{"id":2990,"date":"2013-04-17T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T16:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2013-04-17T12:48:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T16:48:09","slug":"videos-road-abandonment-deannexation-lcc-2013-04-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/videos-road-abandonment-deannexation-lcc-2013-04-08.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Road abandonment, deannexation @ LCC 2013-04-08"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/a>
\nMore questions than usual at the 8 April 2013 Lowndes County Commission Work Session,
\nbut it still only lasted 11 minutes.
\nAnd a question that wasn’t even raised: who does own both sides of
\nLog Road?
\nThe Tax Assessor’s database says something different from what
\nthe County Engineer said.
\nNo
\n
\nspecial presentation was seen<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\nHere’s
\n
\nthe agenda<\/a>, with a few notes.\n<\/p>\n

\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
\n
\nPROPOSED AGENDA
\n
\nWORK SESSION, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
\n
\nREGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
\n
\n327 N. Ashley Street \u2013 2nd<\/sup><\/small> Floor
\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

\n
    \n
  1. \nCall to Order <\/p>\n
  2. \nInvocation <\/p>\n
  3. \nPledge of Allegiance to the Flag <\/p>\n
  4. \nSpecial Presentation <\/p>\n

    \nNothing.\n<\/p>\n

  5. \nMinutes for Approval <\/p>\n

    \nNo Commissioners had any questions or additions.\n<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. \nWork Session — March 25, 2013 <\/p>\n
    2. \nRegular Session — March 26, 2013\n<\/ol>\n
    3. \nFor Consideration <\/p>\n
        \n
      1. \n<\/a>
        \nAbandonment of Log Road (CR 8) <\/p>\n

        \n
        \n\"N<\/a>
        \nCounty Engineer Mike Fletcher said both sides of Log Road are owned
        \nby the Langdales.
        \nThe Tax Assessor’s online datbase says
        \n
        \nParcel Number 0254 002 N OF HOWELL RD W OF LOWER GRAND BAY RD<\/a>
        \nis owned by Grand Bay Company, 612 N. Patterson St., Valdosta GA 31601,
        \nwhich perhaps coincidentally happens to be the address of
        \nCulbreth Minick & Associates PC.
        \nThe Tax Assessor’s database also seems confused, since there is no
        \nGrand Bay Company
        \n
        \nregistered with the Georgia Secretary of State’s office<\/a>.
        \nThere’s a Grand Bay Distributing Company, a Grand Bay Management LLC,
        \na Grand Bay Properties LLC, and a Grand Bay Farm, Inc., but none of them
        \nhave an address on Patterson Street in Valdosta like Grand Bay Company.\n<\/p>\n

        \nCommissioner Joyce Evans wanted to know about a cemetery on that road.
        \nCounty Engineer Mike Fletcher said it was an extra cemetery for when
        \nthe creek was too high for members of the Unity Primitive Baptist Church
        \nto cross to bury.
        \nFurther clarification: the cemetery is owned by the Langdales,
        \nnot the church.
        \nCommissioner Demarcus Marshall wanted to know about access.
        \nEngineer and Chairman Bill Slaughter
        \nsaid there would be key lock access through the gate,
        \nand there were already other cemeteries like that in the county.
        \nChairman encouraged Commissioners to go look.
        \nCrawford Powell wanted to know how the key lock would work.
        \nEngineer said there would be one key at the church that people could sign out.\n<\/p>\n

      2. \n<\/a>
        \nDeannexation Request, Houser, 2990 Stallings Rd, 148-58A, ~36 acres, R-15 (City)<\/p>\n

        \nCounty Planner Jason Davenport said deannexation requests didn’t happen
        \nvery often, but this applicant had been serious about this for some time.
        \nHe indicated the issues are much like an annexation, such as carrying
        \nany engineering issues to the new governing authority.
        \nCommissioners Joyce Evans and Demarcus Marshall had a few questions.\n<\/p>\n<\/ol>\n

      3. \n<\/a>
        \nBid — Six Month Fuel Contract <\/p>\n

        \nNew Purchasing Director Kari L. Sands, whom
        \n
        \nwe saw introduced last month<\/a>
        \nand whom I’ve been reminded until very recently was a reporter
        \nfor the Valdosta Daily Times.
        \nMansfield Oil Company was the low bidder.
        \nContract will run from 15 April 2013 to 14 October 2014.
        \nA Commissioner (Raines?)
        \nwanted to know if the six month price was due to fluctuations in fuel prices.
        \nShe said yes.\n<\/p>\n

      4. \n<\/a>
        \nReports-County Manager <\/p>\n

        \nNo report from the County Manager.
        \nChairman asked for a couple of Leadership Lowndes students to come
        \nforward and say a few words, which they did.\n<\/p>\n

      5. \nCitizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address <\/p>\n

        \nThat’s only in the Regular Session.\n<\/p>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

        \nThanks to Brett Huntley for taking
        \n
        \nthe video:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

        \n