{"id":24886,"date":"2025-03-25T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24886"},"modified":"2025-03-25T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:30:14","slug":"videos-opt-out-of-hb-581-and-increase-local-homestead-exemptions-accountability-court-grant-and-truck-for-magistrate-court-lcc-regular-2025-02-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/videos-opt-out-of-hb-581-and-increase-local-homestead-exemptions-accountability-court-grant-and-truck-for-magistrate-court-lcc-regular-2025-02-25.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Opt out of HB 581 and increase local homestead exemptions, Accountability Court Grant and truck for Magistrate Court @ LCC Regular 2025-02-25"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nThe Lowndes County Commission added two important agenda items early in their February 25, 2025, meeting:\r\n\r\n5.b. Vote on opting out of HB-581<\/a>\r\nand\r\n\r\n5.c. Resolution to increase local homestead exemption<\/a>.\r\nThey approved both unanimously, although there is more to do at the state level;\r\nsee below for that.\r\n

\r\nBut why did the Commissioners wait until this meeting to add those items,\r\nwhen they’ve known for many weeks they would have to vote on them?\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Collage<\/a>\r\n
Collage @ LCC 25 February 2025<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\nThey unanimously approved the few other items.\r\n

\r\nCan somebody explain why the County Manager does not provide a written report?\r\nI, for one, cannot remember all the stuff she runs through in a few minutes.\r\nShe is clearly reading from notes.\r\nShe could just make at least a bullet list,\r\nor have one of her assistants do so.\r\n

\r\nOne citizen spoke:\r\n\r\n8. CWTBH – Kelly Saxon – flooding, hurricane recovery, cooperation<\/a>.\r\n

\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

\r\nSee also the\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLAKE videos of the preceding morning’s Work Session<\/a>,\r\nand the\r\n\r\nagenda and board packet<\/a>, received in response to a LAKE open records request.\r\n