{"id":23612,"date":"2023-06-14T10:46:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T14:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=23612"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:27:05","slug":"videos-lowndes-county-commission-again-approved-howell-road-halfway-house-rezoning-2023-06-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/videos-lowndes-county-commission-again-approved-howell-road-halfway-house-rezoning-2023-06-12.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Lowndes County Commission again approved Howell Road Halfway House rezoning 2023-06-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nIn Monday night&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/e\/pop-culture\/kabuki-theater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kabuki theater<\/a>, after the usual stylized performances,\r\nthe Lowndes County Commission once again approved the rezoning.\r\nThe numerous opposition speakers supplied the broad dramatic gestures,\r\nall to no avail.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 12 June 2023\" name=\"M:Collage-LCC-12-June-2023\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-06-12--lcc-special-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-06-12--lcc-special-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 12 June 2023]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-06-12--lcc-special-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 12 June 2023<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nOn the validity of the previous decision, Commissioner Demarcus Marshall\r\nmoved to declare invalid the previous decision.\r\nLong silence.\r\nEventually Commission Clay Griner asked for clarification from County Attorney G. Walter Elliott to clarify that he thought this was necessary.\r\nHe said he thought it was.\r\nMotion passed 3 to 2.\r\nTwo of the three were Marshall and Griner; I think the third was Joyce Evans,\r\nwith Scottie Orenstein and Mark Wisenbaker against.\r\nHard to be sure because they did not raise their hands.\r\n<p>\r\nOn the actual rezoning case, they did raise their hands,\r\nand the vote was also 3 to 2 split the same\r\nway as the last time they voted on this rezoning decision:\r\nClay Griner, Mark Wisenbaker, and Scottie Orenstein for,\r\nand Demarcus Marshall and Joyce Evans against.\r\n<p>\r\nThen they adjourned, after 55 minutes of kabuki theater.\r\n<p>\r\nAt the beginning, Chairman Bill Slaughter did introduce something I haven&#8217;t seen before<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\nin meetings of this Commission.\r\nHe said each side (for and against) got ten minutes,\r\neach side would also get two minutes of rebuttal.\r\n<p>\r\nThat is still a remarkably small amount of time.\r\nI&#8217;ve seen other Commissions and Councils listen to everyone who wanted to speak, even if that required continuing into the wee hours of the morning.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to each LAKE video for each agenda item,\r\nwith a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman,\r\nfollowed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\n<p>\r\nSee also the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/packet-howell-road-halfway-house-massive-opposition-2023-06-12.html\">board packet<\/a>,\r\nthe\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/howell-road-halfway-house-rezoning-back-yet-again-2023-06-12.html\">agenda<\/a>,\r\nand the LAKE\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/videos-howell-road-halfway-house-approved-in-split-vote-lcc-regular-2023-04-11.html\">\r\nVideos: Howell Road Halfway House approved in split vote @ LCC Regular 2023-04-11<\/a>;\r\nfollow more see also links back from there.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\n1. Call to Order 2. REZ-2022-10 Validity of April 11, 2023, Decision<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order 2. REZ-2022-10 Validity of April 11, 2023, Decision\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J9yjDoQE4zs\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 2. REZ-2022-10 Validity of April 11, 2023, Decision\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/J9yjDoQE4zs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/J9yjDoQE4zs\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 1-Order.html\t1. Call to Order 2. REZ-2022-10 Validity of April 11, 2023, Decision -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J9yjDoQE4zs\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThe speakers in the public hearing portion didn&#8217;t know what this item was about.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"REZ-2022-10\" href=\"#REZ-2022-10\">\r\n2.b. REZ-2022-10 The Campus Transitional Facility, 2193 Howell Road<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 2.b. REZ-2022-10 The Campus Transitional Facility, 2193 Howell Road\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SdKOOs2ncCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"2.b. REZ-2022-10 The Campus Transitional Facility, 2193 Howell Road\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SdKOOs2ncCs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 2-b-REZ-2022-10.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SdKOOs2ncCs\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 2-b-REZ-2022-10.html\t2.b. REZ-2022-10 The Campus Transitional Facility, 2193 Howell Road -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SdKOOs2ncCs\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">\r\n3. Meeting Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 3. Meeting Adjournment\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zin2JwRrKL4\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"3. Meeting Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zin2JwRrKL4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 3-Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zin2JwRrKL4\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 3-Adjournment.html\t3. Meeting Adjournment -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zin2JwRrKL4\">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=PLshUv86fYkiGDjhu6ZsViP-vzfDj4OOEc\">\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=PLshUv86fYkiGDjhu6ZsViP-vzfDj4OOEc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: Lowndes County Commission again approved Howell Road Halfway House rezoning 2023-06-12\r\n<br>\r\nSpecial Called Meeting, Lowndes County Commission, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, June 12, 2023.\r\n<br>\r\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic\">Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research.  You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">donate to LAKE today<\/a>!\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">\r\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Monday night&#8217;s kabuki theater, after the usual stylized performances, the Lowndes County Commission once again approved the rezoning. The numerous opposition speakers supplied the broad dramatic gestures, all to no avail. Collage @ LCC 12 June 2023 On the validity of the previous decision, Commissioner Demarcus Marshall moved to declare invalid the previous decision. 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