{"id":18248,"date":"2017-03-27T09:18:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T13:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=18248"},"modified":"2017-03-27T09:18:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T13:18:22","slug":"regional-t-splost-agenda-2017-02-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/regional-t-splost-agenda-2017-02-28.html","title":{"rendered":"Regional T-SPLOST agenda 2017-02-28"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nEven though Lowndes County voted 2 to 1\r\n\r\nagainst T-SPLOST in 2012<\/a>,\r\nand Southern Georgia Region 11 voted it down by\r\n\r\n38,731 no votes (58%) to 28,217 Yes (42%) votes<\/a>, a few counties in the region voted for it\r\n(Clinch, Atkinson, Coffee, Bacon, and Irwin).\r\nAlso, Lowndes County had\r\nlots of transportation items ready to trot in case it passed.\r\nSo it shouldn’t be surprising that five years later local governments\r\nin the region are considering rolling their own.\r\nIt’s on this morning’s Lowndes County Commission agenda<\/a> for voting Tuesday evening.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"No,<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nAfter hearing of it in the videos Gretchen took of the Lowndes County Planning Session Day 2 back in February<\/a>,\r\nI asked the South Georgia Regional Commission and got this email from Corey Hull:\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\r\nIn response to your phone call earlier today to Amy in our office, I\r\nhave attached the agenda for the meeting tomorrow in Waycross. This\r\nis not a public meeting and was not advertised as such, however it\r\nis open to the public. This meeting will be an informational meeting\r\nfor officials throughout the region on the regional and\r\nsingle-county TSPLOST options. Please let me know if you have any\r\nquestions.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nHere’s a transcription of that\r\nPDF agenda<\/a>.\r\nIt refers to Heart of Georgia Altamaha TIA, which\r\nis one of the three regions that voted for its T-SPLOST<\/a> in 2012.\r\nHere is Heart of Georgia Altamaha’s project list<\/a>.\r\n

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\r\nSouthern Georgia Regional Commission\r\n

\r\nRegional Transportation Sales Tax Discussion\r\n
\r\nTuesday, February, 28, 2017; 10:00 AM\r\n
\r\nWaycross City Auditorium\r\n
\r\n865 Pendleton St., Waycross, GA\r\n<\/p>\r\n

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  1. \r\nIntroductions\r\n
  2. \r\nComments from Heart of Georgia TIA Region\r\n
  3. \r\nSingle County Sales Tax Process\r\n
      \r\n
    1. \r\nOverview \/ Refresher\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
    2. \r\nRegional Transportation Sales Tax Process\r\n
        \r\n
      1. \r\nOverview \/ Refresher\r\n
      2. \r\nRoundtable\r\n
      3. \r\nExecutive Committee\r\n
      4. \r\nRevenue Projections\r\n
      5. \r\nApproval of Investment Criteria\r\n
      6. \r\nTimelines\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

        \r\nAn Equal Opportunity Employer \/ Program\r\n

        \r\n327 W. Savannah Ave., Valdosta, GA 31601\r\n
        \r\n1725 S. Ga. Parkway, W., Waycross, GA 31503\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        \r\nPhone (229) 333-5277 \u2022 Fax (229)-333-5312\r\n
        \r\nPhone (912) 285-6097 \u2022 Fax (912) 285-6126\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        \r\nwww.sgrc.us\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

        \r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n

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