AJC on the
EPA hearings this week:
they didn’t print my proposed second step for natural gas,
but they did quote Sierra Club on efficiency.
Kristina Torres wrote for the AJC today, EPA brings ‘clean power’ plan to Atlanta. Will it hurt Georgia? Continue reading
High noon rally Tuesday and 9AM to 8PM hearings Monday and Tuesday 29-30 July 2014
at the
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, Main Tower Bridge Conference Area, Conference Room B, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA.
Plus you can comment online, maybe about
mercury from coal Plant Scherer
in the Alapaha River and how shifting to “natural” gas just promotes
more fracked methane pipelines like that
Sabal Trail boondoggle.
EPA could take a second step on methane, and we can get on with
faster, cheaper, cleaner, and far more environmentally beneficial
solar power in the sunny southeast.
For details see the
Sierra Club
or
WWALS
or
SpectraBusters postings.
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Looks like Horry County, SC stuck to its
initial three-year offer, both for Lofton, and for millage
to fund his development authority there.
There are things the
newly-renamed Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority
could do to let sunshine turn Lofton’s local land legacy green.
Jason M. Rodriguez and Amanda Kelley wrote for Myrtle Beach Online yesterday, Brad Lofton leaving Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation,
Membership to the EDC increased earlier this year, but revenue from the membership decreased by nearly $60,000, impacting the organization’s marketing services and more.
Loton has had many projects succeed, and met some challenges during his time in Horry County.
Earlier this month Continue reading
No idea what this is about, piled onto an evening already full of meetings.
CVDA published today, picked up by
AP
and
VDT.
There will be a special called meeting of the Central Valdosta Development Authority (CVDA) Board of Directors at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22. The meeting will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room in the City Hall Annex, located at 300 N. Lee Street.
Please contact the Valdosta Main Street Office at (229) 259-3577 if you have any questions in regard to this information.
What is that board, anyway? According to the City of Valdosta: Continue reading
The
KLVB applicant withdrew,
none of the
Health Board applicants showed up,
and none of the Commission or Staff knew what the usual
terms are on the Health Board, much less that this
slot was because somebody resigned with a year left on her term.
Even with that confusion, they took only
nine minutes to discuss appointments to two boards and five other items,
including
a no-bid contract.
Ever wonder when your Lowndes County Commission actually talks about
the county’s business?
They vote tomorrow evening at 5:30 PM, probably with no more
public discussion.
Here’s the agenda.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor
Here are links to the videos, followed by a playlist. There are no videos for Invocation, Pledge, or Citizens Wishing to be Heard because those are only in the Regular Session, Tuesday evening at 5:30 PM.
Continue reading
From County Commissioner to Georgia School Superintendent
and U.S. Senate, you can vote in the primary election tomorrow,
if you haven’t already voted.
If I forgot any runoffs, please let me know.
It’s still not clear why the Board of Elections couldn’t afford to keep precincts open,
instead of
closing more of them every year.
But after several days of finger pointing
this week, it looks like there will be funding to keep all the current
precincts open.
That’s good news, but if the fix was so easy, why was there ever a problem?
Oldest first, here’s a timeline of highlights.
Back on 10 March 2014,
Deb Cox spoke to the Lowndes County Commission
about the
Board of Elections budget.
I just listened to that video again.
She did ask for more money for poll workers,
and there were comments about how early voting wasn’t revenue-neutral.
But I don’t see that she asked for money to keep precincts open,
or ever mentioned precincts closing.
27 June 2014 I happened to see Continue reading
To raise or not to raise, that is the millage question,
and what to spend it on,
but not many people showed up to ask.
This 6PM Wednesday 16 July 2014 millage hearing was one of the most lively, juding by his report, from which you can see that VDT political reporter Matthew Woody’s report on both hearings of last Wednesday, and that’s not saying much. In this evening hearing, Dennis Marks spoke for res publica, the rule of the public, for the public good. The other three commenters seemed to be against the millage increase.
One more milllage hearing (8:30AM) and an adoption meeting (9AM), both Wednesday 23 July 2014. Continue reading
And an
EMPG grant award application.
As usual, no clue who the board applicants are.
However, Nick Hinson’s term on KLVB is up this year, so I predict he’ll be reappointed.
Here’s who was on the Health Board at the end of 2012. One of their members, Mary Margaret Richardson, is also on the hospital board. Here are videos of the Board of Health 30 May 2013 meeting. The Board of Health meets again 7:30 AM Tuesday 22 July 2014.
Here’s the agenda.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSContinue reading
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor
Only two cases, both Lowndes County.
Johnny White withdrew
his request to rezone to agricultural.
GLPC tabled
REZ-2014-13 Nelson Hill.
And
Vice Chair Diondra Nichols is moving to Las Vegas.
She’s
a county appointee, so expect to see an appointment
on an upcoming Lowndes County Commission agenda.
Here’s the agenda. The date on the GLPC agenda for the following Lowndes County Commission Regular Session was wrong; should be 8 July 2014 (see the videos of that LCC meeting). That incorrect date confused GLPC Chair Johnny Ball, as well.
Here are links to the videos of the 30 June 2013 meeting of the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC), followed by a playlist. Continue reading