{"id":1221,"date":"2011-12-10T13:43:01","date_gmt":"2011-12-10T18:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/zboa-decides-to-publish-agendas-and-minutes-on-valdosta-website.html"},"modified":"2011-12-10T13:43:01","modified_gmt":"2011-12-10T18:43:01","slug":"zboa-decides-to-publish-agendas-and-minutes-on-valdosta-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/zboa-decides-to-publish-agendas-and-minutes-on-valdosta-website.html","title":{"rendered":"ZBOA decides to publish agendas and minutes on Valdosta website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MHjvIV0kWkQ\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MHjvIV0kWkQ\/default.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nThe<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/12\/zboa-zoning-board-of-appeals-6-december-2011.html\"><br \/>\nZoning Board of Appeals<\/a> decided unanimously at its 6 December 2011 meeting<br \/>\nto publish its agendas and minutes on the City of Valdosta&#8217;s website.<br \/>\nThis item was not on the agenda, but members of such a board can make motions<br \/>\nanyway.<br \/>\nMember Gretchen Quarterman suggested it.<br \/>\nValdosta City Planner Matt Martin said they could do it no problem.<br \/>\nDiscussion ensued.<br \/>\nThey all agreed to post agends before their meetings,<br \/>\nand to post minutes after they are approved (usually at the next meeting,<br \/>\na month later).<br \/>\nMaybe other local boards and authorities will follow this example.<\/p>\n<p>\nLeft to right:<br \/>\nLaverne Gaskins (V), Gretchen Quarterman (L),<br \/>\nPaul Alvarado (V), Allan Strickland, Chair (V),<br \/>\nNancy Hobby (V), Dave Kirk (L),<br \/>\nCarmella Braswell (Lowndes County Zoning Administrator),<br \/>\nMatt Martin (Valdosta City Planning and Zoning Administrator).<br \/>\nAbsent: Scott Orenstein, Vice-Chair (V), Dr. William Houseal (L).<br \/>\nL: Lowndes County appointee.<br \/>\nV: Valdosta appointee.<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MHjvIV0kWkQ\"><br \/>\nthe video:<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MHjvIV0kWkQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nZBOA decides to publish agendas and minutes on Valdosta website<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAgendas and Minutes,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nRegular Session, Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBOA),<br \/>\n<br \/>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 6 December 2011.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>\n-jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zoning Board of Appeals decided unanimously at its 6 December 2011 meeting to publish its agendas and minutes on the City of Valdosta&#8217;s website. This item was not on the agenda, but members of such a board can make motions anyway. Member Gretchen Quarterman suggested it. 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