Tag Archives: Valdosta

Precincts changed yet again for May 2014 Special Election and Primary



Where can you vote on Tuesday May 20th,
Election Day for the Special Election for Lowndes County
Commission District 5, for the Lowndes County Board of Education,
for the elections for judges, and for the primaries for the Georgia
statehouse, statewide offices, and U.S. Congress?
Yes, precincts have changed yet again,
but you can find your polling place in

My Voter Page by the Georgia Secretary of State.
Or you can zoom and pan on the

VALOR GIS Election Boundary Map.

Whichever way you find your polling place,
it’s time to get out and vote.
If we don’t, why should Atlanta pay any attention to us poor rural
stepchildren?

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Study before Levee –Tim Carroll @ VCC 2014-05-06

Comment

on facebook 10 May 2014 and he told me the same by telephone.

It is clear a full watershed wide study must be completed before any
decisions can be made.


As established in this first study—The
City of Valdosta is the recipient-not the origin- of the flood
waters. While it confirms what we already knew, my job is to try and
keep the ball rolling forward. Engage congressional leaders, secure
funding and find long term, sustainable solutions that benefit all
communities within the watershed basin. A levee by itself is not the
answer.

–Tim Carroll

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Local elections affect you most: time to vote



It’s time to vote,
today and tomorrow in early voting at
the Board of Elections, 2808 North Oak Street, Valdosta, or
Tuesday May 20th at
your polling place.
Turnout is very low for elections that will affect everyone in Lowndes
County and beyond.

Two of the Lowndes County Commission districts will be decided
May 20th (District 5 is a Special Election and District 2
has only candidates in one party): they will affect your
water, sewer, trash, rezoning, road building, and taxes.
All the Lowndes County School Board elections Continue reading →

Test now to protect our children –Waycross citizens group to GA EPD

Waycross citizens have not ceased trying to get answers since

they first met with GA EPD in November. -jsq

For Immediate Release:

Silentdisaster.org Meets with Judson Turner, Director of Georgia EPD

May 12, 2014

By: Silentdisaster.org, a citizens group in Waycross, Georgia



After over a year of delays and disappointments, Members of
Silentdisaster.org Group met with Judson Turner, Director of EPD on
Monday, May 5th to discuss the harmful chemicals found in the
Waycross area which the group believes points to CSX as the source
of the community’s toxic contamination which is killing local
residents. With several children having died and a new childhood
case being reported, the Members of Silentdisaster.org want
immediate action to protect the children from environmental
exposure.

The list of
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Primary candidate debate 6PM tonight at VSU



Hear from the people who want to represent you in the Lowndes County Commission,
on the Lowndes County School Board, and in the Georgia State Senate.
Here’s
who’s running,
and details of tonight’s event are below.

When: 6-8PM Tuesday May 13th 2014

Where: Room 1011

Bailey Science Center Auditorium,

1500 N. Patterson Street,

Valdosta State University

Moderator:
Scott James of 92.1FM talk radio

Parking: Gravel lots off of Georgia Avenue

This debate is organized by the South Georgia Young Republicans,
VSU College Republicans, Lowndes County Republican Party, and the Young Conservatives of America.

CONTACT:

Ben Smith, SGYR President, 229-412-5610, sgyrrocks@gmail.com

-jsq

The Making Of Gretchen on WALB at Okra Paradise Farms 2014-04-02


Ever wonder what goes into the few seconds of video you see on TV news?
As I promised reporter Colter Anstaetts when
he interviewed
Gretchen for WALB TV Friday May 2nd about

Valdosta Farm Days (coming up again this Saturday 9AM to 1PM
at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse in Valdosta),
here’s The Making Of…, including
birds singing,
dogs rolling in the grass,
Brown Dog

frolicking and

bouncing across,
Yellow Dog prancing, red potatoes, and
red, white, and blue corn
at Okra Paradise Farms.


300x225 WALB report and camera, Gretchen and LAKE camera, in Valdosta Farm Days â??Gretchen on WALB, by John S. Quarterman, for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), 2 May 2014
You can see both the WALB TV camera and the LAKE video camera in this picture.

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Videos: airport appointment, water, sewer, alcohol, and surplus right of way @ LCC 2014-05-12



They vote tomorrow evening on paying for an emergency road fix
and several discrepencies.
James Road

dropped 10 inches in 48 hours in front of Westside Elementary School,
due to faulty road construction in 2008.
Also due to that same hasty 2008 James Road widening and realignment
for the

James Road second mall and massive subdivision mega-project
that never happened,
there is

Excess Right of Way on James Rd & Riverside Dr.
that the County Engineer wants to quit claim and give back to the neighboring
landowners.
In other discrepencies, MIDS, Inc. found three in its contract of last year
and wants a

Transportation Service Contract Addendum
to fix the work the county didn’t check.
A Commissioner wanted to know why

the three bids for a lift station pump varied so much.

Airport Authority Chairman Steve Everett wants to be

reappointed for another four-year term.
The 911 center has

surplus items out back it wants to sell off.
County staff want to abandon

Old Statenville Road SE
because they say only seven cars a day use it and there are no houses on it.
Nobody had any questions about the

a beer license.

Here’s
the agenda.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2014, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor

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Agricultural Workshop in Douglas May 29 2014

Agriculture is Georgia’s biggest industry, and USDA is holding
a workshop on that in Douglas at the end of May.

On

Team Agriculture Georgia‘s blog,

Team Ag Georgia is coming to Douglas!



The Spring 2014 TAG workshop will be held at the City of Douglas Central Square Complex in Douglas, GA (click here for directions) on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Courses being offered during the Spring Workshop include:

  • Google Map

    Organic/Naturally Grown Certification

  • Financing Small Farms – Ag Aware
  • Olive Production

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Airport Authority appointment, water, sewer, alcohol, and surplus right of way @ LCC 2014-05-12

If anybody knew about upcoming appointments, like this one
to the

Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority, they might want to apply,
or suggest a likely applicant.
Which

surplus items?
Which
Transportation Service
needs a

Contract Addendum?
Why is the Commission considering abandoning

Old Statenville Road SE
and

Excess Right of Way on James Rd & Riverside Dr.?


Does this mean the infamous 2007

James Road second mall and massive subdivision mega-project
is finally really dead and gone?
Or something else?
Is it comforting to know the only thing that is clear on your
Lowndes County Commission’s agenda for tomorrow morning is

a beer license?

Here’s
the agenda.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

    PROPOSED AGENDA

    WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014, 8:30 a.m.

    REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2014, 5:30 p.m.

    327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor

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One ULDC variance @ ZBOA 2014-05-06 @ ZBOA 2014-05-06



You can see in this video that ZBOA granted the one
Lowndes County
ULDC variance, for

lot access and road frontage.

Even though according to the

Lowndes County Tax Assessors’ maps,
3041 Touchton Road doesn’t actually touch Touchton Road,
or any other road, it does have a 25 foot easement
through adjoining property.
The owner wants to record a survey for the property,
and perhaps to sell it.
The question was whether that existing easement could be used
instead of the usual 60 foot easement.

This was one of the briefest ZBOA meetings (14 minutes, of which two and a half
were introductory material, since there was only
one case, and it was quick to decide.
And ZBOA does actually decide, unlike the Planning Commission,
which only recommends.

Here’s

the agenda.
The City of Valdosta puts ZBOA agendas and minutes

online in real PDFs. Continue reading →