Why is a public hearing for VSU bonds being held at a private law firm? Is there no parking at VSU for the public to hear about this $58,805,000 bond issue? There is free parking at the county palace for which we the people footed around $51 million in bonds.

For that matter, why are bonds for a public university being held by a private LLC? Why are they being issued to that private LLC by the shadowy South Regional Joint Development Authority, to which the Lowndes County Commission just appointed Commissioner Clay Griner this May, even though County Manager Joe Pritchard couldn’t tell Griner when that Authority meets?

Can’t the Lowndes County Commission provide this bond Public Hearing with a public place to meet?

In the Valdosta Daily Times yesterday, October 5th 2016, and not online anywhere I can find it, was this Public Notice. Gretchen scanned it, and I OCRed it and formatted the lists to make it more legible.

Miscellaneous Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON PROPOSED REFUNDING
REVENUE BOND FINANCING
BY THE
SOUTH REGIONAL JOINT
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE BENEFIT OF
VSU AUXILIARY SERVICES
REAL ESTATE PARKING
& HEALTH, LLC

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 21st day of October 2016 at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of Coleman Talley LLP, 910 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602, the South Regional Joint Development Authority (the issuer) will hold a public hearing with respect to thep issuance by the Issuer of up to $56,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its refunding revenue bonds (the Series 2016A Bonds), the proceeds of which are to be used to

1. refund all of the outstanding South Regional Joint Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Valdosta State University Parking and Health Center Project) Series 2007, in the original aggregate principal amount of up to $58,805,000 (the Series 2007 Bonds) and
2. pay the costs of issuing the Series 2016A Bonds.

The proceeds of the Series 2007 Bonds were used, among other things, to

1. finance or reimburse, in whole or in part, the cost of the acquisition, construction and improvement of certain land, buildings and personal property used as
   1. a parking deck containing approximately 1,181 parking spaces, office space containing approximately 10,758 square feet and site amenities located at 1308 Sustella Avenue,
   2. a parking deck containing approximately 922 parking spaces, office space containing approximately 27,271 square feet and site amenities located at 1410 North Oak Street and
   3. a health center containing approximately 27,240 square feet and site amenities located at 200 Georgia Avenue, all on the campus of Valdosta State University (the University) in the City of Valdosta, Georgia (collectively, the Project),
2. pay capitalized interest on the Series 2007 Bonds,
3. pay the premium for a debt service reserve surety bond and
4. pay the costs of issuing the Series 2007 bonds, including a premium for a municipal bond insurance policy.

Proceeds of the Series 2016A Bonds will be loaned to and used by VSU Auxiliary Services Real Estate Parking & Health, LLC. a Georgia limited liability company (the Company), the sole member of which is VSU Auxiliary Services Real Estate Foundation. Inc., a Georgia nonprofit corporation, to refund the Series 2007 Bonds. The Company owns and operates the Project for use by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for the benefit of the University.

The Series 2016A Bonds will not constitute an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Georgia or ‘ of any county, municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof, but will be payable solely from revenues derived from the Company and pledged to the payment thereof.

Any person interested in the proposed issuance of the Series 2016A Bonds to refund the Series 2007 Bond: and refinance the Project may appear and be heard.

SOUTH REGlONAL JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

00107083
10/5/16

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