Newsflash: Lowndes County Commission does right thing about rezoning!
Commissioner Raines expressed puzzlement as to what to do about rezoning for Nottinghill on Cat Creek since he thought the previous day that there was a deal between the developer and the neighbors, but it turned out there was not. Commissioner Powell recommended tabling until next meeting so the developer and the neighbors could try again to work something out.
Commissioner Powell made a motion Continue reading
Speaking for the Nottinghill rezoning request on Cat Creek Road,
Bill Nijem said it was nothing like
Glen Laurel.
Nothing like repudiating your work of last year….
Commissioner Richard Raines thanked Nijem for sitting down with the neighbors.
As David Rodock wrote in the VDT the next day, Citizens speak against Cat Creek crowding: Disapprove of the proposal to build residential areas
Bill Nijem, representative of the applicant, brought forward information demonstrating his client’s willingness to work with neighbors, in that lot sizes were increased by 20 percent and that the average lot size would range from a minimum of 12,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet. Nijem also reminded commissioners that the applicant was willing to install any necessary buffers or fences to prevent children from playing in the neighboring fields and would have water and sewer installed with his own financial resources.Carolyn Selby reminds me that Mr. Nijem didn’t say Continue reading