{"id":21645,"date":"2020-04-15T10:02:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=21645"},"modified":"2020-04-16T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T14:03:00","slug":"dialin-to-special-called-meeting-lowndes-county-commission-2020-04-16-lcc-2020-04-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2020\/04\/dialin-to-special-called-meeting-lowndes-county-commission-2020-04-16-lcc-2020-04-16.html","title":{"rendered":"Dialin to Special Called Meeting, Lowndes County Commission 2020-04-16 @ LCC 2020-04-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update 2020-04-16<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2020\/04\/notes-special-called-meeting-lcc-2020-04-16.html\">LAKE Notes taken during the conference call.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nSomething good out of a pandemic:<br \/>\nthe first-ever telephone listen-in for a Lowndes County Commission meeting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\n<a title=\"With dialin instructions\" name=\"Calendar:With-dialin-instructions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2020-04-16--special-called-meeting\/calendar.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2020-04-16--special-called-meeting\/calendar.jpg\"  alt=\"[With dialin instructions]\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2020-04-16--special-called-meeting\/#Calendar:With-dialin-instructions\">With dialin instructions<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nI assume listen-in because there is no Citizens To Be Heard on the <a href=\"#agenda\">agenda<\/a>.<br \/>\nWhile Madison County, Florida, BOCC, weeks ago had a participatory conference call meeting, I can&#8217;t imagine Lowndes County Commission doing that.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe only agenda items<br \/>\nare how to spend the Hotel\/Motel Tax (assuming there is any) for Tourism,<br \/>\nand paying for right of way (ROW) for one parcel so TSPLOST paving of Clyattstone Road and Simpson Lane can continue.<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t know why that one paving project is so important.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\n<p>\n<strong><br \/>\nSpecial Called Meeting<br \/>\n<br \/>\nApril 16, 2020, 9:30 AM<\/strong> @ In an effort to respect<br \/>\nsocial distancing, a conference call line has<br \/>\nbeen set up for this meeting. The call in number<br \/>\n813-769-0500 and the access code is 373-829-614#<\/p>\n<p>\nThere are only two items being addressed due to<br \/>\nthem needing immediate attention.<\/p>\n<p>\nMore Details\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nThat &#8220;More Details&#8221; link goes to a page that has exactly the same information.<br \/>\n<H4><a name=\"agenda\" href=\"#agenda\">Agenda<\/a><\/H4><\/p>\n<p>\nHowever, unlike most Special Called Meetings, for this one they did post an agenda.<br \/>\nWe don&#8217;t know whether they will video the meeting.<br \/>\nThat would be good, since LAKE can&#8217;t go into the building to do that.<br \/>\nSee also <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>the<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2020-04-16--special-called-meeting\/2020-04-16--lcc-agenda.pdf\">PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\n<a title=\"Only two items\" name=\"Agenda:Only-two-items\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2020-04-16--special-called-meeting\/2020-04-16--lcc-agenda-0001.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2020-04-16--special-called-meeting\/2020-04-16--lcc-agenda-0001.jpg\"  alt=\"[Only two items]\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2020-04-16--special-called-meeting\/#Agenda:Only-two-items\">Only two items<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2020-04-16--special-called-meeting\/2020-04-16--lcc-agenda-0001.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSPECIAL CALLED MEETING<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAGENDA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nTHURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020, 9:30 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;background-color:yellow\">\nIn an effort to respect social distancing, a conference call line has been set up for this meeting.<br \/>\nThe call in number is 813-769-0500 and the access code is 373-829-614#\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> Call to Order\n<li> For Consideration\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li> Expenditure of Hotel\/Motel Tax Proceeds for Tourism Product<br \/>\nDevelopment<br \/>\n<br \/>\nRecommended Action: Option 1<\/p>\n<li> Just Compensation &mdash; ROW Parcel 33 Clyattstone Rd. Simpson<br \/>\nLn. TSPLOST Project<br \/>\n<br \/>\nRecommended Action: Approve\n<\/ol>\n<li> Adjournment\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight:bold\">\n*There are only two items being addressed due to them needing<br \/>\nimmediate attention.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n -jsq\n<\/p>\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>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 2020-04-16: LAKE Notes taken during the conference call. Something good out of a pandemic: the first-ever telephone listen-in for a Lowndes County Commission meeting. With dialin instructions I assume listen-in because there is no Citizens To Be Heard on the agenda. 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