Category Archives: Transportation

Videos: No-bid Old US 41 N, private Carter Way, VLMPO, Bemiss Road * 2, sewer, safety, and incarceration @ LCC 2016-04-11



The

Old US 41N paving project is no-bid.
If they bid, they would actually know which was the most cost-effective….

In his
Report,
County Manager Joe Pritchard asked them to add to
the agenda
an item about fixing a private road off US 84, Carter Way.
Most of the Commissioners previously seemed to be unfamiliar with this issue,
although we had seen Chairman Bill Slaughter and Commissioner Joyce Evans
listen to what seemed to be a request for this same road at the

Lowndes County Democratic Party Meet the Candidates meeting
the previous Monday.

See also Continue reading →

VLMPO appointment, Bemiss Road * 2, sewer, safety, and incarceration @ LCC 2016-04-11



A very busy agenda,
for Monday morning’s Work Session and
Tuesday evening’s Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
See also
the LAKE videos of
the three county cases from the recent Planning Commission meeting.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016,  8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016,  5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

Continue reading →

Videos: Community Wellness and Housing, Comprehensive Plan Workshop #3 @ SGRC 2016-03-21



Here are LAKE videos of the third Workshop of 21 March 2016 about the Lowndes County Comprehensive Plan Update.

The fourth Workshop is

tonight, 5-7PM,
at SGRC, 327 W. Savannah Avenue
Valdosta, Georgia.
Here’s
the current draft of March 30, 2016, which resulted from that third workshop.
Come help us update it!

Videos: Comprehensive Plan Update Workshop #2 @ SGRC 2016-03-07



Very interesting input on the second Workshop on updating the
Lowndes County Comprehensive Plan, including quite a bit about agriculture,
rivers, and roads.
Educational issues are in the Update, including the underlying issue: poverty.

See also
the invitation with a link to the Workbook draft used at that meeting.

Here are links to the LAKE videos of the two main topics, followed by a video playlist. Continue reading →

Videos: Downtown Parking Deck Pubic Comment Meeting 2016-03-15




LAKE video taken by Gretchen at the 15 March 2016

Valdosta Parking Deck Public Comment Meeting.



Video: Downtown Parking Deck Pubic Comment Meeting 2016-03-15

Video by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.

See also
Jennifer Dandrum, VDT, 17 March 2016
City unveils parking deck designs, Continue reading →

Lowndes Comprehensive Plan Workshop @ SGRC 2016-04-04

The current draft is dated March 30, 2016. Come Monday and help update it further!


Economic Development, II. Issues and Opportunities
The next workshop for the Joint 2016 Lowndes County and Cities of
Dasher, Hahira, Lake Park, Remerton, and Valdosta Comprehensive Plan
Update will be on:

Monday, April 4, 2016

5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

Southern Georgia Regional Commission

327 W. Savannah Avenue

Valdosta, Georgia

We will continue reviewing the Issues and Opportunities.

The current draft of the plan is available at: Continue reading →

Videos: Animals, CAC on Skipper Bridge, 3 board appointments, alcohol @ LCC 2016-03-08



The

reading of the Animal Welfare Ordinance
drew two citizen speakers:

Jim Sharpe
and

Dr. Amanda Hall.

Chairman Bill Slaughter remarked on the 5 March 2016 death of former Lowndes County Coroner

Charles Exum.

See also
the LAKE videos of the previous morning’s Work Session
and

the agenda for that meeting and this Regular Session
for the three board appointments, the two Copeland Road items
related to water, sewer, pavement, and Lowndes Middle School students,
the two Tax Assessor items,
others, and, last but not least,
the four alcohol items.
See also Continue reading →

Four board appointments, animal tethering, bus, trash, homeland security, mutual aid, and housing @ LCC 2016-03-21

Work Session 8:30 AM this morning,
and Tuesday evening finally voting on the
Animal Services Ordinance
including tethering, and (who knew about this?)


appointing Christina Bennett to the Animal Control Board.

Renewing the annual
Section 5311 Rural Transportation Program Capital Contract
for the MIDS bus service is on
the agenda, as is
appointing three people to the
Valdosta Lowndes County Metropolitan Planning Organization (VLMPO) out of these
four:
Ronald Skrine, Tammy Greenway, Floyd Rose, Bob Wilburs.
As usual, how were people supposed to know?
And where are the applications of those named? Continue reading →

Issues and Opportunities in Comprehensive Plan Workshop @ SGRC 2016-03-21

This Reminder came in today, refreshingly explicitly mentioning agriculture.
Note the different location, this time at the Health Dept. office after the
Planning Commission meeting.


The next workshop for the 2016 Greater Lowndes Comprehensive Plan
Update will be:

Monday, March 21, 2016

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office

325 W. Savannah Avenue

Valdosta, Georgia

At this workshop we will Continue reading →

Downtown Parking Deck Public Comment Meeting 2016-03-15

On Valdosta’s website, 9 March 2016,
CVDA Hosts Public Forum for Proposed Downtown Parking Deck, Mar. 15



The City of Valdosta and Central Valdosta Development Authority will
host a public forum on Tuesday, March 15 to discuss a proposed new
parking deck for Downtown Valdosta. The forum will take place at 5
p.m. in the City Hall Annex Multi-Purpose Room, located at 300 N.
Lee Street.

The parking deck is being suggested as one option to create
additional parking opportunities in Downtown Valdosta. At the forum,
conceptual plans for the parking deck will be presented. Key staff
members will be present at the meeting, and the public will have the
opportunity to ask questions, provide feedback and voice concerns
related to the proposed project.

For more information, contact the Main Street office at
229-259-3577.

Noelani Mathews, WCTV, 14 March 2016,

Local Shops React to Parking Deck in Downtown Valdosta, Continue reading →