{"id":12745,"date":"2015-03-30T12:37:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T16:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=12745"},"modified":"2015-03-30T12:40:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T16:40:25","slug":"videos-hasty-waste-meeting-lcc-waste-2015-03-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/videos-hasty-waste-meeting-lcc-waste-2015-03-16.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Hasty waste meeting @ LCC Waste 2015-03-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEjW96xGgsRNSFaf8bQfTCN\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OgysIqla2SI\/mqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nSee the\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEjW96xGgsRNSFaf8bQfTCN\">\r\nLAKE video<\/a> below,\r\nthe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walb.com\/story\/28532096\/commissioners-approve-changes-for-lowndes-trash-collection\">WALB story by Colter Anstaett<\/a>\r\nincluding interviews with Cary Scarborough of Deep South Sanitation\r\nand Steve Edwards of Advanced Disposal Services.\r\nThe county\r\nactually posted\r\nthe resulting\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/DocumentCenter\/Home\/View\/33\">\r\nSolid Waste Ordinance<\/a> on their\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/132\/County-Ordinances\">County Ordinances<\/a> web page (although I don&#8217;t see the updated franchise agreement anywhere),\r\nand they even posted the results of that meeting.\r\nNeither the county&#8217;s results summary nor WALB mentioned Commissioner Marshall&#8217;s\r\nquestion about recycling glass nor Chairman Slaughter&#8217;s response that glass\r\ncan be disposed of as ordinary trash, which means they&#8217;re not going to recycle it.\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s <a title=\"640x480 Paper Agenda, in Solid Waste Special Called Meeting, by John S. Quarterman, 16 March 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=12721\">the paper agenda<\/a> from the meeting and\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=46\">\r\nthe county&#8217;s results summary<\/a>:<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p><a title=\"640x480 Paper Agenda, in Solid Waste Special Called Meeting, by John S. Quarterman, 16 March 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=12721\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"300x225 Paper Agenda, in Solid Waste Special Called Meeting, by John S. Quarterman, 16 March 2015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/a7fa36886ce00aacc1c1c7c0a278d58c.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nAs a result of the Special Called Meeting the following documents\r\nwere passed:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Agreement to Amend the Solid Waste Ordinance and Franchise Agreement \r\n<li>2015 Lowndes County Solid Waste Ordinance \r\n<li> Advanced Disposal (ADS) Franchise Agreement\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\n<a title=\"640x480 Colter Anstaett, WALB, interviews Cary Scarborough of DSS, in Solid Waste Special Called Meeting, by John S. Quarterman, 16 March 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=12729\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"300x225 Colter Anstaett, WALB, interviews Cary Scarborough of DSS, in Solid Waste Special Called Meeting, by John S. Quarterman, 16 March 2015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8abe4e59a38f3014c3c9379bef57e89e.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nAlso, the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners is currently\r\naccepting applications for nonexclusive franchises to provide\r\nresidential solid waste collection services for the unincorporated\r\narea of the County pursuant to the 2015 Lowndes County Solid Waste\r\nOrdinance adopted March 16, 2015.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe form of an Application for such a nonexclusive franchise and a\r\ncopy of said Ordinance may be obtained from the office of the Board\r\nof Commissioners located on the third floor of the Administrative\r\nBuilding of the Lowndes County Judicial and Administrative Complex\r\nlocated at 327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a title=\"640x480 Joe Adgie, VDT and Colter Anstaett, WALB, interview Steve Golden of ADS, in Solid Waste Special Called Meeting, by John S. Quarterman, 16 March 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=12733\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"300x225 Joe Adgie, VDT and Colter Anstaett, WALB, interview Steve Golden of ADS, in Solid Waste Special Called Meeting, by John S. Quarterman, 16 March 2015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7c89fe6a1e855ff59cf8185833a99adc.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nCompleted Applications should be submitted to Lowndes County Board\r\nof Commissioners, Lowndes County Judicial and Administrative\r\nComplex, 327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601,\r\nAttention: Kevin Beals.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nSummary of Ordinance and Franchise\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li> The term of ADS&#8217;s franchise is one year, though March 2016.\r\n<li> ADS&#8217;s franchise is nonexclusive.\r\n<li> The County will accept applications for additional franchisees.\r\n<li> Applications will be considered based on the criteria in the Ordinance.\r\n<li> Each Franchisee must provide basic service to any resident who requests it.\r\n<li> A Franchisee&#8217;s fee for basic service must be uniform for all subscribers.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>curbside collection of residential garbage \r\n<li>collection of recycling\r\nmaterials, yard waste, and bulky items either at curbside or at a collection center\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a title=\"1600x1200 Before the meeting, in Solid Waste Special Called Meeting, by John S. Quarterman, 16 March 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=12741\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"300x225 Before the meeting, in Solid Waste Special Called Meeting, by John S. Quarterman, 16 March 2015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1316887f73b6408113b4e05dd034eac6.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n Collection centers will be open Friday, Saturday, Sunday afternoon, and Monday.\r\n<li> ADS will operate the Pine Grove and Loch Laurel centers.\r\n<li> Other Franchisees could operate other collection centers.\r\n<li> Franchisees may provide additional services to subscribers for a uniform fee or fees.\r\n<li> Franchisees may also collect recycling materials, yard waste, and bulky items from customers other than its subscribers.\r\n<li> The Ordinance and Franchise also provide for back-door pick-up.\r\n<li> The maximum fee for basic service is $20. This set a ceiling that protects the public&#8217;s interest.\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThat summary doesn&#8217;t mention that ADS, as the operator of the landfill,\r\ncan charge itself whatever it likes and charge something else to\r\nother franchisees, which makes it questionable whether another applicant\r\nsuch as Deep South Sanitation can compete.\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/illegal-trash-dumping-lcc-2015-02-05.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a4cae9b31d36b0314accfa15d8c8688a.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nThis was at\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/hasty-waste-meeting-this-afternoon-lcc-waste-2015-03-16.html\">\r\na meeting<\/a>\r\non their\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/calendar.aspx?CID=14,23,\">\r\ncalendar<\/a>,\r\n\r\nbut no\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\">\r\nagenda<\/a>,\r\nit&#8217;s another\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/Calendar.aspx?EID=91\">\r\nSpecial Called Meeting-Solid Waste Management<\/a>.\r\nThey did not talk about\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/illegal-trash-dumping-lcc-2015-02-05.html\">\r\nillegal trash dumping<\/a>.\r\nWe still don&#8217;t know why it couldn&#8217;t wait\r\nuntil their regular meetings the next week, or why\r\nit took almost two months to get back to this after the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/videos-solid-waste-special-called-meeting-lcc-waste-2015-01-26.html\">two meetings<\/a>\r\nin\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/another-solid-waste-special-called-meeting-lcc-waste-2015-01-29.html\">January<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEjW96xGgsRNSFaf8bQfTCN\">\r\na video playlist:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLshUv86fYkiEjW96xGgsRNSFaf8bQfTCN\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: Hasty waste meeting\r\n<br>\r\nSolid Waste Management,\r\n<br>\r\nSpecial Called Meeting, Lowndes County Commission (LCC Waste),\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 16 March 2015.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThey did talk about solid waste management at their\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/videos-audit-report-and-finance-lcc-2015-02-05.html#Solid-Waste-Management\">\r\n5 February 2015<\/a> retreat,\r\nand the Chairman&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/videos-hospital-transportation-water-incarceration-taxes-internet-and-military-lcc-2015-02-06.html#Goals-Roundtable-Discussion\">\r\nfirst goal the next day<\/a>\r\nwas Solid Waste.\r\nBut neither the public nor the principal parties,\r\nAdvanced Disposal Service (ADS) nor Deep South Sanitation (DSS), were\r\npermitted to speak at that retreat.\r\n<p>\r\nFor that matter, there are still\r\nno minutes for either of the two January Solid Waste Special Called Meetings\r\nor for their February Annual Planning Meeting,\r\nalthough they have finally caught up with minutes for their Work Sessions\r\nand Regular Sessions.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"See the LAKE video below, the WALB story by Colter Anstaett including interviews with Cary Scarborough of Deep South Sanitation and Steve Edwards of Advanced Disposal Services. 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