{"id":15889,"date":"2016-02-23T11:01:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=15889"},"modified":"2016-02-29T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T14:00:19","slug":"childrens-activity-center-3-in-1-valdosta-cases-on-bemiss-road-glpc-2016-02-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/childrens-activity-center-3-in-1-valdosta-cases-on-bemiss-road-glpc-2016-02-22.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Children&#8217;s Activity Center + 3 in 1 Valdosta cases on Bemiss Road @ GLPC 2016-02-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nNo agenda available to the public,\r\nnot <a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\">on county&#8217;s website<\/a>,\r\nand not available at the door at Monday&#8217;s Planning Commission Work Session.\r\n<a title=\"Parcel 0146A 420\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=15888\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:300;float:right\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Parcel 0146A 420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/b13b6dffcd46547731018663f8abed21.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nThey didn&#8217;t even say the rezoning case numbers.\r\nApparently the Planning Commissioners had a board packet with some materials,\r\nbut the citizens and taxpayers did not get to see it,\r\nand the City Planner said the electronic version would be much different.\r\nThey haven&#8217;t even put a sign up on\r\n<a href=\"#Order\">\r\nthe Lowndes County property<\/a>.\r\nThe\r\n<a href=\"#Bassford\">\r\nValdosta rezoning<\/a>\r\nis a pretty big deal, with a grocery store and a gas station\r\nfor the unnamed applicant, who apparently is<!--more-->\r\n\r\n Bassford Properties LLC.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to the LAKE videos of each case with some notes, followed by a video playlist.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\nCall to Order &#8211; Lowndes County Case (CAC) Skipper Bridge Road, R-A to O-I<\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: Call to Order - Lowndes County Case (CAC) Skipper Bridge Road, R-A to O-I\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=whfN_4arADo&#038;index=1&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHq1ODLuv28AhQYhsyDXDrr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"Call to Order - Lowndes County Case (CAC) Skipper Bridge Road, R-A to O-I\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/whfN_4arADo\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=whfN_4arADo&#038;index=1&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHq1ODLuv28AhQYhsyDXDrr\">Video.<\/a>\r\nCounty Planner Jason Davenport said the\r\nChildren&#8217;s Activities Center (CAC) wants rezoning from R-A to Office something (O-I) so they can\r\nbuild a new building.\r\nHe thinks CAC does good work and staff recommends the rezoning.\r\nThey haven&#8217;t even put a rezoning sign up yet on the property.\r\nIf you don&#8217;t know what OI is, don&#8217;t be surprised; at least one of the Commissioners didn&#8217;t know, either.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Bassford\" href=\"#Bassford\">\r\nValdosta Cases (3 in 1) Bemiss Road at Guest Road<\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: Valdosta Cases (3 in 1) Bemiss Road at Guest Road\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NnRBcAfsTgk&#038;index=2&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHq1ODLuv28AhQYhsyDXDrr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"Valdosta Cases (3 in 1) Bemiss Road at Guest Road\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NnRBcAfsTgk\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NnRBcAfsTgk&#038;index=2&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHq1ODLuv28AhQYhsyDXDrr\">Video.<\/a>\r\nCity Planner Matt Martin said they wanted to rezone from\r\nPlanned Commercial Development (PCD) to Community Commercial (C-C) because\r\nthey were deviating from their original plan.\r\nNow they want to put in a grocery store and a gas station,\r\nall owned and operated by one entity, a chain, name as yet unannounced.\r\nThey aim to start building in April and finish by November.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThere&#8217;s a drainage ditch and easement to drain Bemiss Road (and apparently also part of Hamilton Circle) that goes in a culvert under Guest Road.\r\nWhere it goes from there isn&#8217;t clear; maybe into Valdosta&#8217;s storm water system?\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nWho is they, &#8220;the applicant&#8221;?\r\nBy the description and location, apparently\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qpublic7.qpublic.net\/qpmap4\/map.php?county=ga_lowndes&#038;parcel=0146A+420&#038;extent=2581281+332405+2582845+336545&#038;layers=parcels+streetnum+roads+parcel_sales\">Bassford Properties, LLC, 5625 Coleman Road NW\r\nHahira, GA 31632<\/a>, parcels\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qpublic7.qpublic.net\/ga_display.php?county=ga_lowndes&#038;KEY=0146A%20420\">0146A 420<\/a>, which is the big one pictured, with the drainage ditch on it,\r\nand the two on either side if it,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qpublic7.qpublic.net\/ga_display.php?county=ga_lowndes&#038;KEY=0146A%20421\">0146A 421<\/a>\r\nand \r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qpublic7.qpublic.net\/ga_display.php?county=ga_lowndes&#038;KEY=0146A%20420A\">0146A 420A<\/a>,\r\nbut not the parcel right at the angle of Bemiss and Guest Roads.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<a title=\"Parcel 0146A 420\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=15888\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"15888\" width=\"414\" height=\"433\" alt=\"Parcel 0146A 420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/214d2704842ab7faa65c30d0e9f03c0a.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Other-Business-Calendar-Distribution\" href=\"#Other-Business-Calendar-Distribution\">\r\nOther Business &#8211; Calendar Distribution<\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: Other Business - Calendar Distribution\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y3fbX0d--GU&#038;index=3&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHq1ODLuv28AhQYhsyDXDrr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" alt=\"Other Business - Calendar Distribution\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/y3fbX0d--GU\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y3fbX0d--GU&#038;index=3&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiHq1ODLuv28AhQYhsyDXDrr\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiHq1ODLuv28AhQYhsyDXDrr\">\r\na LAKE video playlist:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLshUv86fYkiHq1ODLuv28AhQYhsyDXDrr\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nChildren&#8217;s Activity Center + 3 in 1 Valdosta cases on Bemiss Road\r\n<br>\r\nWork Session, Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC),\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 February 2016.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No agenda available to the public, not on county&#8217;s website, and not available at the door at Monday&#8217;s Planning Commission Work Session. 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