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Packet: Lake Alapaha rezoning to ag., Howell Road rezoning and annexation to Valdosta @ GLPC 2026-07-27

Three cases with only two sets of applicants will be heard 5:30 PM, Monday, July 26, 2026, by the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC).


[Collage: Packet @ GLPC 2026-07-27]


Collage: Packet @ GLPC 2026-07-27

In a seldom-seen type of case, Michael Jones of Mardun Ventures wants to rezone 10.7 acres from R-21 to E-A, Estate Agriculture, to use for silviculture operations.
The property does contain wetlands and it is near the Alapaha River.

Sheldon Hill and Laine Chaney want to rezone two parcels from R-A to M-2 and C-H,
and to annex it into the City of Valdosta,
at the northeast corner of Inner Perimeter Road and Howell Road.
“The applicants are proposing to market this property for future industrial and commercial development due to its strategic location adjacent to the railroad and its proximity to Inner Perimeter Road. The applicants are requesting annexation in order to allow access to municipal utilities and other City services.”

Here is the

agenda
.

The board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request, is
on the LAKE website,
along with the minutes of the previous meeting, which
surprisingly, were
on the county’s own website
!

Images of each page are below.


Greater Lowndes Planning Commission


~ Lowndes County ~ City of Valdosta ~ City of Dasher ~

~ City of Hahira ~ City of Lake Park ~ City of Remerton ~

Monday, July 20, 2026 5:30 P.M. Work Session

Monday, July 27, 2026 5:30 P.M. Regular Session

Valdosta City Hall Annex

300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

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Rezoning encroachment condition alleged on potential datacenter property @ LCC 2026-03-24

There was a somewhat startling citizen report about the possible future datacenter site at the

Tuesday evening Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission
.


[Encroachment alleged on rezoning condition of potential datacenter property @ LCC 2026-03-24]


Encroachment alleged on rezoning condition of potential datacenter property @ LCC 2026-03-24

In Citizens Wishing to Be Heard, Tetiana Babcock, who owns land southeast of the
prospective datacenter land on Coleman Road,
said the vegetative buffer approved last July had apparently been violated,
and possible even logging trucks had encroached on her property
between the railroad and the Withlacoochee River, on March 9, 2026. Continue reading

Videos: Datacenter, paving, grants, breeding, health, 4 Board Appointments, 1 Alcohol, 1 Easement Exchange, 2 Solid Waste Franchises @ LCC Regular 2026-03-24

There was a somewhat startling citizen report about the possible future datacenter site at the Tuesday evening Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
See
other post for Tetiana Babcock
.

The Commissioners breezed through all the voting items with unanimous approval.
Except Commissioner Joyce Evans did

ask if any applicants for the board appointments were present
.
Travis Cox was present.
He had just been

appointed to ZBOA
in place of John Hogan.
Also, John McCall was reappointed to ZBOA.


[Collage @ LCC 24 March 2026]


Collage @ LCC 24 March 2026

County Manager Paige Dukes asked for

Ashley Tye to talk about Water Stewardship
in the current drought,
and

Fire Chief Billy Young
to talk about not burning while it is so dry.

Six citizens spoke:

Mary Roe about Paving of Green Road
,

Kelly Saxon about Baldwin Place grants and shelters
,

Amanda Hall about pet Breeding limits
,

Kristina Cheek McBride about Maternal Health Issues
,

Michael Noll about Data Center collaboration and transparency
,
and

Tetiana Babcock about Data Center Encroachment
.
See
other post for Tetiana Babcock
.

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

See also the Continue reading