{"id":15927,"date":"2016-02-29T09:52:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T14:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=15927"},"modified":"2016-02-29T09:56:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T14:56:28","slug":"cac-office-on-skipper-bridge-rd-a-wal-mart-on-bemiss-rd-glpc-2016-02-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/cac-office-on-skipper-bridge-rd-a-wal-mart-on-bemiss-rd-glpc-2016-02-29.html","title":{"rendered":"CAC office on Skipper Bridge Rd. + a Wal-Mart on Bemiss Rd? @ GLPC 2016-02-29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFinally with<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Agenda\/02292016-194\">the agenda<\/a> for tonight&#8217;s Planning Commission,<br \/>\ncase codes and<br \/>\nan address for the<br \/>\n<a href=\"#Valdosta\"><br \/>\n3-in-1 Bemiss Road rezoning<\/a>,<br \/>\nbut still no address for the<br \/>\n<a href=\"#REZ-2016-03\"><br \/>\nCAC Skipper Bridge Road rezoning<\/a>,<br \/>\nand none of the board packet: no maps, text, nothing else<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\">on Lowndes county&#8217;s website<\/a>,<br \/>\nfor tonight&#8217;s<br \/>\n6PM Planning Commission Regular Session.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Center of three properties: 4196 Bemiss Rd.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=15922\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:300;float:right\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Center of three properties: 4196 Bemiss Rd.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/1d58455b04de44471ea36500af0011ee.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That Valdosta<br \/>\n<a href=\"#VA-2016-03\"><br \/>\nthree-part<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#VA-2016-04\"><br \/>\ncase<\/a><br \/>\nincludes<br \/>\n<a href=\"#VA-2016-05\"><br \/>\nan annexation request<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe agenda says it&#8217;s for Gusto Development, but no such company<br \/>\nis registered with the Georgia Secretary of State.<br \/>\nMaybe they mean <a href=\"https:\/\/ecorp.sos.ga.gov\/BusinessSearch\/BusinessInformation?businessId=2137525&#038;businessType=Domestic%20Limited%20Liability%20Company\"><br \/>\nGusto GA Valdosta (Guest), LLC<\/a>,<br \/>\nregistered &#8220;12\/8\/2015&#8221; with Principal Office Address: 736 Cherry St., Chattanooga, TN, 37402, USA.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s the address of<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hutton.build\/\">The Hutton Company<\/a>, &#8220;We Know Dirt; Real Estate Development Construction&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe land is owned by <a href=\"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\">Bassford Properties LLC<\/a>,<br \/>\nas noted in the<br \/>\n<a href=\"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\">previous post with the LAKE videos of the previous week&#8217;s Work Session<\/a>,<br \/>\nwhich shows what little the public was allowed to know,<br \/>\nsuch as that it&#8217;s for a grocery store and a gas station.<br \/>\nThis might be a clue as to which company:<br \/>\nAlex Green, timesfreepress.com, 9 November 2014,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesfreepress.com\/news\/business\/aroundregion\/story\/2014\/nov\/09\/wal-mart-brings-small-size-neighborhood-ma\/272786\/\"><br \/>\n3 new grocery stores coming to Chattanooga, and they may be Wal-Marts<\/a>,<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\n<p>\nWal-Mart Neighborhood Markets, first introduced in 1998, are only<br \/>\none-fourth the size of a typical Walmart Supercenter in the United<br \/>\nStates and offer about 28,000 grocery items.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nA developer who has built Neighborhood Markets around the South is<br \/>\nseeking rezoning for three new grocery outlets in Chattanooga. The<br \/>\ncompany, Polestar Development, is a subsidiary of the<br \/>\nChattanooga-based Hutton Co., and looking to build at an old<br \/>\ncommunity pool lot in East Ridge, on a flat lot tucked between<br \/>\nHeritage Park and an old strip mall off East Brainerd Road and at a<br \/>\ngrassy, flat lot next to a church in a flood-prone area between<br \/>\nBrainerd and the sprawling retail district of Highway 153.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nSounds very similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/4196+Bemiss+Rd,+Valdosta,+GA+31605\/@30.916187,-83.2597676,664m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x88ee681b3a16f35f:0x6677ec0c254fc20d\">this Bemiss Road site just north of Cherry Creek<\/a>.<br \/>\nAnd <a href=\"http:\/\/bdgse.com\/documents\/Walmart-Athens-Ga.pdf\">Hutton Co. built a Wal-Mart in Athens, GA, too<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\nGreater Lowndes Planning Commission<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLowndes County City of Valdosta City of Dasher City of Hahira City of Lake Park<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nREGULAR MONTHLY MEETING<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAGENDA<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nLowndes County South Health District Administrative Office<br \/>\n<br \/>\n325 West Savannah Avenue<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nMonday, February 29, 2016 * 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\"><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nCalL to Order, Invocation, Pledge<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<li>\n<strong><a name=\"Approval-of-the-Meeting-Minutes-January-25\" href=\"#Approval-of-the-Meeting-Minutes-January-25\"><br \/>\nApproval of the Meeting Minutes: January 25, 2016<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<H3><br \/>\n<a name=\"Lowndes\" href=\"#Lowndes\">LOWNDES COUNTY CASES:<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#Lowndes\">Video<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/H3><br \/>\nFINAL ACTION by the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners<br \/>\n<br \/>\nTuesday, March 8, 2016<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLowndes County Judicial and Administrative Complex<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCommission Chambers, 2<small><sup>nd<\/sup><\/small> Floor<br \/>\n<br \/>\n327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia<br \/>\n<br \/>\n5:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPoint of Contact: Jason Davenport, County Planner, (229) 671-2430<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<li>\n<strong><a name=\"REZ-2016-03\" href=\"#REZ-2016-03\"><br \/>\nREZ-2016-03 Lowndes County Children&#8217;s Advocacy Center<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Property Location:<\/strong> Skipper Bridge Road, Valdosta, Georgia<br \/>\n<br \/><strong>Request<\/strong> to rezone 1 acre from R-A (Estate Agriculture) to O-I (Office Institutional)<br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<H3><br \/>\n<a name=\"Valdosta\" href=\"#Valdosta\"><br \/>\nCITY OF VALDOSTA CASES:<\/a><br \/>\n<\/H3><br \/>\nFINAL ACTION by the City of Valdosta Mayor-Council<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThursday, March 10, 2016<br \/>\n<br \/>\nValdosta City Hall, 216 E. Central Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCouncil Chambers, 2nd Floor 5:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPoint of Contact: Matt Martin, City Planning and Zoning Administrator (229) 259-3563<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<li>\n<strong><a name=\"VA-2016-03\" href=\"#VA-2016-03\"><br \/>\nVA-2016-03 Gusto Development<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/><strong>Property Location:<\/strong> 4196 Bemiss Road<br \/>\n<br \/><strong>Request<\/strong> to rezone a total of 9.18 acres from Planned Commercial Development (PCD) and Highway Commercial (C-H) to<br \/>\nCommunity Commercial (C-C) <\/p>\n<li>\n<strong><a name=\"VA-2016-04\" href=\"#VA-2016-04\"><br \/>\nVA-2016-04 Gusto Development<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/><strong>Property Location:<\/strong> north side of Guest Road, about 200&#8242; east of Hanover Lane<br \/>\n<br \/><strong>Request<\/strong> to rezone 0.645 acres from Planned Development (P-D)(county) to Community Commercial (C-C)(city) <\/p>\n<li>\n<strong><a name=\"VA-2016-05\" href=\"#VA-2016-05\"><br \/>\nVA-2016-05 Gusto Development<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/><strong>Property Location:<\/strong> north side of Guest Road, about 200&#8242; east of Hanover Lane<br \/>\n<br \/><strong>Request<\/strong> to<br \/>\n&ldquo;annex&rdquo; 0.645 acres from Lowndes County to the City of<br \/>\nValdosta<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\n<a title=\"Center of three properties: 4196 Bemiss Rd.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=15922\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"15925\" width=\"600\" height=\"648\" alt=\"Center of three properties: 4196 Bemiss Rd.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/0ea3e0a706cd628244c01fd5e2d914fd.jpg\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<strong><a name=\"OTHER-BUSINESS\" href=\"#OTHER-BUSINESS\"><br \/>\nOTHER BUSINESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<li>\n<strong><a name=\"ADJOURNMENT\" href=\"#ADJOURNMENT\"><br \/>\nADJOURNMENT<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n -jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally with the agenda for tonight&#8217;s Planning Commission, case codes and an address for the 3-in-1 Bemiss Road rezoning, but still no address for the CAC Skipper Bridge Road rezoning, and none of the board packet: no maps, text, nothing else on Lowndes county&#8217;s website, for tonight&#8217;s 6PM Planning Commission Regular Session. 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