{"id":8630,"date":"2014-05-04T12:12:37","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T16:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=8630"},"modified":"2014-05-04T12:42:38","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T16:42:38","slug":"video-of-gretchen-on-scott-james-radio-show-2014-05-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/video-of-gretchen-on-scott-james-radio-show-2014-05-01.html","title":{"rendered":"Video of Gretchen on Scott James radio show 2014-05-01"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lowndes County as the Jewel of the South, and how to get there,\r\nwas the topic on drive-time radio Thursday.\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_c4EkLUaoB0\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/_c4EkLUaoB0\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nLocal policy issues include what would happen to us if we got\r\n20 inches of rain like Pensacola just did?\r\nThe county needs to be appropriately staffed and prepared for emergencies.\r\nThe Army Corps of Engineers study on flooding\r\nwill be presented at the next\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwals.net\/2014\/04\/22\/flooding-study-presentations-army-corps-valdosta-6-may-2014\/\">\r\nValdosta City Council Work Session<\/a> (5:30 PM May 6th at City Hall)\r\nwith a public presentation afterwards (6:30 PM at City Hall Annex).\r\nGretchen added that\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/lowndes-county-emergency-management-workshop-may-5.html\">\r\nAshley Tye<\/a>\r\nwill be giving a Lowndes County Emergency Management \r\nContinuity of Business Workshop 5:30-6:30 PM 5 May 2014\r\nat the Lowndes County Administrative Building, 327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta.\r\n<p>\r\nRadio host Scott James noted,\r\n<blockquote>\r\nIn case nobody picked up on it, I just\r\nquizzed Gretchen and she is involved.\r\nShe answered both very well.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nGretchen added that having things online for people who can&#8217;t\r\ngo to the meetings because they&#8217;re at work\r\nwould be very useful in getting more people engaged.\r\nScott James advocated livestreaming videos of meetings,\r\n&#8220;or at least recorded and played back&#8221;.\r\nGretchen recounted an anecdote about wishing she could have\r\nheard the recent Valdosta City Council meeting livestreamed.\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_c4EkLUaoB0\">\r\nthe video:<\/a><!--more-->\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=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_c4EkLUaoB0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideo of Gretchen on Scott James radio show 2014-05-01\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nScott James reminded everyone it&#8217;s a nonpartisan\r\nSpecial Election for Lowndes County Commission District 5,\r\nwhich will be decided on May 20th unless there&#8217;s a runoff.\r\nGretchen agreed that local issues such as water, wastewater, and trash\r\ncollection are nonpartisan.\r\n<p>\r\nThe radio host, who could hardly talk, asked Gretchen why she was limping.\r\nHer answer:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nI walked up to the gate at home and I picked up the paper at the fence\r\nand it said on the front that Kay Harris had quit the paper and I fell down.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nGretchen said she had attended\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/videos-of-day-1-lcc-budget-2014-03-10.html\">\r\nthe recent two-day budget sessions<\/a> at the county,\r\nwhich were very useful in getting up to speed,\r\nsince after the Special Election that would be one of the\r\nfirst things she&#8217;d have to vote on.\r\nScott James elaborated that the other races would not be decided\r\nuntil November and their winners would not be taking part in that vote.\r\n<p>\r\nAnother issue they discussed is that county (and school system)\r\nemployees haven&#8217;t had raises in years, and some of them will\r\nstart to leave if that doesn&#8217;t change.\r\nAs Gretchen put it:\r\n<blockquote>\r\nThere&#8217;s a balance there.\r\nSo you have to say what are the things that we really have to have,\r\nand what are the things can we do without&#8230;.\r\nIt&#8217;s a matter of balancing the budget.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nScott James asked what was Gretchen&#8217;s A-number-one wishlist item:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nI really think that people would have a lot more confidence\r\nin the government if it was transparent,\r\nand that&#8217;s at every level.\r\nAnd in order to make a change we have to start locally.\r\nLowndes County can be a leader in Georgia.\r\nWe don&#8217;t just have to follow along what all the other 158 counties do.\r\nWe can lead.\r\nAnd that&#8217;s what I would like to see.\r\nI&#8217;d like to see us lead in transparency and confidence in our government.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nScott James agreed:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nWe could be the jewel of the South&#8230;.\r\n<p>\r\nWe&#8217;ve got to stop that Atlanta mindset.\r\nWe&#8217;ve got to be so good they can&#8217;t deny we&#8217;re here.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nGretchen added:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nIt&#8217;s incumbent on us that are here to show that we can do it on our own.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThey also agreed everybody needs to work together,\r\nsuch as on the Health Sciences Building.\r\nGretchen talked about healthcare and both SGMC and Wiregrass Tech.\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nWe can be a gem down here.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nDisclosure: Gretchen Quarterman is a principal of LAKE, and LAKE supports\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gretchenforlowndes.com\">Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes County Commission District 5<\/a>.\r\nSee\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mvp.sos.state.ga.us\/\">\r\nMy Voter Page<\/a> by the Georgia Secretary of State\r\nfor your polling place and sample ballots.\r\nDistrict&nbsp;5 is on all three ballots:\r\nnonpartisan, Democratic, and Republican.\r\nIt&#8217;s the last thing on each ballot, so keep reading until you see it.\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lowndes County as the Jewel of the South, and how to get there, was the topic on drive-time radio Thursday. 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