{"id":4058,"date":"2013-06-13T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=4058"},"modified":"2013-06-13T14:01:06","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T18:01:06","slug":"do-the-right-thing-steve-parker-lcc-2013-06-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/do-the-right-thing-steve-parker-lcc-2013-06-11.html","title":{"rendered":"Do the right thing &#8211;Steve Parker @ LCC 2013-06-11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6VpQH4DojLE\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6VpQH4DojLE\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nThe right thing is not letting one company take all the money to New York\r\nwhile putting another out of business, said a local resident\r\nat Tuesday night&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/videos-mostly-trash-plus-3-appointments-1-rezoning-2-wastewater-lcc-2013-06-11.html\">\r\nLowndes County Commission Regular Session<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9036005602\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Steve Parker\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2867\/9036005602_2261280edb_n.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Parker\"><\/a>\r\nWhen you get a company like Veolia or Advanced that&#8217;s taking\r\nall the money to New York, and then they come to my house\r\nand they leave, I put garbage bags beside my can and they\r\nwon&#8217;t pick it up.\r\n<p>\r\nAnd then my guy, Cary Scarborough, comes \r\nand picks up everything,\r\nand you know what else he does guys?<!--more-->\r\nHe sprays deodorant!\r\n<p>\r\nMy wife won&#8217;t take the garbage out because she&#8217;s afraid of the smells.\r\nBut now it&#8217;s a pleasant experience, so maybe I can get her to take the garbage out.\r\n<p>\r\nYou guys have a tough job.\r\nYou inherited a difficult situation, and I respect that.\r\nBut you don&#8217;t have to live with that decision.\r\nThere are loopholes in every contract in America.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nHe asked them to let Cary Scarborough make a living for his family.\r\nHe wondered how Veolia or Advanced\r\ncould sue the county since the county is its client.\r\nHe asked them:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\nI ask that you simply do the right thing and that&#8217;s give\r\nCary Scarborough and Deep South Sanitation\r\nthe right to make money and provide a living for his family.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThe crowd applauded.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6VpQH4DojLE\">\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\/6VpQH4DojLE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nDo the right thing &#8211;Steve Parker\r\n<br>\r\nRegular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 11 June 2013.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The right thing is not letting one company take all the money to New York while putting another out of business, said a local resident at Tuesday night&#8217;s Lowndes County Commission Regular Session. 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