Citizen Patricia Scoby doesn’t want to have to elevate her septic tank. However, the Board of Roads and Revenue, excuse me, the Lowndes County Commission doesn’t have much say over that: that’s the Health Department. But the Health Department should have taken into account the changed drainage such mounds cause.

Collage @ LCC 11 June 2024

The regular agenda breezed through unanimously at the 11-minute Regular Session. Commissioner Demarcus Marshall was absent.

Commissioner Mark Wisenbaker did want to know what are the ingress and egress points for 5.a. REZ-2024-13 Carter, 6128 Glenn Road, 4.72ac, E-A to R-1, Well – Septic. No citizens spoke for or against in its Public Hearing.

For the 6.a. Valencia Street Quitclaim Deeds, Gretchen wondered, “Personally, I’m curious why the commission abandoned that little bit (one lot’s worth) of Valencia Street.” The board packet for this latest Regular Session included the relevant excerpt from the Minutes of the September 27, 2005, Regular Session. Gretchen quoted it, but it also does not say why. In the latest Regular Session, County Engineering Services Director Chad McLeod said the adjoining landowners asked for the quitclaim deeds, but he did not say why the road was abandoned back in 2005.

FYI, the Agenda Center on lowndescounty.com only goes back to 2012. If you want to see earlier minutes, you either have to file an open records request or have already done so, as LAKE did years ago.

for 7.a. PI# 0016278 Kinderlou Clyattville Road Paving and Drainage Improvements, Chairman Bill Slaughter wanted to know if it was within the budget. Answer: no, but TIA says it’s within the inflationary amount, so TIA will cover the difference.

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.

See also the LAKE videos of the previous morning’s Work Session, the agenda and board packet. and the LAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission meeting.

• 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge
  

  Video.

• 4. MInutes for Approval
  

  Video.

• 5.a. REZ-2024-13 Carter, 6128 Glenn Road, 4.72ac, E-A to R-1, Well – Septic
  

  Video.

• 6.a. Valencia Street Quitclaim Deeds
  

  Video.

  Personally, I’m curious why the commission abandoned that little bit (one lot’s worth) of Valencia Street.

  Resolutions and Public Hearings

  Resolution #05-1152 and Public Hearing for the Abandonment of Valencia Street, CR #329 – Mike Fletcher, County Engineer, presented the request to abandon a portion of Valencia Street and recommended that if the Commissioners approve the request that the County retain all easements.

  Chairman Casey opened the meeting to the public. No one spoke for or against the request.

  Motion by Commissioner Carter to approve abandonment of a portion of Valencia Street, with the County retaining all easements, second by Commissioner Roberts. Motion carried.

• 7.a. PI# 0016278 Kinderlou Clyattville Road Paving and Drainage Improvements
  

  Video.

  Chairman Slaughter asked how much money had been allocated for the project (less than the bid amounts). Chad said that TIA had agreed that the overage was within the inflationary amount.

• 8. Reports – County Manager
  

  Video.

  The county manager was absent, thus explaining why she gave her report yesterday.

• 9. CWTBH – Patricia Scoby 3012 Academy Drive
  

  Video.

  Her septic tank has failed and the health department wants her to have a raised tank because the lot is not passing current state department health regulations. The Chairman said they would talk to her after.

• 10. Adjournment
  

  Video.

  Just 11 minutes, including CWTBH.

Here is the LAKE video playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEPvzAwEc_s0tAfn1Roz5QJ

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