{"id":24936,"date":"2025-04-22T17:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24936"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:14:06","slug":"videos-dbhdd-appointments-vawa-juvenile-justice-naylor-tower-top-amp-lmig-resurfacing-lcc-work-2025-04-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/04\/videos-dbhdd-appointments-vawa-juvenile-justice-naylor-tower-top-amp-lmig-resurfacing-lcc-work-2025-04-21.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: DBHDD appointments, VAWA, Juvenile Justice, Naylor Tower Top Amp, LMIG Resurfacing @ LCC Work 2025-04-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update 2025-04-29<\/strong>:\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/04\/videos-dbhdd-appointments-vawa-juvenile-justice-naylor-tower-top-amp-lmig-resurfacing-lcc-regular-2025-04-22.html\">Videos: DBHDD appointments, VAWA, Juvenile Justice, Naylor Tower Top Amp, LMIG Resurfacing @ LCC Regular 2025-04-22<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nIt took 14 minutes, the Monday morning Work Session.\r\nMuch of that the Lowndes County Commission spent on the LMIG road resurfacing item\r\nand on the two court grant items.\r\n<p>\r\nThey voted this evening at 5:30 PM: LAKE videos to come.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 21 April 2025\" name=\"MMM:Collage-LCC-21-April-2025\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-04-21--lcc-work-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-04-21--lcc-work-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 21 April 2025]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-04-21--lcc-work-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 21 April 2025<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nAt the Work Session, Lowndes County Commissioner Michael Smith volunteered for one of the two posts\r\navailable on\r\n<a href=\"#Department-of-Behavioral-Health-and-Developmental-Disabilities-DBHDD\">\r\n5.a. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)<\/a>,\r\nwith Juliana Powell having already applied for one of them.\r\n<p>\r\nCommissioner Demarcus Marshall wanted to know whether there were any problems\r\nwith DEI on the\r\n<a href=\"#Acceptance-of-the-VAWA-Continuation-Grant-Award-for-2025\">\r\n6.a. Acceptance of the VAWA Continuation Grant Award for 2025<\/a>.\r\nNobody seemed to know, or to address the question.\r\n<P>\r\nCommissioner Marshall asked a similar question about\r\n<a href=\"#FY2026-Juvenile-Justice-Incentive-Grant-Application\">\r\n6.b. FY2026 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Application<\/a>.\r\nCounty Manager Paige Dukes said basically that with things changing daily\r\nin the federal goverment, nobody knows.\r\nCommissioner Michael Smith had a question about service areas.\r\n<p>\r\nThere was some chit-chat about\r\n<a href=\"#Emergency-Purchase-Naylor-Tower-Top-Amp-Replacement\">\r\n6.c. Emergency Purchase &#8211; Naylor Tower Top Amp Replacement<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nThere was some discussion of districts, specific roads, and state funding,\r\nafter\r\nCommissioner Wisenbaker asked to have the list of roads being repaved read out for\r\n<a href=\"#N-2025-LMIG-Resurfacing-Bids-Project-ENG-2025-01\">\r\n7.a. 2025  LMIG Resurfacing Bids (Project #: ENG 2025-01)<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nHere are LAKE videos of each agenda item, with a few comments by Gretchen Quarterman,\r\nfollowed by a LAKE video playlist.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\n1. Call to Order 4. MInutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order 4. MInutes for Approval\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/C-rOMI_55fk\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 4. MInutes for Approval\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/C-rOMI_55fk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/C-rOMI_55fk\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 1-Order.html\t1. Call to Order 4. MInutes for Approval -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/C-rOMI_55fk\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/C-rOMI_55fk\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/C-rOMI_55fk<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nLowndes County Board of Commissioners (LCC) &#8211; Work Session &#8211; 2025-04-21\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nVideos by  Gretchen Quarterman  for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Department-of-Behavioral-Health-and-Developmental-Disabilities-DBHDD\" href=\"#Department-of-Behavioral-Health-and-Developmental-Disabilities-DBHDD\">\r\n5.a. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.a. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IfuVPKiwyBY\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.a. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/IfuVPKiwyBY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-a-Department-of-Behavioral-Health-and-Developmental-Disabilities-DBHDD.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/IfuVPKiwyBY\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-a-Department-of-Behavioral-Health-and-Developmental-Disabilities-DBHDD.html\t5.a. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IfuVPKiwyBY\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IfuVPKiwyBY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/IfuVPKiwyBY<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nCommissioner Michael Smith volunteered for one of these positions.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Acceptance-of-the-VAWA-Continuation-Grant-Award-for-2025\" href=\"#Acceptance-of-the-VAWA-Continuation-Grant-Award-for-2025\">\r\n6.a. Acceptance of the VAWA Continuation Grant Award for 2025<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.a. Acceptance of the VAWA Continuation Grant Award for 2025\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j8kyhhXh014\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.a. Acceptance of the VAWA Continuation Grant Award for 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/j8kyhhXh014\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-a-Acceptance-of-the-VAWA-Continuation-Grant-Award-for-2025.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/j8kyhhXh014\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-a-Acceptance-of-the-VAWA-Continuation-Grant-Award-for-2025.html\t6.a. Acceptance of the VAWA Continuation Grant Award for 2025 -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j8kyhhXh014\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j8kyhhXh014\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/j8kyhhXh014<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"FY2026-Juvenile-Justice-Incentive-Grant-Application\" href=\"#FY2026-Juvenile-Justice-Incentive-Grant-Application\">\r\n6.b. FY2026 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Application<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.b. FY2026 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Application\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SPJqh_GJhyU\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.b. FY2026 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Application\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SPJqh_GJhyU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-b-FY2026-Juvenile-Justice-Incentive-Grant-Application.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SPJqh_GJhyU\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-b-FY2026-Juvenile-Justice-Incentive-Grant-Application.html\t6.b. FY2026 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Application -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SPJqh_GJhyU\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SPJqh_GJhyU\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/SPJqh_GJhyU<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Emergency-Purchase-Naylor-Tower-Top-Amp-Replacement\" href=\"#Emergency-Purchase-Naylor-Tower-Top-Amp-Replacement\">\r\n6.c. Emergency Purchase &#8211; Naylor Tower Top Amp Replacement<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.c. Emergency Purchase - Naylor Tower Top Amp Replacement\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E5vgR60eArI\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.c. Emergency Purchase - Naylor Tower Top Amp Replacement\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/E5vgR60eArI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-c-Emergency-Purchase-Naylor-Tower-Top-Amp-Replacement.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/E5vgR60eArI\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-c-Emergency-Purchase-Naylor-Tower-Top-Amp-Replacement.html\t6.c. Emergency Purchase - Naylor Tower Top Amp Replacement -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E5vgR60eArI\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E5vgR60eArI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/E5vgR60eArI<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"N-2025-LMIG-Resurfacing-Bids-Project-ENG-2025-01\" href=\"#N-2025-LMIG-Resurfacing-Bids-Project-ENG-2025-01\">\r\n7.a. 2025  LMIG Resurfacing Bids (Project #: ENG 2025-01)<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 7.a. 2025  LMIG Resurfacing Bids (Project #: ENG 2025-01)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZDFv89G-nmA\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7.a. 2025  LMIG Resurfacing Bids (Project #: ENG 2025-01)\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZDFv89G-nmA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-a-N-2025-LMIG-Resurfacing-Bids-Project-ENG-2025-01.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZDFv89G-nmA\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 7-a-N-2025-LMIG-Resurfacing-Bids-Project-ENG-2025-01.html\t7.a. 2025  LMIG Resurfacing Bids (Project #: ENG 2025-01) -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZDFv89G-nmA\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZDFv89G-nmA\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZDFv89G-nmA<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n7a. 2025 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Resurfacing Bids (Project #: ENG 2025-01)\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nCommissioner Wisenbaker asked to have the list of roads being repaved read out.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager-held-for-tomorrow\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager-held-for-tomorrow\">\r\n8. Reports &#8211; County Manager (held for tomorrow)<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 8. Reports - County Manager (held for tomorrow)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iiLwlbTdrGs\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"8. Reports - County Manager (held for tomorrow)\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iiLwlbTdrGs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 8-Reports-County-Manager-held-for-tomorrow.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iiLwlbTdrGs\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 8-Reports-County-Manager-held-for-tomorrow.html\t8. Reports - County Manager (held for tomorrow) -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iiLwlbTdrGs\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iiLwlbTdrGs\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/iiLwlbTdrGs<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\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\/g6Tv_jnmlOw\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"10. Meeting Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/g6Tv_jnmlOw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 10-Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/g6Tv_jnmlOw\/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\/g6Tv_jnmlOw\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/g6Tv_jnmlOw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/g6Tv_jnmlOw<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere is the LAKE video playlist:\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEYX9RO0YazesJlU6xXtJl8&#038;si=RY2KUkbJyMqrO16o\">\r\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEYX9RO0YazesJlU6xXtJl8&#038;si=RY2KUkbJyMqrO16o<\/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=RY2KUkbJyMqrO16o&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiEYX9RO0YazesJlU6xXtJl8\" 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<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nSee also the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/04\/packet-dbhdd-appointments-vawa-juvenile-justice-naylor-tower-top-amp-lmig-resurfacing-lcc-2025-04-21.html\">\r\nagenda and the board packet<\/a>, received in response to a LAKE open records request.\r\n<p>\r\nAnd see the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/packet-3-lowndes-county-2-valdosta-1-hahira-cases-glpc-2025-03-30.html\">\r\nboard packet for the preceding GLPC meeting<\/a>.\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":"Update 2025-04-29: Videos: DBHDD appointments, VAWA, Juvenile Justice, Naylor Tower Top Amp, LMIG Resurfacing @ LCC Regular 2025-04-22. It took 14 minutes, the Monday morning Work Session. Much of that the Lowndes County Commission spent on the LMIG road resurfacing item and on the two court grant items. 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