January 24, 2022 School of the Osage Board of Education Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

I attended the January 24, 2022 School of the Osage Board of Education Meeting at 6:00 p.m. This meeting was again held in the Osage High School auditorium. The first three rows of seats were taped off to ensure there was an adequate DMZ between the Board and the attendees. They reorganized the Board seatingContinue reading “January 24, 2022 School of the Osage Board of Education Meeting at 6:00 p.m.”

January 20, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

I attended the January 20, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioners Hasty and Gohagan were present. I was the only person in the audience who wasn’t a Camden County employee. The meeting started off with a Public Comment section. I told them I didn’t have anything to say and we moved on.Continue reading “January 20, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

January 5, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

All the commissioners were present. The only other person in the audience besides Camden County employees was Lydia Porter who is running for Presiding Commissioner in the upcoming election. A number of people present at the meeting were recovering from various bouts with pneumonia or the flu. Presiding Commissioner Hasty came in wearing a faceContinue reading “January 5, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

December 28, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

The following is a summary of the meeting. All three commissioners were present. There was only one person present in the audience besides myself, Camden County employees, and elected officials. Commissioner Hasty asked if there was anyone who wanted to comment publicly on the agenda items. Neither of us had anything relevant to say. TheContinue reading “December 28, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

December 21, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

Before we start, Merry Christmas and a big thank you to the thousands of people who have read this blog since it started in March of 2021. I write it because you all read it and it’s always gratifying to have people tell me they enjoy it. The best way to have a local governmentContinue reading “December 21, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

December 16, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

I attended the December 16, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. This is a summary of the meeting. There was a large crowd in the audience and I was pretty sure they were there to talk about Camden County’s new Revised Land-Use Code. This is the rulebook that willContinue reading “December 16, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

December 14, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

All commissioners were present. There were about twenty people present other than the normal Camden County employees who usually attend. Looked like a good crowd. Presiding Commissioner Hasty stated there was a Public Comment portion of this agenda and invited people to speak within a limit of three minutes each regarding items included in theContinue reading “December 14, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

December 13, 2021 meeting of the School of the Osage Board of Education

I attended the December 13, 2021 6:00 p.m. meeting of the School of the Osage Board of Education. This is a summary of the meeting. I want to preface this by saying I normally write about Camden County politics and the Commission because I live in Camden County, but I also live in the smallContinue reading “December 13, 2021 meeting of the School of the Osage Board of Education”

December 7, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

All commissioners were present. There were about six people present who weren’t Camden County employees. The chairs were rearranged to face the projection screen and the Auditor, Jimmy Laughlin, was sitting up on the Commission dais trying to get his laptop to work so they could have a Zoom meeting during the Commission meeting. PresidingContinue reading “December 7, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

Camden County 2022 Preliminary Budget Presentation on November 30, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

The room was filled with the elected officials of Camden County as well as some of their staff members. There were a few citizens present during the meeting. Commissioner Gohagan was present. The other commissioners were not. The Auditor, Jimmy Laughlin, had a slide show and went through a quick overview of Camden County’s financialContinue reading “Camden County 2022 Preliminary Budget Presentation on November 30, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.”