Dialin to Special Called Meeting, Lowndes County Commission 2020-04-16 @ LCC 2020-04-16

Update 2020-04-16: LAKE Notes taken during the conference call.

Something good out of a pandemic: the first-ever telephone listen-in for a Lowndes County Commission meeting.

[With dialin instructions]
With dialin instructions

I assume listen-in because there is no Citizens To Be Heard on the agenda. While Madison County, Florida, BOCC, weeks ago had a participatory conference call meeting, I can’t imagine Lowndes County Commission doing that.

The only agenda items are how to spend the Hotel/Motel Tax (assuming there is any) for Tourism, and paying for right of way (ROW) for one parcel so TSPLOST paving of Clyattstone Road and Simpson Lane can continue. I don’t know why that one paving project is so important.

Special Called Meeting
April 16, 2020, 9:30 AM @ In an effort to respect social distancing, a conference call line has been set up for this meeting. The call in number 813-769-0500 and the access code is 373-829-614#

There are only two items being addressed due to them needing immediate attention.

More Details

That “More Details” link goes to a page that has exactly the same information.

Agenda

However, unlike most Special Called Meetings, for this one they did post an agenda. We don’t know whether they will video the meeting. That would be good, since LAKE can’t go into the building to do that. See also the PDF.

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Only two items
PDF

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
AGENDA
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020, 9:30 AM

In an effort to respect social distancing, a conference call line has been set up for this meeting. The call in number is 813-769-0500 and the access code is 373-829-614#

  1. Call to Order
  2. For Consideration
    1. Expenditure of Hotel/Motel Tax Proceeds for Tourism Product Development
      Recommended Action: Option 1
    2. Just Compensation — ROW Parcel 33 Clyattstone Rd. Simpson Ln. TSPLOST Project
      Recommended Action: Approve
  3. Adjournment

*There are only two items being addressed due to them needing immediate attention.

-jsq

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