{"id":6428,"date":"2013-10-29T11:32:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T15:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=6428"},"modified":"2013-10-29T11:34:08","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T15:34:08","slug":"special-bid-review-meeting-vlcia-2013-10-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/special-bid-review-meeting-vlcia-2013-10-29.html","title":{"rendered":"Special bid review meeting @ VLCIA 2013-10-29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nThe Industrial Authority&#8217;s\r\nnew office is urgent enough for a special called meeting.\r\nInquiring reporter Gretchen is going to see what the fuss is about.\r\n<p>\r\nMaybe it&#8217;s just because this office search has had\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html\">more episodes than Star Wars<\/a>.\r\nBefore Roy Copeland was appointed to the VLCIA board, they were\r\nconsidering buying the old Board of Elections site from him.\r\nNow he&#8217;s even been Chairman twice and given that up, and they\r\nstill don&#8217;t have a new office.\r\nOr maybe it&#8217;s something to do with\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html#Seller\">\r\nwho owns 103 Roosevelt Drive<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/local-hospital-opens-1950s-style-diesel-power-plant.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7302\/9386318314_f9576ba977_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nInterestingly, HG Pinnacle Properties, Inc. also owns the much larger surrounding lot,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qpublic7.qpublic.net\/qpmap4\/map.php?county=ga_lowndes&#038;parcel=0113B+096&#038;extent=2570701+313348+2572725+315936&#038;layers=parcels+streetnum+roads+parcel_sales\">\r\n2318 N Patterson Street<\/a>,\r\non which\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/local-hospital-opens-1950s-style-diesel-power-plant.html\">\r\na Valdosta Electric trailer has been parked\r\nacross from the hospital for so long it shows up on Google Maps<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nOn VLCIA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/index.php\/about_us\/industrial_authority\/meeting_schedule\">website<\/a>\r\nand\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LowndesEconomicDevelopment\/posts\/10151961309877069\">facebook page<\/a>\r\n(although oddly not in their\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/index.php\/news\/current\">\r\ncurrent news<\/a> page:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:320px\" src=\"http:\/\/qpublic7.qpublic.net\/lowndes_photos\/C5563-C5563.JPG\"><\/a>\r\nThere will be a Special Called Meeting of the Valdosta-Lowndes\r\nCounty Industrial Authority 12 noon Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at the\r\nValdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority Offices.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe purpose of this meeting is to review bids regarding the\r\nrenovation and construction of 103 Roosevelt Drive.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Industrial Authority&#8217;s new office is urgent enough for a special called meeting. 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