{"id":2277,"date":"2011-03-25T09:03:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T13:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/wiregrass-technical-college-vlcia-15-march-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-03-25T09:03:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-25T13:03:29","slug":"wiregrass-technical-college-vlcia-15-march-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/wiregrass-technical-college-vlcia-15-march-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Wiregrass Technical College @ VLCIA 15 March 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5558539922\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5022\/5558539922_a11b951e4c_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nWiregrass Technical College wants to expand onto some land owned\nby the Industrial Authority, using\nSPLOST funds.\n<p>\nChairman Jerry Jennett:\n<blockquote>\nThe point is they&#8217;re landlocked.\n<p>\nAnd so what you want to do is you want to take what your tract is now\nand have the ability to expand your building in the future.\nYou want to move your training facility now and&#8230;.\n<\/blockquote>\nMore transcription after\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ULctFCFmHsk\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ULctFCFmHsk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<center>\n<small>\nRegular monthly meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority, VLCIA,<br>\nNorman Bennett, Roy Copeland, Tom Call, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett chairman,<br>\nJ. Stephen Gupton attorney, Brad Lofton Executive Director,\n<br>\nAllan Ricketts Program Manager, 15 March 2011.\n<br>\nVideos by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<\/center>\n<p>\nRoy Copeland:\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\nTell me why we&#8217;re using&#8230;.\nWhat would be the nature of the potential partnership.\nExplain that to me.\nAre you seeking land or are we seeking some kind of&#8230;.\n<\/blockquote>\nBrad Lofton:\n<blockquote>\nLong term land lease.\n&#8230;SPLOST referendum\ndeveloping tract, putting in the access,\n$3 million improvement.\nOur partnership would be the land.\nTheir partnership would be the SPLOST referendum funds.\n<\/blockquote>\nRoy Copeland:\n<blockquote>\nSo they&#8217;re looking at basically a lease.\n<\/blockquote>\nFurther explanation of what&#8217;s shown on the map\nand how this has come up at least twice before.\n<p>\nThey appear to be referring to the\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/03\/esplost-passed.html\">\nESPLOST referendum<\/a>\nthat passed that same day.\n<p>\nIt seems VLCIA is not just industry; it also may help education.\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wiregrass Technical College wants to expand onto some land owned by the Industrial Authority, using SPLOST funds. 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