{"id":5433,"date":"2013-08-30T06:35:13","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T10:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=5433"},"modified":"2013-08-30T07:52:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T11:52:52","slug":"gene-roberts-retires-from-lowndes-county-public-works-lcc-2013-08-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/gene-roberts-retires-from-lowndes-county-public-works-lcc-2013-08-27.html","title":{"rendered":"Gene Roberts retires from Lowndes County Public Works @ LCC 2013-08-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AikZiEw7hpE&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGvmznL684F6c3Bw7aoxVgV&#038;index=2\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/AikZiEw7hpE\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nLong-time county Public Works supervisor Eugene Roberts retired Tuesday,\r\nand the county did a special presentation\r\nat\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/videos-new-judge-river-gauge-park-deed-personnel-costs-pest-control-and-retirement-lcc-2013-08-27.html\">\r\nthe 27 August 2013 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission<\/a>,\r\nin which the County Manager missed his microphone and the Commission\r\nyet again violated one of its own ordinances.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9629235036\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Gene Roberts retiring from Public Works\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7361\/9629235036_54817ba058_z.jpg\" alt=\"Gene Roberts retiring from Public Works\"><\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9626006279\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Public Works Employees\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3809\/9626006279_a20bc2debd_z.jpg\" alt=\"Public Works Employees\"><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9629233700\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Inaudible Joe Pritchard next to his microphone\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7331\/9629233700_52d475c1ca_n.jpg\" alt=\"Inaudible Joe Pritchard next to his microphone\"><\/a>\r\nInaudible County Manager Joe Pritchard, making no effort\r\nto speak into the microphone a foot to the left of his face,\r\nsaid someone was retiring.\r\nNo name was listed in the agenda, but I think Pritchard said<!--more--> Gene Roberts.\r\nWe can hear he worked in the roads department\r\nas a grader operator, foreman, and supervisor for 41 years.\r\n<p>\r\nThere was no mention of\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/special-presentation-by-state-court-judge-john-edwards-lcc-2013-08-26.html\">\r\nthe previous morning&#8217;s special presentation by State Court John Edwards<\/a>\r\nasking for an additional State Court Judge.\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9626004297\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Videoing from her seat\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7353\/9626004297_45cace01a7_m.jpg\" alt=\"Videoing from her seat\"><\/a>\r\nWe can see one person videoing from her seat and another\r\n\r\nstanding up and videoing at his seat; more evidence that\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/exclusive-franchise-on-photographing-county-commission-lcc-2013-05-28.html\">\r\nthe county&#8217;s ordinance against videoing in Commission meetings\r\nis an illegal bill of attainder<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9626005237\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Videoing standing at his seat\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7344\/9626005237_c5618a4538_m.jpg\" alt=\"Videoing standing at his seat\"><\/a>\r\naimed solely at LAKE.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AikZiEw7hpE&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGvmznL684F6c3Bw7aoxVgV&#038;index=2\">\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=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AikZiEw7hpE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nGene Roberts retires from Lowndes County Public Works\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, 27 August 2013.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long-time county Public Works supervisor Eugene Roberts retired Tuesday, and the county did a special presentation at the 27 August 2013 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission, in which the County Manager missed his microphone and the Commission yet again violated one of its own ordinances. 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