{"id":84,"date":"2013-02-24T15:13:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T20:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/02\/broadband-on-the-table-vlcia-2013-02-19.html"},"modified":"2013-02-24T15:13:10","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T20:13:10","slug":"broadband-on-the-table-vlcia-2013-02-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/02\/broadband-on-the-table-vlcia-2013-02-19.html","title":{"rendered":"Broadband on the table @ VLCIA 2013-02-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d4141ad70970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d4141ad70970c-pi.jpg\" \/><\/a>\nInternet speed and access (appearing as Broadband)\nplayed a starring role at the 19 February 2013 meeting of the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LowndesEconomicDevelopment\">\nValdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA)<\/a>,\nwith a surprise cameo by Lowndes County Commission Chairman\nBill Slaughter (appearing as himself)\nand a bravura performance by Angela Crance of Wiregrass Tech,\nwith a strong supporting role by VLCIA Chairman Roy Copeland,\nand Mary Gooding standing in for VSU.\nInternet access (as &quot;telecommunications infrastructure&quot;)\ncame up in Project Manager Allan Ricketts&#39; report as a requirement for\n<a href=\"#Service\">\na Fortune 500 customer service operation<\/a>\nand\nfor a\n<a href=\"#Health\">\nNational health care service provider<\/a>,\nboth considering locating here,\nalso as\n<a href=\"#Bandwidth\">bandwidth<\/a>,\nas a requirement for\n<a href=\"#Jobs\">jobs<\/a>.\nThat was the main theme of\n<a href=\"#Schruijer\">\nExecutive Director Andrea Schruijer&#39;s report<\/a>,\nespecially in rural parts of our county,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sYkgNuSmeh0&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\">\nespecially for a home-based call center.<\/a>\nEven <a href=\"#Rotary\">Rotary Clubs<\/a>\nneed broadband.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nVLCIA is also helping find potential sites for several\n<a href=\"#Solar\">\nutility-scale photovoltaic solar installations<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Industrial Authority Board was down to three members, barely a quorum:\nMary Gooding, Chairman Roy Copeland, and Tom Call.\nWhereabouts of Norman Bennett and Jerry Jennett were undetermined.\nI can&#39;t complain; I was in bed with a sinus infection.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&#39;s the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/images\/uploads\/Agenda02-19-2013.pdf\">\nagenda<\/a> (such as it is), with links to the videos and some notes,\noften in separate posts.\n<\/p>\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center\">\nValdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority\n<br \/>\nAgenda\n<br \/>\nTuesday, February 19, 2013 5:30 p.m.\n<br \/>\nIndustrial Authority Conference Room\n<br \/>\n2110 N. Patterson Street\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>General Business<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\nBefore the meeting,\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/02\/rotary-clubs-need-broadband-vlcia-2013-02-19.html\" name=\"Rotary\">\nGretchen and Bill discussed videoing at Rotary.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CxmOqyMO8yI&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy&amp;index=2\">\nCall to Order<\/a>\n<li>Invocation\n<li>Welcome Guests\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\nGuests included\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/content.asp?pid=22&amp;id=118\">\nLowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter<\/a> and\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiregrass.edu\/directory\/partial_name.php\">\nWiregrass Georgia Technical College Special Assistant to the President Angela Crance<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/li><\/li><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zkY-2TpE-DA&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy&amp;index=3\">\nMinutes<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular Meeting, January 15, 2013\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e2vj2IflZuE&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy&amp;index=4\">\nFinancial<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Review Compiled Balance Sheet and Income Statements for January 2013\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c60PXkcqptk&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy&amp;index=5\">\nPublic Relations &amp; Marketing Update-Meghan Duke<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nAd for Georgia Trend March issue, partnering with Valdosta, on quality of life.\nThey&#39;re\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-QTUHfQaKrQ&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\">\ngoing to the Bird Supper<\/a> with Georgia Power.\nAlso adapting their website for mobile use.\nAndrea Schruijer added\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FX1n89i2ess&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\">\nthat they were drilling down to find specific industries to target.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TxTBshFgX9E&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\">\nExisting Industry\/Project Report-Allan Ricketts<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TxTBshFgX9E&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy&amp;index=8\" name=\"Solar\">\nHome Team Existing Industries, solar power, and Georgia Power<\/a>\n<br \/>\nPotential sites for several utility-scale photovoltaic solar installations.\n<li style=\"font-style: normal\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vKt4rgJTOag&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiE7YkPn71zSYTEXtiCvVuRe\">\nLogistics Distribution site selection visit<\/a>\nand 2013 Logisitics summit.\n<li style=\"font-style: normal\">\nSee\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vKt4rgJTOag&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiE7YkPn71zSYTEXtiCvVuRe\">\nseparate post<\/a>\nfor a\n<a name=\"Service\">\nFortune 500 customer service operation<\/a>,\nits\n<a name=\"Jobs\">100 jobs<\/a>\nthat need\n<a \"=\"&quot;\" name=\"Bandwidth\">\nbandwidth<\/a>,\nas does a\n<a \"=\"&quot;\" name=\"Health\">\nNational health care service provider<\/a>.\n<\/li><\/li><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9ajlHvAslZY&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy&amp;t=57s\">\nBusiness\/Industrial Park Update- Allan Ricketts<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\nMiller and Westside Business Parks have new logo on their signs\nand silk fencing from renovations has been removed.\n<\/p>\n<h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E8RnZG1i4Wk&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\" name=\"Schruijer\">\nExecutive Director&#39;s Report- Andrea Schruijer<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\nShe had one theme: Internet broadband speed and access;\nsee\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/02\/companies-need-broadband-especially-in-rural-areas-of-our-county-andrea-schruijer-vlcia-2013-02-19.html\">\nseparate post.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\nLowndes County Chairman\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s3FIwazyDKA&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\" name=\"Slaughter\">\nBill Slaughter remarked that broadband is:<\/a>\n&quot;one of the number one issues&quot;;\nsee\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/02\/broadband-one-of-the-number-one-issues-bill-slaughter-vlcia-2013-02-19.html\">\nseparate post.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=leepDiWHm6M&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\" name=\"Crance\">\nWiregrass Georgia Technical College Special Assistant to the President Angela Crance<\/a>\nsaid broadband is a top priority for Wiregrass;\nsee\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/02\/broadband-top-priority-education-jobs-quality-of-life-angela-crance-vlcia-2013-02-19.html\">\nseparate post.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\nMary Gooding spoke up for VSU, saying\n&quot;this is a huge strategic initiative for our community&quot;;\nsee\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/02\/broadband-huge-strategic-initiative-for-our-community-mary-gooding-for-vsu-vlcia-2013-02-19.html\">\nseparate post.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\nUnfortunately, Andrea Schruijer then made clear that much of what\nhad been said wasn&#39;t heard;\nsee\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/02\/i-dont-want-to-say-we-dont-have-broadband-andrea-schruijer-vlcia-2013-02-19.html\">\nseparate post.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IyVNvAprQT4&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\">\nAttorney Report<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\nLease assignment from American Drill Bit to NJT, and purchase of\n4.84 acres in Perimeter East Industrial Park.\nBoard unanimously approved.\nHe also talked about\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8JxTkiFXmfw&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\">\nad valorem taxes and bills.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Citizens to Be Heard<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\">\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/02\/im-super-excited-about-the-whole-broadband-thing-gretchen-quarterman-vlcia-2013-02-19.html\">\nGretchen Quarterman said<\/a>\n&quot;I&#39;m super-excited about the whole broadband thing&quot;,\nwarned them about HB 282 which would prohibit municipal Internet,\nand announced the South Georgia Growing Local Conference will be\nin Lowndes County next January;\nsee\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/02\/im-super-excited-about-the-whole-broadband-thing-gretchen-quarterman-vlcia-2013-02-19.html\">\nseparate post<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bbCWyWygv1k&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\">\nAdjourn General Meeting<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:center;font-size:70%\">\nMission of the Valdosta Lowndes County Industrial Authority is to\n<br \/>\nlead economic development in our community by supporting existing industries\n<br \/>\nrecruiting industries through capitalizing on opportunities for collaboration.\n<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nHere&#39;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiE7YkPn71zSYTEXtiCvVuRe\">\na video playlist<\/a>\nof just the broadband Internet parts of the meeting:\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLshUv86fYkiE7YkPn71zSYTEXtiCvVuRe\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd here&#39;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\">\na video playlist<\/a>\nof the entire meeting:\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLshUv86fYkiHaEK5PhHJ7p1RCtOz1PgWy\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<small>\nBroadband on the table\n<br \/>\nRegular Meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA),\n<br \/>Norman Bennett, Tom Call, Roy Copeland, Chairman, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett,\nAndrea Schruijer, Executive Director, J. Stephen Gupton, Attorney, Tom Davis, CPA, Allan Ricketts, Project Manager,S. 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