The second Natco subdivision on Val Del Road sailed through the Planning Commission, and probably will through the Lowndes County Commission. Where is that wetlands study GLPC took for granted somebody conducted?
The
rezoning of the Wisenbaker property on Great North Road also sailed through GLPC 7:0.
The third rezoning,
for heavy manufacturing on the Hogan Property at US 41 N and Wellman Place,
was requested to be tabled by the applicant,
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The Lowndes County Commission spent nine minutes yesterday morning discussing spending $124,454 and borrowing $1,734,000. They vote this evening at 5:30 PM.
The county has now gotten up to not just demanding landowners give road right of way to the county, but also condemning property if they don’t get it donated.
The longest item at less than two minutes was 6.d. Request for Professional Engineering Services Proposals – CDBG. As Gretchen remarks in the notes, apparently this is in support of Arglas, the Japanese glass products manufacturer locating on Rocky Ford Road.
Second longest was 7.b. Bid for a Breathing Air System for the Fire Department, due to a question by a Commissioner.
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The longest item at 2:23 was the Val Del Road rezoning case, for which one Commissioner recused himself. The others passed it unanimously.
Second longest was the GLPC appointments. No surprise, Ed Hightower was reappointed, and the second appointment was….
Third longest was the Chairman’s unscheduled recognition of Leadership Lowndes and advertisement for a 9/11 ceremony. If he’s going to do this every time, maybe it could be put on the agenda.
Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with Continue reading
Lowndes County staff are proposing to spend $124,454, according to all the “BUDGET IMPACT”s board packet: $48,500 for a Jury Management System, $1,469.00 for Condemning ROW for Howell Lane Paving Project, $3,500.00 (approx.) for Second Modification of GEFA Loan Agreement, and for the Fire Department $29,195.00 for a 1/2 Ton Truck and $41,790.00 for a Breathing Air System.
![[Survey plat: Revised County RoW for Howell Lane]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2019-09-23--lcc-packet/September-23--24-2019-Agenda-Packet-0017.jpg)
Survey plat: Revised County RoW for Howell Lane
They propose to borrow $1,734,000 from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA).
The Lowndes County Commission discusses Monday morning at 8:30 AM. They vote 5:30 PM Tuesday.
![[Project Budget]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2019-09-23--lcc-packet/September-23--24-2019-Agenda-Packet-0026.jpg)
GEFA Loan Agreement Project Budget
For the first time ever! Lowndes County has returned the board packet before the Work Session.
LAKE sent an open records request Tuesday, and the county actually supplied the packet Friday, with this note: Continue reading
Apparently more was shown on the screen yesterday morning that we finally received this morning in the board packet, such as this picture of the Nelson Hill subdivision on Val Del Road.
They also added 7.b. Refunding Revenue Bonds by South Region Joint Development Authority for VSU ASRE, which makes no sense until you can see details in the board packet.
After the agenda items, the Chairman made unscheduled announcements of a Continue reading
After four days, but before the Commission votes at 5:30 PM in its Regular Session this evening, the county sent the packet, at 10:50 AM this morning. Three is more than the statutory 3 days in the Georgia Open Records Act (GORA). The packet is on the LAKE website.
Now we can see who are the applicants to the Planning Commission.
Now we can see where is the Val Del rezoning: from the trailer park south to the power line. There’s also this interesting flood map: Continue reading
Two new GLPC members, half a million dollars to Motorola for some unexplained acronym, and the Val Del Road rezoning, which breezed through the preceding Planning Commission meeting with no opposition, is on the agenda for the Work Session Monday morning and the voting session Tuesday evening of the Lowndes County Commission.
The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission will have two new members soon: Continue reading
County Manager Joe Pritchard said Finance Director Stephanie Black has received a millage report from the Tax Commissioner. He and she will prepare something from it for the Lowndes County Commissioners for a later meeting.
The board packet is on the LAKE website, in response to a LAKE open records request.
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Five and a half minutes of the Regular Session fifteen minutes was on the county guaranteeing refinancing Hospital Authority debt, due to County Manager Joe Pritchard reciting what’s in the agreement, and Hospital Authority CEO Bill Forbes speaking, and Chairman Bill Slaughter thanking him. The agreement is in the board packet on the LAKE website from a LAKE open records request.
Citizen Michelle Williams of Hahira asked for a spay and neuter ordinance, noting Macon and Dalton have those already. County Clerk Paige Dukes praised Michelle Williams and other volunteers.
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The resolution to reimpose the SPLOST tax as SPLOST VIII, was not included with the agenda for the tax-paying public to see. LAKE has filed an open records request for the entire board packet. Perhaps the county will supply it before they vote tomorrow.
Four bids were received for LAS and Pump Station Improvements with the high bid at $3.3 million, and the low at $2.5 million, but apparently the county negotiated the low bidder, Doyle Hancock & Sons, down to $1,520,858.00. This is “for improvements to the LAS [Land Application Site, aka wastewater spray field], Bevel Creek, Francis Lake, and Coleman Road lift stations.” The LAS is between Grassy Pond and Pike Pond, a few thousand feet from the GA-FL line, in the Withlacoochee River watershed. Continue reading
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![[WRPDO Site Map]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2019-10-07--lcc-packet/October-7-and-8-2019-Meeting-Packet-0014.jpg)
![[Survey Plat]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2019-09-09--lcc-packet/Agenda-Packet-for-September-9-and-10-2019-0025.jpg)
![[Notice of Public Hearing]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2019-09-09--lcc-packet/20190906_172502.jpg)
![[Land Application Site]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2019-08-12--lcc-packet/map-las.jpg)