{"id":14063,"date":"2015-08-23T18:54:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T22:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=14063"},"modified":"2015-08-23T19:16:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T23:16:10","slug":"agriculture-internet-access-and-transportation-driving-development-lcc-2015-08-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/agriculture-internet-access-and-transportation-driving-development-lcc-2015-08-24.html","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture, Internet access, and Transportation driving Development @ LCC 2015-08-24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nNew County Extension Agent\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/lowndes\/contact.html\">\r\nJenna Kicklighter<\/a> will introduce herself at Monday morning&#8217;s Work Session,,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/lowndes\/contact.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/lowndes\/images\/IMG_5704.JPG\"><\/a>\r\nthey&#8217;ll consider a\r\na\r\n<a href=\"#Beer-and-Wine-License\">Beer and Wine License for Dollar General<\/a>,\r\na\r\nnew secondary\r\n<a href=\"#Internet-Bandwidth-Contract\">Internet Bandwidth Contract<\/a>\r\nwith\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/358?fileID=661\">Mediacom<\/a>,\r\nand the US 41 N widening has already spawned\r\n<a href=\"#Surveying-and-Engineering-Service-For-Stewart-Circle\">further road paving<\/a>\r\nto promote development:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nLowndes County Engineering has received a proposal<!--more-->\r\n\r\n from Innovate\r\nEngineering Solutions for the surveying, Right of Way deed preparation,\r\nand engineering design of Stewart Circle. Stewart Circle is located in\r\nthe Mineola area off of Old US 41 North. Once paved, Stewart Circle will\r\nserve as a secondary ingress and egress point for the Val North Commercial\r\nDevelopment. Lowndes County Utilities service this area so there is\r\npotential for further commercial development along Stewart Circle.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/videos-rural-revaluation-meeting-at-farm-bureau-2015-08-04.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/o1LBfyuZKLU\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nRemember what Tax Assessor Mike Hill said:\r\n&ldquo;Paving roads drives development.&rdquo;\r\nThat&#8217;s development as in subdivisions.\r\n<p>\r\nMaybe there are also other kinds of development the county could be promoting,\r\nlike <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/solar-airport-cochin-india.html\">solar panels at the airport<\/a>\r\nor broadband for the rest of the county, not just for the County Palace.\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Agenda\/08252015-175?html=true\">the agenda<\/a>.\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS\r\n<br>\r\nPROPOSED AGENDA\r\n<br>\r\nWORK SESSION, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015,&nbsp; 8:30 a.m.\r\n<br>\r\nREGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY,  AUGUST 25, 2015, 5:30 p.m.\r\n<br>\r\n327 N. Ashley Street &#8211; 2nd Floor\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Call-to-Order\" href=\"#Call-to-Order\">Call to Order<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Invocation\" href=\"#Invocation\">Invocation<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Pledge\" href=\"#Pledge\">Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Extension-Agent-Introduction-Jenna-Kicklighter-Work-Session-\" href=\"#Extension-Agent-Introduction-Jenna-Kicklighter-Work-Session-\">Extension Agent Introduction- Jenna Kicklighter (Work Session)<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Minutes-for-Approval\" href=\"#Minutes-for-Approval\">Minutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Work-Session-Minutes-August-10-2015\" href=\"#Work-Session-Minutes-August-10-2015\">Work Session Minutes- August 10, 2015<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Regular-Session-Minutes-August-11-2015\" href=\"#Regular-Session-Minutes-August-11-2015\">Regular Session Minutes- August 11, 2015<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"For-Consideration\" href=\"#For-Consideration\">For Consideration<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Beer-and-Wine-License\" href=\"#Beer-and-Wine-License\">Beer and Wine License &#8211; Dollar General #15258 &#8211; 5353 Madison Hwy.<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tApproval of the Beer and Wine License\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/360?fileID=662\">Beer and Wine License-Dollar General.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Surveying-and-Engineering-Service-For-Stewart-Circle\" href=\"#Surveying-and-Engineering-Service-For-Stewart-Circle\">Surveying and Engineering Service For Stewart Circle<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tAuthorize Innovate Engineering Solutions to Complete Surveying and Engineering for Stewart Circle\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/361?fileID=663\">Surveying and Engineering Service for Stewart Circle.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Internet-Bandwidth-Contract\" href=\"#Internet-Bandwidth-Contract\">Internet Bandwidth Contract<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"Style1\">Approve the Internet Bandwidth Contract<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/358?fileID=661\">Internet Bandwidth Contract.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports\" href=\"#Reports\">Reports &#8211; County Manager<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CWTBH\" href=\"#CWTBH\">Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New County Extension Agent Jenna Kicklighter will introduce herself at Monday morning&#8217;s Work Session,, they&#8217;ll consider a a Beer and Wine License for Dollar General, a new secondary Internet Bandwidth Contract with Mediacom, and the US 41 N widening has already spawned further road paving to promote development: Lowndes County Engineering has received a proposal","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[202,87,15,2,132,88,3,449],"tags":[8657,8750,8733,881,592,8705,8662,8701,8699,10,8660,8741,8661,8702,91,12,7,8734,2292,8659,8700,8767,8658,6,90],"class_list":["post-14063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture","category-alcohol","category-education","category-government","category-internet-access-speed","category-lowndes-county-commission","category-transparency","category-transportation","tag-24-august-2015","tag-agriculture","tag-alcohol","tag-bandwidth","tag-dollar-general","tag-education","tag-extension-agent","tag-georgia","tag-government","tag-gretchen-quarterman","tag-innovate-engineering","tag-internet-access-speed","tag-jenna-kicklighter","tag-lake","tag-lcc","tag-lowndes-area-knowledge-exchange","tag-lowndes-county","tag-lowndes-county-commission","tag-old-us-41-north","tag-stewart-circle","tag-transparency","tag-transportation","tag-val-north","tag-valdosta","tag-work-session"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p585fK-3EP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14063"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14066,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14063\/revisions\/14066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}