{"id":7391,"date":"2014-01-13T11:36:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T16:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=7391"},"modified":"2014-01-13T11:39:17","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T16:39:17","slug":"sabal-trail-not-a-common-carrier-with-open-access-in-georgia-mindy-bland-lcc-2013-12-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/sabal-trail-not-a-common-carrier-with-open-access-in-georgia-mindy-bland-lcc-2013-12-10.html","title":{"rendered":"Sabal Trail not a common carrier with open access in Georgia &#8211;Mindy Bland @ LCC 2013-12-10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=otmrwdyyYPc\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/otmrwdyyYPc\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nA local landowner said that with no open access in Georgia,\r\nSabal Trail Transmission should have no standing to use\r\nGeorgia eminent domain law.\r\nAnd Sabal Trail must comply with local, state, and federal laws and\r\nordinances, including ones that could be passed by the Lowndes\r\nCounty Commission, she said at their\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/nottinghill-resolved-spectra-profit-sharing-planning-commission-transparency-lcc-2013-12-10.html\">\r\n10 December 2013 Regular Session<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/11930351273\/sizes\/z\/in\/set-72157639731716214\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7433\/11930351273_3b0ace8b9d_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nFor example, a depth ordinance, or an ordinance requiring\r\na minimum distance from homes or schools.\r\nOr a tax on the pipeline easement.\r\nShe recommended\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pipelinesafetyinfo.com\/\">\r\nPipelineSafetyInfo.com<\/a>.\r\nShe asked for the Commissioners to use their voice.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nAs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/i-dont-want-to-have-to-fear-for-my-children-as-they-sleep-at-night-mindy-bland-on-wctv-lcc-2013-12-10.html\">\r\nWCTV quoted her in their coverage<\/a>, she said,\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\nI don&#8217;t want to have to fear for my children as they sleep at night.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=7087\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/NCM_00511.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nCounty Manager Joe Pritchard shuffled papers and\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/no-contract-and-no-bids-for-county-attorney-yet-20-raise-to-300000.html\">\r\nalleged County Attorney Walter G. Elliott yawned<\/a> during these\r\ncitizen presentations.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nMindy Bland\r\nnoted Commissioner Powell had asked for<!--more--> an example of the\r\neminent domain letters received, and she had one she would supply.\r\nThe Chairman asked for a copy of her presentation and questions.\r\nShe handed them over to the Clerk.\r\nCommissioner John Page asked the County Clerk to make those available\r\nto the Commissioners.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/sabal-trail-answers-commissioners-did-forward-questions-lcc-2013-12-09.html\">\r\nwhat the Commission got back from Spectra later<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=otmrwdyyYPc\">\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\/otmrwdyyYPc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nSabal Trail not a common carrier with open access in Georgia &#8211;Mindy Bland\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, 10 December 2013.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A local landowner said that with no open access in Georgia, Sabal Trail Transmission should have no standing to use Georgia eminent domain law. 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