At least part of the long-contentious Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) has been resolved between Lowndes County and the City of Valdosta. The county has agreed not to fund county roads using property taxes from incorporated taxpayers, that is, taxpayers within city limits of any of the five cities in the county.

Plus the county is spending a million dollars on communications equipment, road graders, and an architect for a library addition.

County roads not to be paid out of city property taxes

In regards to County Roads:

1. The County agrees to pay for the cost of maintenance and operation of unpaved roads and associated storm water collection and control in the County Road System from revenues other than General Fund revenues or property tax revenues from incorporated taxpayers. The County agrees to provide an annual accounting to the Cities of the cost of maintenance per mile of unpaved roads in the County Road System.
2. The County agrees to resurface those county roads located within the Cities as of September 9, 2021, as deemed necessary based on current engineering standards.

Bill [Slaughter, Lowndes County Chairman],

Everything else is good!

If you are ok with the ‘word-smithing’ highlighted above then I will call a special called meeting for monday or tuesday next week for the Council to sign off.

Thanks-
Scott [James Matheson, Valdosta Mayor]

The agenda is below for the the Lowndes County Commission meetings for September 27 and 28, 2021, The board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request, is on the LAKE website:
http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2021-09-27–lcc-packet

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 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. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Proclamation
   
5. Minutes for Approval
   1. Work Session – September 13, 2021 & Regular Session – September 14, 2021
      
6. For Consideration
   1. Motorola SUAll (Evergreen)
      

      Documents:Motorola SUAll (Evergreen).pdf

   2. Architect Agreement for The Mae Wisenbaker McMullen Southside Library Addition & Renovation
      

      Documents:Architect Agreement for The Mae Wisenbaker McMullen Southside Library Addition and Renovation.pdf

   3. Consideration of Service Delivery Strategy Agreement Language
      

      Documents:Consideration of Service Delivery Strategy Agreement Language.pdf

7. Bid
   1. Purchase of Motor Graders for Public Works
      

      Documents:Purchase of Motor Graders for Public Works.pdf

8. Reports – County Manager
   1. Georgia Forestry Presentation (Work Session)
      
9. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address
   
10. Adjournment

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