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Videos: Dollar General rezoning tabled, Troupville Nature Park land purchased @ LCC 2022-12-13

Update 2023-01-10:
Public Notice: Rezoning REZ-2022-20, GA 122 @ Skipper Bridge Road for a Dollar General 2023-01-08.

Update 2022-12-22:
Videos: Lowndes County buys land from Helen Tapp for Troupville Nature Park and River Camp 2022-12-13.

The Lowndes County Commission tabled the rezoning for a Dollar General on GA 122 at Skipper Bridge Road until January 24, 2023,
because they were a day short on required notice.

A dozen or more people in opposition were visible.

Turns out the county did send the

correspondence
about that before I asked for it in this meeting,
and within the statutory three days for answering a Georgia open records request.
All the letters returned were in opposition.


[Collage @ LCC 13 December 2022]


Collage @ LCC 13 December 2022

They made the historic purchase for Troupville Nature Camp and River Park,
of Land Between the Rivers at the Little River Confluence with the Withlacoochee River.
And Chairman Bill Slaughter called seller Helen Tapp up to say a few words.

Apparently they are also modest, since some of them did not seem to like compliments about that purchase.

They reappointed Franklin Bailey to the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC).

Everything else passed unanimously.

In Citizens Wishing to be Heard,

Kelly Saxon
asked for assistance for the homeless,

John S. Quarterman
complimented the Commission on purchasing the Troupville land,
and

Blake Robinson

said there may not be many young people who come to these meetings,
but they do appreciate the local government work the Commissioners are doing.

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,
with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.
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The stars all lined up for the homeless –Deidra White @ LCDP 2013-07-02


The homeless formerly living under the

James Beck Overpass

now have homes and most have jobs,

said Valdosta City Council Deidra White

at last night’s

Lowndes County Democratic Party
Annual 4th of July Barbecue.

White said the encampment under the overpass had been growing
for some time, and people in her district, which contains
the overpass, were increasingly concerned
yet had had little success in dealing with the situation.


Deidra White speaking at Lowndes County Democratic Party July 4th BBQ

So I contacted many people in the community,
homeless advocates, churches, governmental, civil,
nonprofits; anyone that I’ve ever come across who has ever
worked in any capacity helping with the homeless situation.
And in a very,almost seemingly the stars all lined up a couple
of weeks ago.
Many people came together to do something
about the specific eleven homeless persons who were living
under the James Beck Overpass.

A private citizen donated property and said
that they could stay on this property for a temporary time
until we find a permanent solution.
Members of the homeless coalition immediately
began identifying potential employers….

She referred listeners to

the recent newspaper stories

for some details, and then continued:

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