{"id":15313,"date":"2016-01-10T19:51:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T00:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=15313"},"modified":"2016-01-10T20:00:19","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T01:00:19","slug":"appoint-tax-assessors-rush-project-max-lcc-2016-01-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/appoint-tax-assessors-rush-project-max-lcc-2016-01-11.html","title":{"rendered":"Appoint Tax Assessors? Rush Project Max? @ LCC 2016-01-11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nAppointing\r\nTax Assessors will take an act of the legislature and a local referendum to repeal\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=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/eee4aea4d9e05e0a1f293823005f8812.jpg?zoom=1.5&#038;w=625\"><\/a>\r\nthe 1972 state law that made Lowndes County the only county in Georgia to\r\nelect them, but the Lowndes County Commission Monday morning will consider\r\n<a href=\"#Appointment-of-Board-of-Tax-Assessors\">\r\na resolution<\/a> to ask the General Assembly to start that process.\r\nin Lowndes County, subject to approval by voters, so after 1 January 2021 they&#8217;d be appointed, not elected.\r\nThis is the only county in Georgia that does not appoint its Tax Assessors,\r\nand after\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\nthe extremely unusual rural land revaluation last year<\/a>,\r\nit does seem something needs to be changed.\r\n<p>\r\nFor hush-hush Project Max, the big-fish container manufacturing plant proposed for Rocky Ford Road,\r\nnext to the protected watershed of Mud Swamp and near Valdosta Airport,\r\nsee <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/agenda-item-for-project-max-before-county-commission-lcc-2016-01-11.html\">separate post<\/a> for what little the public (or the Planning Commission) is allowed to know.\r\nAlso on\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Agenda\/01122016-188?html=true\">the Lowndes County Commission agenda<\/a>\r\nfor Monday morning and voting Tuesday evening,\r\nbridge repairs on\r\n<a href=\"#Clyattville-Nankin-Road-Bridge-Repairs\">Clyattville Nankin Road<\/a>\r\nand\r\n<a href=\"#Jumping-Gully-Road-Bridge-Repairs\">Jumping Gully Road<\/a>,\r\nand quite a few other items as the Commission catches up after the holidays.\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, January 11, 2016,\u00a0 8:30 a.m.\r\n<br>\r\nREGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, January 12, 2016,\u00a05:30 p.m.\r\n<br>\r\n327 N. Ashley Street &#8211; 2nd Floor\r\n<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n\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=\"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\" href=\"#Work-Session\">Work Session &#8211; December 7, 2015<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Regular-Session\" href=\"#Regular-Session\">Regular Session &#8211; December 8, 2015<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Public-Hearings\" href=\"#Public-Hearings\">Public Hearings<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"REZ-2016-01\" href=\"#REZ-2016-01\">REZ-2016-01 Project Max, Rocky Ford Rd, E-A to M-2, Water\/Sewer, ~123 acres<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tTRC Recommendations: Approve with conditions<br>\r\nGLPC Recommendation: Approve with conditions\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/544?fileID=847\">REZ-2016 Project Max, Rocky Ford Rd. E-A to M-2.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\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=\"Code-Red-Service-Agreement\" href=\"#Code-Red-Service-Agreement\">Code Red Service Agreement<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tRequest approval for Chairman to execute updated service agreement.\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/535?fileID=841\">Code Red Service Agreement.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Anti-Virus-Software-Lease\" href=\"#Anti-Virus-Software-Lease\">Anti-Virus Software Lease<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tApproval&nbsp;of <span style='font-family: \"Tahoma\",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>Anti-Virus Software Lease<\/span>\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/533?fileID=836\">Anti-Virus Software Lease.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Maintenance-for-uninterruptable-power-supply\" href=\"#Maintenance-for-uninterruptable-power-supply\">Maintenance for uninterruptable power supply<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tApproval&nbsp;of m<span style='font-family: \"Tahoma\",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>aintenance for uninterruptable power supply<\/span>\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/534?fileID=844\">Maintenance for Uninterruptable Power Supply.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Workers-39-Compensation-Insurance-Renewal\" href=\"#Workers-39-Compensation-Insurance-Renewal\">Workers&#39; Compensation Insurance Renewal<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tApproval of&nbsp;Workers Compensation insurance coverage through the ACCG-GSIWCF\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/545?fileID=848\">Workers Compensation Insurance Renewal.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Resolution-to-Adopt-Amended-and-Restated-Retirement-Plan\" href=\"#Resolution-to-Adopt-Amended-and-Restated-Retirement-Plan\">Resolution to Adopt Amended and Restated Retirement Plan<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tApproval of resolution and authorize Chairman to sign agreements\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/546?fileID=846\">Resolution to Adopt Amended and Restated Retirement Plan.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adopt-Resolution-accepting-infrastructure-for-Creekside-West-Subdivision-Phase-III\" href=\"#Adopt-Resolution-accepting-infrastructure-for-Creekside-West-Subdivision-Phase-III\">Adopt Resolution accepting infrastructure for Creekside West Subdivision Phase III<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tAdopt the resolution\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/539?fileID=835\">Adopt Resolution Accepting Infrastructure for Creekside West Subdivision Phase III.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adopt-Resolution-accepting-infrastructure-for-Ivy-Gate-Phase-II-Subdivision\" href=\"#Adopt-Resolution-accepting-infrastructure-for-Ivy-Gate-Phase-II-Subdivision\">Adopt Resolution accepting infrastructure for Ivy Gate Phase II Subdivision<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tAdopt the Resolution\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/541?fileID=833\">Adopt Resolution Accepting Infrastructure for Ivy Gate Phase II Subdivision.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Clyattville-Nankin-Road-Bridge-Repairs\" href=\"#Clyattville-Nankin-Road-Bridge-Repairs\">Clyattville Nankin Road Bridge Repairs<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tAuthorize Southern Concrete&nbsp;to complete&nbsp;emergency repairs\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/549?fileID=840\">Clyattville Nankin Road Bridge Repairs.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Jumping-Gully-Road-Bridge-Repairs\" href=\"#Jumping-Gully-Road-Bridge-Repairs\">Jumping Gully Road Bridge Repairs<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tAuthorize Southern Concrete to complete emergency repairs\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/548?fileID=843\">Jumping Gully Road Bridge Repairs.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Georgia-Department-of-Transportation-Local-Maintenance-and-Improvement-Grant-LMIG-\" href=\"#Georgia-Department-of-Transportation-Local-Maintenance-and-Improvement-Grant-LMIG-\">Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG)<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tAuthorize Chairman to Sign the 2016 LMIG Application\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/542?fileID=842\">Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"L5426-Danieli-Drive\" href=\"#L5426-Danieli-Drive\">5426 Danieli Drive<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tApprove and authorize Chairman to sign the attached letter\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/543?fileID=834\">5426 Danieli Drive.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Beer-License-Omni-amp-Madhav-Corporation-dba-Eagle-Food-Mart-1-4357-Bemiss-Road\" href=\"#Beer-License-Omni-amp-Madhav-Corporation-dba-Eagle-Food-Mart-1-4357-Bemiss-Road\">Beer License- Omni &amp; Madhav Corporation\/dba Eagle Food Mart #1- 4357 Bemiss Road<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tApproval of Beer License\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/538?fileID=839\">Beer License- Omni  Madhav Corporation 4357 Bemiss Road.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Beer-and-Wine-License-Omni-amp-Madhav-Corporation-dba-Eagle-Food-Mart-4952-Bemiss-Road\" href=\"#Beer-and-Wine-License-Omni-amp-Madhav-Corporation-dba-Eagle-Food-Mart-4952-Bemiss-Road\">Beer and Wine License- Omni &amp; Madhav Corporation\/dba Eagle Food Mart- 4952 Bemiss Road<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tApproval of Beer and Wine license\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/537?fileID=838\">Beer and Wine License &#8211; Omni  Madhav Corporation 4952 Bemiss Road.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"North-Lowndes-Park-Quitclaim-Deed-and-Custodial-Agreement\" href=\"#North-Lowndes-Park-Quitclaim-Deed-and-Custodial-Agreement\">North Lowndes Park Quitclaim Deed and Custodial Agreement<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tAccept and authorize recording of Quitclaim Deed and approve custodial agreement\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/536?fileID=845\">North Lowndes Park Quitclaim Deed and Custodial Agreement.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Appointment-of-Board-of-Tax-Assessors\" href=\"#Appointment-of-Board-of-Tax-Assessors\">Appointment of Board of Tax Assessors<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n\t\t\tConsideration of local act\t\t\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/547?fileID=837\">Appointment of Board of Tax Assessors.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":"Appointing Tax Assessors will take an act of the legislature and a local referendum to repeal the 1972 state law that made Lowndes County the only county in Georgia to elect them, but the Lowndes County Commission Monday morning will consider a resolution to ask the General Assembly to start that process. in Lowndes County, [&hellip;]","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":[556,87,14,325,2,88,73,3,55],"tags":[9038,8779,8733,8704,8701,8764,8699,10,8702,91,12,7,8734,9039,8731,8700,6,8727,90],"class_list":["post-15313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air","category-alcohol","category-economy","category-glpc","category-government","category-lowndes-county-commission","category-safety","category-transparency","category-water","tag-11-january-2016","tag-air","tag-alcohol","tag-economy","tag-georgia","tag-glpc","tag-government","tag-gretchen-quarterman","tag-lake","tag-lcc","tag-lowndes-area-knowledge-exchange","tag-lowndes-county","tag-lowndes-county-commission","tag-project-max","tag-safety","tag-transparency","tag-valdosta","tag-water","tag-work-session"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p585fK-3YZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15313","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=15313"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15321,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15313\/revisions\/15321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}