Tag Archives: Valdosta City Council

MAZ, Tillman Crossing, Withlacoochee River WWTP, 7 * Valdosta @ GLPC 2015-11-30

An invisible change to Valdosta’s

Withlacoochee River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Already

a subdivision rezoning after the old US 41 N widening.
And still going in its third year, the

Moody Activities Zones (MAZ) Text Amendments,


with

updates last week,
including
the Chamber’s latest position,
all on top of
the previous updates.
Those are just the

Lowndes County cases on the

agenda tonight for the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC).

The six
Valdosta cases
include
a

funeral home,
a

radio station,
a

church accessory,
a

community commercial rezoning,
an

amendment to a Planned Development,
and

City of Valdosta sign regulations changes.

All that plus Continue reading →

MAZ and Tillman Crossing Packet Updates @ GLPC Work 2015-11-23

Updates about Moody, Tillman Crossing, and the Withlacoochee River Wastewater Treatment Plant,

Non-Conforming Lots, MAZ Map, 2015-11-03 (1 of 2: New Bethel Road)
for tonight’s Planning Commission meeting, received after last week’s GLPC Work Session.
I would post tonight’s GLPC agenda, but it’s not on the county’s website.

See the surprise addition in this update of


REZ-2015-20 City of Valdosta WWTP, about which details were not included: “The proposed site plan
is the same one that was presented to you with your paperwork last
night.”
So if you’re not a Planning Commissioner, you don’t get to see what the City of Valdosta is proposing for its new Withlacoochee River Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Another item is apparently known by several names: Continue reading →

Videos: APA Candidate Forum 2015-10-06



The VSU Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, 100 Black Men of Valdosta, and the Valdosta-Lowndes Metro Section of the National Council of Negro Women held a candidate forum at Mathis City Auditorum on October 6th 2015: here are LAKE videos.
The

the Valdosta Daily Times provided some background:

“Each candidate will be given three minutes to describe themselves,
their platform and why they’re seeking their position,” [Valdosta City Council member Alvin] Payton said.
“We will then allow two minutes for each candidate to answer a
minimum of two questions from the floor. Some questions can be
answered quicker than others. After those two minutes, each
candidate will be given two minutes to wrap up their position.”

The forum will only involve candidates running for Valdosta City
Council and the position of Valdosta mayor.

Below are links to the LAKE video each candidate forum section, followed by a video playlist. Continue reading →

Lake Park dwelling in commercial zone, 4 Valdosta, 4 County @ GLPC 2015-09-28


I’d guess the Lake Park case will breeze through tonight.
The cases are more complicated, a couple with multiple parcels,
and the
Lowndes County cases are all big: 18-43 acres.
Here’s the

GLPC agenda
that appeared on the county’s website Friday without anybody having to ask!

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, September 28, 2015 * 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing

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Videos: Candidate Forum @ SCLC 2015-09-20



Here are videos of the candidate forum at Serenity Church last Sunday.
Anyone can use these videos provided they attribute Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
There’s another candidate forum tonight at VSU.

And if you haven’t heard

John Robinson sing,
you really ought to listen to this.
Plus Roy Taylor says he didn’t do it.

Candidates Qualified for City Elections in Lowndes County, GA



Every Valdosta City Council seat up for election is contested,
a couple of Valdosta School Board seats, one Hahira City Council seat,
and five people are running for four Lake Park City Council seats.

Although this is a nonpartisan election, all candidates are invited
to speak

tonight at the Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP)
monthly meeting, 6PM Monday 14 September 2015, at Mama June’s Home Cookin’,
3286 Inner Perimeter Rd.,
Valdosta, GA.
Around 20 of them will speak, so here’s your first opportunity
to hear directly from most of the candidates.

Here’s the list of candidates who qualified for this election,
according to the Lowndes County Board of Elections,
formatted the way they sent it. Continue reading →

Videos: 3 small rezonings: Dasher, Lowndes, Valdosta @ GLPC 2015-08-31



Vice-Chair Jody Hall presided,
sounding like he’d been practicing and it paid off at the 31 August 2015 Planning Commission meeting.

Nobody spoke for or against the

agricultural rezoning
in Lowndes County and the Planning Commission recommended it,
but it may be more controversial than it looks now that

the Lowndes County Commission agenda item and packet for Tuesday
indicates it’s apparently related to that

$16,915 the county agreed to pay to upgrade a water line near the
Lake Alapaha subdivision.

The owner spoke for the

automobile repair shop
in Dasher with nobody against,
and it was unanimously recommended.

Nobody spoke against

the office rezoning
in Valdosta. There was some Commissioner discussion of nearby neighborhoods.
It was recommended 6-2 for R-15.

Here’s

GLPC agenda,
with links the the LAKE videos below, followed by a video playlist. Continue reading →

Building location, front yard, and flag size @ ZBOA 2015-09-01



2:30 PM today,

building location next to Southview Cemetery,
a

front yard setback (my that’s an impressive porch!),
and

maximum size of a flag.

Here’s

the agenda from the City of Valdosta’s website,
plus links into the
board packet on the LAKE website,
courtesy of ZBOA member Gretchen Quarterman.
I bet the city could put the board packet on their website just as easily.


Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Matt Martin, Valdosta Planning and Zoning Administrator

300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia

(229) 259-3563

Carmella Braswell, Lowndes County Zoning Administrator

327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia

(229) 671-2430

AGENDA

September 1, 2015

2:30 p.m.

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3 small rezonings: Dasher, Lowndes, Valdosta @ GLPC 2015-08-31


Parcel 0120A 082
An

automobile repair shop
in Dasher,
a

agricultural rezoning
in Lowndes County,
and

an office rezoning
in Valdosta, in
the

GLPC agenda
that appeared on the county’s website after Gretchen called to inquire.

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, August 31, 2015 * 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing

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Videos: MAZ tabled + 2 small rezonings @ GLPC 2015-07-27



Once County Planner Jason Davenport admitted the
MAZ ULDC text amendments
weren’t ready (as he had indicated might happen at the same morning’s

County Commission Work Session),
and the Planning Commission recommended tabling it 4:1,
the meeting was very brief, even with the

SGRC Transportation presentation (which they weirdly heard after
adjourning the meeting, even though it was on the agenda).
The

David Brown Melody Lane rezoning
and the

Ron Borders Bemiss Road rezoning
flew through to 5:0 unanimous recommendations, with three Planning
Commissioners absent.

The

county rezoning
isn’t on the County Commission agenda yet,
and they will probably table the ULDC
MAZ item at its meeting 5:30 PM tonight.

See the Continue reading →