{"id":4488,"date":"2013-07-03T17:55:07","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=4488"},"modified":"2013-07-03T17:57:22","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:57:22","slug":"four-splost-town-hall-meetings-joyce-evans-lcdp-2013-07-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/four-splost-town-hall-meetings-joyce-evans-lcdp-2013-07-02.html","title":{"rendered":"Four SPLOST town hall meetings &#8211;Joyce Evans @ LCDP 2013-07-02"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VA1VlfP31Tg&#038;list=PL5eRMknAZ0hT2ohmDKhTYaWssTp8e3IHb&#038;index=24\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/VA1VlfP31Tg\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n&#8220;Hopefully&#8221; there will be four town hall meetings before\r\nthe final SPLOST lists are settled, said\r\nLowndes County Commissioner Joyce Evans (District 1)\r\nat last night&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndesdems.org\/index.html\">\r\nLowndes County Democratic Party<\/a> Annual 4th of July Barbecue.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nWe&#8217;re beginning to put things together for the SPLOST.\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9204727660\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Joyce Evans, District 1, Lowndes County Commission\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3763\/9204727660_1c832b0a2e_n.jpg\" alt=\"Joyce Evans, District 1, Lowndes County Commission\"><\/a>\r\nHopefully we&#8217;ll be able to do several&#8230;.\r\nI know the mayor has stated that they were going to do\r\ntwo town hall meetings and the county&#8217;s going to do\r\na couple of town hall meetings and then we&#8217;re going to come together\r\nwith the information that we&#8217;ve received from the community\r\nand go and put together an overall SPLOST\r\nfor the city and the county.\r\n<p>\r\nSo please, take time, think about it, and be involved.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nWe shall see.\r\nAt least it&#8217;s a small change in the old boy backroom behavior so popular among elected officials around here\r\nthat the famously reclusive commissioner said this in front of a video camera.\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VA1VlfP31Tg&#038;list=PL5eRMknAZ0hT2ohmDKhTYaWssTp8e3IHb&#038;index=24\">\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\/VA1VlfP31Tg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nFour SPLOST town hall meetings &#8211;Joyce Evans\r\n<br>\r\nJuly 4th BBQ, Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP),\r\n<br>Gretchen Quarterman (Chair), Dennis Marks (Vice-Chair \/ Elections),\r\nAmanda Hall (Vice-Chair \/ Membership), Richard Saeger (Vice-Chair \/ Qualifying), Jerrell Anderson (Secretary), James J. Parker (Treasurer),\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP),\r\n<br>\r\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 July 2013.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hopefully&#8221; there will be four town hall meetings before the final SPLOST lists are settled, said Lowndes County Commissioner Joyce Evans (District 1) at last night&#8217;s Lowndes County Democratic Party Annual 4th of July Barbecue. We&#8217;re beginning to put things together for the SPLOST. Hopefully we&#8217;ll be able to do several&#8230;. 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