After noting that the Industrial Authority still hasn’t resolved still hasn’t decided about Sterling Planet’s land purchase offer even though they had a meeting last week at which they could have, with their new executive director and their new chairman,
Outgoing chairman Jerry Jennett asked nominating committee chair Tom Call to read the slate of officers discussed last time to server for FYE 2012. They were: Roy Copeland Chairman, Mary Gooding Vice-Chairman, and Norman Bennett Secretary-Treasurer. The board voted unanimous to approve that slate, and Jennett practically threw the hot potato gavel to new Chairman […]
John Robinson congratulated Roy Copeland for accepting the position as chair of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA) and said: We’re looking forward to working along with you guys, because we truly need the help now on the other side of the railroad track over there. … And we do believe that if everyone try […]
Outgoing Industrial Authority Chairman Jerry Jennett thanked all who helped him, and offered to help incoming chairman Roy Copeland. Here’s the video: Thanks to all who helped —Jerry Jennett @ VLCIA 19 July 2011 Regular Meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA), Norman Bennett, Tom Call, Roy Copeland chairman, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett, Andrea Schruijer Executive […]
Dr. Noll, president of WACE, welcomed VLCIA’s new executive director Andrea Schruijer, and then reminded the board that the honking cars outside indicated an ongoing community assessment of biomass, and he encouraged them to consider previously presented materials and to prevent the biomass plant from finding a back door to come back in. He remarked […]
These videos are not all labeled, which is unfortunate, since some of them reflect quite well on some things the Industrial Authority is doing. But after all, they have paid staff who could be taking, labelling, and posting their own videos, and their new executive director says she wants transparency, so who knows? Maybe VLCIA […]
Member of big-borrowing business board bashes borrowing. A David Rodock story in the VDT 5 July 2011 included this quote: Included among the guests was George Bennett, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority board member. “I think it’s time we hold the elected officials accountable, whether they are Democratic or Republican,” said Bennett. “You can’t borrow yourself […]
Leigh Touchton, president of the Valdosta-Lowndes NAACP, says the local and state NAACP are opposed to the biomass plant because the community that is most affected is the minority community. She referred to her previous presentation of a letter from Dr. Robert D. Bullard. She also brought up an incident with Brad Lofton and recommended […]
This comment from Tim Carroll came in Saturday on Ashley Paulk, Corey Hull, and Norman Bennett on T-SPLOST -jsq For whatever it is worth, I do not know of any local elected officials that support the T-SPLOST in its’ current form. Chairman Paulk is right on target with his comments.
Karen Noll asked the VLCIA board to put a no-biomass clause in any purchase agreement regarding the proposed biomass site. She began with these words: I’m Karen Noll. I hope some of you already have seen my writing and have read my letters to you in the past. I’m obviously here on one issue. I […]