The Lowndes County Commissioners were quite chatty at their Work Session yesterday morning, which took more than 35 minutes; very unusual for them. They vote this evening at 5:30 PM.

Yesterday, they discussed the controversial rezoning for a suprisingly long time, almost 17 minutes: 5.a. REZ-2024-06 Budd Horace Ave, 1735 Madison Hwy, ~3.0ac, CON – C-H. Nobody seemed to be defending it. The Chairman did suggest maybe tabling it.

The other rezoning breezed by, 5.b. REZ-2025-14 Dinkins, 6533 Lake Alapaha Blvd, 1.0ac, C-C to R-21.

Also they spent more than 12 minutes on 6.a. Pet Shop Ordinance and more than 4 minutes on 7.a. Moody Water Storage Tank Rehab. It’s an underground concrete tank, and apparently those have to be lined these days.

Collage @ LCC 8 September 2025

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 agenda and board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request.

For the rezonings, see also the LAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission meeting.

For the rezonings, see also the LAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission.

• 1. Call to Order 4. Minutes for Approval
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/sdp9akcNqI0

  Lowndes County Board of Commissioners (LCC) – Work Session – 2025-09-08

  
  Videos by Gretchen for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).

• 5.a. REZ-2024-06 Budd Horace Ave, 1735 Madison Hwy, ~3.0ac, CON – C-H
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/JLjJY8P1hZQ

  5a. REZ-2024-06 Budd Horace Ave, 1735 Madison Hwy, ~3.0ac, CON & C-H to CON & C-H, Well & Septic

  Request is to change the boundary of the conservation (wetlands) area.

• 5.b. REZ-2025-14 Dinkins, 6533 Lake Alapaha Blvd, 1.0ac, C-C to R-21
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/8Q6qSJZeiN8

  5b. REZ-2025-14 Dinkins, 6533 Lake Alapaha Blvd, 1.0ac, C-C to R-21, County Water & Septic

• 6.a. Pet Shop Ordinance
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/0_17sxxTHtQ

  
  

• 7.a. Moody Water Storage Tank Rehab
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/EgqymNTgnuI

  
  

• 8. Reports – County Manager – deferred until tomorrow
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/AoZIALbZQHg

  
  

Here is the LAKE video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHMwBTUxdJlVfeF3WMRY_Cg&si=amRMxuZP8_kQ4kQ7

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