Commissioners Joyce Evans and Demarcus Marshall voted against 5.a. REZ-2024-01 Gresham Event Venue, 8415 Old Valdosta Road. Commissioner Clay Griner moved to approve with four conditions, Commissioner Scottie Orenstein seconded, and they and Commissioner Mark Wisenbaker voted for. Most of the audience left, clearly not happy.
The Lowndes County Commission at its Regular Session approved everything else unanimously. At an hour and fourteen minutes, this was among its longest meetings.
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Approvals included the last-minute addition, 6.f. Intergovernmental agreement with the Hospital Authority. The hospital wants to fund expansion, in the usual way by floating bonds guaranteed by the county.
One citizen wished to be heard. Sandra D.S. Jones thanked the commission for appointing her to the Board of Tax Assessora.
The revised site plan was approved for 5.c. REZ-2024-03 Southern Gardens, 4609 Bemiss Rd.
The condition on the developer related to the adjoining properties was required to stay with the site regardless of owners, for 5.d. REZ-2024-04 Clyattstone Rd Subdivision.
Those two subdivisions are better than many because they are close to existing services.
Below are LAKE videos of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video plalist.
See also the LAKE videos of the preceding morning’s Work Session, the agenda, and the board packet.
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1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge
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Special Resolution – Animal Control
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4. Minutes for Approval
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5.a. REZ-2024-01 Gresham Event Venue, 8415 Old Valdosta Rd., E-A to PD-R
Approved 3-2 with Evans and Marshall voting against.
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Exodus after Gresham
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5.b. REZ-2024-02 Byrd Property, 3715 – 3725 Byrd Rd., E-A to R-1,
Approved unanimously.
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Agenda item addition (forgot to do at beginning of meeting)
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5.c. REZ-2024-03 Southern Gardens, 4609 Bemiss Rd. 5ac, C-G to P-D,
Commissioners approved the revised layout.
Again, close to existing services. That’s a good thing.
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5.d. REZ-2024-04 Clyattstone Rd Subdivision, ~62ac, R-1 to R-10,
Close to existing services. Good in my opinion.
Included in conditions that the agreement between developer and adjoining land owners be required. That would mean even if the project was sold to another developer, those conditions would still have to be met.
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5.e. REZ-2024-05 Dasher Property, 1776 Old Clyattville Rd, EA/CON to M2/CON
Seems like a big piece of property but most of it is in conservation.
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No comments after the case is closed
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6.a. TIA Local Project Delivery Application – Hall Road
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6.b. TIA Local Project Delivery Application – Orr Road Extension
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6.c. Purchase of Wetland Credits for Coleman Road NW Paving Project
0.439 acres 2.64 credits $39,600.
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6.d. Walker Avenue Quit-Claim
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6.e. Abandonment of a Portion of Race Track Road SE (CR #310)
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6.f. Intergovernmental agreement with the Hospital Authority
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7. Reports – County Manager
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8. CWTBH – Sandra D. S. Jones – Tax Assessor
Sandra D.S. Jones thanks the commission for appointing her to the board of Tax Assessors.
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9. Adjournment
Perhaps one of the longest meetings ever.
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