An additional item within another, 7. Reports – County Manager – recognition of 911 center award, added 4 minutes to an otherwise brief meeting on a light agenda, for the Lowndes County Commission Work Session yesterday morning.
They vote this evening at 5:30 PM.
Below are links to each LAKE video, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the agenda and the board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request. Continue reading
It’s a light agenda for the Lowndes County Commission this week, with one board appointment, one request for replacement for various end-of-life network hardware, and renewal of the two solid waste franchises to Advanced Disposal Services and Deep South Sanitation. The only BUDGET IMPACT listed is $79,351.45 for the network hardware.
For the Seven Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. they will consider replacing retiring Jake Price, who is the UGA Extension Service county agent for Lowndes County, with Corey Millirons, who lists his Knowledge & Skills as “Agricultural, common sense & desire to improve community”.
Here is the agenda.
The board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request is on the LAKE website.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk made a rare appearance to answer questions about the Speed Zone Ordinance, at the Lowndes County Commission Work Session yesterday morning.
The longest item was 7.d. Georgia County Internship Program Grant for Summer 2024 Grant Period at three and a half minutes. Commissioner Joyce Evans had some questions, which were mostly inaudible.
Second longest was 4. Georgia 811 Safe Digging Month Proclamation, at more than two minutes.
County Manager Paige Dukes mentioned that people were getting frusted
with Deep South Sanitation Advanced Disposal Services (ADS) customer service since it was moved upstairs
to Waste Management.
However, she had no suggestions for changes this year to the
7.f. Advanced Disposal Services Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal.
Instead of her Reports, the County Manager requested an executive session to discuss real estate transactions, and they moved into that session.
The Lowndes County Commissioners vote tonight at 5:30 PM.
Gretchen remarks about 7.b. Purchase of Property on Harbin Circle from Second Harvest, Continue reading
The two solid waste collection company franchise agreements are up for annual renewal, at the Lowndes County Commission. This time there are no changes except for dates.
Engineering is publishing a revised Speed Zone Ordinance, incorporating streets in Valdosta and Remerton.
![[Packet: Solid Waste Franchises, Roads, Water Main, Hospital Revenue @ LCC 2024-03-25]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2024-03-25--lcc-packet/many.jpg)
Packet: Solid Waste Franchises, Roads, Water Main, Hospital Revenue @ LCC 2024-03-25
Lowndes County Utilties is apparently getting a better price for running a sewer line on Holly Lane by doing it the same time as the Golden Oaks Subdivision installation.
That and other items run up almost a million and a half dollars this session.
| Cost | What |
|---|---|
| $1,082,688.00 | Bid for Quantity of 25 – 1/2 Ton Trucks for Various County Departments |
| $161,500.00 | Purchase of Property on Harbin Circle from Second Harvest; Short-term |
| $76,200.00 | Bid for Quantity of 60 SCBA Cylinders for the Fire Department |
| $63,176.00 | Coleman Road NW Right of Way Purchases |
| $42,652.50 | Golden Oaks Subdivision Force Main Change Order |
| $140.00 | Hospital Authority Revenue Certificates (TEFRA) |
| $0.00 | Deep South Sanitation, LLC, Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal, April 1, 2024 |
| $0.00 | Hospital Authority Revenue Certificates |
| $0.00 | Advanced Disposal Services Residential Solid Waste Franchise Renewal, April 1, 2024 |
| $1,426,356.50 | Total |
Here is the agenda.
The board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request, is on the LAKE website.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
The board packet for tonight’s Valdosta City Council meeting, full of wastewater, stormwater, and trash items, is on the LAKE website, all 137 pages of it.
The packet includes some details about the proposed Lakeland Avenue Regional Stormwater Facility, which is item 5.c) on the agenda.
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Collage, Valdosta City Council Packet 2024-01-25
If you can’t attend in person, you can watch it on facebook live on
Valdosta, A City Without Limits.
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Update 2024-01-25: Packet: Lead Service Line Inventory and MCWTP Micro Screen, Lakeland Ave. Stormwater, New water wells @ VCC 2024-01-25.
Tonight’s Valdosta City Council agenda is full of wastewater, stormwater, and trash items.
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Agenda, Valdosta City Council, 2024-01-25 and Lakeland Avenue map
If you can’t attend in person, you can watch it on facebook live on
Valdosta, A City Without Limits.
https://www.facebook.com/CityofValdosta
Here is the agenda.
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Agenda, Valdosta City Council, 2024-01-25
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL
5:30 PM Thursday, January 25, 2024
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Lowndes County Commission breezed through approving everything unanimously two weeks ago.
There was some further discussion in Reports about the county taking over management of the Moody AFB golf course and some other items.
Then in Citizens Willing to Be Heard, Veterinarian Dr. Amanda Hall spoke about changes in state law regarding animal control, including about what counts as a breeder. And it is now unlawful to tether animals during inclement weather or mental distress, but that is not being enforced. She recommended Lowndes County revise its local animal control ordinance to be in line with the noise ordinance.
She recently learned the county was budgeting $7 million for a new animal shelter. She said there was much lower hanging fruit than that, such as updating the ordinance to use ideas that work elsewhere.
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 Continue reading
Update 2023-05-08: Videos: Animals, Juveniles, Golf Course, Subdivision infrastructure, solid waste, and alcohol @ LCC Regular 2023-04-25 2023-04-25.
Surprise housing!
Two weeks ago, the longest regular business item at the Lowndes County Commission Work Session was 6.a. FY2024 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant, mostly because Judge Council wanted to mention a first quarter success rate of 86%, and a second quarter success rate of 79%.
Also taking more than a minute were 6.b. Quiet Pines Golf Course Agreement for Lowndes County to operate that course for Moody AFB, and the alcohol license for Twin Lakes Club & Grill, for which they went through various scenarios requiring a new license.
Unscheduled under 7. Reports was a seven-minute surprise report on affordable housing. Mark Stalvey from the Housing Authority and Rhett Holmes from IDP Properties (the low income housing tax credit developer) gave a presentation on a new development at the corner of South Troupe Street and Griffin Ave. They are working on a phase two and asked for financial support in the form of $1,000,000 low interest loans. Similar to Freedom Heights on Bemiss Road which is both market rate and rent controlled units.
Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.
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Two weeks ago the Lowndes County Commission appointed Brenda Mims to the Board of Health, Victoria Copeland and Marion Ramsey to ZBOA, and Jane Peeples to the Library Board, all unanimously.
Everything else (except one item) also passed unanimously, including 8.b. Amend 2015 Solid Waste Ordinance raising waste collection fees and reducing collection center hours, as requested by the haulers.
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Collage @ LCC Regular 2023-04-11
It became even more obvious why they tabled it a month before: All the Lowndes County Commissioners apparently already knew how they were going to vote on the Howell Road halfway house rezoning before they held the Public Hearing.
The vote was the same as Continue reading
Update 2023-05-08: Videos: Juveniles, Golf Course, Subdivision infrastructure, solid waste, and alcohol @ LCC Work 2023-04-24.
Just after I posted the agenda and mentioned that Lowndes County was past the three days limit state law requires for a response (and I also sent them an email reminder), the county sent the board packet.
The board packet is on the LAKE website.
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Packet Collage @ LCC 2023-04-24
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