In a very unusual move, they tabled
trust deed or a well system
that a developer wants because he does not want to have property annexed into the city of Valdosta. Valdosta services are across the street.
The Chairman said he asked the Engineer who asked the developer first.
Citizens
Lawrence and Helen Williams
expressed concern about dogs and a gun at a neighbor’s house.
They unanimously approved everything else Continue reading
Sandra Tooley, Valdosta City Council District 2,
was among the very few people present who did not have business on
the agenda of the
Lowndes County County Commission Work Session this Monday morning.
They vote 5:30 PM Tuesday evening.
Below are LAKE videos of Monday morning’s Work Session, with a few notes,
followed by a video playlist. Continue reading
Here’s the
agenda
for this morning’s 8:30 AM Work Session and tomorrow evening’s voting Regular Session:
will the Lowndes County Commission spend more on mosquito testing than on renting prisoners from Valdosta State Prison?
(Answer: no,
$45,790 on mosquitos
and
$118,500 on three prisoner work details at $39,500 each:
“The details are utilized in the maintenance of over 5,000 easements that require manual hand cutting.”
Hm, if the county didn’t insist on 80-foot easements….
They’re also
appointing people to four different boards.
If you wanted to apply, how would you know to do so?
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
Flood control to keep water out of houses seems like a good idea,
but it turns out that it causes the flood control measures to keep
needing to be raised higher, and it encourages people to build
too close to flooding areas, plus
“rare and catastrophic events take place”.
Like the 2009 “700 year flood” and the
four or more floods this year
that have overflowed the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant.
In our case, there are also the issues of widespread clearcutting
and buildings and streets with impervious cover.
The local runoff containment requirements in the various local government zoning codes may be
like levees: “flood control
structures might even increase flood risk as protection from
frequent flooding reduces perceptions of risk”.
This encourages human settlements in floodplain areas, which are then
vulnerable to high-consequence and low-probability events.
Much simpler just not to give out building permits for flood zones.
Or we could
put medical buildings right next to a creek,
assuming
because it’s never flooded it never will….
Socio-hydrology: conceptualising human-flood interactions,
G. Di Baldassarre, A. Viglione, G. Carr, L. Kuil, J. L. Salinas, and G. Bloschl,
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 3295–3303, 2013
doi:10.5194/hess-17-3295-2013,
© Author(s) 2013. CC Attribution 3.0 License.
Abstract. Over history, humankind has tended to settle near streams Continue reading
Magaret Ellen Hill is
Employee of the month, and
they rejected
the sidewalk bids
putting them out for rebid,
after they unanimously approved
the medical development to span One Two Mile Branch
at the Valdosta City Council Regular Session of 5 September 2013.
Here’s
the agenda, with links to the videos, and a few notes.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL
5:30 PM Thursday, September 5, 2013
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Opening Ceremonies
- Call to Order
- Invocation
- Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag
Awards and Presentations
- Consideration of the September, 2013 Employee of the Month Award (Margaret Ellen Hill, Main Street Department).
She helped extend Downtown Valdosta Farm Days by two months.
Minutes Approval
- Valdosta City Council – Regular Meeting – Aug 22, 2013 5:30 PM
Approved unanimously with no changes.
- Public Hearings
The medical development to span One Mile Branch
recommended by the Planning Commission
is up for a vote tonight, along with sidewalk bids elsewhere,
by the Valdosta City Council.
Plus September, 2013 Employee of the Month is Margaret Ellen Hill, Main Street Department.
Here’s
the agenda:
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL
5:30 PM Thursday, September 5, 2013
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
- Opening Ceremonies
- Call to Order
- Invocation
- Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag
- Awards and Presentations
- Consideration of the September, 2013 Employee of the Month Award (Margaret Ellen Hill, Main Street Department).
- Minutes Approval
- Valdosta City Council – Regular Meeting – Aug 22, 2013 5:30 PM
- Public Hearings
Consideration of an Ordinance to rezone 4.96 acres from Single-Family Residential (R-
6) and (R-10) to Office-Professional (O-P) as requested by UHS Pruitt Corporation
(File No. VA-2013-12). The property is located at 1501 North Lee Street. The Greater
Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their August Regular Meeting
and recommended approval (7-0 vote).
Consideration of an Ordinance for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Residential Care
Facility in Office-Professional (O-P) zoning as requested by UHS-Pruitt Corporation
(File No. CU-2013-02). The property is located at 1501 North Lee Street. The Greater
Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their August Regular Meeting
and recommended approval with five conditions (7-0 vote).- Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
- Consideration of bids for the Sidewalk Installation Project on Lamar Street and North
Oak Street.- City Manager’s Report
- Council Comments
- Citizens to be Heard
- Adjournment
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Courtesy of the camera of George Rhynes, here are the
Citizens to Be Heard at
Thursday’s Valdosta City Council meeting.
Most of them are frequent cyclists, with a surprise ally speaking first.
I think that’s all of them.
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Jim Jones told
Thursday’s Valdosta City Council meeting
he was a certified bicycle technician.
He mentioned all sort of reasons for bicycling:
Bicycles are going to be a big part of our future.
Gas prices, and a lot of folks getting
their licenses suspended, having to walk….
And if you don’t have a bicycle, that’s the only choice you have.
He mentioned Valdosta was lagging behind Portland.
Here’s
the video:
I’m a bicyclist —Jim Jones @ VCC 10 November 2011
bicycle, path, health care, health, sidewalk, grant,
Regular Session, Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 November 2011.
Videos by George Boston Rhynes for K.V.C.I., the bostongbr on YouTube.
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Matt Portwood told
Thursday’s Valdosta City Council meeting
that since his last address to the Council was so well received
this time he brought friends (such as
Heather Evans, who had just spoken)
and an ally in the front row (
Roy Taylor, who spoke first)
This time he asked for bike racks.
If City Hall had one outside, their bicycles wouldn’t have been
locked to the front step railing.
Here’s
the video:
—Matt Portwood @ VCC 10 November 2011
bicycle, path, health care, health, sidewalk, grant,
Regular Session, Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 November 2011.
Videos by George Boston Rhynes for K.V.C.I., the bostongbr on YouTube.
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Heather Evans provided a petition with more than 200 signatures,
and told
Thursday’s Valdosta City Council meeting
she got requests frequently while working in community service
for something to be done about non-automobile transportation.
She presented a variety of evidence.
Ideally, I’d like to see bike lanes all over town.
But if I had to pick one to start with, St. Augustine
would be my choice.
I choose this road because it also needs to have a completed
sidewalk segment.
I can’t tell you how many people including myself have been
endangered while using this portion of road.
George Rhynes took this video and remarked:
WOW! Valdosta-Lowndes County is now being seen as a real metro city and
citizens are asking questions to their elected officials. WOW! The old
control, suppress, and abate is apparently unacceptable in 2011 as we
get ready for the 2012 Presidential election.
Here’s
the video:
