Boards * 2, Sewer * 4, Court * 4, Beer, Computers, Pest, Fire, Grounds, Road truck @ LCC 2021-06-21

The biggest item on this week’s Lowndes County Commission agenda, for voting this eventing, is Grounds Maintenance. Planting some native shrubbery, flowers, and trees instead of all that lawn would reduce that cost.

Three sewage system items add up, for Whitewater Lift Station Control Panel Emergency Repair, Bemiss Low Pressure Sewer Main Replacement Change Order, and the $2,500,000.00 GEFA Loan for the Sewer System Rehabilitation Project. That last does not show up in the agenda sheet as BUDGET IMPACT, but county taxpayers will pay for it over time. However, proactive sewer system fixes are lot better than reactive sewage spill repairs.

Four courts in three agenda items require cash match. Plus a road work truck and pest control round out the dollar figures.

Cost What
$158,140.00Bid for Grounds Maintenance for County Buildings
$53,140.00Whitewater Lift Station Control Panel Emergency Repair
$48,307.21Compute and Storage for South Lowndes Data Center
$46,777.50Purchase of Fire Turnout Gear
$39,135.00Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Accountability Court Lowndes County DUI Court Grant Award – State Court
$33,989.00Bemiss Low Pressure Sewer Main Replacement Change Order
$28,074.84Purchase of a Truck for Public Works
$23,557.16Lowndes County Accountability Court Adult Drug Court Program – Grant (Cash Match)
$10,000.00Lowndes County Juvenile Accountability Court – Drug Court Program – Grant (Cash Match)
$6,734.40Bid for Pest Control Service
$447,855.11Total

There’s a reappointment to Children’s Services and a new appointment to the Library Board.

And there’s a beer license, which brings in fees of $250 Off Premises + $150 Administration = $400.

[Beer, Lawns]
Beer, Lawns

Here is the agenda. The board packet is on the LAKE website, received in response to a LAKE open records request.
http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2021-06-21–lcc-packet

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

  1. Call to Order
  2. Invocation
  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
  4. Minutes for Approval
    1. Work Session – June 7, 2021 & Regular Session – June 8, 2021
  5. Appointment
    1. Lowndes County Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) Board

      Documents:Lowndes County DFCS Appt..pdf

    2. South Georgia Regional Library Board

      Documents:South GA Regional Library Board -.pdf

  6. For Consideration
    1. Beer License – Jayagauri Patel of Gauri & Ekta LLC, DBA Quick Stop #1 – 1255 Lakes Blvd., Lake Park, GA

      Documents:Beer License – Jayagauri Patel of Gauri and Ekta LLC, DBA Quick Stop.pdf

    2. Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Accountability Court Lowndes County DUI Court Grant Award – State Court

      Documents:Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Accountability Court Lowndes County DUI Court Grant Award – State Court.pdf

    3. Echols County 9-1-1 Agreement

      Documents:Echols County 9-1-1 Agreement.pdf

    4. Whitewater Lift Station Control Panel Emergency Repair

      Documents:Whitewater Lift Station Control Panel Emergency Repair.pdf

    5. Bemiss Low Pressure Sewer Main Replacement Change Order

      Documents:Bemiss Low Pressure Sewer Main Replacement Change Order.pdf

    6. GEFA Loan – Sewer System Rehabilitation Project

      Documents:GEFA Loan – Sewer System Rehabilitation Project.pdf

    7. GEFA Loan – Lake Park Bellville Road Utility Relocation

      Documents:GEFA Loan – Lake Park Bellville Road Utility Relocation.pdf

    8. Lowndes County Accountability Court Adult Drug Court Program – Grant (Cash Match)

      Documents:Lowndes County Accountability Court Adult Drug Court Program – Grant.pdf

    9. Lowndes County Juvenile Accountability Court – Drug Court Program – Grant (Cash Match)

      Documents:Lowndes County Juvenile Accountability Court – Drug Court Program – Grant.pdf

    10. Compute and Storage for South Lowndes Data Center

      Documents:Compute and Storage for South Lowndes Data Center -.pdf

  7. Bid
    1. Bid for Pest Control Service

      Documents:Bid for Pest Control Service.pdf

    2. Purchase of a Truck for Public Works

      Documents:Purchase of a Truck for Public Works.pdf

    3. Purchase of Fire Turnout Gear

      Documents:Purchase of Fire Turnout Gear.pdf

    4. Bid for Grounds Maintenance for County Buildings

      Documents:Bid for Grounds Maintenance for County Buildings.pdf

  8. Reports – County Manager
  9. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address
  10. Adjournment

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