{"id":25724,"date":"2026-05-27T19:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=25724"},"modified":"2026-05-27T19:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:24:23","slug":"videos-coleman-road-nw-paving-and-drainage-and-animal-shelter-build-go-ahead-lcc-regular-2026-05-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/05\/videos-coleman-road-nw-paving-and-drainage-and-animal-shelter-build-go-ahead-lcc-regular-2026-05-26.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage and Animal Shelter Build Go-Ahead @ LCC Regular 2026-05-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nThe Lowndes County Commission took 23 minutes for its Regular Session, Tuesday evening, May 26, 2026.\r\n<p>\r\nEleven minutes of that was Citizens Wishing to Be Heard.\r\nA minute and a half was Order, Invocation, Pledge, and Leadership Lowndes.\r\nAnd six and a half minutes for the County Manager Report.\r\n<p>\r\nSo four minutes for the voting items, which all passed unanimously.\r\n<p>\r\nThe two Citizens Wishing to Be Heard both spoke against datacenters:\r\n<a href=\"#CWTBH-Jimmy-LeFiles-chemical-safety-and-Data-Centers\">Jimmy LeFiles<\/a> about chemical safety\r\nand\r\n<a href=\"#CWTBH-Georg-Fisher-Data-Centers-and-the-aquifer\">\r\nGeorge Fisher<\/a> about aquifer recharge.\r\n<p>\r\nThe County Manager reported among other things that the governor has lifted the state burn ban, which affects non-residential areas of Lowndes County.\r\nThe county&#8217;s own burn ban, which affects residential areas, is still on,\r\nbut may be lifted next week.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 26 May 2025\" name=\"MMM:Collage-LCC-26-May-2025\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-05-26--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-05-26--lcc-regular-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 26 May 2025]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-05-26--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 26 May 2025<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,\r\nwith a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\n<p>\r\nSee also the<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/05\/videos-coleman-road-nw-paving-and-drainage-and-animal-shelter-build-go-ahead-lcc-work-2026-05-26.html\">\r\nLAKE videos of the Work Session that same morning<\/a>,\r\nand the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/05\/packet-coleman-road-nw-paving-and-drainage-and-animal-shelter-build-go-ahead-lcc-2026-05-26.html\">\r\nagenda and the board packet<\/a>, received in response to a LAKE open records request.\r\n<!--\r\ntitle: \r\nimg: \r\npurl: https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFuaxAjcBOtqNcMIj-5l9gc&si=KJYmEZ9dkO24OKnR\r\n-->\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\/CvvqaNZvFjo\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CvvqaNZvFjo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CvvqaNZvFjo\/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\/CvvqaNZvFjo\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CvvqaNZvFjo\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/CvvqaNZvFjo<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nLowndes County Board of Commissioners (LCC) Regular Session &#8211; 2026-05-26\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=\"Chairman-Recognitions-Leadership-Lowndes\" href=\"#Chairman-Recognitions-Leadership-Lowndes\">\r\nChairman Recognitions &#8211; Leadership Lowndes<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Chairman Recognitions - Leadership Lowndes\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z291RsvKk-E\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Chairman Recognitions - Leadership Lowndes\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Z291RsvKk-E\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O Chairman-Recognitions-Leadership-Lowndes.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Z291RsvKk-E\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list Chairman-Recognitions-Leadership-Lowndes.html\tChairman Recognitions - Leadership Lowndes -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z291RsvKk-E\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z291RsvKk-E\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z291RsvKk-E<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\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\/2mTPKDhlZJk\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. Minutes for Approval\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2mTPKDhlZJk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 4-Minutes-for-Approval.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2mTPKDhlZJk\/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\/2mTPKDhlZJk\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2mTPKDhlZJk\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2mTPKDhlZJk<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Coleman-Road-NW-Paving-and-Drainage-Improvements\" href=\"#Coleman-Road-NW-Paving-and-Drainage-Improvements\">\r\n5.a. Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage Improvements, P.I.0016279 SA#2<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.a. Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage Improvements, P.I.0016279 SA#2\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/grZT4Hz7L0o\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.a. Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage Improvements, P.I.0016279 SA#2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/grZT4Hz7L0o\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-a-Coleman-Road-NW-Paving-and-Drainage-Improvements.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/grZT4Hz7L0o\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-a-Coleman-Road-NW-Paving-and-Drainage-Improvements.html\t5.a. Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage Improvements, P.I.0016279 SA#2 -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/grZT4Hz7L0o\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/grZT4Hz7L0o\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/grZT4Hz7L0o<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n5a. Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage Improvements, P.I.0016279 Supplemental Agreement No. \u200b2 \r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Lowndes-County-Animal-Shelter-Design-Build-Amendment-A141-2024-Exhibt-B\" href=\"#Lowndes-County-Animal-Shelter-Design-Build-Amendment-A141-2024-Exhibt-B\">\r\n5.b. Lowndes County Animal Shelter Design-Build Amendment A141-2024 Exhibt B<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.b. Lowndes County Animal Shelter Design-Build Amendment A141-2024 Exhibt B\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fl5Dw0dFL5g\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.b. Lowndes County Animal Shelter Design-Build Amendment A141-2024 Exhibt B\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Fl5Dw0dFL5g\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-b-Lowndes-County-Animal-Shelter-Design-Build-Amendment-A141-2024-Exhibt-B.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Fl5Dw0dFL5g\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-b-Lowndes-County-Animal-Shelter-Design-Build-Amendment-A141-2024-Exhibt-B.html\t5.b. Lowndes County Animal Shelter Design-Build Amendment A141-2024 Exhibt B -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fl5Dw0dFL5g\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fl5Dw0dFL5g\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fl5Dw0dFL5g<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Lowndes-County-Animal-Shelter-Design-Build-part-2-vote\" href=\"#Lowndes-County-Animal-Shelter-Design-Build-part-2-vote\">\r\n5.b. Lowndes County Animal Shelter Design-Build  (part 2 &#8211; vote)<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.b. Lowndes County Animal Shelter Design-Build  (part 2 - vote)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8ryQWKKmfrs\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.b. Lowndes County Animal Shelter Design-Build  (part 2 - vote)\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8ryQWKKmfrs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-b-Lowndes-County-Animal-Shelter-Design-Build-part-2-vote.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8ryQWKKmfrs\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-b-Lowndes-County-Animal-Shelter-Design-Build-part-2-vote.html\t5.b. Lowndes County Animal Shelter Design-Build  (part 2 - vote) -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8ryQWKKmfrs\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8ryQWKKmfrs\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/8ryQWKKmfrs<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nsometimes items get split unintentionally. \r\n<br>\r\n\\\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager\">\r\n6. Reports &#8211; County Manager<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6. Reports - County Manager\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MSdYXK_RUPM\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6. Reports - County Manager\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MSdYXK_RUPM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-Reports-County-Manager.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MSdYXK_RUPM\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-Reports-County-Manager.html\t6. Reports - County Manager -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MSdYXK_RUPM\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MSdYXK_RUPM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/MSdYXK_RUPM<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CWTBH-Jimmy-LeFiles-chemical-safety-and-Data-Centers\" href=\"#CWTBH-Jimmy-LeFiles-chemical-safety-and-Data-Centers\">\r\n7. CWTBH &#8211; Jimmy LeFiles &#8211; chemical safety and Data Centers<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 7. CWTBH - Jimmy LeFiles - chemical safety and Data Centers\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HD36Q_F9JxM\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7. CWTBH - Jimmy LeFiles - chemical safety and Data Centers\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HD36Q_F9JxM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-CWTBH-Jimmy-LeFiles-chemical-safety-and-Data-Centers.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HD36Q_F9JxM\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 7-CWTBH-Jimmy-LeFiles-chemical-safety-and-Data-Centers.html\t7. CWTBH - Jimmy LeFiles - chemical safety and Data Centers -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HD36Q_F9JxM\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HD36Q_F9JxM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/HD36Q_F9JxM<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CWTBH-Georg-Fisher-Data-Centers-and-the-aquifer\" href=\"#CWTBH-Georg-Fisher-Data-Centers-and-the-aquifer\">\r\n7. CWTBH &#8211; Georg Fisher &#8211; Data Centers and the aquifer<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 7. CWTBH - Georg Fisher - Data Centers and the aquifer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9LCC1LUeHh0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7. CWTBH - Georg Fisher - Data Centers and the aquifer\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/9LCC1LUeHh0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-CWTBH-Georg-Fisher-Data-Centers-and-the-aquifer.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/9LCC1LUeHh0\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 7-CWTBH-Georg-Fisher-Data-Centers-and-the-aquifer.html\t7. CWTBH - Georg Fisher - Data Centers and the aquifer -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9LCC1LUeHh0\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9LCC1LUeHh0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9LCC1LUeHh0<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\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\/sAj2WWxva2Y\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"8. Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/sAj2WWxva2Y\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 8-Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/sAj2WWxva2Y\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 8-Adjournment.html\t8. Adjournment -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sAj2WWxva2Y\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sAj2WWxva2Y\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/sAj2WWxva2Y<\/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=PLshUv86fYkiFuaxAjcBOtqNcMIj-5l9gc&#038;si=KJYmEZ9dkO24OKnR\">\r\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFuaxAjcBOtqNcMIj-5l9gc&#038;si=KJYmEZ9dkO24OKnR<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\r\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLshUv86fYkiFuaxAjcBOtqNcMIj-5l9gc&amp;si=KJYmEZ9dkO24OKnR\"\r\ntitle=\"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\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":"The Lowndes County Commission took 23 minutes for its Regular Session, Tuesday evening, May 26, 2026. Eleven minutes of that was Citizens Wishing to Be Heard. A minute and a half was Order, Invocation, Pledge, and Leadership Lowndes. And six and a half minutes for the County Manager Report. 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