Monthly Archives: May 2015

LCDP BBQ with DPG Chairman Dubose Porter and Municipal Candidates 2015-07-07

LCDP meetings discuss local matters that matter in local elections, such as City Matters in April, Public Transportation in May, Environment and Property Rights in June. July is the annual LCDP BBQ, this time with candidates for municipal elections and the Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, plus all of the above Local Maters and more. Facebook event.

300x388 BBQ-Reservation-2015-001, in LCDP Annual BBQ, by LCDP, for LowndesDems.org, 7 July 2015 Lowndes County Democratic Party
Annual Barbecue
Local Matters for Local Elections
DPG Chairman: Dubose Porter
Municipal Candidates
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
6:00 p.m.
Mathis Auditorium
2300 North Ashley Street Valdosta, GA 31602
Tickets $25.00 (Children under 12, $12.50)
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Environmental issues and property rights @ LCDP 2015-06-01

Many things affect the local environment: paving roads, buses, pipelines, wastewater, and solid waste. Abundant clean water is a major reason all of us are here. Like transportation, environmental issues have come up at several previous LCDP meetings, often also including property rights: roads and pipelines go through somebody’s land, and blowing trash or flooding wastewater affect many people’s property, taxes, and quality of life. Facebook event.

6PM Monday June 1st, come hear from people who deal with these issues all the time, and speak up with your own questions and ideas, at the monthly Lowndes County Democratic Party meeting.

Our meeting location is the Lowndes County Board of Elections office at 2808 North Oak Street from 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. We would appreciate if you could bring a dish, but you do not need to bring food to join in.

There will be candidates for office: Continue reading →

WCTV on Transportation Meeting @ LCDP 2015-05-04

WCTV covered tonight’s LCDP meeting without ever saying it was an LCDP meeting, but they did make clear it’s an issue of widespread concern.

Winnie Wright, WCTV, 4 May 2015, All Sides Weigh In At Public Transportation Meeting In Valdosta,

Valdosta, GA—Public transportation, or the lack-there-of, has been a hot-button issue in Valdosta for many years.

Back in 2009, the City Council voted against a public transportation proposal, however that, was during the height of the recession.

Now that things are back on track, residents say, they want a public bus system proposal back on the table.

“One of the problems with not having public transportation is Continue reading →

Videos: City Matters @ LCDP 2015-04-06

Transportation, sewer, safety, and police cameras: all at last month’s Lowndes County Democratic Party meeting, in these videos. Plus a report on the Cash Mob at Stan’s Grocery: new customers brought in, 300 pounds of food donated to the food bank, and coverage by both TV stations.

See the special crime report: the real situation is not what you would think from TV.

Transportation was so popular a topic both in April and at the March meeting, it’s the main theme of the Monday May 4th meeting tomorrow.

Here’s the invitation to last month’s April meeting: Continue reading →

Transportation Meeting Monday 2015-05-04

300x205 Bus, in Lowndes County Public Transportation?, by John S. Quarterman, for LowndesDems.org, 4 May 2015 During our past two monthly meetings (“Supporting Local Business” and “City Matters”), the conversation kept steering toward the need for improved transportation. In response, committee members have put together a meeting solely on the issue of “Transportation.” If you have any questions or concerns about transportation in Valdosta or Lowndes County, you do not want to miss this meeting.

Our meeting location is the Lowndes County Board of Elections office at 2808 North Oak Street from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. We would appreciate if you could bring a dish, but you do not need to bring food to join in.

Meeting Topic: “Transportation”, Facebook event.

Guest Speakers:

  • John Gayle, (Mayor, Valdosta)
  • Bill Slaughter, (Chairman, Lowndes County Commission)
  • Jim Galloway, (Executive Director, Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority)
  • Corey Hull, (Transportation Planner, Valdosta-Lowndes MPO)

Please also like our Facebook Page for “Public Transportation in Valdosta, Lowndes Georgia”: https://www.facebook.com/PublicTransportationForValdosta

Membership Dues and Donations

LCDP could use a new computer, and the monthly rent is always due for our headquarters on Slater Street in Valdosta. Please consider making a donation, or paying membership fees for yourself or someone else. Dues are $25 for an individual, $40 for a family, and $15 for students, military, and seniors. These dues are used solely to get Democrats elected to office, and are vital to the efforts of the LCDP. You may donate or pay your dues online at: http://www.lowndesdems.org/?s=membership

Thank you for all that you do.

Tom Hochschild, Chair
Lowndes County Democratic Party

In memorium, Jay Shaw

The Lowndes County Democratic Party expresses its condolences on the death of former State Representative Jay Shaw. Jay served as Mayor of Lakeland from 1980 to 1990. He was elected as a Democrat to the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 176 from 1994 to 2010. He was elected to the State Transportation Board in 2010 and served as its Chairman from 2012 to 2013. He then served as Chair of its Finance committee.

Jay was a fair-minded person who always considered the public good. He was a strong supporter of meeting the state’s transportation needs. Our sincere condolences to his wife Libby, his son Jason, who succeeded his father in the Georgia House of Representatives, and other members of his family.

Andria Simmons, AJC, 20 April 2015, State Transportation Board member Jay Shaw dies, Continue reading →