{"id":18094,"date":"2017-02-14T15:34:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T20:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=18094"},"modified":"2017-02-16T08:32:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T13:32:04","slug":"videos-2-vlmpo-appointments-2-rezonings-3-water-credit-cards-alcohol-lcc-2017-02-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2017\/02\/videos-2-vlmpo-appointments-2-rezonings-3-water-credit-cards-alcohol-lcc-2017-02-13.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: 2 VLMPO appointments, 2 rezonings, 3 water + credit cards, alcohol @ LCC 2017-02-13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cJwI3U1TISc\/mqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nThey vote 5:30 PM today. The longest item at yesterday morning&#8217;s Work Session was\r\n<a href=\"#REZ-2017-02\">\r\n      6b. REZ-2017-02 Calles, Alexandria St, R-10 and CON to E-A, Well and Septic, 0213 acres<\/a>,\r\nwhich also got the longest discussion of any county case at the recent\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2017\/02\/videos-1-hahira-4-valdosta-2-county-glpc-2017-01-30.html\">Planning Commission meeting<\/a>, where GLPC voted to recommend denial.\r\nAll parties want the other rezoning,\r\n<a href=\"#REZ-2017-01\">\r\n      6a. REZ-2017-01 Cone\/Malone<\/a>, tabled.\r\n<p>\r\nThe second longest item yesterday morning was\r\n<a href=\"#N-7c-Request-for-Relief-for-Tuscany-Palms-Utility-Tax-District\">\r\n7c. Request for Relief for Tuscany Palms Utility Tax District<\/a>,\r\nwhich had a long list of staff involved in it.\r\n<p>\r\nThey did name the three\r\n<a href=\"#N-5-a-Valdosta-Lowndes-Metropolitan-Planning-Organization-Board-VLMPO\">\r\nthree candidates for two VLMPO vacancies<\/a>,\r\nbut none of them were present.\r\nAt least one wasn&#8217;t even aware he was actually a candidate.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to each<!--more-->\r\n\r\n of the LAKE videos of yesterday morning&#8217;s Work Session,\r\nwith a few notes, followed by a video playlist,\r\nall in the order of the meeting, which this time matched\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2017\/02\/2-vlmpo-appointments-2-rezonings-3-water-credit-cards-alcohol-lcc-2017-02-13.html\">the agenda<\/a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\n      1. Call to Order 4. Minutes for Approval\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      1. Call to Order 4. Minutes for Approval\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cJwI3U1TISc&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      1. Call to Order 4. Minutes for Approval\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cJwI3U1TISc\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=gbznZM4g9HfUTpujGEOzPW57Zfk\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cJwI3U1TISc&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=1\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-a-Valdosta-Lowndes-Metropolitan-Planning-Organization-Board-VLMPO\" href=\"#N-5-a-Valdosta-Lowndes-Metropolitan-Planning-Organization-Board-VLMPO\">\r\n      5 a. Valdosta Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization Board (VLMPO)\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 a. Valdosta Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization Board (VLMPO)\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MUiJsroVomQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=2\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 a. Valdosta Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization Board (VLMPO)\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MUiJsroVomQ\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=gMrqB4Jalt8fyKRWCqxtrgKp38c\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MUiJsroVomQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=2\">Video.<\/a>\r\nNot sure why the County Engineer was reading the names,\r\nalthough I note one of them works for an engineering firm which does\r\na lot of business with the county.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5a-Appointment-VLMPO-part-2\" href=\"#N-5a-Appointment-VLMPO-part-2\">\r\n      5a. Appointment VLMPO (part 2)\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5a. Appointment VLMPO (part 2)\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ssg017Jomzg&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=3\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5a. Appointment VLMPO (part 2)\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ssg017Jomzg\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=pxktr0Cdez-RBpovuTqg2JukHeo\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ssg017Jomzg&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=3\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"REZ-2017-01\" href=\"#REZ-2017-01\">\r\n      6a. REZ-2017-01 Cone\/Malone, 3222 Madison Hwy, E-A &#038; CON to R-A ~3 acres\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      6a. REZ-2017-01 Cone\/Malone, 3222 Madison Hwy, E-A &#038; CON to R-A ~3 acres\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B-EduJmPzrQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=4\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      6a. REZ-2017-01 Cone\/Malone, 3222 Madison Hwy, E-A &#038; CON to R-A ~3 acres\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/B-EduJmPzrQ\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=El1yaUjJoR4oTPuBrGRSOdLXbtU\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B-EduJmPzrQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=4\">Video.<\/a>\r\nVery close to Valdosta Airport, which wants further discussions.\r\nGLPC, Applicant, Airport Authority, and county staff, all want this one tabled.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"REZ-2017-02\" href=\"#REZ-2017-02\">\r\n      6b. REZ-2017-02 Calles, Alexandria St, R-10 and CON to E-A, Well and Septic, 0213 acres\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      6b. REZ-2017-02 Calles, Alexandria St, R-10 and CON to E-A, Well and Septic, 0213 acres\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IoY4iLiMTao&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      6b. REZ-2017-02 Calles, Alexandria St, R-10 and CON to E-A, Well and Septic, 0213 acres\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/IoY4iLiMTao\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=i-4K6zJKAXRspAlooD-GpGIavQg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IoY4iLiMTao&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=5\">Video.<\/a>\r\nCounty Planner Jason Davenport says this rezoning was a response to\r\ncode enforcement complaining about livestock on the property.\r\nHe says it&#8217;s partly in floodplain and recharge area.\r\nPlus some neighbors will be objecting.\r\nGLPC recommended tabling, but now there&#8217;s an environmental survey\r\nthat GLPC did not have.\r\n&#8220;I will tell you that what you&#8217;re really walkting into is probably a very\r\ncontentious public hearing.&#8221;\r\nBoth applicant and opposition have pictures and petitions or letters.\r\nApplicant has also had to answer questions sent by neighbors to DFAX,\r\nGA-EPD, Lowndes County Sheriff, code enforcement, etc.\r\nPlanner said he considered the applicant &#8220;under assault&#8221; by the neighbors,\r\nwhom he said would probably provide tonight &#8220;a healthy dose of venom&#8221;.\r\nPlanner said he was fine with moving forward, and tabling might &#8220;allow\r\nthings to fester&#8221;.\r\nHe also noted the Planning Commission didn&#8217;t even hear this case until\r\n8PM because of an even more contentious Valdosta case.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nAnswering Commissioner Clay Griner&#8217;s question, he said the applicants currently own\r\none horse, two ponies, three goats, chickens, and ducks.\r\nHe added that Mrs. Calles, the mother of the applicant, also owns\r\ntwo adjacent properties, and she is the owner of the subject property.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7-a-Approval-of-Elected-Officials-Using-County-Purchasing-and-Credit-Cards\" href=\"#N-7-a-Approval-of-Elected-Officials-Using-County-Purchasing-and-Credit-Cards\">\r\n      7 a. Approval of Elected Officials Using County Purchasing and Credit Cards\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      7 a. Approval of Elected Officials Using County Purchasing and Credit Cards\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mOEeZXnaQDQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=6\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7 a. Approval of Elected Officials Using County Purchasing and Credit Cards\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mOEeZXnaQDQ\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=ZXAPgRIvT0E9D7T7-Nm9KwSKyRM\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mOEeZXnaQDQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=6\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7b-BP-Food-Mart\" href=\"#N-7b-BP-Food-Mart\">\r\n      7b. Beer License &#8211; BP Food Mart &#8211; 1405 N. St. Augustine Rd.\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      7b. Beer License - BP Food Mart - 1405 N. St. Augustine Rd.\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nk6ACXcRltU&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=7\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7b. Beer License - BP Food Mart - 1405 N. St. Augustine Rd.\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Nk6ACXcRltU\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=FqX9HCBW_Dw8i8oh1A3CNxGq3Yw\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nk6ACXcRltU&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=7\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7c-Request-for-Relief-for-Tuscany-Palms-Utility-Tax-District\" href=\"#N-7c-Request-for-Relief-for-Tuscany-Palms-Utility-Tax-District\">\r\n      7c. Request for Relief for Tuscany Palms Utility Tax District\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      7c. Request for Relief for Tuscany Palms Utility Tax District\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9JhPltdahnI&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7c. Request for Relief for Tuscany Palms Utility Tax District\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/9JhPltdahnI\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=fDf0Tq4_Pd7nR25_LOHyLtcFbbA\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9JhPltdahnI&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=8\">Video.<\/a>\r\nCommissioner Mark Wisenbaker wanted to know what the annual payment was,\r\nand Finance Director Stephanie Black said she&#8217;d have to look it up.\r\nCounty Manager Joe Davenport asked the County Attorney to clarify;\r\nhe said the debt does not end after ten years.\r\nChairman Bill Slaughter wanted to know when the county would have\r\nto exercise its lien rights on the property.\r\nThe Attorney said there was no specific time, but yes, the county could\r\nforeclose to recover the money.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7-d-Bevel-Creek-Lift-Station-Automatic-Transfer-Switch\" href=\"#N-7-d-Bevel-Creek-Lift-Station-Automatic-Transfer-Switch\">\r\n      7 d. Bevel Creek Lift Station Automatic Transfer Switch\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      7 d. Bevel Creek Lift Station Automatic Transfer Switch\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OhfQlwQrvHE&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=9\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7 d. Bevel Creek Lift Station Automatic Transfer Switch\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OhfQlwQrvHE\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=V2Vburd4ppwxK7khcRsjghajMPM\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OhfQlwQrvHE&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=9\">Video.<\/a>\r\nUtilities Director Steve Stalvey said much work has been done on this\r\nstation over the years, and the problem is due to deterioration\r\nfrom the hydrogen sulfide gas.\r\nSince this is the last lift station before the Land Application Site (LAS),\r\nhe considers it an emergency; he asked for a single quote; and he got it, from\r\nCowart Electric for $18,850.\r\nAsked to clarify by Chairman Slaughter, Stalvey clarified that this\r\nis not an off-the-shelf item, it has to be custom built.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7e-Architectural-Services-for-Addition-and-Alterations-to-the-911-Facility\" href=\"#N-7e-Architectural-Services-for-Addition-and-Alterations-to-the-911-Facility\">\r\n      7e. Architectural Services for Addition and Alterations to the 911 Facility\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      7e. Architectural Services for Addition and Alterations to the 911 Facility\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1gX45gZVN3o&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=10\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7e. Architectural Services for Addition and Alterations to the 911 Facility\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1gX45gZVN3o\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=AlGiLxz_CyP3z_3W410CKJGLDXo\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1gX45gZVN3o&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=10\">Video.<\/a>\r\nProject Manager Chad McLeod said voters approved this as part of SPLOST VII,\r\n$792,000\r\nStudio 8 Design LLC of Valdosta at 8%,\r\nwhich is $63,360.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7f-Professional-Services-for-Jumping-Gully-Rd-Bridge-Replacement\" href=\"#N-7f-Professional-Services-for-Jumping-Gully-Rd-Bridge-Replacement\">\r\n      7f. Professional Services for Jumping Gully Rd Bridge Replacement\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      7f. Professional Services for Jumping Gully Rd Bridge Replacement\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vUeOULo4Wdg&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=11\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7f. Professional Services for Jumping Gully Rd Bridge Replacement\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vUeOULo4Wdg\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=6MEJC7-qegTcmY13Bt7kr18q-io\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vUeOULo4Wdg&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=11\">Video.<\/a>\r\nCounty Engineer Mike Fletcher said EMC Engineering Services had\r\ncompleted the hydraulic analysis for $19,750\r\nwhich determined the bridge needs to be raised\r\n9 feet\r\nto get it out of the 100-year flood plain and to meet current GDOT requirements.\r\nA Commissioner wanted to know when this bridge was built.\r\nFletcher said he didn&#8217;t know, but he would have this information \r\nTuesday evening.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7-g-Drainage-Improvements-Valencia-Street\" href=\"#N-7-g-Drainage-Improvements-Valencia-Street\">\r\n\r\n      7 g. Drainage Improvements &#8211; Valencia Street\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video:\r\n      7 g. Drainage Improvements - Valencia Street\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KSHxOep0JTo&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=12\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7 g. Drainage Improvements - Valencia Street\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KSHxOep0JTo\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=X-4dQEXvOp9G15D9crKFZi5K1h4\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KSHxOep0JTo&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=12\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7-h-Data-Center-Battery-Replacement\" href=\"#N-7-h-Data-Center-Battery-Replacement\">\r\n\r\n      7 h. Data Center Battery Replacement\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video:\r\n      7 h. Data Center Battery Replacement\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-nCLpQSLOv0&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=13\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7 h. Data Center Battery Replacement\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-nCLpQSLOv0\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=3tK52VxNHymwcaIt4ksHPrDigzc\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-nCLpQSLOv0&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=13\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7-i-Server-Blades\" href=\"#N-7-i-Server-Blades\">\r\n\r\n      7 i. Server Blades, Virtual and Operating System Software\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video:\r\n      7 i. Server Blades, Virtual and Operating System Software\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GvYSKHzHijw&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=14\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7 i. Server Blades, Virtual and Operating System Software\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/GvYSKHzHijw\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=-eHTYPVPeV-kIbL_2XVP88dKcTw\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GvYSKHzHijw&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=14\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7-j-2017-Public-Defender-Contracts\" href=\"#N-7-j-2017-Public-Defender-Contracts\">\r\n\r\n      7 j. 2017 Public Defender Contracts\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video:\r\n      7 j. 2017 Public Defender Contracts\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MX0WT3kMedQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=15\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7 j. 2017 Public Defender Contracts\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MX0WT3kMedQ\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=rqMfYnuhqrYqQPuCZ-lwAhqKcUI\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MX0WT3kMedQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=15\">Video.<\/a>\r\nNobody was there from the County Defender&#8217;s office, so County Manager Joe Pritchard\r\ndescribed the continuation of the agreement, which is also with Tift, Echols,\r\nand probably some other counties.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-8-Reports-County-Manager-none-10-Adjournment\" href=\"#N-8-Reports-County-Manager-none-10-Adjournment\">\r\n\r\n      8. Reports &#8211; County Manager (none) 10. Adjournment\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video:\r\n      8. Reports - County Manager (none) 10. Adjournment\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v692woKVESI&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=16\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      8. Reports - County Manager (none) 10. Adjournment\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/v692woKVESI\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=sR0vMWJ6jzOckbajat_6afU86kE\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v692woKVESI&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u&#038;index=16\">Video.<\/a>\r\nNo additional report and no other business, so they adjourned.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic\">Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research.  You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">donate to LAKE today<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u\">\r\na LAKE 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=PLshUv86fYkiHkb8DqyfJnmSNtahD7vR8u\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: 2 VLMPO appointments, 2 rezonings, 3 water + credit cards, alcohol\r\n<br>\r\nWork Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, February 13, 2017.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic\">Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research.  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