{"id":22154,"date":"2021-06-06T22:42:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T02:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=22154"},"modified":"2021-06-06T22:43:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T02:43:04","slug":"insolvent-taxes-fender-road-improvement-project-air-conditioning-vlpra-lcc-2021-06-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2021\/06\/insolvent-taxes-fender-road-improvement-project-air-conditioning-vlpra-lcc-2021-06-07.html","title":{"rendered":"Insolvent taxes, Fender Road Improvement Project, air conditioning, VLPRA @ LCC 2021-06-07"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nThe agenda for tomorrow morning’s Work Session and voting Tuesday evening doesn’t actually list the $437,823.30 insolvent tax writeoff as “BUDGET IMPACT”\r\nbut it seems like it must affect the budget of Lowndes County, Georgia.\r\n

\r\nWhat would you guess would be the biggest insolvency for business closed,\r\nthings moved somewhere else, etc.?\r\nMobile homes? Paving? Real Estate?\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nCost<\/th>\r\n\r\nWhat<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$618,767.14<\/td>Fender Road Improvement Project<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n
$437,823.30<\/td>Insolvent List – Tax Commissioner<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n
$28,842.00<\/td>Agreement for HVAC Service for Additional Lowndes County Buildings<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n
$1,085,432.44<\/td>Total<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

\r\nNope.\r\n

\r\n\"[Insolvent<\/a>\r\n
Insolvent tax writeoffs, Fender Road Improvement<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nOn page 21, Personal Property, GANDER MOUNTAIN COMPANIES has three lines\r\nof base + interest + Penalty + FIFA and in one case they actually paid the base tax.\r\nSo the nets for each of the three lines add up as\r\n$16,917.55 + $82,256.20 + $74,203.57 = $173,377.32.\r\nThat’s just shy of 40% of the $437,823.30 total.\r\nMaybe big box stores are more of a risk than the county and cities\r\nhave been taking into account.\r\n\r\n\r\n

\r\n\"[Personal<\/a>\r\n
Personal Property<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe other big expense is, as usual, a road project,\r\nFender Road<\/a>.\r\n

\r\n\"[BUDGET<\/a>\r\n
BUDGET IMPACT: $618,767.14<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThey’re\r\n\r\naccepting quit claim deeds<\/a> for part of private road Gaines Lane to\r\n“be added to the Lowndes County Road Inventory for maintenance.”\r\nI’ve heard that road scraping and ditch pulling costs money,\r\nbut there’s no “BUDGET IMPACT” in this agenda item.\r\n

\r\nThey’re also going to reappoint Bubba Highsmith to the\r\nValdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority<\/a> (VLPRA).\r\n

\r\nThe board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request,\r\nis on the LAKE website:\r\n
\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2021-06-07–lcc-packet<\/a>\r\n

\r\nHere is the agenda<\/a>.\r\n

\r\n

\r\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS\r\n
\r\nPROPOSED AGENDA\r\n
\r\nWORK SESSION, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2021, 8:30 a.m.\r\n
\r\nREGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021, 5:30 p.m.\r\n
\r\n327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor\r\n<\/p>\r\n

    \r\n
  1. \r\nCall to Order<\/a>\r\n
  2. \r\nInvocation<\/a>\r\n
  3. \r\nPledge of Allegiance to the Flag<\/a>\r\n
  4. \r\nMinutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n
      \r\n
    1. \r\nWork Session – May 24, 2021 & Regular Session – May 25, 2021<\/a>\r\n
      \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
    2. \r\nAppointment<\/a>\r\n
      \r\n
        \r\n
      1. \r\nValdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n

        \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority -.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      2. \r\nFor Consideration<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n
        1. \r\nAgreement for HVAC Service for Additional Lowndes County Buildings<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Agreement for HVAC Service for Additional Lowndes County Buildings.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        2. \r\nAcceptance of Quit Claim Deeds for a portion of Gaines Lane<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Acceptance of Quit Claim Deeds for a portion of Gaines Lane.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        3. \r\nInsolvent List – Tax Commissioner<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Insolvent List – Tax Commissioner -.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

        4. \r\nBid<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n
          1. \r\nFender Road Improvement Project<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Fender Road Improvement Project.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

          2. \r\nReports – County Manager<\/a>\r\n
          3. \r\nCitizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n
          4. \r\nAdjournment<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

            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 donate to LAKE today<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n

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