{"id":20798,"date":"2019-02-14T12:07:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T17:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=20798"},"modified":"2019-02-14T12:07:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T17:07:04","slug":"lowndes-county-bird-supper-atlanta-ga-2019-02-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2019\/02\/lowndes-county-bird-supper-atlanta-ga-2019-02-13.html","title":{"rendered":"Lowndes County Bird Supper, Atlanta, GA 2019-02-13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nAnnually Lowndes County and its cities including Valdosta\r\nfeed quail to state legislators at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot\r\nin Atlanta: this is the Bird Supper.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Lowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter, Valdosta Mayor John Gayle, Inside\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=20783\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"20785\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" alt=\"Lowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter, Valdosta Mayor John Gayle, Inside\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/b2cc73265f8c3f1970a6cf5c428ebb77.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>\r\nLowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter, Valdosta Mayor John Gayle\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nValdosta\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/bird-supper-2017-2016-11-01\">\r\ndescribes the Bird Supper:<\/a><!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nSince the 1950s, the Bird Supper has been providing a venue for\r\nlocal professionals to be a catalyst for impacting legislative\r\nissues by keeping Valdosta and Lowndes County in the minds of the\r\nstate officials during a half-way point of the legislative session.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Mixing and mingling, Inside\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=20786\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"20788\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" alt=\"Mixing and mingling, Inside\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/854e6bd376c5f3c29e4b91c78c79ea0a.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nGeorgia legislators were there from all over the state,\r\nincluding numerous committee chairs.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Packed house, Inside\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=20789\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"20791\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" alt=\"Packed house, Inside\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/34485e0fa6ac9e8bd76ffab2f14a6459.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nI thanked Jeff Jones of the 167th District for his new\r\ncoal ash bills, and reminded other legislators to vote for them this year,\r\nlike they did his earlier ones last year:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/en-US\/Display\/20192020\/HB\/93\">\r\n HB 93\r\nWater pollution and surface-water use; notice to local governing authorities prior to the dewatering of coal combustion residual surface impoundments; provide<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/en-US\/Display\/20192020\/HB\/94\">\r\nHB 94\r\nSolid waste management; safe disposal of coal ash in municipal solid waste and commercial industrial solid waste landfills; provide<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nI also urged legislators to vote for this year&#8217;s resolution by Jay Powell of the 171st District to stop the state from diverting funds from trust funds.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/Legislation\/en-US\/display\/20192020\/HR\/164\">\r\nHR 164\r\nGeneral Assembly; dedication of revenues derived from fees or taxes to the public purpose for which such fees or taxes were imposed; authorize &#8211; CA<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nAs\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/leadershiplowndes.com\/\">\r\nLeadership Lowndes<\/a>\r\ngathered on the steps outside,\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/district-1\">\r\nCity Councilwoman Vivian Miller-Cody<\/a> asked me to take a picture\r\nwith her tablet, so I did, and I also took this one with my phone.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"On the steps, Leadership Lowndes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=20792\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"20794\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" alt=\"On the steps, Leadership Lowndes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ec52b95a0672a364ad76879445cdb280.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAccording to one of their members, all but one of their\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/leadershiplowndes.com\/about\/sample-page\/alumni-photo-galleries\/current-class\/\">\r\ncurrent class<\/a>\r\nwas there.\r\nNot pictured: Jody Hall, who earlier ran over my hat with his wheelchair.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Getting on the bus, Leadership Lowndes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=20795\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"20797\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" alt=\"Getting on the bus, Leadership Lowndes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/b1e4bb84240528dd1205a1bbf5ac3e8e.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nJody was probably already on the bus during the picture taking on the steps.\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":"Annually Lowndes County and its cities including Valdosta feed quail to state legislators at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot in Atlanta: this is the Bird Supper. 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