{"id":25219,"date":"2025-09-07T13:10:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=25219"},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:10:41","slug":"videos-community-service-board-lake-alapaha-well-jail-expansion-bicentiennial-millages-opioid-litigation-hightower-road-splost-ix-trees-act-pfas-groundwater-claims-lcc-regular-2025-08-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/videos-community-service-board-lake-alapaha-well-jail-expansion-bicentiennial-millages-opioid-litigation-hightower-road-splost-ix-trees-act-pfas-groundwater-claims-lcc-regular-2025-08-25.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Community Service Board, Lake Alapaha Well, Jail Expansion, Bicentiennial, Millages, Opioid Litigation, Hightower Road, SPLOST IX, TREES Act, PFAS Groundwater Claims @ LCC Regular 2025-08-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nThey actually\r\n<a href=\"#Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-The-Industrial-Authority-2025\">\r\nincreased the Industrial Authority&#8217;s millage to 1.1 mil<\/a>,\r\nabove its historic rate of 1 mil.\r\nThis was not discussed in the preceding Budget Hearings,\r\nnor I think even in the previous morning&#8217;s Work Session.\r\nThey unanimously approved that and everything else on the agenda.\r\n<p>\r\nChairman Bill Slaughter\r\n<a href=\"#Chairman-Adds-Agenda-item-5j-Appointment-to-Community-Service-Board\">\r\nadded an item to the agenda<\/a>, for\r\n<a href=\"#Appointment-Community-Service-Board-must-be-elected-official\">\r\n5.j. Appointment &#8211; Community Service Board &#8211; must be elected official<\/a>.\r\nThey appointed Commissioner Demarcus Marshall.\r\nYou may recall that on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/05\/videos-airport-aging-community-service-board-appointments-1677028-92-lmig-funds-from-gdot-lcc-regular-2025-05-27.html\">May 27, 2025<\/a>\r\nthey appointed Commissioner Joyce Evans to this board.\r\nShe was absent at that meeting, and has been absent from every Lowndes County\r\nCommission meeting since then.\r\nSince she has not made public why, I will not say, other than that her absences are not because she does not want to be there.\r\n<p>\r\nCounty Manager Paige Dukes had three staff give reports at the end\r\nof this Regular Session:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"#Reports-County-Manager-Utilities-to-talk-about-Lake-Alapaha-well\">\r\nUtilities talked about Lake Alapaha well<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"#Reports-County-Manager-Engineering-reported-on-jail-expansion\">\r\nEngineering reported on jail expansion<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"#Reports-County-Manager-PIO-gave-report-on-bicentennial-activities\">\r\nPIO gave report on bicentennial activities<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 26 August 2025\" name=\"MMM:Collage-LCC-26-August-2025\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-26--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-26--lcc-regular-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 26 August 2025]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-08-26--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 26 August 2025<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are<!--more-->\r\n\r\n LAKE videos of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman,\r\nfollowed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\n<p>\r\nSee also\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/videos-millages-opioid-litigation-hightower-road-splost-ix-trees-act-pfas-groundwater-claims-lcc-work-2025-08-25.html\">\r\nLAKE videos of the previous morning&#8217;s Work Session<\/a>,\r\nthe\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/agenda-millages-opioid-litigation-hightower-road-splost-ix-trees-act-pfas-groundwater-claims-lcc-2025-08-25.html\">\r\nagenda<\/a>,\r\nand the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/packet-millages-opioid-litigation-hightower-road-splost-ix-trees-act-pfas-groundwater-claims-lcc-2025-08-25.html\">\r\nthe board packet<\/a>,\r\nreceived in response to a LAKE open records request.\r\n<p>\r\nIt is still mysterious why Lowndes County does not publish its board packets on its own website, like many counties larger and smaller have done for years in Georgia and Florida.\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\/p6JJqkrYQUE\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/p6JJqkrYQUE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/p6JJqkrYQUE\/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\/p6JJqkrYQUE\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p6JJqkrYQUE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/p6JJqkrYQUE<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nLowndes County Board of Commissioners (LCC) Regular Session &#8211; 2025-08-26\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\nVideos by Gretchen  for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Minutes-for-Approval\" href=\"#Minutes-for-Approval\">\r\n4. Minutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. Minutes for Approval\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RNUk5e-_UKo\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. Minutes for Approval\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/RNUk5e-_UKo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 4-Minutes-for-Approval.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/RNUk5e-_UKo\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 4-Minutes-for-Approval.html\t4. Minutes for Approval -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RNUk5e-_UKo\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RNUk5e-_UKo\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/RNUk5e-_UKo<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adoption-Of-The-2025-Millage-Rate-Stephanie-Black-gave-a-presentation\" href=\"#Adoption-Of-The-2025-Millage-Rate-Stephanie-Black-gave-a-presentation\">\r\n5.a. Adoption Of The 2025 Millage Rate &#8211; Stephanie Black gave a presentation<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.a. Adoption Of The 2025 Millage Rate - Stephanie Black gave a presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EZf_t-iJs_U\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.a. Adoption Of The 2025 Millage Rate - Stephanie Black gave a presentation\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/EZf_t-iJs_U\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-a-Adoption-Of-The-2025-Millage-Rate-Stephanie-Black-gave-a-presentation.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/EZf_t-iJs_U\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-a-Adoption-Of-The-2025-Millage-Rate-Stephanie-Black-gave-a-presentation.html\t5.a. Adoption Of The 2025 Millage Rate - Stephanie Black gave a presentation -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EZf_t-iJs_U\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EZf_t-iJs_U\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/EZf_t-iJs_U<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Chairman-Adds-Agenda-item-5j-Appointment-to-Community-Service-Board\" href=\"#Chairman-Adds-Agenda-item-5j-Appointment-to-Community-Service-Board\">\r\nChairman Adds Agenda item 5j &#8211; Appointment to Community Service Board<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Chairman Adds Agenda item 5j - Appointment to Community Service Board\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vbIDzE7SVHU\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Chairman Adds Agenda item 5j - Appointment to Community Service Board\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vbIDzE7SVHU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O Chairman-Adds-Agenda-item-5j-Appointment-to-Community-Service-Board.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vbIDzE7SVHU\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list Chairman-Adds-Agenda-item-5j-Appointment-to-Community-Service-Board.html\tChairman Adds Agenda item 5j - Appointment to Community Service Board -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vbIDzE7SVHU\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vbIDzE7SVHU\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/vbIDzE7SVHU<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-The-Industrial-Authority-2025\" href=\"#Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-The-Industrial-Authority-2025\">\r\n5.b. Adoption Of Special District Millage For The Industrial Authority 2025<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.b. Adoption Of Special District Millage For The Industrial Authority 2025\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jzhSgi0RNW0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.b. Adoption Of Special District Millage For The Industrial Authority 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/jzhSgi0RNW0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-b-Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-The-Industrial-Authority-2025.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/jzhSgi0RNW0\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-b-Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-The-Industrial-Authority-2025.html\t5.b. Adoption Of Special District Millage For The Industrial Authority 2025 -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jzhSgi0RNW0\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jzhSgi0RNW0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/jzhSgi0RNW0<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nInitial proposal was to bring rate back to 1.0 (it was set down last year) but a second option was to set at 1.1.  1.1 was the rate that was approved.  Apparently one doesn&#8217;t have to advertise an increase for special district millages. \r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-The-Parks-And-Recreation\" href=\"#Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-The-Parks-And-Recreation\">\r\n5.c. Adoption Of Special District Millage For The Parks And Recreation<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.c. Adoption Of Special District Millage For The Parks And Recreation\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KsOZ-K7uklU\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.c. Adoption Of Special District Millage For The Parks And Recreation\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KsOZ-K7uklU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-c-Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-The-Parks-And-Recreation.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KsOZ-K7uklU\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-c-Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-The-Parks-And-Recreation.html\t5.c. Adoption Of Special District Millage For The Parks And Recreation -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KsOZ-K7uklU\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KsOZ-K7uklU\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/KsOZ-K7uklU<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n1.25 is the minimum that this millage can be set at. That is what they used. \r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-Fire-Services-For-2025\" href=\"#Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-Fire-Services-For-2025\">\r\n5.d. Adoption Of Special District Millage For Fire Services For 2025<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.d. Adoption Of Special District Millage For Fire Services For 2025\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5yPhebIrfyM\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.d. Adoption Of Special District Millage For Fire Services For 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/5yPhebIrfyM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-d-Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-Fire-Services-For-2025.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/5yPhebIrfyM\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-d-Adoption-Of-Special-District-Millage-For-Fire-Services-For-2025.html\t5.d. Adoption Of Special District Millage For Fire Services For 2025 -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5yPhebIrfyM\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5yPhebIrfyM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/5yPhebIrfyM<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Chairman-Comments-on-budget-work\" href=\"#Chairman-Comments-on-budget-work\">\r\nChairman Comments on budget work<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Chairman Comments on budget work\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lbVa3Ii1T2w\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Chairman Comments on budget work\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lbVa3Ii1T2w\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O Chairman-Comments-on-budget-work.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lbVa3Ii1T2w\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list Chairman-Comments-on-budget-work.html\tChairman Comments on budget work -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lbVa3Ii1T2w\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lbVa3Ii1T2w\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/lbVa3Ii1T2w<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Opioid-Litigation-Purdue-Pharma\" href=\"#Opioid-Litigation-Purdue-Pharma\">\r\n5.e. Opioid Litigation &#8211; Purdue Pharma<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.e. Opioid Litigation - Purdue Pharma\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xCesP4txbhA\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.e. Opioid Litigation - Purdue Pharma\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xCesP4txbhA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-e-Opioid-Litigation-Purdue-Pharma.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xCesP4txbhA\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-e-Opioid-Litigation-Purdue-Pharma.html\t5.e. Opioid Litigation - Purdue Pharma -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xCesP4txbhA\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xCesP4txbhA\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/xCesP4txbhA<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Quit-Claim-Deed-Of-Abandoned-Section-Of-Hightower-Road\" href=\"#Quit-Claim-Deed-Of-Abandoned-Section-Of-Hightower-Road\">\r\n5.f. Quit-Claim Deed Of Abandoned Section Of Hightower Road<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.f. Quit-Claim Deed Of Abandoned Section Of Hightower Road\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rI9FiMWeTsM\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.f. Quit-Claim Deed Of Abandoned Section Of Hightower Road\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rI9FiMWeTsM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-f-Quit-Claim-Deed-Of-Abandoned-Section-Of-Hightower-Road.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rI9FiMWeTsM\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-f-Quit-Claim-Deed-Of-Abandoned-Section-Of-Hightower-Road.html\t5.f. Quit-Claim Deed Of Abandoned Section Of Hightower Road -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rI9FiMWeTsM\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rI9FiMWeTsM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/rI9FiMWeTsM<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"SPLOST-IX\" href=\"#SPLOST-IX\">\r\n5.g. SPLOST IX<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.g. SPLOST IX\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MwU25E_bbVg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.g. SPLOST IX\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MwU25E_bbVg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-g-SPLOST-IX.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MwU25E_bbVg\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-g-SPLOST-IX.html\t5.g. SPLOST IX -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MwU25E_bbVg\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MwU25E_bbVg\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/MwU25E_bbVg<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"TREES-Act-Resolution\" href=\"#TREES-Act-Resolution\">\r\n5.h. TREES Act Resolution<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.h. TREES Act Resolution\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TY04gq_Crok\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.h. TREES Act Resolution\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TY04gq_Crok\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-h-TREES-Act-Resolution.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TY04gq_Crok\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-h-TREES-Act-Resolution.html\t5.h. TREES Act Resolution -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TY04gq_Crok\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TY04gq_Crok\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/TY04gq_Crok<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"AFFF-PFAS-Groundwater-Claims\" href=\"#AFFF-PFAS-Groundwater-Claims\">\r\n5.i. AFFF\/PFAS Groundwater Claims<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.i. AFFF\/PFAS Groundwater Claims\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ic7n05Eae4U\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.i. AFFF\/PFAS Groundwater Claims\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ic7n05Eae4U\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-i-AFFF-PFAS-Groundwater-Claims.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ic7n05Eae4U\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-i-AFFF-PFAS-Groundwater-Claims.html\t5.i. AFFF\/PFAS Groundwater Claims -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ic7n05Eae4U\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ic7n05Eae4U\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ic7n05Eae4U<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Appointment-Community-Service-Board-must-be-elected-official\" href=\"#Appointment-Community-Service-Board-must-be-elected-official\">\r\n5.j. Appointment &#8211; Community Service Board &#8211; must be elected official<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.j. Appointment - Community Service Board - must be elected official\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u63FK6wck14\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.j. Appointment - Community Service Board - must be elected official\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u63FK6wck14\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-j-Appointment-Community-Service-Board-must-be-elected-official.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u63FK6wck14\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-j-Appointment-Community-Service-Board-must-be-elected-official.html\t5.j. Appointment - Community Service Board - must be elected official -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u63FK6wck14\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u63FK6wck14\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/u63FK6wck14<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nI don&#8217;t know why this was not on the agenda yesterday and no one said why there was a hurry to fill this position. I could make a guess but will not.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager-Utilities-to-talk-about-Lake-Alapaha-well\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager-Utilities-to-talk-about-Lake-Alapaha-well\">\r\n6. Reports &#8211; County Manager &#8211;  Utilities to talk about Lake Alapaha well<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6. Reports - County Manager -  Utilities to talk about Lake Alapaha well\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8PvMDXBlxOk\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6. Reports - County Manager -  Utilities to talk about Lake Alapaha well\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8PvMDXBlxOk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-Reports-County-Manager-Utilities-to-talk-about-Lake-Alapaha-well.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8PvMDXBlxOk\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-Reports-County-Manager-Utilities-to-talk-about-Lake-Alapaha-well.html\t6. Reports - County Manager -  Utilities to talk about Lake Alapaha well -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8PvMDXBlxOk\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8PvMDXBlxOk\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/8PvMDXBlxOk<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager-Engineering-reported-on-jail-expansion\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager-Engineering-reported-on-jail-expansion\">\r\n6. Reports &#8211; County Manager &#8211; Engineering reported on jail expansion<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6. Reports - County Manager - Engineering reported on jail expansion\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zA5FieBoKzc\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6. Reports - County Manager - Engineering reported on jail expansion\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zA5FieBoKzc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-Reports-County-Manager-Engineering-reported-on-jail-expansion.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zA5FieBoKzc\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-Reports-County-Manager-Engineering-reported-on-jail-expansion.html\t6. Reports - County Manager - Engineering reported on jail expansion -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zA5FieBoKzc\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zA5FieBoKzc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/zA5FieBoKzc<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager-PIO-gave-report-on-bicentennial-activities\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager-PIO-gave-report-on-bicentennial-activities\">\r\n6. Reports &#8211; County Manager &#8211; PIO gave report on bicentennial activities<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6. Reports - County Manager - PIO gave report on bicentennial activities\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/izZw0_TzBDY\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6. Reports - County Manager - PIO gave report on bicentennial activities\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/izZw0_TzBDY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-Reports-County-Manager-PIO-gave-report-on-bicentennial-activities.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/izZw0_TzBDY\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-Reports-County-Manager-PIO-gave-report-on-bicentennial-activities.html\t6. Reports - County Manager - PIO gave report on bicentennial activities -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/izZw0_TzBDY\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/izZw0_TzBDY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/izZw0_TzBDY<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CWTBH-none\" href=\"#CWTBH-none\">\r\n7. CWTBH &#8211; none<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 7. CWTBH - none\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/17PzBcWF7OE\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7. CWTBH - none\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/17PzBcWF7OE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-CWTBH-none.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/17PzBcWF7OE\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 7-CWTBH-none.html\t7. CWTBH - none -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/17PzBcWF7OE\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/17PzBcWF7OE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/17PzBcWF7OE<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Chairman-Commission-comments\" href=\"#Chairman-Commission-comments\">\r\nChairman \/ Commission comments<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Chairman \/ Commission comments\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ljlHLIfkCvc\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Chairman \/ Commission comments\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ljlHLIfkCvc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O Chairman-Commission-comments.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ljlHLIfkCvc\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list Chairman-Commission-comments.html\tChairman \/ Commission comments -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ljlHLIfkCvc\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ljlHLIfkCvc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ljlHLIfkCvc<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">\r\n8. Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 8. Adjournment\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1n6gmtvIhAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"8. Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1n6gmtvIhAs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 8-Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1n6gmtvIhAs\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 8-Adjournment.html\t8. Adjournment -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1n6gmtvIhAs\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1n6gmtvIhAs\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1n6gmtvIhAs<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<br>\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=PLshUv86fYkiEDeGO-JdYxRqUdMwf5z8Wa&#038;si=nAKFcCI3DLaKvutp\">\r\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEDeGO-JdYxRqUdMwf5z8Wa&#038;si=nAKFcCI3DLaKvutp<\/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=nAKFcCI3DLaKvutp&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiEDeGO-JdYxRqUdMwf5z8Wa\" 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 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>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They actually increased the Industrial Authority&#8217;s millage to 1.1 mil, above its historic rate of 1 mil. This was not discussed in the preceding Budget Hearings, nor I think even in the previous morning&#8217;s Work Session. They unanimously approved that and everything else on the agenda. 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