Greater Lowndes Planning Commission
Lowndes County
City of Valdosta
City of Dasher
City of Hahira
City of Lake Park
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
AGENDA
Monday, June 24, 2019 * 5:30 P.M.
Public Hearing, Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office
325 West Savannah Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia
Animal welfare was the topic of the one
Citizen wished to be Heard: Ed Barr, a former VSU faculty member,
who said he spoke for a group of people
who want a better-designed animal shelter,
with better accessibility, as in closer to a residential area,
or maybe redesigned like
Miss Kitty Feline Sanctuary in Thomasville;
he never said quite what features that meant.
The Regular Session was double-booked at the same time as the
Planning Commission, so Gretchen went to the Planning Commission.
The county’s own video was not available yesterday,
but it appeared after I inquired.
Berinda Nwakamma did introduce herself very briefly as an applicant for the
5a. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD).
County Manager Joe Pritchard said
“her information is in your agenda,”
but it was not among the
board packet documents the county sent LAKE in response
to an open records request.
What we dug up about her is below.
Received in response to an open records request by LAKE.
The county supplied it onto the same USB drive with the
documents from the previous County Commission packet.
The county charged LAKE $6.65 for that USB stick.
And two requests for Variances from the
Hahira Gateway Corridor Overlay District, which is presumably the coral-colored area around W. Main St. on both sides of I-75.
Greater Lowndes Planning Commission
Lowndes County
City of Valdosta
City of Dasher
City of Hahira
City of Lake Park
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
AGENDA
Monday, May 28, 2019 * 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing
Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office
325 West Savannah Avenue
Both the Work Session and the Regular Session are Tuesday,
due to Monday being a holiday.
That puts the Regular Session at the same time as the
Planning Commission.
Utilities has a
Standard Utility Agreement/Preliminary Engineering Agreement with GDOT that
“that covers the engineering cost of Water and Sewer Distribution
facilities relocations incurred by Lowndes County for improvements of the
interchange on CR 274/Lake Park-Bellville Road. The amount of the contract
is $49,270.00, of which the DOT will bear 100 percent of the cost.”
Two appointments:
somebody unnamed resigned from the
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and
Berinda Nwakamma wants to be appointed.
Naturally, the agenda says nothing about who she is,
but
linkedin says “Program Director at Georgia Home Visiting Program”,
ResearchGate
says “Valdosta State University | VSU · department of social work”,
and
Great Start thanks providers,
by Daniel DeMersseman, VDT, 10 June 2017,
says “GSGL [Great Start Georgia Lowndes] supervisor.”
I’m guessing she’s the one in the front left of the picture, not holding a certificate, because she’s the one organized giving them out.
The 103.45 acre parcel just south across US 84 from Georgia Forestry
I’m guessing Richard Shelton wants to put a mobile phone tower on,
because it’s listed as
TWR-2019-01 on the
Greater Lowndes Planning Commission agenda
for tomorrow.
Much smaller counties manage to post the entire packet with the agenda.
At least this time the agenda is posted before the meeting without me having
to call and ask where it is.
Greater Lowndes Planning Commission
Lowndes County
City of Valdosta
City of Dasher
City of Hahira
City of Lake Park
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
AGENDA
Monday, April 29, 2019 * 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing
Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office
325 West Savannah Avenue
Lowndes County still does not have a County Planner and now not a Zoner, either,
since Carmella Braswell resigned last month.
As usual, Molly Stevenson spoke for Planning.
I see she is now listed as
Department Head on some county documents.
Video.
This is between Old US 41 North and the railroad, between Valwood and Scruggs.
Map: Lowndes County Tax Assessors,
Parcel 0053 112,
4555 Old US 41 North.
Misty Yeargan of 4501 Wellington Woods Drive, across US 41 from the point
of the subject property, wanted to know if there was a plan for the subject
property.
The proponent answered to say that there’s not room for a driveway down there,
so any driveway would have to be farther north, about where the current
driveway is now.
Acting county planner Molly Stevenson added that there would be buffer
requirements in place, as well.
They voted unanimously to recommend the rezoning with no conditions.
Videos: Office on old US 41 N
Regular Session, Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC),
Video by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 25 March 2019.
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