The lowndescounty.com list of the
Board of Equalization (BoE) also is not correct,
like their
incorrect list of Tax Assessors.
but there seems
to be no other public website list of BoE members.
Members
- Jimmy Griffis, Chairman
- Gelana Goddard
- John Avera
Alternates
- Wayne Ricks
- Lanelle Rogers
- Joe Clark
A new BOE member was appointed in late 2014.
I called Beth C. Greene, Clerk of Superior Court, and asked her for the real list, which is: Continue reading
This should be an easy question, but it isn’t. Why not?
And the answer is a saw sales owner who previously promoted development in an agricultural region of Lowndes County, a realtor whose job is to promote development, and a preacher who previously chaired a board that wanted to take tax money from the county without rural citizens being able to vote on it. None of them appear to have any experience in agriculture. These are the people who oversaw the recent revaluation of rural (and commercial) properties that would drive development into parts of Lowndes County that the Comprehensive Plan says should be agricultural. Now I know all three of them, and they’re fine people. But perhaps some rural people need to ask them some questions.
The list on lowndescounty.com of Lowndes County’s elected Tax Assessors is not remotely correct: Doyle Kelly is no longer serving due to illness, yet he’s still on that list, along with Mike Hill and W.G. Walker.
Mike Hill runs Continue reading
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PS: Hats off to Cheryl Ann Fillekes for this one.