Update 2022-08-25: Videos: objections to rejection of Beasley rezoning @ LCC Regular 2022-07-26.

A very rare meeting: the Lowndes County Commission considered two rezonings, and did not approve either of them!

Rezonings, Juvenile Justice, 40 minutes

Two weeks ago at its Regular Session, the Commissioners tabled 8.a. REZ-2022-13 Hunter Property, Madison Hwy, E-A to C-C, ~7ac, and denied on a split vote 8.b. REZ-2022-14 Ben Beasley, River Rd. R-21 to R-A, ~13 acres. The first rezoning will be decided Tuesday evening, July 26, 2022. The second rezoning took 15 minutes, for a 40-minute meeting, which is very long for this group.

Everything else sailed through.

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist. See also the Minutes, the LAKE videos of the previous morning’s Work Session, the board packet, the agenda, the LAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission meeting, and the Planning Commission board packet.

• 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge
  

  Video.

• 5. Medical First Responders License Recognition with SGMC Emergency Medical Services and Lowndes County Fire Rescue (Regular Session)

  Some how, I managed not to record this bit.

• 6. Minutes for Approval
  

  Video.

• 7.a. Appointments Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County
  

  Video.

• 8.a. REZ-2022-13 Hunter Property, Madison Hwy, E-A to C-C, ~7ac
  

  Video.

  Tabled unanimously because it’s still not clear if they want 2 acres or 7 acres.

• 8.b. REZ-2022-14 Ben Beasley, River Rd. R-21 to R-A, ~13 acres
  

  Video.

  It was clear that this rezoning was an effort to get around having to build a road for the proposed subdivision.

  Rezoning denied.

  The Minutes say: Vice Chairman Orenstein made a motion to approve the request as presented, the motion failed for lack of a second. Commissioner Marshall made a motion to deny this request as presented, Commissioner Griner second. Commissioners Wisenbaker, Marshall and Griner voted to deny the request, Commissioner Evans and Vice Chairman Orenstein opposed. Motion carried.

• 9.a. Annual Contract Renewal for Mosquito Identification and Testing
  

  Video.

• 9.b. Acceptance of FY23 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant
  

  Video.

• 9.c. Abandonment of a Portion of Boring Pond Road
  

  Video.

• 10. Reports -County Manager
  

  Video.

• 12. Meeting Adjournment
  

  Video.

Here’s a LAKE video playlist:

Videos: Hunter rezoning tabled, Beasley rezoning denied @ LCC Regular 2022-07-12
Lowndes County Commission Regular Session, July 12, 2022, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).

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