{"id":20654,"date":"2019-01-09T19:55:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T00:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=20654"},"modified":"2019-01-09T19:55:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T00:55:56","slug":"videos-retreat-appointment-to-development-authority-abandon-reed-road-ed-hay-lease-forestry-speaks-lcc-2019-01-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2019\/01\/videos-retreat-appointment-to-development-authority-abandon-reed-road-ed-hay-lease-forestry-speaks-lcc-2019-01-07.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Retreat! Appointment to Development Authority, Abandon Reed Road, Ed Hay Lease, Forestry Speaks @ LCC 2019-01-07"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nLongest Monday morning was\r\n<a href=\"#N-8-a-Reports-Stephen-Spradley-Georgia-Forestry\">\r\nChief Ranger Stephen Spradley&#8217;s Georgia Forestry report<\/a>,\r\na copy of which, scanned by Gretchen, is\r\n<a href=\"\/www\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2019-01-07--spradley-forestry-report\">\r\non the LAKE website<\/a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;disable_polymer=true\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8yKr6LuQsvM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nSecond longest was\r\n<a href=\"#Chairman-s-Comments\">\r\nChairman Bill Slaughter&#8217;s comments<\/a>,\r\nin which he listed four upcoming events:<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n11AM, Wednesday, January 9, 2019: a law enforcement appreciation gathering at the Historic Lowndes County Courthouse.\r\n<li>\r\nAll day, Wednesday, January 30, 2019, Development Authority trip to Atlanta.\r\n<li>\r\nAll day, Thursday-Friday, February 7-8, 2019, Lowndes County Commission annual Retreat.\r\nHe didn&#8217;t say where, but he did invite input.\r\n<li>\r\n5-7PM, Wednesday, February 13, 2019, the Bird Supper has been rescheduled to avoid a football game. It&#8217;s an occasion to meet the Georgia legislature while they eat quail.\r\nThe county doesn&#8217;t seem to have anything on its website about this, but\r\nthe City of Valdosta has\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/lowndes-county-bird-supper\">\r\na writeup<\/a>, with the date wrong,\r\nand\r\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2133360016979613\/\">a facebook event<\/a>,\r\nwith the date right.\r\nIt&#8217;s at the usual place:\r\nGeorgia Railroad Freight Depot,\r\n65 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nSee also\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2019\/01\/appointment-to-development-authorityabandon-reed-road-ed-hay-lease-forestry-speaks-lcc-2019-01-07.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=oOWKZmDdq-U&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=2&#038;t=0s\"><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\/oOWKZmDdq-U\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLCVMPCCdR8jjU073hBZjKyHjVKOXA\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oOWKZmDdq-U&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=2&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Chairman-s-Comments\" href=\"#Chairman-s-Comments\">\r\n      Chairman&#8217;s Comments\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      Chairman's Comments\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PUhmioDOYQ8&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=3&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      Chairman's Comments\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PUhmioDOYQ8\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLDiQhiaKUo_LgNk3DXVR9FOZJoxLw\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PUhmioDOYQ8&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=3&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"VLCDA\" href=\"#VLCDA\">\r\n      5a. Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (Joint Appointment)\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5a. Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (Joint Appointment)\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r1YP-kMs1dA&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=4&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5a. Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (Joint Appointment)\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/r1YP-kMs1dA\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLB9pc41uL5uWKqdngJAUqXzwQeGWQ\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r1YP-kMs1dA&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=4&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nValdosta appointee Aneesha Johnson did not speak.\r\nCommissioner Joyce Evans said she would &#8220;be here tomorrow to introduce herself.&#8221;\r\nThey debated whether the term was four years or five.\r\nCounty Manager Joe Pritchard said five.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-6-a-Abandonment-of-unopened-Right-of-Way-off-of-Reed-Road\" href=\"#N-6-a-Abandonment-of-unopened-Right-of-Way-off-of-Reed-Road\">\r\n      6 a. Abandonment of unopened Right of Way off of Reed Road\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      6 a. Abandonment of unopened Right of Way off of Reed Road\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q6k5Avo7Omo&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=5&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      6 a. Abandonment of unopened Right of Way off of Reed Road\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Q6k5Avo7Omo\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLD2KR0GskweAspNVy6_fOtut4lWuQ\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q6k5Avo7Omo&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=5&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7-a-Termination-of-Hay-Lease-Agreement\" href=\"#N-7-a-Termination-of-Hay-Lease-Agreement\">\r\n      7 a. Termination of Hay Lease Agreement\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      7 a. Termination of Hay Lease Agreement\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YOciXzI73cE&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=6&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7 a. Termination of Hay Lease Agreement\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YOciXzI73cE\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLAth_e9AD51X-y6mf5PmZOA9eg8Dg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YOciXzI73cE&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=6&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nOriginally approved March 2013.\r\nChairman Bill Slaughter asked Utility Director Steve Stalvey\r\nwhat he planned to do with the leased space.\r\nAnswer: they will continue to work the hay,\r\nand there were prospective renters.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-8-a-Reports-Stephen-Spradley-Georgia-Forestry\" href=\"#N-8-a-Reports-Stephen-Spradley-Georgia-Forestry\">\r\n      8 a. Reports &#8211; Stephen Spradley- Georgia Forestry\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      8 a. Reports - Stephen Spradley- Georgia Forestry\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8yKr6LuQsvM&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=7&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      8 a. Reports - Stephen Spradley- Georgia Forestry\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8yKr6LuQsvM\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLAdq_udNh9aFykeLQJMgJe4LcT2Pw\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8yKr6LuQsvM&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=7&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nHis report is\r\n<a href=\"\/www\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2019-01-07--spradley-forestry-report\">\r\non the LAKE website<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-10-Adjournment-to-Executive-Session-for-Real-Estate\" href=\"#N-10-Adjournment-to-Executive-Session-for-Real-Estate\">\r\n      10. Adjournment to Executive Session for Real Estate\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      10. Adjournment to Executive Session for Real Estate\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BjgFI_U_vB8&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=8&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      10. Adjournment to Executive Session for Real Estate\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/BjgFI_U_vB8\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLAYlUC10eBrhBWOXOu3QuFQEQwyrw\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BjgFI_U_vB8&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;index=8&#038;t=0s\">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=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;disable_polymer=true\">\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=PLshUv86fYkiH30UvHtegkX8JTa_iHl8k8&#038;disable_polymer=true\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: Retreat! Appointment to Development Authority, Abandon Reed Road, Ed Hay Lease, Forestry Speaks\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, January 7, 2019.\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":"Longest Monday morning was Chief Ranger Stephen Spradley&#8217;s Georgia Forestry report, a copy of which, scanned by Gretchen, is on the LAKE website. 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