{"id":18268,"date":"2017-03-28T08:09:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T12:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=18268"},"modified":"2017-03-28T08:09:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T12:09:37","slug":"videos-trash-disposal-renewals-regional-t-splost-another-lift-station-pump-dasher-streets-lcc-2017-03-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/videos-trash-disposal-renewals-regional-t-splost-another-lift-station-pump-dasher-streets-lcc-2017-03-27.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Trash disposal renewals, regional T-SPLOST, another lift station pump, Dasher Streets @ LCC 2017-03-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bDqcQm7hUGE\/mqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nMore than four minutes yesterday morning on\r\n<a href=\"#N-5-e-f-Residential-Solid-Waste-Franchise-Renewal\">\r\nResidential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal<\/a>: maybe it&#8217;s still contentious\r\nbecause they still don&#8217;t have a good model.\r\nMaybe not everybody wants to have their trash picked up at the end of their\r\ndriveway like they lived in town.\r\nThey vote tonight at 5:30 PM, and they agreed\r\nadd an agenda item amending the ordinance to change insurance requirement from $5 million to $1 million. \r\nAs of this writing at 8AM, they have not yet changed <a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Agenda\/_03282017-232?html=true\">their online agenda<\/a>.\r\nWe&#8217;ll see how it eventually changes from\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/trash-disposal-renewals-regional-t-splost-another-lift-station-pump-dasher-streets-lcc-2017-03-27.html\">\r\nthe agenda already blogged<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nThey spent more than three minutes on\r\n<a href=\"#N-5-b-Consideration-of-Regional-T-SPLOST\">\r\nRegional T-SPLOST<\/a>; follow the link for details.\r\nAnother\r\n<a href=\"#Bevel-Creek-Lift-Station-Pump\">Lift Station Pump<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#N-5-d-Bevel-Creek-Lift-Station-Pump\">\r\nlift station pump<\/a>\r\nneeds replacing\r\nAnd\r\n<a href=\"#N-5-g-Agreement-to-Provide-Street-Maintenance-to-Dasher\">\r\nDasher wants the county to maintain a couple of dirt streets<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to each LAKE video, with a few notes, followed by a video playlist.\r\nSee also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/trash-disposal-renewals-regional-t-splost-another-lift-station-pump-dasher-streets-lcc-2017-03-27.html\">the agenda<\/a>.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\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=VTDmJHEvmaQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#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\/VTDmJHEvmaQ\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=GPSk5f0j_lwjt8YfixPHwJ_Mwzs\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VTDmJHEvmaQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=1\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5a-Accept-infrastructure-for-Gramercy-Subdivision-Phase-III\" href=\"#N-5a-Accept-infrastructure-for-Gramercy-Subdivision-Phase-III\">\r\n      5a. Accept infrastructure for Gramercy Subdivision Phase III\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5a. Accept infrastructure for Gramercy Subdivision Phase III\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XjVEcHxJrYk&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=2\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5a. Accept infrastructure for Gramercy Subdivision Phase III\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XjVEcHxJrYk\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=p9yRSN5nODB8Vh46dZ9sruFaGoU\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XjVEcHxJrYk&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=2\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-b-Consideration-of-Regional-T-SPLOST\" href=\"#N-5-b-Consideration-of-Regional-T-SPLOST\">\r\n      5 b. Consideration of Regional T-SPLOST\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 b. Consideration of Regional T-SPLOST\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VhBQkbgciEo&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=3\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 b. Consideration of Regional T-SPLOST\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VhBQkbgciEo\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=1EVyVAnk0Uo1UryXCu23yfYcD_Y\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VhBQkbgciEo&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=3\">Video.<\/a>\r\nFor background see\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/regional-t-splost-agenda-2017-02-28.html\">\r\nRegional T-SPLOST agenda 2017-02-28<\/a>.\r\nI&#8217;ve marked with * below the five counties that voted for T-SPLOST in 2012:\r\nClinch, Atkinson, Coffee, Bacon, and Irwin.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nEight voted for already: Atkinson*, Ben Hill, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch*, Echols, Irwin*, and Lanier.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nTwo opposed: Berrien and Brantley.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nEight not voted yet:\r\nBacon*, Pierce, Lowndes, Cook, Ware,\r\nTift, Turner, and Coffee*.\r\nNone of those eight (other than Lowndes) have a meeting prior to April 1st,\r\nyet the all plan to &#8220;visit this issue&#8221; some time in April.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nIf ten counties vote for, a regional T-SPLOST referendum can be put on the\r\nNovember ballot.\r\nIf fewer vote for, individual counties can put their own county T-SPLOST on that ballot.\r\nUnder current state law, a county can choose to authorize both.\r\nHowever, there is a bill in the legislature right now to\r\nmake it not possible to authorize a county-only T-SPLOST until after\r\na regional T-SPLOST fails to get ten county commissions for it.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-c-FY-2016-Performance-Partnership-Agreement-and-EMPG-Application\" href=\"#N-5-c-FY-2016-Performance-Partnership-Agreement-and-EMPG-Application\">\r\n      5 c. FY 2016 Performance Partnership Agreement and EMPG Application\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 c. FY 2016 Performance Partnership Agreement and EMPG Application\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qp07JzutnU4&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=4\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 c. FY 2016 Performance Partnership Agreement and EMPG Application\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qp07JzutnU4\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=Y9N6_thBPqKfZV_8ZXqCbSL8JT0\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qp07JzutnU4&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=4\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-d-Bevel-Creek-Lift-Station-Pump\" href=\"#N-5-d-Bevel-Creek-Lift-Station-Pump\">\r\n      5 d. Bevel Creek Lift Station Pump\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 d. Bevel Creek Lift Station Pump\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iFYFSYdAmYw&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 d. Bevel Creek Lift Station Pump\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iFYFSYdAmYw\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=Vd6sgeUMY7cR7k-Ej2IgMmdCzcE\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iFYFSYdAmYw&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=5\">Video.<\/a>\r\nThis pump feeds 60% of the flow to the county&#8217;s Land Application Site\r\n(the county does not have a wastewater treatment plant).\r\nThree bids, and staff recommends the one for\r\n$34,908.11.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-e-f-Residential-Solid-Waste-Franchise-Renewal\" href=\"#N-5-e-f-Residential-Solid-Waste-Franchise-Renewal\">\r\n      5 e\/f. Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 e\/f. Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bDqcQm7hUGE&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=6\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 e\/f. Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bDqcQm7hUGE\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=sNuUy4qaUr_fTMdg8C9KC4UJQxE\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bDqcQm7hUGE&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=6\">Video.<\/a>\r\nAlso Commissioner Demarcus Marshall said there is an uptick in recycling,\r\nand he wondered if either franchisee had expressed interest in starting that.\r\nAnswer: no, although they can.\r\nAnd people can take recycling to the centers.\r\nHm, so what if we re-open the more local collection centers&#8230;.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-g-Agreement-to-Provide-Street-Maintenance-to-Dasher\" href=\"#N-5-g-Agreement-to-Provide-Street-Maintenance-to-Dasher\">\r\n      5 g. Agreement to Provide Street Maintenance to Dasher\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 g. Agreement to Provide Street Maintenance to Dasher\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IEMA0dj1n_I&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=7\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 g. Agreement to Provide Street Maintenance to Dasher\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/IEMA0dj1n_I\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=kEsasffEHA57tTMek8HkmmpMlnE\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IEMA0dj1n_I&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=7\">Video.<\/a>\r\nIt&#8217;s for Triple Eight Circle and Triple Eight Drive, both dirt roads,\r\nfor five years, termination by either party with 30-day notice,\r\n$1350 per calendar quarter.\r\nDasher has not yet responded to agreement drawn up by county attorney.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-6-a-Bid-for-Tractor-with-Boom-Mower\" href=\"#N-6-a-Bid-for-Tractor-with-Boom-Mower\">\r\n      6 a. Bid for Tractor with Boom Mower\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      6 a. Bid for Tractor with Boom Mower\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZVQQ5sLhijg&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      6 a. Bid for Tractor with Boom Mower\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZVQQ5sLhijg\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=idyqBWWb6IzO4fNP7Fsr4ZG0bZo\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZVQQ5sLhijg&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=8\">Video.<\/a>\r\nTwo bids &#8220;that were deemed responsive&#8221;, said Finance Director Stephanie Black,\r\nand she said the one from Ag-Pro fit their local criteria.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nSomebody from Austell, GA $116,800\r\n<li>\r\nAg-Pro Valdosta $118,175\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7-Reports-County-Manager-none\" href=\"#N-7-Reports-County-Manager-none\">\r\n      7. Reports &#8211; County Manager (none)\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      7. Reports - County Manager (none)\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C6bj7uVq_QQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=9\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7. Reports - County Manager (none)\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/C6bj7uVq_QQ\/hqdefault.jpg?custom=true&#038;w=120&#038;h=90&#038;jpg444=true&#038;jpgq=90&#038;sp=68&#038;sigh=tbqQUpbVXJTPbSligBfeXRdWVsQ\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C6bj7uVq_QQ&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk&#038;index=9\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk\">\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=PLshUv86fYkiEXrvIQMZVF_H-k5zNkaJAk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: Trash disposal renewals, regional T-SPLOST, another lift station pump, Dasher Streets\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, March 27, 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.  You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">donate to LAKE today<\/a>!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than four minutes yesterday morning on Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal: maybe it&#8217;s still contentious because they still don&#8217;t have a good model. Maybe not everybody wants to have their trash picked up at the end of their driveway like they lived in town. 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