{"id":24550,"date":"2024-09-22T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T20:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24550"},"modified":"2024-09-22T17:05:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:05:58","slug":"videos-millage-public-hearing-lcc-2024-09-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2024\/09\/videos-millage-public-hearing-lcc-2024-09-19.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Millage Public Hearing @ LCC 2024-09-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nThis was the second public hearing opportunity, said\r\nLowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter,\r\nafter the first one was 8:30 AM the same day.\r\nThe third and last one will be on September 26. \r\n<p>\r\nHe added,\r\n&ldquo;And then we will adopt the millage,\r\nsetting the rate, on September 26, as well.&rdquo;\r\n<p>\r\nThe only Lowndes County Commission meeting scheduled for September 26\r\nis \r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2024\/09\/videos-millage-public-hearing-lcc-2024-09-19.html\">\r\nthat Millage Rate Public Hearing<\/a>.\r\nDoes this mean they will vote in that meeting?\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC Millage 19 September 2024\" name=\"M:Collage-LCC-Millage-19-September-2024\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-09-19--lcc-millage-public-hearing\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-09-19--lcc-millage-public-hearing\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC Millage 19 September 2024]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-09-19--lcc-millage-public-hearing\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC Millage 19 September 2024<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nIn this September 19 meeting,\r\nFinance Director Stephanie Black explained the millage,\r\nincluding state requirements for announcements of tax increases\r\nor rollbacks.\r\nShe included the usual reminder that two Authorites get their own millage:\r\nValdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority (VLPRA) and Lowndes County Development Authority (VLDA).\r\nFYI, the county Tax Digest is $5.1 billion.\r\n<p>\r\nOne citizen stood up in the Public Hearing.\r\nAlan Watson spoke against.\r\nUnlike their usual custom,<!--more-->\r\n\r\n the Chairman actually responded to him several times,\r\nalthough without answering his questions.\r\n<P>\r\nNone of the Commissioners had anything further to say, so they adjourned.\r\n<p>\r\nAs usual, the presentation is not\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/137\/Finance\">\r\non the county&#8217;s Finance Department web page<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are LAKE videos of each agenda item,\r\nwith a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman (actually none this time),\r\nfollowed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\nThe presentation is in two bits because the battery ran down on the usual\r\nvideo camera, and Gretchen completed videoing with her iphone.\r\n<p>\r\nYes, we know the sound level is low.\r\nIt&#8217;s 100% better than the county&#8217;s own video of this meeting,\r\nsince they did not make one.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\n1. Call to Order 2. Presentation and Public Hearing<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order 2. Presentation and Public Hearing\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ULXUqw3NtU0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 2. Presentation and Public Hearing\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ULXUqw3NtU0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ULXUqw3NtU0\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 1-Order.html\t1. Call to Order 2. Presentation and Public Hearing -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ULXUqw3NtU0\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Presentation-and-Public-Hearing-Continued\" href=\"#Presentation-and-Public-Hearing-Continued\">\r\n2. Presentation and Public Hearing (Continued)<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 2. Presentation and Public Hearing (Continued)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yK0DzBLi9i8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"2. Presentation and Public Hearing (Continued)\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yK0DzBLi9i8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 2-Presentation-and-Public-Hearing-Continued.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yK0DzBLi9i8\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 2-Presentation-and-Public-Hearing-Continued.html\t2. Presentation and Public Hearing (Continued) -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yK0DzBLi9i8\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Public-Hearing-Alan-Watson\" href=\"#Public-Hearing-Alan-Watson\">\r\n2. Public Hearing &#8211; Alan Watson<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 2. Public Hearing - Alan Watson\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NH0AYW6lmUc\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"2. Public Hearing - Alan Watson\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NH0AYW6lmUc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 2-Public-Hearing-Alan-Watson.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NH0AYW6lmUc\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 2-Public-Hearing-Alan-Watson.html\t2. Public Hearing - Alan Watson -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NH0AYW6lmUc\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">\r\n3. Meeting Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 3. Meeting Adjournment\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uChQ_uH6sJw\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"3. Meeting Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uChQ_uH6sJw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 3-Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uChQ_uH6sJw\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 3-Adjournment.html\t3. Meeting Adjournment -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uChQ_uH6sJw\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere is a LAKE video playlist:\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEVS1Z4aVuAhv-nN_l4ZVkP&#038;si=QdgDiy_El8BDKelH\">\r\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEVS1Z4aVuAhv-nN_l4ZVkP&#038;si=QdgDiy_El8BDKelH<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=QdgDiy_El8BDKelH&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiEVS1Z4aVuAhv-nN_l4ZVkP\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\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":"This was the second public hearing opportunity, said Lowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter, after the first one was 8:30 AM the same day. The third and last one will be on September 26. 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