{"id":25143,"date":"2025-08-04T12:59:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=25143"},"modified":"2025-08-04T17:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:28:31","slug":"agenda-special-called-meeting-about-splost-ix-agreement-lcc-2025-08-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/agenda-special-called-meeting-about-splost-ix-agreement-lcc-2025-08-04.html","title":{"rendered":"Agenda: Special Called Meeting about SPLOST IX Agreement @ LCC 2025-08-04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update 2025-08-04<\/strong>:\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/video-special-called-meeting-about-splost-ix-agreement-lcc-2025-08-04.html\">Video: Special Called Meeting about SPLOST IX Agreement @ LCC 2025-08-04<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nSince <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/vote-on-splost-ix-lcc-2025-08-04.html\">\r\nLAKE posted<\/a> the VDT notice of the SPLOST IX Special Called Meeting for this afternoon,\r\nan agenda and agenda sheet have popped up on LowndesCounty.com.\r\n<p>\r\nThey&#8217;ve been working on this SPLOST IX Agreement since April,\r\nyet they couldn&#8217;t discuss it during a regularly-scheduled meeting,\r\nnor tell the tax-paying public what&#8217;s on the project list?\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Agenda and Sheet @ LCC 2025-08-04, 4 PM, Special Called Meeting, SPLOST IX Agreement\" name=\"MMM:Agenda-and-Sheet-LCC-20250804-4-PM-Special-Called-Meeting-SPLOST-IX-Agreement\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/fbmany.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/fbmany.jpg\"  alt=\"[Agenda and Sheet @ LCC 2025-08-04, 4 PM, Special Called Meeting, SPLOST IX Agreement]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/fbmany.html\">Agenda and Sheet @ LCC 2025-08-04, 4 PM, Special Called Meeting, SPLOST IX Agreement<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere is the\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Agenda\/_08042025-531?html=true\">agenda<\/a>:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS\r\n<br>\r\nSPECIAL CALLED MEETING\r\n<br>\r\nPROPOSED AGENDA\r\n<br>\r\nMONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025, 4:00 P.M.\r\n<br>\r\n327 N. Ashley Street &#8211; 2nd Floor\r\n<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Call-to-Order\" href=\"#Call-to-Order\">Call to Order<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"For-Consideration\" href=\"#For-Consideration\">For Consideration<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"SPLOST-IX-Agreement\" href=\"#SPLOST-IX-Agreement\">SPLOST IX Agreement<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/4809?fileID=5874\">SPLOST IX Agreement.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Agenda\" name=\"AG:Agenda\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/08042025Plus-0001.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/08042025Plus-0001.jpg\"  alt=\"[Agenda]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/08042025Plus-0001.html\">Agenda<\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/08042025Plus-0001.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere is the gist of the agenda sheet:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nCOUNTY ACTION REQUESTED ON: SPLOST IX Agreement\r\n<hr>\r\n<p>\r\nHISTORY, FACTS AND ISSUES: On April 23, 2025, Lowndes County met\r\nwith the Cities of Valdosta, Hahira, Remerton, Lake Park and Dasher\r\nto discuss SPLOST IX.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nFollowing that meeting, the attached SPLOST IX Agreement between the\r\nCounty and the Cities has been prepared for consideration. Exhibit A\r\nto the Agreement is the lists of county and city projects.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nIf approved by the County, the Agreement will be forwarded to the\r\nCities for consideration.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left:6em;text-indent:-6em\">\r\nOPTIONS: 1. Approve and authorize Chairman Slaughter to sign the Agreement as presented\r\n<br>\r\n2. Redirect\r\n<p>\r\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Option 1\r\n<p>\r\nDEPARTMENT: County Manager DEPARTMENT HEAD: Paige Dukes\r\n<p>\r\nADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"SPLOST IX Agreement\" name=\"AG:SPLOST-IX-Agreement\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/08042025Plus-0002.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"600\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/08042025Plus-0002.jpg\"  alt=\"[SPLOST IX Agreement]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/08042025Plus-0002.html\">SPLOST IX Agreement<\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-04--lcc-spost-ix-agenda\/08042025Plus-0002.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\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.  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