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Videos: Branham subdivision, Trash, RR crossing @ LCC 2018-03-13



Most of the meeting (13 and a half minutes) was about

Bill Branham’s subdivision
,
which passed,
with the Chairman breaking the tie because one Commissioner recused himself.
Opponents took up almost another minute

leaving the room
.

On a split vote the Commission

declined to modify the solid waste ordinance to give the County Manager more power
.

Second longest at more than 6 minutes was

Michael J. Killeen’s R-A to M-1 rezoning
.
Virdie Mae Lyons got her

well and septic rezoning
in a minute and a half.

Two water items:

not clear how much Continue reading

Videos: Conference Center, Branham subdivision, Trash, RR crossing @ LCC 2018-03-12



Lengthiest at more than three and a half minutes was

the Bill Branham subdivision rezoning
,
plus a tie for second at 2 minutes 13 seconds between

the new Conference Center CEO

and

the
Virdie Mae Lyons Old Clyattvile Road well and septic rezoning
,
at yesterday morning’s Work Session.
Gretchen is off with the LAKE video camera to the voting Regular Session
tonight.

The County Manager wants more power through

an ordinance

that would further favor Advanced Disposal Services (ADS)
over Deep South Sanitation (DSS).

Two water items: Continue reading

Conference Center, Branham subdivision, Trash, RR crossing @ LCC 2018-03-12

On

the agenda

for Monday’s Work Session,

the agenda

a word from the

new-as-of-January CEO
(not Executive Director) of the

Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority
.
On the agenda for both Monday and Tuesday evening’s Regular Session,
Bill Branham’s Copeland Road subdivision,
back for at least the third time in four calendar years,
plus

an ordinance

that would further favor Advanced Disposal Services (ADS)
over Deep South Sanitation (DSS).
Better news:

bids for a
Portable 65 KW Generator
to keep lift stations from leaking.


Chris Hamilton


Photo: Chris Hamilton via

Valdosta Daily Times
.

See also
the LAKE videos
of the most recent Planning Commission meeting
for all three rezoning cases,
and that post also has
links to videos of most
of the previous appearances of the Branham Project.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

  1. Call to Order

  2. Invocation

  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

  4. Chris Hamilton- CEO, Valdosta- Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority (Work Session)

  5. Minutes for Approval

    1. Work Session- February 26, 2018

    2. Regular Session- February 27, 2018
  6. Public Hearing

    1. REZ-2018-04 Lyons, 1350 Old Clyattville Rd, R-A to C-H, Well and Septic, 8.05 acres

      GLPC Recommendation: Approval
      TRC Recommendation: Various

      Documents:Rezoning Case REZ-2018-04.pdf

    2. REZ-2018-05 Killeen, 1228 S Main St, R-A to M-1, 27.5 acres

      GLPC Recommendation: Approval with 1 Condition (Paving)
      TRC Recommendation: Various

      Documents:Rezoning Case REZ-2018-05.pdf

    3. REZ-2018-07 Branham Project, 2480 Copeland Rd, R-1 to R-10 Water/Sewer, 18.04 acres

      GLPC Recommendation: Approval with 4 Conditions
      TRC Recommendation: Various   

      Documents:Rezoning Case REZ-2018-07.pdf

  7. For Consideration

    1. Transportation Safety Improvements Agreement

      Execute Agreement

      Documents:Transportation Safety Improvements Agreement.pdf

    2. Ordinance Amending 2015 Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance

      Approval of ordinance

      Documents:Ordinance Amending 2015 Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance.pdf

    3. Water Meter and Register Replacement

      Approval of water meter and register replacement

      Documents:Water Meter and Register Replacement.pdf

    4. Beer License- Marilyn Lewis of Palak Corporation DBA Bigfoot #908 – 1255 Lakes Blvd., Lake Park, GA

      Approval of Beer License

      Documents:Beer License- Marilyn Lewis of Palak Corporation DBA Bigfoot 908 Lakes Blvd, Lake Park, GA.pdf

  8. Bid

    1. Portable 65 KW Generator

      Bids solicited for a 65 KW portable generator to service smaller lift stations that do not have backup generators. Staff recommends awarding bid to Cowart Electric for $49,750.00

      Documents:Portable 65 KW Generator.pdf

  9. Reports – County Manager

  10. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address

  11. Adjournment

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Used cars, manufacturing, and subdivision @ GLPC 2018-02-26

A longish

agenda

led to a

quite long GLPC meeting
.


Greater Lowndes Planning Commission


Lowndes County


City of Valdosta


City of Dasher


City of Hahira


City of Lake Park



REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

AGENDA



Monday, February 26, 2018 * 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing


Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office

325 West Savannah Avenue

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Videos: subdivision, manufacturing, and used cars @ GLPC 2018-02-26



Third time was the charm for

William Branham and his Copeland Road subdivision
,
which the Planning Commission recommended 6:1.

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

agenda
.

Continue reading

Videos: Branham subdivision, Bemiss Knights Academy, Lake Park @ GLPC 2015-09-28



Almost half an hour on the
Bill Branham subdivision on Copeland Road
resulted in a split denial: the only denial in this Planning Commission Regular Session.

Slightly less time on

the Charles Bennett accessory dwelling unit on Green Meadown Drive

got unanimous approval with staff conditions.

Ten minutes on the

Clint Joyner’s request for Knight’s Development’s
30-acre subdivision rezoning on Bemiss Knights Academy Road

got unanimous approval.
About the same on

Tim Blanton’s rezoning of 45+ acres to residential agriculture

passed unanimously.
Ditto

rezoning for Richard Bonner’s rezoning
for
a fast-growth corridor between Highway 84 and Interstate 75.
Less time for

Jon Nijem’s expanded parking on Baytree Road

to pass unanimously.

Keith Sandlin’s

Lake Park case
did sail through,
as did

John Thomas’ rezoning for a showroom for his show car business
.

Commissioner Willis’ term was

coming up for reappointment
.

Below are links to each LAKE video with a very few notes,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the Continue reading

Consent agenda, DBHDD appointment, utilities trucks, executive session @ LCC 2018-02-27



The previous morning

they invented a consent agenda
, such as Hahira and many others use all the time,
but the Lowndes County Commission

didn’t call it that
.
As expected,

they appointed Kelley Saxon to DBHDDB
.
And they

adjourned into an executive session
.

Below are Continue reading

Videos: Retreat was good, DBHDD appointment, computers * 4, utilities trucks @ LCC 2018-02-26



Chris Yarborough resigned from the
Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Board (DBHDD) and

Kelley Saxon has applied
;
she spoke about her qualifications.
There are
For Consideration
four computer purchase items
and only one bid for two
1 Ton Dual Wheel Truck with Service Body for the Utilities Department.

Below are links to each LAKE video of yesterday morning’s Work Session, with a few notes,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the
agenda.
Gretchen is on her way with the LAKE video camera
to the 5:30 PM voting session. Continue reading

Agenda: DBHDD appointment, computers * 4, utilities trucks @ LCC 2018-02-26

The missing agenda
finally

showed up
sometime around when the Work Session started yesterday.



Chris Yarborough resigned from the
Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Board (DBHDD) and

Kelley Saxon has applied
.
There are

four computer purchase items

and one bid for two
1 Ton Dual Wheel Truck with Service Body for the Utilities Department.


LAKE videos of the Work Session
will follow shortly,
and Gretchen is on her way with the LAKE video camera
to the 5:30 PM voting Regular Session.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, February 26, 2018, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, February 27, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

Continue reading

No agenda and no Lowndes County Commission website @ LCC 2018-02-26

They published no agenda for their recent planning session,
and today their website is down before their 8:30 AM Work Session,
so if there’s an agenda on it, nobody can see it.

Gretchen is going there anyway, to see if they are doing anything.


no logo

Five years ago, Industrial Authority Executive Director Andrea Schruijer said:

It’s not that we’re saying we don’t have broadband. We have connectivity; that’s not the issue. We have great partners that help us with that.

The next week, February 25, 2013,
lowndescounty.com was down.
Just like today.

In October 2013, County Chairman Bill Slaughter said,

We have broadband!

One year ago, he said:

We can’t wait on someone else to do something, we are going to have to move forward.

So far this forward motion is hard to see.

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