{"id":25477,"date":"2026-02-06T13:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=25477"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:43:04","slug":"videos-water-treatment-upgrade-because-ga-epd-consent-order-lift-station-pump-repair-condemnation-along-twin-lakes-road-vawa-extension-office-red-cross-lcc-regular-2026-01-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/videos-water-treatment-upgrade-because-ga-epd-consent-order-lift-station-pump-repair-condemnation-along-twin-lakes-road-vawa-extension-office-red-cross-lcc-regular-2026-01-27.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Water treatment upgrade because GA-EPD Consent Order, Lift Station Pump Repair, Condemnation along Twin Lakes Road, VAWA @ LCC Regular 2026-01-27"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nCongressman Austin Scott, District 8, congratulated Lowndes County on its 200th anniversary.\r\n

\r\nHis appearance was not on the agenda for the Lowndes County Commission Regular Session of January 27, 2026.\r\nThis was an unusual opportunity to talk directly to the Congress member for Lowndes County and many surrounding counties.\r\nWhich is a reason you may want to attend Lowndes County Commission meetings:\r\nthere’s no telling who may show up.\r\n

\r\nRep. Scott read what he said was a resolution, but it appears to be a brief speech he made in the U.S. House.\r\n\r\nCELEBRATING LOWNDES COUNTY’S 200TH BIRTHDAY; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 213\r\n(Extensions of Remarks – December 17, 2025)<\/a>,\r\n

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\r\nCELEBRATING LOWNDES COUNTY’S 200TH BIRTHDAY\r\n

\r\n HON. AUSTIN SCOTT\r\n

\r\n of georgia\r\n

\r\n in the house of representatives\r\n

\r\n Wednesday, December 17, 2025\r\n

\r\nMr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate\r\nthe 200th anniversary of Lowndes County in Georgia’s 8th\r\nCongressional District. Lowndes County was established by the\r\nGeorgia State Assembly on December 23, 1825. Since then, the county\r\nhas grown to be home to more than 118,000 people and spans 511\r\nsquare miles. What was once a railroad town dominated by cotton\r\nsales has grown to serve as home to Valdosta State University, the\r\nGrand Bay Wildlife Management Area, Moody Air Force Base, and many\r\ncharming Georgia towns. Lowndes County has served our airmen at\r\nMoody Air Force Base for many years and sets the example for how we\r\ncan best support our soldiers and their families. I am honored to\r\nrepresent this community and look forward to seeing Lowndes County\r\ncontinue to grow for years to come.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Collage<\/a>\r\n
Collage @ LCC Regular 27 January 2026<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe \r\n\r\nTwin Lakes Road right of way condemnation<\/a> turned into a\r\n\r\npurchase agreement<\/a>,\r\nresolution having been reached with the landowners.\r\n

\r\nThe Commissioners unanimously approved everything on the agenda,\r\nexcept the condemnation, which they declared moot.\r\n

\r\nThree citizens spoke in Citizens Wishing to Be Heard:\r\n\r\nMary Roe about paving of Green Road<\/a>,\r\n\r\nMichael Noll about Citizens against Data Centers<\/a>,\r\nand\r\n\r\nMaria Chung Willoughby about a non profit partnership<\/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 previous morning’s Work Sesstion<\/a>\r\nand the\r\nagenda and the board packet<\/a>,\r\nreceived in response to a LAKE video playlist, and available on the LAKE website.\r\n

\r\nIf you wonder why Lowndes County does not put its own board packets\r\non its own website, maybe you’d like to ask them that.\r\n\r\n