Category Archives: Valdosta City Council

Videos: Church, brokerage, signage, substation, agriculture @ GLPC 2014-10-27



Last seen at ZBOA 2013-03-05 about a sign,
Macedonia First Baptist Church

now wants to expand in a residential neighborhood.
One applicant wants to rezone

from R-10 to Estate Agriculture.
All that and more two weeks ago at the Planning Commission.

Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC)

Lowndes County City of Valdosta City of Dasher City of Hahira City of Lake Park

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

AGENDA

Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office

325 West Savannah Avenue


Monday, October 27, 2014* 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing

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Videos: Bailey Gung Scintilla Land @ GLPC 2014-09-29



Here’s the

agenda,
and below are the videos as events transpired,
of the 29 September 2014 Regular Session of the Greater Lowndes
Planning Commission (GLPC). Continue reading →

Outside corporation trumps Valdosta citizens about historical Nichols house? –Jim Parker @ VCC 2014-10-23

Received

27 October 2014
about

Whose rights come first? –Tim Carroll. -jsq

So because the owner of the property, which appeared to be a


national property owning corporation for the fraternity’s local
chapters, couldn’t, or more likely, didn’t want to see the cultural
and architectural significance of the Nichols’ House, and merely
wanted to unload the property as quick as possible, their property
rights trump all other citizens of Valdosta in regards to our
historical/cultural history and what we may wish to preserve? Do
private entities, which may not even live here, have carte blanche
to run roughshod and do whatever they please in our city
irregardless of the interests of the citizens that do?

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Whose rights come first? –Tim Carroll @ VCC 2014-10-23

Received 25 October 2014 on

Too bad about the Nichols House –Jim Parker @ VCC 2014-10-23. -jsq



I realize many may think none on council heard what Dr. Willis had
to say, but that was not the case. What I think was missed by many
in the audience was the fact that the owner of this property was not
the applicant of this request, but was adamantly opposed to it. Not
only did they have an offer on the table to sell, but it was pending
the outcome of the vote regarding historic designation. To take away
the rights of a property owner at the request of another is a very
tricky thing. Whose rights come first? This was a tough decision in
and unto itself. To suggest that only the monetary value of the
property for taxation purposes drove the decision demonstrates a
lack of true understanding of the all the pertinent facts of this
case.

-Tim Carroll



I think

the applicant’s frat alumnus attorney speaking for 15 minutes against probably tipped off most people about that first point. -jsq

Too bad about the Nichols House –Jim Parker @ VCC 2014-10-23

Received 23 October 2014 on

Alfred Willis comments at Valdosta Historic Preservation 2014-10-06.
I added the [vote correction] and the links. -jsq



I attended tonight’s City Council meeting, and heard
Dr Willis’ impassioned advocacy
of the Council approving the historical
preservation of the Nichols’ House. Our Historic Preservation
Commission

reviewed this and request recommended approval by a vote
of five to one. Dr Willis sold me on the merits. Unfortunately, the
Council must not have heard what I did, and unanimously
voted against
[actually
all but one against]
approving the designation. It looks to me, that as it
stands, demolition of the house could commence tomorrow, and the
replacement construction of the apartments for VSU students can
commence.

A huge number of apartment buildings have been built over the past
few years. First with the large complexes of Blanton Commons, The
Gardens, and The Grove, to the numerous buildings along West Mary,
Baytree Drive, Boone Drive and Oak Street, among others. Plans are
still on tap for the major development of the entire city block just
south of campus (one that I can actually appreciate). The question
was mentioned to me tonight whether Continue reading →

Videos: Nichols House, Turner Brooks, Scintilla Charter School, sidewalk, street lights @ VCC 2014-10-23



If it’s old, it’s no good: tear it down!
Despite

Alfred Willis saying the

Nichols House was not just

historic like he presented in his October 1st lecture,
but perhaps the most historic,

a lawyer spoke against it,
and
the Valdosta City Council voted against preserving it
and thus in favor of demolishing it for the

Turner Brooks subdivision next to VSU.
Only Council Robert Yost, in whose district the Nichols House remains
for the moment,

voted for preserving it.
We’re told the

water issues noted by WWALS for that subdivision
are permitting issues, so we’ll see what happens with those.
See also

Alfred Willis’ comments to the Valdosta Historic Preservation Commission.

And the Council approved

Scintilla Charter School’s conditional use,
perhaps not coincidentally after local attorney Bill Langdale spoke for it.
Plus a

sidewalk,

streetlights, and other matters.

See
the agenda.
Here are videos of events as they transpired at the 23 October 2014 Regular Session of the Valdosta City Council.

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Nichols House, Turner Brooks, Scintilla Charter School, sidewalk, street lights @ VCC 2014-10-23



The historic nature of the

Nichols House
in the proposed

Turner Brooks subdivision next to VSU,
which also has

water issues noted by WWALS,
will be considered at the Valdosta City Council tonight; the picture is of people at a previous Planning Commission meeting about this.
See

Alfred Willis’ comments to the Valdosta Historic Preservation Commission.
Also Scintilla Charter School’s proposed rezoning, a sidewalk,
streetlights, and other matters.

Here’s the agenda.

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL

5:30 PM Thursday, October 23, 2014

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

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Alfred Willis comments at Valdosta Historic Preservation 2014-10-06

600x222 Nichols House, in Valdosta's Ultramodern Masterpiece: The Nichols House on Baytree, by Alfred Willis, 1 October 2014

Nichols House, in Valdosta’s Ultramodern Masterpiece: The Nichols House on Baytree

One of the (many) meetings that LAKE has not been covering is the Valdosta Historic Preservation Commission.

Dr. Alfred Willis speaking at VSU

Dr. Alfred Willis speaking at VSU

At the October 2014 meeting, the commission considered the issue of the Nichols House (corner of Baytree and Azalea). Alfred Willis sent his comments from that meeting to LAKE for publication.

Earlier in the month, LAKE covered Dr. Willis’ presentation at VSU about the
Nichols House article here and
video playlist .

I am Alfred Willis of 4153 Stone Hall Boulevard, Hermitage, TN. I am a consultant in architectural history and I speak for my clients, the Alden Park Homeowners’ Association. My clients engaged me to study a group of buildings threatened with demolition as part of a proposed student-housing complex. They were concerned by Continue reading →

Video: Baytree Nichols House, Alfred Willis Lecture @ VSU 2014-10-01



First all-electric house in Valdosta, new materials, unusual arrangement
of space for indoor-outdoor living on the same level outside as in, with light throughout because mostly only one room wide,
in a western atomic ranch house adapted for Valdosta.
Will what Dr. Willis had to say about
“a replete instance of the diffusion of Californian”
be enough to preserve the masterpiece of Lloyd Greer Sr. (1885-1952)
from development?

Announced as Continue reading →

Lowndes County officials at Open Government Symposium @ OGS 2014-10-17


300x225 Clay Griner (District 5), Paige Dukes (County Clerk), Joyce Evans (District 1), Scott Orenstein (District 2-elect), in Lowndes County Commissioners at Open Government Symposium, by Gretchen Quarterman, 17 October 2014
Gretchen reports from Macon that Lowndes County Commissioner Clay Griner (District 5), Paige Dukes (County Clerk), Joyce Evans (District 1), Scott Orenstein (District 2-elect), and Valdosta City Clerk Theresa Bolden (not pictured)
are all at the
VDT Open Government Symposium in Macon.
Congratulations, Jim Zachary and the VDT, on getting them to show up! Continue reading →