According to page 2 of the agenda, “There will be an information sharing session to address data center ordinance considerations following the adjournment of the regular meeting.” That’s the 5:30 PM, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission, on the second floor of 327 N. Ashley Street, Valdosta, GA.

The draft Comprehensive Plan Update recommends under Intergovernmental Coordination Needs, “Strengthen transparency and communication between officials, staff, and the public”

And under Opportunities & Existing Resources, “Most of the local governments already use their websites and social media platforms to disseminate critical information and educational content.”

What draft Comprehensive Plan Update? The 300-page draft in the board packet for this week’s Lowndes County Commission meeting.

The draft that is nowhere on lowndescounty.com that I can find. So you get to see it only because LAKE got it via an open records request.

The irony.

Collage, Packet @ LCC 2026-07-28

It’s amusing that LAKE is not mentioned in that draft, but multiple LAKE images are used, at least one of them credited in the image itself.

After their Monday morning Work Session, at their Tuesday Evening voting Regular Session, the Lowndes County Commission will reappoint Suzan Garnett to the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority (VLPRA) and will appoint to replace Timothy McCoppin one of these candidates: Mr. Brent Moore, Mr. Herb Reinhard, Mr. Timothy McCoppin, and Mr. Broc McDowell.

Recently they appointed William Booth to the Lowndes County Library System Board of Trustees, but since discovered he does not live in Lowndes County. Debra Carruth and Sarah FitzGerald are candidates.

The two usual suspects bid for $5,039,798.50 widening of Hickory Grove Road and Skipper Bridge Road, and Scruggs bid below Reames.

Getting into real money, Resurfacing Batch 1 P.I. # 0020532 will include resurfacing 36 county roads, with a budget of $13,134,000.00.

These road projects are apparently all to be paid for by funds from the Georgia Transportation Investment Act (TIA).

Here is the agenda:

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 27, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

1. Call To Order
   
2. Invocation
   
3. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag
   
4. Minutes For Approval
   
   1. Work Session & Regular Session – July 14, 2026
      
5. Appointments
   
   1. Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority
      

      Documents:Valdosta-Lowndes Parks and Recreation Authority.html

   2. Lowndes County Library System Board of Trustees
      

      Documents:Lowndes County Library System Board of Trustees (2).html

6. Public Hearing
   
   1. 2026 Comprehensive Plan Transmittal
      

      Documents:2026 Comprehensive Plan Transmittal.html

7. For Consideration
   
   1. Resurfacing Batch 1 P.I. # 0020532 — Local Project Delivery Application Transportation Investment Act (TIA)
      

      Documents:Resurfacing Batch 1 P.I. 0020532 Local Project Delivery Application Transportation Investment Act.html

8. Bids
   
   1. Hickory Grove Road Widening P.I. 0020527 and Skipper Bridge Road Widening P.I. 0020528 – Transportation Investment Act (TIA)
      

      Documents:Hickory Grove Road Widening P.I. 0020527 and Skipper Bridge Road Widening P.I. 0020528 – Transportation Investment Act.html

9. Reports – County Manager
   
10. Citizens Wishing To Be Heard – Please State Your Name and Address
    
11. Adjournment
    

The board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request is on the LAKE website. Images of each page are in the LAKE blog post. 338 images being more than the 80-image facebook post limit, selected images are included with the corresponding facebook post.

PROPOSED AGENDA
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There will be an information sharing session to address data center ordinance considerations following the adjournment of the regular meeting.
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William Booth does not resize in Lowndes County. Debra Carruth and Sarah FitzGerald are candidates.
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Reappoint Suzan Garnett, Term of city appointeee Timothy McCoppin is expiring. County gets to appoint. Candidates: Mr. Brent Moore, Mr. Herb Reinhard, Mr. Timothy McCoppin, and Mr. Broc McDowell.
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The purpose of this hearing is to notify the community that a Draft of the 2026 Comprehensive Plan will be transmitted to the Southern Georgia Regional Commission for review.
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Comprehensive Plan Update Submittal
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2026 Comprehensive Plan Update for Lowndes County and the Cities of Dasher, Hahira, Lake Park, Remerton, & Valdosta
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Intergovernmental Coordination
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Lowndes County Character Areas
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The project will include resurfacing 36 county roads which are in your packet, with a budget of $13,134,000.00. Staff will let the project in three (3) phases between 2026 and 2029.
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LOWNDES COUNTY RESURFACING PROJECTS
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BUDGET IMPACT: $5,039,798.50, The project mainly consists of adding 2′ of pavement widening to each side of the existing road width, overlaying with OGI, resurfacing the entire new width with 12.5 MM super paving, rebuilding the shoulders, and temporary & permanent striping.
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Two Bids, Scruggs low and Reames high
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