{"id":8218,"date":"2014-03-23T20:55:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T00:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=8218"},"modified":"2014-03-23T20:56:38","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T00:56:38","slug":"animals-alcohol-alphabet-soup-paving-bridges-and-fire-lcc-2014-03-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/animals-alcohol-alphabet-soup-paving-bridges-and-fire-lcc-2014-03-24.html","title":{"rendered":"Animals, Alcohol, Alphabet Soup, Paving, Bridges, and Fire @ LCC 2014-03-24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alphabet_pasta\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/Buchstabensuppe.jpg\/220px-Buchstabensuppe.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nGot to spend those SPLOST dollars widening roads and bridges\r\nto promote development farther out in the country!\r\nPlus some trucks for Animal Control and tablets for the Fire Department,\r\nan alcohol license, and some alphabet-soup agreements.\r\nIt may be healthy as food, but I wonder if opaque acronyms\r\nunexplained in the agenda is good for local government.\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/files\/agenda\/Agenda%203-25-14.pdf\">\r\nthe agenda<\/a>.\r\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center\">\r\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS \r\n<br>\r\nPROPOSED AGENDA \r\n<br>\r\nWORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014, 8:30 a.m. \r\n<br>\r\nREGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014, 5:30 p.m. \r\n<br>\r\n327 N. Ashley Street &mdash; 2nd Floor \r\n<\/blockquote><!--more-->\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\nCall to Order<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Invocation\" href=\"#Invocation\">\r\nInvocation<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Pledge\" href=\"#Pledge\">\r\nPledge of Allegiance to the Flag<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Youth-Leadership-Exploration-and-Development\" href=\"#Youth-Leadership-Exploration-and-Development\">\r\nYouth Leadership Exploration and Development<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Minutes-for-Approval\" href=\"#Minutes-for-Approval\">\r\nMinutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Work-Session---March-10\" href=\"#Work-Session---March-10\">\r\nWork Session &mdash; March 10, 2014<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Regular-Session---March-11\" href=\"#Regular-Session---March-11\">\r\nRegular Session &mdash; March 11, 2014<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Public-Hearing\" href=\"#Public-Hearing\">\r\nPublic Hearing<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Beer\" href=\"#Beer\">\r\nBeer, Wine, and Liquor &mdash; Ishva Liquor &mdash; 1405 N St. Augustine Rd<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"For-Consideration\" href=\"#For-Consideration\">\r\nFor Consideration<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CivicPlus-Service-and-License-Agreement\" href=\"#CivicPlus-Service-and-License-Agreement\">\r\nCivicPlus Service and License Agreement<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"VOCA-Funded-VWAP-Personnel-Application\" href=\"#VOCA-Funded-VWAP-Personnel-Application\">\r\nVOCA-Funded VWAP Personnel Application<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Bids\" href=\"#Bids\">\r\nBids<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Tablets-for-Fire-Rescue\" href=\"#Tablets-for-Fire-Rescue\">\r\nTablets for Fire\/Rescue<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Resurfacing-of-Four-County-Roads\" href=\"#Resurfacing-of-Four-County-Roads\">\r\nResurfacing of Four County Roads<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Shoulder-Paving-for-Val-Del-Road\" href=\"#Shoulder-Paving-for-Val-Del-Road\">\r\nShoulder Paving for Val Del Road<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Paving-on-Boring-Pond-Road\" href=\"#Paving-on-Boring-Pond-Road\">\r\nPaving on Boring Pond Road<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Replacement-of-Beatty-Branch-Bridge-on-Cat-Creek-Road\" href=\"#Replacement-of-Beatty-Branch-Bridge-on-Cat-Creek-Road\">\r\nReplacement of Beatty Branch Bridge on Cat Creek Road<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Animal-Control\" href=\"#Animal-Control\">\r\nBid for (2) \u00be Ton HD Trucks for Animal Control and (1) Chase Mounted Animal Control Box<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager\">\r\nReports-County Manager<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CWTBH\" href=\"#CWTBH\">\r\nCitizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got to spend those SPLOST dollars widening roads and bridges to promote development farther out in the country! 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