01/12/2025
Agenda: Development Authority appointment, VOCA grants, Coleman Road paving, LMIG, Water projects, Windstream @ LCC 2025-01-13
It’s a busy first agenda of the year for the Lowndes County Commission, Work Session Monday morning, voting Regular Session Tuesday evening.
[Agenda: VLDA appointment, Coleman Road paving, LMIG, VOCA grants, Water projects, Windstream @ LCC 2025-01-13]
Terri Lupo’s term has expired for the Development Authority. Robert Green and Brice Evans also want to be appointed. Usually the Commission reappoints the incumbent.
Cost What
$1,300,000.00 Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage Improvements, P.1.0016279 Supplemental Agreement No. 1
$635,000.00 GEFA Loan DWLSL2023097 for Lead Service Line Inventory
$160,122.00 Bid for Six Compact SUV Vehicles for Multiple Departments
$79,380.00 Emergency Repair – Lowndes County Fire Station #5
$50,000.00 Lowndes County Local Bridge Replacement at Jumping Gully Road at Bevel Creek (0019937)
$45,761.60 Union Road Lift Station Pump Replacement
$33,232.00 Approval of the Solicitor General’s FY25 VOCA Grant Award
$2,303,495.60 Total
The above table, generated by LAKE from the agenda items, is hard to add up because of items where the BUDGET IMPACT is actually incoming funds from a new source, such as this one: “After reviewing the initial TIA budget, bid amount, and projected tax collections for TIA, the TIA office has agreed to provide additional funds of $1,300,000.00, to cover the total cost of the project.” Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage Improvements, P.I.0016279 Supplemental Agreement No. 1.
This station, Emergency Repair – Lowndes County Fire Station #5, is at 4970 Bemiss Road, Valdosta, GA 31601, north and across from Pine Grove Road.
2025 Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application: “As a part of the Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant Program, Lowndes County has been allocated $1,366,958.46 for FY 2025. As a part of this grant program, Lowndes County will be responsible for a minimum 10% match in local funding, which is allocated in SPLOST VIII. The grant money is proposed to be used for resurfacing the roads listed in the attachment in the board packet.” That would be the board packet that is not posted where the public can see it.
Getting ahead of sewage problems before they become spills! GEFA Loan Modification: “Lowndes County received a loan from Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) for a project to rehabilitate the sewer collection system and related appurtenances. This project has taken longer to complete than initially anticipated. After consulting with GEFA it was recommended that the loan be modified to extend the completion date to June 2026 for the manhole and lift station rehab. Staff recommends approval and authorize the Chairman to sign the modification documents.”
GEFA Loan DWLSL2023097 for Lead Service Line Inventory: “The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) offers funding through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, specifically for the lead service line inventory requirement. The lead service line inventory is a requirement from EPA and GA EPD for all public water systems. The loan can be used for engineering, administration, service line investigation and potholing, devices and equipment. Lowndes County has been approved for a $635,000.00, loan with a 3.25% interest rate and a potential forgiveness of $190,000.00, if all funds are used. Staff recommends approval and authorize the Chairman to sign the documents.”
Here is the agenda.
We do not have the board packet yet, because I forgot to send the open records request until today. Of course, the county could put the packet on their own website and save everybody the trouble of doing open records requests.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street - 2nd Floor
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4. Minutes for Approval
1. Work Session - December 9, 2024 & Regular Session -
December 10, 2024
5. Appointments
1. Valdosta Lowndes Development Authority
Documents:Valdosta Lowndes Development Authority -.pdf
6. Public Hearing
1. Beer, Wine & Liquor License - Brian Walker of Beezy Bee,
LLC, DBA Rum Runner, 3988 N. Valdosta Rd., Valdosta, GA
Documents:Beer, Wine and Liquor License - Brian Walker of
Beezy Bee, LLC, DBA Rum Runner, 3988 N. Valdosta Rd.,
Valdosta, GA.pdf
7. For Consideration
1. Budget Calendar for FY 2026 Operating Budget
Documents:Budget Calendar for FY 2026 Operating Budget.pdf
2. Beer and Wine License - Heather Louise Holmstrom of
Speedway, LLC, DBA Speedway Store # 42348 (1883), 2165 Old
Clyattville Rd., Valdosta, GA
Documents:Beer and Wine License - Heather Louise Holmstrom
of Speedway, LLC, DBA Speedway Store 42348 (1883), 2165 Old
Clyattville Rd., Valdosta, GA.pdf
3. Approval of DA’s Federal VOCA Grant Application Renewal
Documents:Approval of District Attorney Federal VOCA Grant
Application Renewal.pdf
4. Approval of the Solicitor General's FY25 VOCA Grant Award
Documents:Approval of the Solicitor General FY25 VOCA
Grant Award.pdf
5. Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage Improvements,
P.I.0016279 Supplemental Agreement No. 1
Documents:Coleman Road NW Paving and Drainage
Improvements, P.I.0016279 Supplemental Agreement No. 1.pdf
6. Emergency Repair - Lowndes County Fire Station #5
Documents:Emergency Repair - Lowndes County Fire Station
5.pdf
7. 2025 Georgia Department of Transportation Local
Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application
Documents:2025 Georgia Department of Transportation Local
Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application.pdf
8. Lowndes County Local Bridge Replacement at Jumping Gully
Road at Bevel Creek (0019937)
Documents:Lowndes County Local Bridge Replacement at
Jumping Gully Road at Bevel Creek.pdf
9. Union Road Lift Station Pump Replacement
Documents:Union Road Lift Station Pump Replacement.pdf
10. GEFA Loan Modification
Documents:GEFA Loan Modification.pdf
11. GEFA Loan DWLSL2023097 for Lead Service Line Inventory
Documents:GEFA Loan DWLSL2023097 for Lead Service Line
Inventory.pdf
12. Amendment #1 to Windstream Build Agreement
Documents:Amendment 1 to Windstream Build Agreement.pdf
8. Bid
1. Bid for Six Compact SUV Vehicles for Multiple Departments
Documents:Bid for Six Compact SUV Vehicles for Multiple
Departments.pdf
9. Reports - County Manager
10. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address
11. Adjournment
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