It took 14 minutes, the Monday morning Work Session. Much of that the Lowndes County Commission spent on the LMIG road resurfacing item and on the two court grant items.

They voted this evening at 5:30 PM: LAKE videos to come.

Collage @ LCC 21 April 2025

At the Work Session, Lowndes County Commissioner Michael Smith volunteered for one of the two posts available on 5.a. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), with Juliana Powell having already applied for one of them.

Commissioner Demarcus Marshall wanted to know whether there were any problems with DEI on the 6.a. Acceptance of the VAWA Continuation Grant Award for 2025. Nobody seemed to know, or to address the question.

Commissioner Marshall asked a similar question about 6.b. FY2026 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Application. County Manager Paige Dukes said basically that with things changing daily in the federal goverment, nobody knows. Commissioner Michael Smith had a question about service areas.

There was some chit-chat about 6.c. Emergency Purchase – Naylor Tower Top Amp Replacement.

There was some discussion of districts, specific roads, and state funding, after Commissioner Wisenbaker asked to have the list of roads being repaved read out for 7.a. 2025 LMIG Resurfacing Bids (Project #: ENG 2025-01).

Here are LAKE videos of each agenda item, with a few comments by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.

• 1. Call to Order 4. MInutes for Approval
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/C-rOMI_55fk

  Lowndes County Board of Commissioners (LCC) – Work Session – 2025-04-21

  Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).

• 5.a. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/IfuVPKiwyBY

  Commissioner Michael Smith volunteered for one of these positions.

• 6.a. Acceptance of the VAWA Continuation Grant Award for 2025
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/j8kyhhXh014

• 6.b. FY2026 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Application
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/SPJqh_GJhyU

• 6.c. Emergency Purchase – Naylor Tower Top Amp Replacement
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/E5vgR60eArI

• 7.a. 2025 LMIG Resurfacing Bids (Project #: ENG 2025-01)
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/ZDFv89G-nmA

  7a. 2025 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Resurfacing Bids (Project #: ENG 2025-01)

  Commissioner Wisenbaker asked to have the list of roads being repaved read out.

• 8. Reports – County Manager (held for tomorrow)
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/iiLwlbTdrGs

• 10. Meeting Adjournment
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/g6Tv_jnmlOw

Here is the LAKE video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEYX9RO0YazesJlU6xXtJl8&si=RY2KUkbJyMqrO16o

See also the agenda and the board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request.

And see the board packet for the preceding GLPC meeting.

-jsq

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