc-2014-10-13.html\"><br \/>\nboard packet LAKE acquired through an open records request and scanned<br \/>\nand posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\"><br \/>\n1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f0aF43p_9CY&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f0aF43p_9CY\/default.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f0aF43p_9CY&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=1\">Video.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<a name=\"Breast-Cancer-Awareness-Month\" href=\"#Breast-Cancer-Awareness-Month\"><br \/>\nBreast Cancer Awareness Month<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"video: Breast Cancer Awareness Month\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ddnelsPqM_k&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=2\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"Breast Cancer Awareness Month\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ddnelsPqM_k\/default.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ddnelsPqM_k&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=2\">Video.<\/a><br \/>\nChairman Bill Slaughter said Commissioner Joyce Evans brought it to their attention.\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<a name=\"Minutes-for-Approval\" href=\"#Minutes-for-Approval\"><br \/>\n4. Minutes for Approval<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"video: 4. Minutes for Approval\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6elV3-9OY-Q&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=3\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"4. Minutes for Approval\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6elV3-9OY-Q\/default.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6elV3-9OY-Q&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=3\">Video.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<a name=\"Appointment-Greater-Lowndes-Planning\" href=\"#Appointment-Greater-Lowndes-Planning\"><br \/>\n5. Appointment Greater Lowndes Planning<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"video: 5. Appointment Greater Lowndes Planning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u9qendXH2vM&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=4\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"5. Appointment Greater Lowndes Planning\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u9qendXH2vM\/default.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u9qendXH2vM&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=4\">Video.<\/a><br \/>\nThey reappointed Jody Hall.<br \/>\nPreviously he was on for the unexpired term of John Page.<br \/>\nThis time they appointed him to a five-year term,<br \/>\nwith no discussion, unanimously.<br \/>\nHe did not speak.\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<a name=\"Water-Oak-Trail\" href=\"#Water-Oak-Trail\"><br \/>\n6.a. Abandonment of Unopened Right of Way off Water Oak Trail<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"video: 6.a. Abandonment of Unopened Ri ght of Way off Water Oak Trail\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KlJiFf2w6Ro&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"6.a. Abandonment of Unopened Ri ght of Way off Water Oak Trail\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KlJiFf2w6Ro\/default.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KlJiFf2w6Ro&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=5\">Video.<\/a><br \/>\nSee<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/videos-glpc-appointment-abandonment-septic-pump-and-voca-lcc-2014-10-13-lcc-2014-10-13.html#Water-Oak-Drive\"><br \/>\nthe videos of the previous morning&#8217;s Work Session<\/a><br \/>\nfor it&#8217;s Water Oak Trail, not Water Oaks Drive, and for maps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nCommissioner Demarcus Marshall wanted to know if the motion<br \/>\nneeded to include being divided among the neighboring property owners.<br \/>\nCounty Attorney said that wasn&#8217;t necessary, since it was an easement,<br \/>\nand abandonment would mean it would happen as a matter of law.\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<a name=\"REZ-2014-16\" href=\"#REZ-2014-16\"><br \/>\n6.b. REZ-2014-16 Bailey, Madison Hwy\/Williams School Ln<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"video: 6.b. REZ-2014-16 Bailey, Madison Hwy\/Williams School Ln\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LkxBmPV4VdY&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=6\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"6.b. REZ-2014-16 Bailey, Madison Hwy\/Williams School Ln\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LkxBmPV4VdY\/default.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LkxBmPV4VdY&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=6\">Video.<\/a><br \/>\nCounty Planner Jason Davenport said applicant was willing to consider M1,<br \/>\nand Staff had recommended CC.<br \/>\nCommissioner Demarcus Marshall wanted to know what hazardous waste meant.<br \/>\nCommissioner Crawford Powell wanted to confirm that they&#8217;d be grandfathered<br \/>\nin for the current business regardless of which rezoning; answer: yes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nNobody spoke in opposition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nApplicant spoke in favor.<br \/>\nShe worried that if a tornado tore down the building,<br \/>\nthey couldn&#8217;t build a new one without rezoning.<br \/>\nChairman asked if that could be handled through conditional use.<br \/>\nAnswer from County Planner, no, due to the ordinance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nGretchen Quarterman<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LkxBmPV4VdY&#038;index=6&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;t=9m32s\">also spoke in favor<\/a>,<br \/>\nnoting that on her appointed board,<br \/>\nthe Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBOA),<br \/>\noften people wanted a variance to replace a building that<br \/>\nwas damaged by a storm, because they were in a non-conforming situation.<br \/>\nShe said she admired a person who wanted to get it right for their<br \/>\nexisting building.<br \/>\nAlso expanding a building often requires a variance.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nYou have the opportunity right now to make their business whole.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nCommissioners continued to discuss the issue for another nine minutes.<br \/>\nGriner and Powell were concerned about resale of the property:<br \/>\nwhat else might go in there, also about population density nearby.<br \/>\nCounty Planner Jason Davenport recommended looking at the<br \/>\naerial map, which you can see<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2014-10-13--commission-packet\/big\/SCAN1062.html\"><br \/>\nin the board packet LAKE requisitioned, scanned, and posted<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2014-10-13--commission-packet\/big\/SCAN1062.html\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2014-10-13--commission-packet\/SCAN1062.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nDavenport also said Commission could put a requirement for rezoning<br \/>\nin case of change of ownership.<br \/>\nAlso, in response to a question by Demarcus Marshall,<br \/>\nthat the county had no outstanding code enforcement or other issues<br \/>\nwith the applicant;<br \/>\nthe rezoning was because the applicant wanted to clean up the<br \/>\ngrandfathered issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2014-10-13--commission-packet\/SCAN1066.html\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2014-10-13--commission-packet\/small\/SCAN1066.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nCommissioner Powell suggested tabling to consider M-1.<br \/>\nCommissioner Raines want to know the difference between C-C and M-1.<br \/>\nDavenport recommended looking at &#8220;the table&#8221;,<br \/>\nwhich you can see<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2014-10-13--commission-packet\/SCAN1066.html\"><br \/>\nin the board packet LAKE requisitioned, scanned, and posted<\/a>,<br \/>\nand noted that C-C would be more restrictive in certain ways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nEventually the tabled so county could discuss M-1 and C-C with applicant.\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<a name=\"Foxbourgh-Lift-Station-Pump-Replacement\" href=\"#Foxbourgh-Lift-Station-Pump-Replacement\"><br \/>\n7.a. Foxbourgh Lift Station Pump Replacement<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"video: 7.a. Foxbourgh Lift Station Pump Replacement\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EUTf70Uy82o&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=7\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"7.a. Foxbourgh Lift Station Pump Replacement\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/EUTf70Uy82o\/default.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EUTf70Uy82o&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=7\">Video.<\/a><br \/>\nUtilities Manager Mike Allen said<br \/>\ncost for repair was 75% of cost of a new pump,<br \/>\nso staff recommends purchasing a new pump.<br \/>\nHe didn&#8217;t mention<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/videos-glpc-appointment-abandonment-septic-pump-and-voca-lcc-2014-10-13-lcc-2014-10-13.html#Foxborough\"><br \/>\nthe cost of $30,040.20 or that there was only one bidder<\/a>,<br \/>\nbut you can see that in the board packet WWALS acquired, scanned, and posted.<br \/>\nThe Commission approved the purchase unanimously, never mentioning<br \/>\nprice or single-sourcing to the public.\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<a name=\"DAs-Federal-VOCA-Grant-Application-Renewal\" href=\"#DAs-Federal-VOCA-Grant-Application-Renewal\"><br \/>\n7.b. DA\u2019s Federal VOCA Grant Application Renewal<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"video: 7.b. DA\u2019s Federal VOCA Grant Application Renewal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ErfjO6qFCeU&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"7.b. DA\u2019s Federal VOCA Grant Application Renewal\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ErfjO6qFCeU\/default.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ErfjO6qFCeU&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=8\">Video.<\/a><br \/>\nReferring to<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/videos-glpc-appointment-abandonment-septic-pump-and-voca-lcc-2014-10-13-lcc-2014-10-13.html#VOCA\"><br \/>\nthe previous morning&#8217;s presentation by D.A. J. David Miller<\/a>,<br \/>\nthey approved it unanimously.\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager\"><br \/>\n8. Reports &#8211; County Manager<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"video: 8. Reports - County Manager\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P8Exr1mTQns&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=9\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"8. Reports - County Manager\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/P8Exr1mTQns\/default.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P8Exr1mTQns&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA&#038;index=9\">Video.<\/a><br \/>\nCounty Manager Joe Pritchard said it was Fire Prevention Month,<br \/>\nand he wanted to acknowledge Fire Dept. and 911 for efforts<br \/>\nto educate school children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nCounty Clerk Paige Dukes (hidden behind her monitor)<br \/>\nsaid the county had a twitter account now,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lowndes411\">Lowndes411<\/a>.<br \/>\nBut the website still isn&#8217;t ready, after how many months?\n<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA\"><br \/>\na video playlist:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLshUv86fYkiHkEqNW7MktlSnQXUXinDVA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos: Discussion, GLPC, abandonment, septic, pump, and VOCA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nRegular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),<br \/>\n<br \/>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2014.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n -jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some actual discussion! 20 minutes of it, on 6.b. REZ-2014-16 Bailey, Madison Hwy\/Williams School Ln, at the 14 October 2014 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission. With no discussion, they approved a single-sourced pump replacement and the DA&#8217;s VOCA grant application. 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