{"id":3509,"date":"2013-05-20T08:57:17","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T12:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=3509"},"modified":"2013-05-20T09:05:39","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T13:05:39","slug":"kevin-mccraney-for-airport-authority-nope-lcc-2013-05-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/kevin-mccraney-for-airport-authority-nope-lcc-2013-05-14.html","title":{"rendered":"Kevin McCraney for Airport Authority: Nope @ LCC 2013-05-14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UEuEQtLqcB8\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/UEuEQtLqcB8\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nThe applications are in their Commissioner packets,\r\nand you don&#8217;t get to see them.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThe other of two applicants showed up to speak at the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/videos-paving-and-suing-lcc-2013-05-14.html\">\r\nLowndes County Commission Regular Session 14 May 2013<\/a>.\r\nChairman Bill Slaughter said:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\nCommissioners in your packets you should see applications from\r\ntwo potential appointees.\r\nYou&#8217;ve had a chance to review those.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThe public, as usual, did not see those applications.\r\nNor do I recall seeing a list from the county of available appointments.\r\nAt least we sometimes get to see the applicants speak, which, if I recall correctly,\r\nwas Joyce Evans&#8217; idea.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\nI believe we had an opportunity to hear from Mr. Sykes yesterday;\r\nis that correct.\r\nThe other applicant is Mr. Kevin McCraney.\r\nI think at this time I&#8217;d like to call on Mr. McCraney if he&#8217;d like\r\nto come forward and make a statement.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nHere is\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/appointees-airport-authority-lcc-2013-05-13.html\">\r\nvideo of Jeff Sykes the previous morning<\/a>.\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/kevin-mccraney\/9\/658\/7aa\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/m.c.lnkd.licdn.com\/mpr\/mpr\/shrink_200_200\/p\/1\/000\/1a3\/0ab\/3647ca6.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nAt the Tuesday Regular Session, \r\nKevin McCraney said <!--more-->he&#8217;s on the Chamber of Commerce Board;\r\nhe&#8217;s helping the airport start a flying club;\r\nhe&#8217;s well aware of how import the airport is to the economy of the entire region;\r\nand he&#8217;s very committed to helping the regional economy,\r\nnot only as external affairs manager for Georgia Power,\r\nbut in many other ways.\r\nHe&#8217;s also on the VSU Foundation Board and the Wiregrass Tech board.\r\nHe said he thought the Commission had a tough choice between him\r\nand Mr. Sykes.\r\nThe Commissioners apparently didn&#8217;t think so;\r\nthey quickly appointed Mr. Sykes unanimously.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UEuEQtLqcB8\">\r\nthe video:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UEuEQtLqcB8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nKevin McCraney for Airport Authority: Nope\r\n<br>\r\nRegular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 May 2013.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The applications are in their Commissioner packets, and you don&#8217;t get to see them. The other of two applicants showed up to speak at the Lowndes County Commission Regular Session 14 May 2013. Chairman Bill Slaughter said: Commissioners in your packets you should see applications from two potential appointees. 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