{"id":22783,"date":"2022-04-09T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=22783"},"modified":"2022-04-12T18:36:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T22:36:29","slug":"subdivisions-subsidized-by-roads-ev-charging-vawa-soccer-complex-courtroom-av-lcc-2022-04-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2022\/04\/subdivisions-subsidized-by-roads-ev-charging-vawa-soccer-complex-courtroom-av-lcc-2022-04-11.html","title":{"rendered":"Subdivisions subsidized by roads, EV charging, VAWA, Soccer complex, Courtroom AV @ LCC 2022-04-11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update 2022-04-12<\/strong>:\r\nVideos<\/a>.\r\n

\r\nThanks to Joe Brownlee of Georgia Power for getting Lowndes County to agree to\r\nElectric Vehicle Charging Stations<\/a>\r\nat the county palace.\r\n

\r\nREZ-2022-06 Kinderlou Forest<\/a> aims to go pretty close to Spring Branch and the Withlacoochee River.\r\n

\r\n\"[Rezonings,<\/a>\r\n
Rezonings, Val Del Road traffic, Electric Vehicle Charging<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe agenda item \r\nfor\r\nREZ-2022-07 Hayden Park, Camelot Crossing & Val Del Rd<\/a>\r\nsays “BUDGET IMPACT: N\/A” for “a mixture of residential and commercial sites for development in various stages.”\r\nYet the Lowndes County Commission board packet contains 52 pages of traffic study for the intersection of Val Del Road and North Valdosta Road.\r\nStaff notes “Plans for two left-turn lanes from Val Del to North Valdosta Road are anticipated to be complete by 2023.”\r\nThe applicant’s Letter of intent says, “Lowndes County has been wise to pro-actively invest in infrastructure here, anticipating and preparing for new growth.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nCost<\/th>\r\n\r\nWhat<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$944,072.72<\/td>Lowndes County Judicial Complex Courtroom Audio and Visual Replacement for 10 Courtrooms<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n
$258,000.00<\/td>Lowndes County Jail Medical Addition Owner and Architect Agreement<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n
$86,266.00<\/td>Acceptance of the FY2022 VAWA Continuation Grant Award<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n
$1,288,338.72<\/td>Total<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

\r\nHow much has Lowndes County already spent and still plans to spend on roads and water and sewer to promote subdivisions on Val Del Road?\r\nWhy are such expenses never accounted for in subdivision rezonings?\r\nWill the Commissioners continue to pretend that it’s some force of nature\r\npushing growth up Val Del Road when it’s them doing that?\r\n

\r\n\"[Zoning<\/a>\r\n
Zoning Location Map<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThis subdivision at least is within the existing water and sewer lines,\r\nbetween existing development on North Valdosta Road and Nelson Hill subdivision on Val Del Road.\r\nBut the projected turn lanes on Val Del Road would promote more subdivisions farther up Val Del Road.\r\n

\r\n\"[Map:<\/a>\r\n
Map: planned turn lanes, Val Del at North Valdosta Road<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThis time it’s not the Planning Commission pushing growth north up Val Del: they recommended denial by an 8 to 2 vote.\r\n

\r\nI would guess the County Commission will table this one for a few weeks because\r\nstaff wants a second entrance.\r\nOr they will just go ahead and approve it anyway, because growth is what they care about.\r\nGrowth is profit for developers, builders, heating and air conditioning companies, and realtors.\r\n

\r\nYou’d think people who work for or own such businesses would recuse themselves from voting on the Planning Commission or the County Commission.\r\nBut they vote anyway.\r\n

\r\nHere is \r\nthe agenda<\/a>.\r\nThe board packet, recieved in response to a LAKE open records request,\r\nis\r\n\r\non the LAKE website<\/a>\r\n

\r\n

\r\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS\r\n
\r\nPROPOSED AGENDA\r\n
\r\nWORK SESSION, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022, 8:30 a.m.\r\n
\r\nREGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2022, 5:30 p.m.\r\n
\r\n327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor\r\n<\/p>\r\n

    \r\n
  1. \r\nCall to Order<\/a>\r\n
  2. \r\nInvocation<\/a>\r\n
  3. \r\nPledge of Allegiance to the Flag<\/a>\r\n
  4. \r\nNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Proclamation Presentation (Regular Session)<\/a>\r\n
    \r\n
  5. \r\nMinutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n
      \r\n
    1. \r\nWork Session – March 21, 2022 & Regular Session – March 22, 2022<\/a>\r\n
      \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
    2. \r\nPublic Hearing<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n
      1. \r\nREZ-2022-06 Kinderlou Forest, P-D to R-10, P-D, and C-H, County Utilities<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n

        \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2022-06 Kinderlou Forest.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

      2. \r\nREZ-2022-07 Hayden Park, Camelot Crossing & Val Del Rd, ~149 acres, from R-1 to C-G, P-D, and R-10<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n

        \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2022-07 Hayden Park, Camelot Crossing and Val Del Rd.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

      3. \r\nREZ-2022-08 Hallabrook, 3263 Old Clyattville Rd, ~15.6 acres, R-A to P-D, Well & Septic<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n

        \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2022-08 Hallabrook, 3263 Old Clyattville Rd.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      4. \r\nFor Consideration<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n
        1. \r\nElectric Vehicle Charging Station<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Electric Vehicle Charging Station.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        2. \r\nAcceptance of the FY2022 VAWA Continuation Grant Award<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Acceptance of the FY2022 VAWA Continuation Grant Award.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        3. \r\nLowndes County Jail Medical Addition Owner and Architect Agreement<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Lowndes County Jail Medical Addition Owner and Architect Agreement.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        4. \r\nAcceptance of the Quit Claim Deed from the Georgia Department of Transportation for 9.014 acres<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Acceptance of the Quit Claim Deed from the Georgia Department of Transportation for 9.014 acres.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        5. \r\nLowndes County Judicial Complex Courtroom Audio and Visual Replacement for 10 Courtrooms<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Lowndes County Judicial Complex Courtroom Audio and Visual Replacement for 10 Courtrooms.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

        6. \r\nReports – County Manager<\/a>\r\n
        7. \r\nCitizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n
        8. \r\nAdjournment<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

          \r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n

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