{"id":20686,"date":"2019-01-22T17:15:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T22:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=20686"},"modified":"2019-01-22T17:16:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T22:16:06","slug":"videos-mystery-simpson-road-paving-taxes-alcohol-emergency-roads-and-law-lcc-2019-01-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2019\/01\/videos-mystery-simpson-road-paving-taxes-alcohol-emergency-roads-and-law-lcc-2019-01-22.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Mystery Simpson Road paving, taxes, alcohol, emergency, roads, and law @ LCC 2019-01-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nThey vote 5:30 PM this evening on what they discussed this morning.\r\nLongest at two minutes was\r\n<a href=\"#N-5-g-Abandonment-of-McLeod-Road\">\r\n5 g. Abandonment of McLeod Road<\/a>,\r\nfollowed by\r\n<a href=\"#N-5-i-Speed-Zone-Ordinance\">\r\n5 i. Speed Zone Ordinance<\/a> (apparently something was not right at exit 2),\r\nand then at just under a minute:\r\n<a href=\"#N-6-a-Paving-on-Parker-Road-and-Simpson-Road\">\r\n6 a. Paving on Parker Road and Simpson Road<\/a>.\r\nWill Scruggs or Reames get the $2 million-plus contract for paving?\r\n(Hint: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/2094?fileID=1970\">Reames is the low bidder<\/a>.)\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;disable_polymer=true\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/haxXCUCXlMs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nOops, sorry: the unscripted\r\n<a href=\"#N-7-Reports-County-Manager\">\r\n7. Reports &#8211; County Manager<\/a>\r\nactually came in second at 1 minute and 44 seconds.\r\n<p>\r\nFinally, after\r\n<a href=\"#N-9-Adjournment\">\r\n9. Adjournment<\/a>,\r\nthere was a reminder of some mystery swearing in at 5PM.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, followed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\nSee also<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2019\/01\/mystery-simpson-road-paving-taxes-alcohol-emergency-roads-and-law-lcc-2019-01-22.html\">\r\nthe previous post<\/a>\r\nwith the agenda and some questions about\r\nSimpson Road.\r\nAnd see\r\nlast month&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2019\/01\/videos-county-paying-for-road-right-of-way-lcc-2019-01-08.html\">approval of paying for right of way on Simpson Road<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\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=uCbwPFt3y9I&#038;index=2&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#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\/uCbwPFt3y9I\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLDqrpqGoAsQrBAJD0e0dVYbcNTF4w\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uCbwPFt3y9I&#038;index=2&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-a-Special-Assessment-Rate-for-2019\" href=\"#N-5-a-Special-Assessment-Rate-for-2019\">\r\n      5 a. Special Assessment Rate for 2019\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 a. Special Assessment Rate for 2019\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y5rqpcqNuTQ&#038;index=3&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 a. Special Assessment Rate for 2019\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Y5rqpcqNuTQ\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLAFFOoWFyPWLJZ8iq8FIGLjYT3Qyw\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y5rqpcqNuTQ&#038;index=3&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nThe county is tinkering the\r\nrate from\r\nfrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/2074?fileID=1972\">6.5% to 7.5%<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5b\" href=\"#N-5b\">\r\n      5b. Beer License \u2013 Race Way #1177 \u2013 1177 Lakes Blvd.\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5b. Beer License \u2013 Race Way #1177 \u2013 1177 Lakes Blvd.\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vvO-Ze2zmQ&#038;index=4&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5b. Beer License \u2013 Race Way #1177 \u2013 1177 Lakes Blvd.\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/9vvO-Ze2zmQ\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLCYij8c7i_jSXn2OdJcSc34lesVJA\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vvO-Ze2zmQ&#038;index=4&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5c\" href=\"#N-5c\">\r\n      5c. Beer License \u2013 Eagle Food Mart \u2013 4357 Bemiss Rd.\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5c. Beer License \u2013 Eagle Food Mart \u2013 4357 Bemiss Rd.\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SwlyX2GPWPg&#038;index=5&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5c. Beer License \u2013 Eagle Food Mart \u2013 4357 Bemiss Rd.\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SwlyX2GPWPg\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLBs3EIjMjgebKhVCuFCDjNrFMQUNQ\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SwlyX2GPWPg&#038;index=5&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5d\" href=\"#N-5d\">\r\n      5d. Beer and Wine License \u2013 JP Foods #2 \u2013 3663 New Statenville Hwy.\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5d. Beer and Wine License \u2013 JP Foods #2 \u2013 3663 New Statenville Hwy.\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LvOE7hKfMq4&#038;index=6&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5d. Beer and Wine License \u2013 JP Foods #2 \u2013 3663 New Statenville Hwy.\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LvOE7hKfMq4\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLAs8S6PMGii6xet6OC9iEK4Ai19yg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LvOE7hKfMq4&#038;index=6&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-e-Wine-License\" href=\"#N-5-e-Wine-License\">\r\n      5 e. Wine License \u2013 Triangle Foods \u2013 4946 US Hwy 41 S.\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 e. Wine License \u2013 Triangle Foods \u2013 4946 US Hwy 41 S.\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AZ2_HNqrGhI&#038;index=7&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 e. Wine License \u2013 Triangle Foods \u2013 4946 US Hwy 41 S.\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/AZ2_HNqrGhI\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLBg-lSZyDk-9WWaXsFufxj5DOHzew\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AZ2_HNqrGhI&#038;index=7&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5f-FY-2018-Performance-Partnership-Agreement-and-EMPG-Application\" href=\"#N-5f-FY-2018-Performance-Partnership-Agreement-and-EMPG-Application\">\r\n      5f. FY 2018 Performance Partnership Agreement and EMPG Application\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5f. FY 2018 Performance Partnership Agreement and EMPG Application\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nyQuuY6CheM&#038;index=8&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5f. FY 2018 Performance Partnership Agreement and EMPG Application\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/nyQuuY6CheM\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLAWzUoGCylJH3A5iVK8ktOuG-Nlog\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nyQuuY6CheM&#038;index=8&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nThe county <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/2079?fileID=1968\">&#8220;currently receives $32,770 annually&#8221;<\/a>\r\nas part of an agreement\r\nwith the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) for &#8220;FY2018 EMPG funding, and reporting and other requirements&#8221;.\r\nMaybe the county could use some of that funding to\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/2079?fileID=1968\">organize testing water wells for the firefighting chemicals (PFAS) spilled by Moody AFB<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-g-Abandonment-of-McLeod-Road\" href=\"#N-5-g-Abandonment-of-McLeod-Road\">\r\n      5 g. Abandonment of McLeod Road\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 g. Abandonment of McLeod Road\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d0TKt7_jldQ&#038;index=9&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 g. Abandonment of McLeod Road\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/d0TKt7_jldQ\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLCforeQvvyBSBBXE-g98zHDbuLvYw\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d0TKt7_jldQ&#038;index=9&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nBetween\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/2092?fileID=1963\">\r\nOld Lake Park Road and Hickory Grove Road North<\/a>, depicted in &#8220;the attached drawing&#8221;, which as usual was not attached to the publicly-visible agenda.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nCounty Engineer Mike Fletcher\r\nsaid it&#8217;s a horseshoe loop with minimal traffice, and the property owners of all the\r\nadjoining property (two parcels) asked for it to be closed, mostly because of illegal dumping.\r\nThey each have other access to paved roads.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nHow can that be?\r\nBack in January 2013 when the county decided to close its trash collection centers\r\nand to replace them with privatized curbside pickup,\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostadailytimes.com\/news\/local_news\/trash-centers-dumped\/article_ce8da677-91a9-5ca6-a69c-f1e5985af486.html\">County Clerk Paige Dukes told us in the Valdosta Daily Times<\/a> that there would be no increased littering.\r\nIn February the VDT reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostadailytimes.com\/news\/local_news\/county-patrols-for-garbage-dumping\/article_876adf4c-8d52-5c88-8201-3fc1b9cd773b.html\">County patrols for garbage dumping<\/a>.\r\nIn October 2013, Dukes said in the VDT that\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostadailytimes.com\/news\/local_news\/valdostans-make-a-difference\/article_265dc203-138f-5dba-b895-729643954edd.html\">&ldquo;illegally dumped trash has been on the decline<\/a>&rdquo;.\r\nSo according to the county, this illegal dumping problem\r\nwas solved five years ago.\r\nNevermind what anybody can see for themselves alongside most any\r\nrural county road.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nCommissioner Demarcus Marshal wanted to know how the county knew.\r\nThe Engineer said the landowners sent in a petition.\r\nThis turned out to be a letter from\r\nDanny McCleod and Michael Hurst, the landowners.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-h-Adopt-Resolution-accepting-infrastructure-for-Livingston-Subdivision-II\" href=\"#N-5-h-Adopt-Resolution-accepting-infrastructure-for-Livingston-Subdivision-II\">\r\n      5 h. Adopt Resolution accepting infrastructure for Livingston Subdivision II\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 h. Adopt Resolution accepting infrastructure for Livingston Subdivision II\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WJZqagRPhh8&#038;index=10&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 h. Adopt Resolution accepting infrastructure for Livingston Subdivision II\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/WJZqagRPhh8\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLBEoqdYK0YOluugF5p2MduYDNK0mA\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WJZqagRPhh8&#038;index=10&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nOff of\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/2093?fileID=1964\">\r\nBemiss Knights Academy Road<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-i-Speed-Zone-Ordinance\" href=\"#N-5-i-Speed-Zone-Ordinance\">\r\n      5 i. Speed Zone Ordinance\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 i. Speed Zone Ordinance\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PfjKlU91V4A&#038;index=11&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 i. Speed Zone Ordinance\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PfjKlU91V4A\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLCMWE9KvVu9kMdb_yLgXU3ZLTUURw\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PfjKlU91V4A&#038;index=11&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nThey say they&#8217;re <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/2096?fileID=1973\">changing speed limits on Lake Park Bellville Road<\/a>,\r\nbut they don&#8217;t say if they&#8217;re changing speed limits on any other roads,\r\nand, as usual, they didn&#8217;t publish the list, so you don&#8217;t know whether\r\nthey&#8217;re changing the speed limit on your road.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThe County Engineer said the speed limit  on Lake Park Bellville Road\r\nwas 55 MPH crossing I-75.\r\nIt had been signed at 45 and then 35,\r\nbut it had never been officially changed on the speed zone ordinance.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nCommissioner Mark Wisenbaker asked what, then, would the speed limit be?\r\nAnswer: 55, then 45, then 35.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-j-2019-Public-Defender-Contracts\" href=\"#N-5-j-2019-Public-Defender-Contracts\">\r\n      5 j. 2019 Public Defender Contracts\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 j. 2019 Public Defender Contracts\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sKd8tmB2rFE&#038;index=12&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 j. 2019 Public Defender Contracts\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/sKd8tmB2rFE\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLCpJiNHXvcAmS4ES4Yz4Kg_XrTncg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sKd8tmB2rFE&#038;index=12&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-k-Solicitor-General-s-VAWA-Grant-Award-Activation\" href=\"#N-5-k-Solicitor-General-s-VAWA-Grant-Award-Activation\">\r\n      5 k. Solicitor-General&#8217;s VAWA Grant Award Activation\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 k. Solicitor-General's VAWA Grant Award Activation\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8e9THZCqoN8&#038;index=13&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 k. Solicitor-General's VAWA Grant Award Activation\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8e9THZCqoN8\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLBT6Q-BdeOwmkTHYl08zfU204a9zg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8e9THZCqoN8&#038;index=13&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-5-l-Highway-84-Water-Main-Underground-Boring-Agreement\" href=\"#N-5-l-Highway-84-Water-Main-Underground-Boring-Agreement\">\r\n      5 l. Highway 84 Water Main Underground Boring Agreement\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      5 l. Highway 84 Water Main Underground Boring Agreement\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JefAdjYiOcM&#038;index=14&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      5 l. Highway 84 Water Main Underground Boring Agreement\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/JefAdjYiOcM\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLB30ZHBepfbx4WxlkvcVKlXvJsKFw\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JefAdjYiOcM&#038;index=14&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nThe county wants to spend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/2097?fileID=1969\">$73,000 to &#8220;jack and bore under Highway 84 west at James Road to extend the water main&#8221;<\/a>\r\nto reach three property owners\r\non the south side of US 84.\r\n&#8220;After discussions with the three owners and the Utilities Department, an agreement was drawn up to split the cost evenly between the four parties.&#8221;\r\nThe three property owners are never named, nor does the county say how far\r\nsouth of Highway 84.\r\nImmediately south there are three about 1.5 acre lots.\r\nA bit farther across the railroad tracks there are much bigger parcels\r\nowned by Loch-Winn Farms, Langdale Capital Assets, and Griffin LLC.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-6-a-Paving-on-Parker-Road-and-Simpson-Road\" href=\"#N-6-a-Paving-on-Parker-Road-and-Simpson-Road\">\r\n      6 a. Paving on Parker Road and Simpson Road\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      6 a. Paving on Parker Road and Simpson Road\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=haxXCUCXlMs&#038;index=15&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      6 a. Paving on Parker Road and Simpson Road\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/haxXCUCXlMs\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLAs2Y_w7gjihnIsxg_bkG6pzYaQnA\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=haxXCUCXlMs&#038;index=15&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nThe County Engineer bragged about how good the two bids are.\r\nCommissioner Mark Wisenbaker wanted to know if the bids including\r\nsurveying.\r\nAnswer: surveying and engineering has already been done.\r\nThere was no explanation of why the county was willing to pay for right of way\r\non this road but no other for the past decade.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Qpublic-lowndes,\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7643\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"7645\" width=\"600\" height=\"541\" alt=\"Qpublic-lowndes,\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a9cbd78268b9d13c2bc85b874d86d522.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/qpublic.schneidercorp.com\/Application.aspx?AppID=631&#038;LayerID=11201&#038;PageTypeID=1\">\r\nSimpson Road in Lowndes County Tax Assessor Maps<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-7-Reports-County-Manager\" href=\"#N-7-Reports-County-Manager\">\r\n      7. Reports &#8211; County Manager &#8211;\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      7. Reports - County Manager -\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vn5v3wgAliQ&#038;index=16&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      7. Reports - County Manager -\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vn5v3wgAliQ\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLBnB3ImGkRn3QP2sqz_kw5TuY4AiA\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vn5v3wgAliQ&#038;index=16&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nEmergency Management Services Director Danny Weeks\r\nasked to add an item to the agenda to modify some wording in a previously approved contract to clarify the other company&#8217;s name.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-9-Adjournment\" href=\"#N-9-Adjournment\">\r\n      9. Adjournment\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      9. Adjournment\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=72NllzBJmoQ&#038;index=17&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      9. Adjournment\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/72NllzBJmoQ\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLAssZAFKYARM0S6PWg4XYxnCWqErA\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=72NllzBJmoQ&#038;index=17&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\nAfter adjournment Chairman Bill Slaughter can be heard reminding\r\nCommissioners of some swearing in at 5 o&#8217;clock.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#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=PLshUv86fYkiHc8mbYxJu3A5Tt9aTsa60t&#038;disable_polymer=true\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: Mystery Simpson Road paving, taxes, alcohol, emergency, roads, and law\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 22, 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":"They vote 5:30 PM this evening on what they discussed this morning. Longest at two minutes was 5 g. Abandonment of McLeod Road, followed by 5 i. Speed Zone Ordinance (apparently something was not right at exit 2), and then at just under a minute: 6 a. Paving on Parker Road and Simpson Road. 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