{"id":8371,"date":"2014-04-07T13:35:43","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T17:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=8371"},"modified":"2014-04-07T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T17:37:38","slug":"videos-garbage-falling-off-trucks-lcc-2014-03-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/videos-garbage-falling-off-trucks-lcc-2014-03-25.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Garbage falling off trucks @ LCC 2014-03-25"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nIf the County Commission hadn’t privatized garbage collection,\r\nFrenchie could have registered his complaint about\r\n\r\ngarbage falling off trucks<\/a>\r\nthrough the new\r\n\r\nturnkey government website service<\/a> once it’s online.\r\nNo mention of the\r\n\r\nannexation request by the City of Hahira<\/a> from the Work Session.\r\n

\r\nCommissioner Powell\r\nnoted the three SPLOST VII projects were\r\n\r\n“a direct reinvestment into the community of those funds”<\/a>.\r\nThe\r\n\r\nroad resurfacing of four roads<\/a>\r\nis actually mostly from a GDOT LMIG grant,\r\nbut the other three,\r\nshoulder paving on\r\n\r\nVal Del Road<\/a>\r\nand\r\n\r\nBoring Pond Road<\/a>\r\nand a\r\n\r\nbridge replacement on Cat Creek Road<\/a>\r\nare all from SPLOST VII funds.\r\nPlus\r\n\r\nsome trucks for Animal Control<\/a> and\r\n\r\ntablets for the Fire Department<\/a>,\r\nan\r\n\r\nalcohol license<\/a>, and some alphabet-soup agreements,\r\none of which turned out to be for\r\n\r\na grant for a victim advocate position<\/a> in the Solicitor General’s office.\r\n

\r\nHere’s\r\n\r\nthe agenda<\/a>.\r\nSee also\r\nthe previous morning’s Work Session<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS \r\n
\r\nPROPOSED AGENDA \r\n
\r\nWORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014, 8:30 a.m. \r\n
\r\nREGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014, 5:30 p.m. \r\n
\r\n327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor \r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
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  1. \r\n\r\nCall to Order<\/a>\r\n\"Order<\/a>\r\n

    \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

  2. \r\n\r\nInvocation<\/a>\r\n
  3. \r\n\r\nPledge of Allegiance to the Flag<\/a>\r\n
  4. \r\n\r\nYouth Leadership Exploration and Development<\/a>\r\n

    Wasn’t mentioned.<\/p>\r\n

  5. \r\n\r\nMinutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n\"Minutes<\/a>\r\n

    \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nApproved unanimously with no changes.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

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    1. \r\n\r\nWork Session — March 10, 2014<\/a>\r\n
    2. \r\n\r\nRegular Session — March 11, 2014<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
    3. \r\n\r\nPublic Hearing<\/a>\r\n
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      1. \r\n\r\nBeer, Wine, and Liquor — Ishva Liquor — 1405 N St. Augustine Rd<\/a>\r\n\"Beer,<\/a>\r\n

        \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nA new establishment for a change.\r\nApproved unanimously.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      2. \r\n\r\nFor Consideration<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n
        1. \r\n\r\nCivicPlus Service and License Agreement<\/a>\r\n\"CivicPlus<\/a>\r\n

          \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nCivicPlus<\/a>\r\nis a turnkey government website service.\r\n17.65% discount.\r\nThey approved $28,113.28 for each of years 1, 2, and 3 beginning\r\n1 July 2014.\r\nSee\r\nWork Session<\/a>\r\nfor more details.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        2. \r\n\r\nVOCA-Funded VWAP Personnel Application<\/a>\r\n\"VOCA-Funded<\/a>\r\n

          \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nIt’s for a\r\n\r\nVictim Witness Assistance Program<\/a>\r\nrequested by\r\n\r\nLowndes County Solicitor General<\/a>\r\nJustin Cabral, who spoke at the\r\n\r\nprevious morning’s Work Session<\/a>.\r\nApproved unanimously.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

        3. \r\n\r\nBids<\/a>\r\n
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          1. \r\n\r\nTablets for Fire\/Rescue<\/a>\r\n\"Tablets<\/a>\r\n

            \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nEighteen tablets for use by fire and rescue, with installation, etc.,\r\none bid, $1,374 each, or $24,732 from\r\n\r\nHasty’s Communication of Brunswick, GA<\/a>.\r\nSee\r\nWork Session<\/a> for details.\r\nUnanimously approved.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          2. \r\n\r\nResurfacing of Four County Roads<\/a>\r\n\"Resurfacing<\/a>\r\n

            \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nCounty Engineer Mike Fletcher said the bids were for\r\nCat Creek Road,\r\nOld Valdosta Road (full depth reclamation),\r\nVan Elle Drive (?),\r\nOld Quitman Road.\r\nLMIG grant from GDOT,\r\n$809,752.10.\r\nCounty will be responsible for\r\n$254,378.90 as 30% match.\r\nFour vendors at pre-bid.\r\nTwo bids, low bid from Reames and Son for $1,064,131.\r\nNo clue who the other bid was from or how much it was.\r\nSee also\r\n\r\nWork Session<\/a>.\r\nUnanimously approved.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          3. \r\n\r\nShoulder Paving for Val Del Road<\/a>\r\n\"Shoulder<\/a>\r\n

            \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nCounty Engineer Mike Fletcher said less than in\r\nthe Work Session<\/a>,\r\nwhen he said\r\nthis was the first SPLOST VII project.\r\nIt’s for Val Del Road from GA 122 down to North Valdosta Road\r\nwiden from 10 foot to 11 foot travel lane plus 1 foot paved shoulder.\r\nFour vendors at pre-bid.\r\nTwo bids received.\r\nLow bid from Scruggs Co. for $949,493.85.\r\nAgain no clue who the other bidder was or for how much.\r\nUnanimously approved.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          4. \r\n\r\nPaving on Boring Pond Road<\/a>\r\n\"Paving<\/a>\r\n

            \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nCounty Engineer Mike Fletcher said would go from\r\nOld Lake Park Road to Carter Road.\r\nFour at prebid, two bids received,\r\nlow bid from Reames and Son $756,900.46.\r\nAt the \r\nWork Session<\/a> he said they\r\nwould probably start grubbing and clearing in April,\r\nwith base work in 3-4 months.\r\n80 foot right of way.\r\nCommissioner Powell remarked Tuesday that this would make a whole lot\r\nof folks happy.\r\nUnanimously approved.\r\n

            \r\nNobody seemed to have noticed that: 80 foot right of way,\r\nwider than the county’s previously already too wide 60 foot right of way.\r\nWhy?\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          5. \r\n\r\nReplacement of Beatty Branch Bridge on Cat Creek Road<\/a>\r\n\"Replacement<\/a>\r\n

            \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nCounty Engineer Mike Fletcher more or less the same as in\r\n\r\nthe Work Session<\/a>, which was that this was\r\non a list that GDOT sent of bridges needing replacement,\r\n120 feet long, 32 feet wide,\r\nopen by 1 August 2014\r\nto avoid school bus detours.\r\nThere were 8 or 9 at prebid, but only one bid received, from\r\nSouthern Concrete, for $536,500.\r\nWill be a prefabricated bridge, delivered, pieces bolted together.\r\nUnanimously approved.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\nLast three bids were from SPLOST VII –Crawford Powell<\/a>\r\n\"Last<\/a>\r\n

            \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\nCommissioner Crawford Powell remarked that the last three bids\r\nwere funded due to the voters’ support for SPLOST VII,\r\nhe referred to it as\r\n“a direct reinvestment into the community of those funds”.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          6. \r\n\r\nBid for (2) \u00be Ton HD Trucks for Animal Control and (1) Chase Mounted Animal Control Box<\/a>\r\n\"Bid<\/a>\r\n

            \r\nVideo.<\/a>\r\n3 Bids:\r\n