{"id":21937,"date":"2020-10-21T19:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T23:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=21937"},"modified":"2020-10-21T19:44:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T23:44:05","slug":"videos-budget-and-wood-pellet-plant-at-adel-city-council-2020-09-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/videos-budget-and-wood-pellet-plant-at-adel-city-council-2020-09-21.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: budget and wood pellet plant at Adel City Council 2020-09-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nThe wood pellet plant annexation had one vote against,\r\nand two against the rezoning.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<br><a title=\"Reporters, Council, Opposition, Agenda\" name=\"M:Reporters-Council-Opposition-Agenda\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/many.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Reporters, Council, Opposition, Agenda]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#M:Reporters-Council-Opposition-Agenda\">Reporters, Council, Opposition, Agenda<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe budget, millage, and alcohol license passed unanimously.\r\n<p>\r\nThere was little discussion and no public input.\r\nThere was a Public Hearing\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/budget-and-wood-pellet-farm-adel-city-council-2020-09-08.html\">two weeks before<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,\r\nwith a very few notes, and a few more pictures.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Protesting-the-wood-pellet-plant-in-Adel\" href=\"#Protesting-the-wood-pellet-plant-in-Adel\">\r\nProtesting the wood pellet plant in Adel, GA 2020-09-21<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Protesting the wood pellet plant in Adel, GA 2020-09-21\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IqrNn7Wfx_A\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Protesting the wood pellet plant in Adel, GA 2020-09-21\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/IqrNn7Wfx_A\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IqrNn7Wfx_A\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Opposition-signs-in-the-Council-Chamber\" href=\"#Opposition-signs-in-the-Council-Chamber\">\r\nOpposition signs in the Council Chamber<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Opposition signs in the Council Chamber\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Z2f2f8Ierg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Opposition signs in the Council Chamber\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8Z2f2f8Ierg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Z2f2f8Ierg\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\nOrder, 1. Invocation 2. Pledge<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Order, 1. Invocation 2. Pledge\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7PYyWKdTHK0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Order, 1. Invocation 2. Pledge\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7PYyWKdTHK0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7PYyWKdTHK0\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Agenda\" name=\"Council-Meeting:Agenda\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/agenda.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/agenda.jpg\"  alt=\"[Agenda]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#Council-Meeting:Agenda\">Agenda<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"1. Invocation\" name=\"Council-Meeting:X1-Invocation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/1invocation.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"600\" height=\"338\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/1invocation.jpg\"  alt=\"[1. Invocation]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#Council-Meeting:X1-Invocation\">1. Invocation<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"2. Pledge\" name=\"Council-Meeting:X2-Pledge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/2pledge.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"600\" height=\"338\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/2pledge.jpg\"  alt=\"[2. Pledge]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#Council-Meeting:X2-Pledge\">2. Pledge<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Approval-of-Minutes\" href=\"#Approval-of-Minutes\">\r\n2. Approval of Minutes<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 2. Approval of Minutes\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0xzu4Gsk_yA\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"2. Approval of Minutes\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/0xzu4Gsk_yA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0xzu4Gsk_yA\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"A-Adoption-of-FY20-21-Budget\" href=\"#A-Adoption-of-FY20-21-Budget\">\r\n4. A. Adoption of FY20-21 Budget<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. A. Adoption of FY20-21 Budget\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gVp6SmPyRNM\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. A. Adoption of FY20-21 Budget\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gVp6SmPyRNM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gVp6SmPyRNM\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"4.A. Budget\" name=\"Council-Meeting:X4A-Budget\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4a-budget.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"600\" height=\"338\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4a-budget.jpg\"  alt=\"[4.A. Budget]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#Council-Meeting:X4A-Budget\">4.A. Budget<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"D-Ordinance-20-08-Adopting-Tax-Millage\" href=\"#D-Ordinance-20-08-Adopting-Tax-Millage\">\r\n4. D. Ordinance 20-08 Adopting Tax Millage<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. D. Ordinance 20-08 Adopting Tax Millage\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TecmFyOeP3I\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. D. Ordinance 20-08 Adopting Tax Millage\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TecmFyOeP3I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TecmFyOeP3I\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"4.D. Millage\" name=\"Council-Meeting:X4D-Millage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4d-millage.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"600\" height=\"338\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4d-millage.jpg\"  alt=\"[4.D. Millage]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#Council-Meeting:X4D-Millage\">4.D. Millage<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"B-Ordinance-20-06-Annexation-of-AIDA-for-wood-pellet-plant\" href=\"#B-Ordinance-20-06-Annexation-of-AIDA-for-wood-pellet-plant\">\r\n4. B. Ordinance 20-06 Annexation of AIDA for wood pellet plant<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. B. Ordinance 20-06 Annexation of AIDA for wood pellet plant\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6rmrUXsnoSQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. B. Ordinance 20-06 Annexation of AIDA for wood pellet plant\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6rmrUXsnoSQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6rmrUXsnoSQ\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\nCouncil Greg Paige voted nay.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"C-Ordinance-20-07-Rezoning-of-AIDA-for-wood-pellet-plant\" href=\"#C-Ordinance-20-07-Rezoning-of-AIDA-for-wood-pellet-plant\">\r\n4. C. Ordinance 20-07 Rezoning of AIDA for wood pellet plant<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. C. Ordinance 20-07 Rezoning of AIDA for wood pellet plant\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EU9WOaCwSuU\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. C. Ordinance 20-07 Rezoning of AIDA for wood pellet plant\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/EU9WOaCwSuU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EU9WOaCwSuU\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\nCouncil Greg Paige and Council Vivian Sharpe voted nay.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"E-Alcohol-Beverage-License-for-Mega-Mart\" href=\"#E-Alcohol-Beverage-License-for-Mega-Mart\">\r\n4. E. Alcohol Beverage License for Mega Mart<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. E. Alcohol Beverage License for Mega Mart\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BcpmJKgfRA8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. E. Alcohol Beverage License for Mega Mart\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/BcpmJKgfRA8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BcpmJKgfRA8\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"4.E. Alcohol\" name=\"Further-Business:X4E-Alcohol\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4e-alcohol.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"600\" height=\"338\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4e-alcohol.jpg\"  alt=\"[4.E. Alcohol]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#Further-Business:X4E-Alcohol\">4.E. Alcohol<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"F-Williams-Investment-Company-Discussion\" href=\"#F-Williams-Investment-Company-Discussion\">\r\n4. F. Williams Investment Company Discussion<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. F. Williams Investment Company Discussion\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e6dgyNHFTdM\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. F. Williams Investment Company Discussion\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/e6dgyNHFTdM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e6dgyNHFTdM\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"4.F. Maps: Williams Investment Company\" name=\"Further-Business:X4F-Maps-Williams-Investment-Company\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4f-maps.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"600\" height=\"338\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4f-maps.jpg\"  alt=\"[4.F. Maps: Williams Investment Company]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#Further-Business:X4F-Maps-Williams-Investment-Company\">4.F. Maps: Williams Investment Company<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"4.F. Explanation: Williams Investment Company\" name=\"Further-Business:X4F-Explanation-Williams-Investment-Company\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4f-explanation.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"600\" height=\"338\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4f-explanation.jpg\"  alt=\"[4.F. Explanation: Williams Investment Company]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#Further-Business:X4F-Explanation-Williams-Investment-Company\">4.F. Explanation: Williams Investment Company<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Lightning\" href=\"#Lightning\">\r\nLightning, 800 MHZ, FEMA<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Lightning, 800 MHZ, FEMA\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f2TI7qvTuQc\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Lightning, 800 MHZ, FEMA\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f2TI7qvTuQc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f2TI7qvTuQc\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"4.G Communications\" name=\"Further-Business:X4G-Communications\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4g-communications.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"600\" height=\"338\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/4g-communications.jpg\"  alt=\"[4.G Communications]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/adel\/2020-09-21--adel-videos\/#Further-Business:X4G-Communications\">4.G Communications<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFiUSHcNnbe5QyObn1o8DvK\">\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=PLshUv86fYkiFiUSHcNnbe5QyObn1o8DvK\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: budget and wood pellet plant at Adel City Council 2020-09-21\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nAdel City Hall, Adel, Cook County, Georgia.\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":"The wood pellet plant annexation had one vote against, and two against the rezoning. Reporters, Council, Opposition, Agenda The budget, millage, and alcohol license passed unanimously. There was little discussion and no public input. There was a Public Hearing two weeks before. 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