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Check your Pipeline, Dollar General, 3 special tax lighting districts, and mosquitos @ LCC 2013-11-12



Sabal Trail pipeline presentation
is

December 9th like
the front page of the VDT said.
The online agenda

is still incorrect a month later
about

Green Lane
which is still listed as “For consideration” when it should be listed
as a Public Hearing.
Alapaha Water Treatment Plant
was voted on this time,
as was mysteriously appearing
“Consideration of Back Pay for 911 Employees”.

Like the

the Planning Commission,
they tabled
Nottinghill.
With much less discussion than the

Planning Commission,
they approved
yet another Dollar General.
Plus
three decorative special tax lighting districts,
mosquito control,
pump replacement, the annual

MIDS bus service
contract,
a

beer license,
something about

NOAA, and an agreement with the Lowndes County
Board of Elections
for paying employees.

Here’s

the agenda.
See also the

videos of the previous morning’s Work Session.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AMENDED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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Pipeline and Nottinghill, VLMPO, lawyers and alcohol @ LCC 2013-12-09



The proposed

Sabal Trail pipeline
presentation is really on this time,
with
citizen questions asked by the Commissioners.
Nottinghill is back yet again.
Two appointments to the
VLMPO Citizens Advisory Committee.
All that plus three beer licenses, a liquor license,
and a bunch of contracts and a couple of bids.

Here’s
the agenda.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED-AGENDA


WORK SESSION, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor



  1. Call to Order



  2. Invocation

    Only in the Regular Session, Tuesday at 5:30 PM.



  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

    Only in the Regular Session, Tuesday at 5:30 PM.



  4. Minutes for Approval



    1. Work Session — November 11, 2013



    2. Regular Session — November 12, 2013


  5. Appointment



    1. MPO Citizens Advisory Committee (2)


  6. Public Hearings


    1. REZ-2013-11
      Nottinghill, Orr Rd R-A to R-21, Community Well and Septic, 14.71 acres



    2. Decorative Special Tax Lighting District – Windstone Subdivision (Orr Rd)



    3. Beer and Wine License — Twin Lakes Ventures, LLC — 4878 HWY 41 South



    4. Liquor License — Big Al’s — 4991 HWY 41 S. Lake Park


  7. For Consideration



    1. Approval of the 2014 Commission Meeting Schedule



    2. 2014 Public Defender Services Contract & 2014 Operating Contract



    3. Land Application Site (LAS) Bar Screen Replacement



    4. Budget Calendar FY 2014-2015



    5. Beer and Wine License — Parnish Corporation — 3119 Madison HWY



    6. Beer and Wine License — Jay Brahamani, LLC — 2601 Madison HWY



    7. Back Pay for 9-1-1 Center Employees



    8. Second State Court Judge — Resolution & Act


  8. Bids



    1. Repair of Damaged F150- LCSO



    2. Repair of Damaged Fire Tanker- LCFR


  9. Reports-County Manager



  10. Citizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address

    Only in the Regular Session, Tuesday at 5:30 PM.



  11. Sabal Trail (Work Session)

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Videos: The Denny Hour @ ZBOA 2013-12-03






Parking at a new Denny’s in the City of Valdosta
took most of the hour
(did you talk to the gas station next door?),
plus

signs in Lowndes County near Lake Park.

Here’s

the agenda, with a few links into the videos.

Valdosta -Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Matt Martin,
Valdosta Planning and Zoning Administrator		 Carmella Braswell,
Lowndes County Zoning Administrator
300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia 327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia
(229) 259-3563 (229) 671-2430

AGENDA

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

2:30 p.m.

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Tim Golden and Amy Carter at Chamber Legislative Lunch @ VLCoC 2013-12-04





The event posting (noon today at Wiregrass Tech)
doesn’t say, but I’m told state

Senator Tim Golden (District 8) and
state

Rep. Amy Carter (R 175) will be there.


Continue reading →



Event Name:
State Legislative Lunch


Event Type(s):
Chamber Calendar
Community Calendar
MetroOne


Description:
A luncheon featuring a program presented by State Legislators on issues on top for the upcoming State Legislative Session. Tickets are $15 for Chamber members and $20 for non-members. Seating is limited!

Signs and parking @ ZBOA 2013-12-03



Only two cases, for

signs in Lowndes County near Lake Park,
and for

parking at a new Denny’s in the City of Valdosta.

Here’s

the agenda.



Valdosta -Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals


Matt Martin,
Valdosta Planning and Zoning Administrator

 Carmella Braswell,
Lowndes County Zoning Administrator
300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia 327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia
(229) 259-3563 (229) 671-2430


AGENDA



Tuesday, December 3, 2013

2:30 p.m.

  1. Call to Order


LOWNDES COUNTY CASES:


  1. VAR-2013-18 — ANS Signs on behalf of Dharmesh Patel (1015 Lakes Blvd. Lake Park)


    Variance to ULDC 9.01.06(A)(3)(B) as it pertains to nonconforming signs


CITY OF VALDOSTA CASES:


  1. APP-2013-15 — Mike Woolsey (1328 N. St Augustine Rd.)

    Variance to LDR Section 222-2 as
    it pertains to minimum off street parking requirements for a restaurant


OTHER BUSINESS:

  1. Approval of Minutes: November 5, 2013

  2. Election of Officers

  3. Adjournment

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Videos: Solar Canopy Ceremony @ SAVE 2013-11-15



VSU’s president turns out to be a professor of environmental ethics,
as he reminded us at the

VSU Solar Canopy Ceremony 15 November 2013.

Here’s
a video playlist:

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I am committed to developing a culture of sustainability on this campus –VSU President McKinney @ SAVE 2013-11-15



At

installation of VSU’s solar canopy,
the president of VSU answered

SAVE’s question:



You’ve heard about how these kinds of projects
can yield a relatively quick return on investment.
And you all need to know that, so long as I am president,
I am committed to developing a culture of sustainability on this campus.
I do not believe for a moment that environmental sustainability
and the long-term economic well-being of the university are
contradictory goals.

He offered an

autobiographical tidbit:



I began my career in academia… as

a professor of environmental ethics.
I didn’t leave that behind when moved into the role I’m in now.
I still hold dear to that kind of thinking.
I still hold dear that kind of open dialog.
And I remain committed to these kinds of projects.
The sun is something we have in abundance here.
And I think it is something we can continue to take advantage of.

Now I will take a little bit of credit.
I remember probably the most opposite of the day we have today.
Back over the summer, and early in the morning, and it was already
extremely hot, and we were walking around trying to decide
where we were going to put the array, and we looked a couple of spots,
and then we came back here.


Smokestack


And the first thing that struck me from an academic perspective
was the juxtaposition of having a solar panel and the old physical plant.
Just from a metaphorical perspective, I just thought that was unique.
But then we started talking about the
fact that we could have shelter, power, for what is in many ways
an academic hub of the university, the library.
And generate some power in the process.



And be able to have not only the event that we have today,
but I would hope other kinds of events, because
I really do see this as a starting point.

He thanked everybody involved, especially SAVE
and

its president Danielle Jordan for her leadership,
and in absentia plant operations.

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Making this a green campus –Dr. Michael G. Noll @ SAVE 2013-11-15



Dr. Noll remarked on the rain falling and said of the solar canopy:

It’s multipurpose, it provides shade, it provides shelter,
and it provides renewable energy, so that makes it really awesome.



He offered as story about events and world population at those times:

  • 1 billion in 1783: the first hot air balloon in 1783 in Paris, France
  • 2 billion in 1903: Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first flight



  • 1969: Apollo 11 landed on the moon when Dr. Noll was 8 years old

  • 1973: Oil crisis
  • 4 billion in 1977: Jimmy Carter installed first solar panels on White House
  • 1981: Ronald Reagan took down those solar panels

  • 7 billion now: Accelerating climate change



He said we’re entering a second solar age,
the first one being the fossilized solar power of fossil fuels.
He mentioned the solar powered long flights of the

Solar Impulse
airplane as an example of hope, and an example of accelerating change.

Then you know what we are capable of, what we can do.

He concluded: Continue reading →

Anytime we use coal or natural gas we are linked to fracking and of course climate change –Danielle Jordan @ SAVE 2013-11-15

After repeating

SAVE’s request for VSU to
reinvest in more socially responsible options,
Danielle Jordan, President of SAVE, gave one reason why
SAVE supports fossil fuel divestment:


Our actions don't stop here --Danielle Jordan

In our fiscally globalized world, our actions don’t stop here.
Everything we do affects people half a world away.
So anytime we use coal or natural gas we are linked to fracking
and of course climate change.
But that doesn’t have to be.
We can change that.
This proves it.


Crowd

Half a world --with Dr. McKinney

This was at the

Solar Canopy Ceremony 15 November 2013. Continue reading →

Agenda! yes Nottinghill and new chair and vice-chair, 1 Hahira, 4 Valdosta @ GLPC 2013-11-25


Agenda page 2 @ GLPC 2013-11-25
How would you as a citizen have known
Nottinghill
is on the real agenda
they’re using right now in the Planning Commission meeting?
What if you wanted to speak for or against in that public hearing?

The one in the last post wasn’t the real agenda,
and even some people who work for local governments didn’t know that.

Here is the real agenda, photographed by Gretchen just now,
followed by text version.
It also contains an additional item about
election of a new Chair and Vice Chair.


Agenda page 1 @ GLPC 2013-11-25

Update: I had the date of this meeting wrong in the transcription; fixed now to November 25, 2013. If the county published the agendas and minutes of the Planning Commission, nobody would have to be transcribing by hand….

Greater Lowndes Planning Commission

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, November 25, 2013* 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing



CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE


  1. Approval of the Minutes: October 28, 2013



CITY OF HAHIRA CASE:


FINAL ACTION by the City of Hahira Mayor-Council

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Hahira City Hall, 102 S. Church Street, Hahira, Georgia

7:30 p.m.


  1. HA-2013-05 Wendy Black


    Property Location: 7495 Union Road

    Request for Variance from Section 10-6 of the Hahira Zoning Ordinance pertaining to size requirements for signs



CITY OF VALDOSTA CASES:


FINAL ACTION by the City of Valdosta Mayor-Council

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Valdosta City Hall, 216 E. Central Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia

Council Chambers, 2nd Floor

5:30 p.m.


  1. CU-2013-04 Cynthia McDougle


    Property Location: 808 Bethune Street

    Request for a Conditional Use Permit to establish a personal care home for 4-6 residents in a Single-Family Residential (R10) zoning district


  2. CU-2013-05 Jessie Marshall, III


    Property Location: 625 East Gordon Street

    Request for a Conditional Use Permit to establish a church in a Single-Family Residential (R-6) zoning district


  3. CU-2013-06 Theresa Patterson


    Property Location: 108 East Adair Street

    Request for a Conditional Use Permit to establish a personal care home for 4-6 residents in a Residential Professional (R-P) zoning district


  4. VA-2013-16 Mac Mackey


    Property Location: 103 B Avenue

    Request to rezone 2.2 acres from Manufacturing/Distribution (M-2) to Wholesale Light Industrial (M-1)


Agenda page 2 @ GLPC 2013-11-25




LOWNDES COUNTY CASES:


FINAL ACTION by the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Lowndes County Judicial and Administrative Complex

Commission Chambers, 2nd Floor

327 North Ashley Strcet, Valdosta, Georgia

5:30 p.m.



  1. REZ-2013-11 Nottinghill


    Location: Orr Road, Valdosta, Georgia

    Request to rezone 14.99 acres from R-A (Residential Agricultural) to R-21
    (Medium Density Residential)

    *Note: This case was tabled from the GLPC’s
    September 29th
    and
    October 28th,
    2013, regular mtg.



    REZ-2013-11 Nottinghill was tabled by GLPC
    30 September 2013
    and again

    28 October 2013    .


    REZ-2013-11 was also tabled by the Lowndes County Commission

    8 October 2013
    and

    12 November 2013    , specifically
    until the County Commission’s 10 December 2013 meeting.

OTHER BUSINESS




  1. Attendance policy for appointed Boards

  2. Election of 2014 GLPC Chair and Vice Chair


  3. GLPC 2014 Meeting Schedule


ADJOURNMENT

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