{"id":23450,"date":"2023-03-13T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=23450"},"modified":"2023-03-13T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:00:39","slug":"firefighters-grant-madison-highway-rezoning-webster-street-purchase-wild-adventures-expansion-peterson-road-sewer-main-open-cut-lcc-regular-2023-02-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/firefighters-grant-madison-highway-rezoning-webster-street-purchase-wild-adventures-expansion-peterson-road-sewer-main-open-cut-lcc-regular-2023-02-14.html","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters grant, Madison Highway rezoning, Webster Street purchase, Wild Adventures expansion, Peterson Road Sewer Main Open Cut @ LCC Regular 2023-02-14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nNobody spoke for or against the one rezoning,\r\n<a href=\"#REZ-2023-02\">\r\n6.a. REZ-2023-02 Thomas Property, Madison Hwy, R-1 to R-A, ~10 acres<\/a>,\r\nwhich passed unanimously.\r\nEverything else also passed unanimously.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 14 February 2023\" name=\"M:Collage-LCC-14-February-2023\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-02-14--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-02-14--lcc-regular-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 14 February 2023]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-02-14--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 14 February 2023<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThere was one\r\n<a href=\"#CWTBH-Karen-Carlisle\">\r\nCitizen Wishing To Be Heard<\/a>,\r\nbut it never became clear what \r\nKaren Carlisle was talking about, nor who &#8220;we&#8221; was on behalf of which she was asking.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,\r\nwith a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman,\r\nfollowed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\n<p>\r\nSee also<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/02\/videos-wild-adventures-and-weather-report-lcc-work.html\">the LAKE videos of the previous morning&#8217;s Work Session<\/a>\r\nand\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/02\/agricultural-rezoning-tourism-lot-purchase-firefighters-sewer-main-open-cut-lcc-2023-02-13.html\">the agenda and board packet<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nFor the rezoning, see also the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/packet-lowndes-county-rezoning-glpc-2022-01-30.html\">preceding Planning Commission meeting<\/a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\n1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PH6fgQJWmrk\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PH6fgQJWmrk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PH6fgQJWmrk\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 1-Order.html\t1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PH6fgQJWmrk\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Leadership-Lowndes-Recognition\" href=\"#Leadership-Lowndes-Recognition\">\r\nLeadership Lowndes Recognition<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Leadership Lowndes Recognition\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7WH46_SUy4Y\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Leadership Lowndes Recognition\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7WH46_SUy4Y\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O Leadership-Lowndes-Recognition.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7WH46_SUy4Y\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list Leadership-Lowndes-Recognition.html\tLeadership Lowndes Recognition -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7WH46_SUy4Y\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nVideos by  for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"GFOA-Distinguished-Budget-Presentation-Award\" href=\"#GFOA-Distinguished-Budget-Presentation-Award\">\r\n4.a. GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4.a. GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/o-DdnZgUZ7I\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4.a. GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/o-DdnZgUZ7I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 4-a-GFOA-Distinguished-Budget-Presentation-Award.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/o-DdnZgUZ7I\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 4-a-GFOA-Distinguished-Budget-Presentation-Award.html\t4.a. GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/o-DdnZgUZ7I\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"GFOA-Distinguished-Budget-Presentation-Award-Chairman-thanks\" href=\"#GFOA-Distinguished-Budget-Presentation-Award-Chairman-thanks\">\r\n4. GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (Chairman thanks)<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (Chairman thanks)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L93PvUM0bOA\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (Chairman thanks)\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/L93PvUM0bOA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 4-GFOA-Distinguished-Budget-Presentation-Award-Chairman-thanks.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/L93PvUM0bOA\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 4-GFOA-Distinguished-Budget-Presentation-Award-Chairman-thanks.html\t4. GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (Chairman thanks) -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L93PvUM0bOA\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Minutes-for-Approval\" href=\"#Minutes-for-Approval\">\r\n5. Minutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5. Minutes for Approval\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GG5DzR5Ky5E\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5. Minutes for Approval\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/GG5DzR5Ky5E\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-Minutes-for-Approval.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/GG5DzR5Ky5E\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-Minutes-for-Approval.html\t5. Minutes for Approval -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GG5DzR5Ky5E\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"REZ-2023-02\" href=\"#REZ-2023-02\">\r\n6.a. REZ-2023-02 Thomas Property, Madison Hwy, R-1 to R-A, ~10 acres<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.a. REZ-2023-02 Thomas Property, Madison Hwy, R-1 to R-A, ~10 acres\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UQhcdjI-Qws\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.a. REZ-2023-02 Thomas Property, Madison Hwy, R-1 to R-A, ~10 acres\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UQhcdjI-Qws\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-a-REZ-2023-02.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UQhcdjI-Qws\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-a-REZ-2023-02.html\t6.a. REZ-2023-02 Thomas Property, Madison Hwy, R-1 to R-A, ~10 acres -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UQhcdjI-Qws\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Wild-Adventures-Request-for-Project-Approval-for-Georgia-s-Tourism\" href=\"#Wild-Adventures-Request-for-Project-Approval-for-Georgia-s-Tourism\">\r\n7.a. Wild Adventures Request for Project Approval for Georgia&#8217;s Tourism<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 7.a. Wild Adventures Request for Project Approval for Georgia's Tourism\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Fh0tAgtbiE\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7.a. Wild Adventures Request for Project Approval for Georgia's Tourism\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4Fh0tAgtbiE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-a-Wild-Adventures-Request-for-Project-Approval-for-Georgia-s-Tourism.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4Fh0tAgtbiE\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 7-a-Wild-Adventures-Request-for-Project-Approval-for-Georgia-s-Tourism.html\t7.a. Wild Adventures Request for Project Approval for Georgia's Tourism -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Fh0tAgtbiE\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Purchase-of-215-Webster-Street-Property\" href=\"#Purchase-of-215-Webster-Street-Property\">\r\n7.b. Purchase of 215 Webster Street Property<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 7.b. Purchase of 215 Webster Street Property\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OMeHBnoZVhA\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7.b. Purchase of 215 Webster Street Property\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OMeHBnoZVhA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-b-Purchase-of-215-Webster-Street-Property.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OMeHBnoZVhA\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 7-b-Purchase-of-215-Webster-Street-Property.html\t7.b. Purchase of 215 Webster Street Property -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OMeHBnoZVhA\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Assistance-to-Firefighters-Grant-Micro-Grant-for-SCBA-Air-Cylinders\" href=\"#Assistance-to-Firefighters-Grant-Micro-Grant-for-SCBA-Air-Cylinders\">\r\n7.c. Assistance to Firefighters Grant Micro Grant for SCBA Air Cylinders<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 7.c. Assistance to Firefighters Grant Micro Grant for SCBA Air Cylinders\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dMFlbLflpvY\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7.c. Assistance to Firefighters Grant Micro Grant for SCBA Air Cylinders\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dMFlbLflpvY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-c-Assistance-to-Firefighters-Grant-Micro-Grant-for-SCBA-Air-Cylinders.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dMFlbLflpvY\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 7-c-Assistance-to-Firefighters-Grant-Micro-Grant-for-SCBA-Air-Cylinders.html\t7.c. Assistance to Firefighters Grant Micro Grant for SCBA Air Cylinders -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dMFlbLflpvY\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Peterson-Road-Sewer-Main-Open-Cut\" href=\"#Peterson-Road-Sewer-Main-Open-Cut\">\r\n7.d. Peterson Road Sewer Main Open Cut<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 7.d. Peterson Road Sewer Main Open Cut\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qvxJAeJPGSE\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7.d. Peterson Road Sewer Main Open Cut\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qvxJAeJPGSE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-d-Peterson-Road-Sewer-Main-Open-Cut.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qvxJAeJPGSE\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 7-d-Peterson-Road-Sewer-Main-Open-Cut.html\t7.d. Peterson Road Sewer Main Open Cut -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qvxJAeJPGSE\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager\">\r\n8. Reports &#8211; County Manager<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 8. Reports - County Manager\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/54S-KO0y4GI\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"8. Reports - County Manager\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/54S-KO0y4GI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 8-Reports-County-Manager.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/54S-KO0y4GI\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 8-Reports-County-Manager.html\t8. Reports - County Manager -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/54S-KO0y4GI\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CWTBH-Karen-Carlisle\" href=\"#CWTBH-Karen-Carlisle\">\r\n9. CWTBH &#8211; Karen Carlisle<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 9. CWTBH - Karen Carlisle\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mqq39o19ic0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"9. CWTBH - Karen Carlisle\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Mqq39o19ic0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 9-CWTBH-Karen-Carlisle.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Mqq39o19ic0\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 9-CWTBH-Karen-Carlisle.html\t9. CWTBH - Karen Carlisle -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mqq39o19ic0\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nConcerned about voting money.\r\nSeems that she doesn&#8217;t like it when everyone gets the opportunity to vote.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">\r\n10. Meeting Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 10. Meeting Adjournment\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RRyIEdcpHDM\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"10. Meeting Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/RRyIEdcpHDM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 10-Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/RRyIEdcpHDM\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 10-Adjournment.html\t10. Meeting Adjournment -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RRyIEdcpHDM\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiF1QYnpLq7B2vQtoaaPnHB_\">\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=PLshUv86fYkiF1QYnpLq7B2vQtoaaPnHB_\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nFirefighters grant, Madison Highway rezoning, Webster Street purchase, Wild Adventures expansion, Peterson Road Sewer Main Open Cut @ LCC Regular 2023-02-14\r\n<br>\r\nLowndes County Commission Regular Session, February 14, 2023, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.\r\n<br>\r\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\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>!\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">\r\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nobody spoke for or against the one rezoning, 6.a. REZ-2023-02 Thomas Property, Madison Hwy, R-1 to R-A, ~10 acres, which passed unanimously. Everything else also passed unanimously. 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