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Videos: Quarterman Road rezoning unanimously denied; Mt. Zion Church Road rezoning unanimously approved @ LCC Regular 2023-09-12

Update 2023-09-16: by WWALS,
Videos: Quarterman Road rezoning unanimously denied @ LCC 2023-09-12.

After five local residents spoke against and nobody for, the Lowndes County Commission
unanimously denied the inappropriate
2.5-acre rezoning REZ-2023-04 on Quarterman Road.


[Collage @ LCC 12 September 2023]

Collage @ LCC 12 September 2023

Then after Roy Copeland spoke for the R-21 rezoning REZ-2023-10 on Mt. Zion Church Road and nobody spoke against, the Commissioners unanimously approved that one.

They unanimously approved almost everything else, including
appointing
Dr. Anthony Johnson to the Lowndes County Board of Health.
The Family Medicine Dr. Johnson; not the eye doctor, although
we only know that because LAKE filed an open records request for the board packet
and published the results.

The exception was

7.b. Hamilton Green Acceptance of Water – Sewer Infrastructure. Continue reading →

Videos: LAS, TIA, Facilties, Emergency @ LCC 2022-09-27

Last month, the most time was spent on a six-minute Hurricane Ian report by EMA Director Ashley Tye,
plus a minute on an added Local Emergency Declaration,
at the Lowndes County Commission Regular Session of September 27, 2022.

Chairman Bill Slaughter was absent due to illness.
Commissioner Scottie Orenstein presided.
Commissioner Demarcus Marshall was also absent.

The most discussion on the regular agenda, at more than three minutes,
was on the high-dollar item, the ongoing redo
of the facilities at the county palace.
Next at more than a minute was more than a minute on widening of Old Clyattville Road.
The whole thing took twenty minutes.



[LAS, TIA, Facilties, Emergency @ LCC 2022-09-27]

LAS, TIA, Facilties, Emergency @ LCC 2022-09-27

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,
with a few notes by Gretchen, followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also
the
LAKE videos of the preceding morning’s Work Session
and the
agenda and board packet. Continue reading →

Videos: LAS, TIA, Chiller, Ian @ LCC 2022-09-26

Update 2022-10-24:
Videos: LAS, TIA, Facilties, Emergency @ LCC 2022-09-27.

A

report on Hurricane Ian by EMA Director Ashley Tye (could be here by Wednesday) took eight minutes of the eighteen minutes of yesterday morning’s Lowndes County Commission Work Session.



[LAS, TIA, Chiller, Ian @ LCC 2022-09-26]

LAS, TIA, Chiller, Ian @ LCC 2022-09-26

Nonetheless, there was a surprising amount of discussion of other items, especially on

5.c. Transportation Investment Act (TIA) Old Clyattville Road Widening
and on the $1,364,736.00

5.d. Comprehensive Facilities Energy Savings Project Amendment,
which everybody agreed should not have needed so much fixing so soon.

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also agenda and board packet. Continue reading →

Videos: Valwood award, river gauges, Comprehensive Plan, Alcohol @ LCC Regular 2021-10-25

Update 2021-11-08:
Videos: Comprehensive Plan Update Public Hearing 2 @ LCC 2021-10-26.

The County Manager
said the Character Area Maps were not changing in the
Comprehensive Plan Update,
so she expected the Public Hearing Tuesday
to be brief, but a quorum would be required.
At the end,
I thanked the Commissioners for not changing the character area maps
and asked them to follow them in future rezonings.

[County Manager, PIO, Valwood Valiants, Character Area Maps]

County Manager, PIO, Valwood Valiants, Character Area Maps

The

river gauge funding and the

beer and wine license sailed through unanimously.
The longest items were the
two part
Proclamation

Presentation to Valwood Valiants Volleyball Team
and the
County Manager’s Report.

Here are links to each LAKE video of each agenda (and non-agenda) item,
with a few notes, followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the
LAKE videos of the same morning’s Work Session,
the
agenda,
and the
board packet which we received in response to a LAKE open records request and put on the LAKE website.
Some day the county will put its own board packets on its own website. Continue reading →

Videos: River gauges, Lowndes County Extension Office @ LCC Work 2021-10-25

By far the longest item was the informative

7.a. Lowndes County Extension Office Presentation,
at the Lownndes County Commission Work Session yesterday morning.

[River Gauges, Beer and Wine, Reports, Extension Agent]

River Gauges, Beer and Wine, Reports, Extension Agent

The
river gauges
and the
beer and wine license
took not much longer than to read the agenda items.

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,
with a few notes,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also

the agenda and board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request and on the LAKE website. Continue reading →

Videos: fire truck, radios and phones, Hahira annexation, prison details @ LCC 2018-08-14

The most exciting thing last month was the

new fire truck, on display outside,
seen here driving off with its lights flashing:


Lights flashing, Fire Truck

See

LAKE video.

This was the most recent Regular Session, because the Lowndes County Commission meetings for the end of August were cancelled.

County Manager Joe Pritchard again said he wanted

higher staff approval limits for items in the budget.

There was some question about campaign contributions on the

Hahira rezoning and annexation; they didn’t know, but they approved it anyway.
The longest discussion was on the

Intrado phone system,
which will have Lowndes County be the first south of Atlanta with text to 911.
A suprising number of and variety of Commissioner questions on

the 911 radios.
The only question on the three utilities items was

whether they were in the budget; they are.
As usual, they rubberstamped

the three Valdosta State Prison work details,
with the only question being whether they were getting enough for the money.
A: Yes, because prisoners work cheap.

Below are Continue reading →

Videos: Surprise Hahira annexation items @ LCC 2018-08-13

County Manager Joe Pritchard

said he had two new agenda items
for tomorrow night, both to do with a proposed annexation by Hahira.
County Chairman Bill Slaughter said he atteneded the recent Hahira
City Council meeting where that annexation was discussed,
which was last Thursday, so I don’t follow why this wasn’t on the
Lowndes County Commission agenda Friday with all the other items.


7. Reports â?? County Manager: two new agenda items about a Hahira annexation, Joe Pritchard, County Manager

A new voice was heard for Planning on Continue reading →

Videos: EOC, KLVB, Grinder Pump, Bank, Computers, Health Ordinance, and Alcohol @ LCC 2018-07-24



Longest at 2.5 minutes:

appointment to Parks and Rec.
Commissioner Scottie Orenstein was not present at this Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.

Not on the agenda and not on the county’s website,

Chairman’s Announcement of Emergency Operations Center Open House.

The applicant spoke for

6.a. Beer, Wine & Liquor License – Jack’s Chophouse, 4479 N. Valdosta Rd.
We have a winner for the

RFP for Banking Services.

Maybe they all finally got to read the

7 d. Ordinance Adopting Current Board of Health Rules,
since this time Continue reading →

Lowndes EMA Hurricane Season Open House 2018-07-26

WTXL, 19 July 2018,
Lowndes County holds open house to inform community on severe weather,

LOWNDES COUNTY, Fla. [sic: s.b. Georgia] (WALB)—Lowndes County
Emergency services personnel are preparing for an upcoming open
house to inform community members of possible severe weather that
could strike this season.


Ashley Tye, Lowndes County EMA Director, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Still of Lowndes County EMA Director Ashley Tye from

Atlanta Journal-Constitution video 10 September 2017

When:
6-8PM, Thursday, July 26, 2018

Where:
250 Douglas St, Valdosta, GA 31601-5029

Event:
facebook

Join local emergency responders and Meteorologist Kerri Copello,
News Manager for WFXL/Fox 31, for a tour of the EOC and an
informational session on the 2018 Hurricane Season to include
preparedness information.

Continue reading →

Update: Chemical smell, schools, and industry on Clay Road

Maybe ask the company that adopted Clay Road?
Response yesterday from the EMA Lowndes facebook page:

Hi, as a point of clarification emergency personnel
responded to reports of an odor; however, after thorough
investigation no evidence of a chemical leak or release could be
identified or confirmed. As a precaution, the Board of Education
property was accessed by responders. No evidence of contamination
was present. A follow up visit to the area later this morning
reports the odor was no longer present.

Thank you, EMA Lowndes, for responding, and on a weekend, too.

However, people couldn’t get home that night.


ADM Adopt-A-Street, From Howell Road

Adopt-A-Street ADM, Clay Road north from Howell Road
google street view.

I still think it would be good to
check with nearby industry.
Maybe start with Continue reading →