{"id":23845,"date":"2023-08-29T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=23845"},"modified":"2023-09-05T10:32:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:32:09","slug":"videos-quarterman-road-rezoning-recommended-against-mt-zion-church-road-for-glpc-2023-08-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/08\/videos-quarterman-road-rezoning-recommended-against-mt-zion-church-road-for-glpc-2023-08-28.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Quarterman Road rezoning recommended against, Mt. Zion Church Road for @ GLPC 2023-08-28"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update 2023-09-05<\/strong>:\r\nPlease reject REZ-2023-04 2.5-acre rezoning on Quarterman Road –Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE 2023-08-28<\/a>.\r\n

\r\nThe Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC) voted 7:1 to recommend denial\r\nof the proposed E-A 2.5-acre-lot rezoning on Quarterman Road,\r\nin an agricultural and forestry area.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Collage<\/a>\r\n
Collage @ LCC 28 August 2023<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThey unanimously voted to recommend approval of the R-21 half-acre-lot rezoning on Mt. Zion Church Road that is among numerous existing small lots.\r\n

\r\nIn the first rezoning item, REZ-2023-04 on Quarterman Road,\r\nthe County Planner mentioned that county staff had been unable to find any record of the previous (1980s) rezoning of the existing subdivision on Emily Lane west of Quarterman Road.\r\n\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[County<\/a>\r\n
County Planner: no record of subdivision rezoning REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nGretchen Quarterman, when she spoke against, noted that she had already looked through all the minute books for the relevant years, and there is no such record in them.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Gretchen<\/a>\r\n
Gretchen Quarterman: please deny REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\nThanks to the others who spoke against, Carolyn Selby,\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Carolyn<\/a>\r\n
Carolyn Selby REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\nand Paris Stoefller.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Paris<\/a>\r\n
Paris Stoeffler REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThanks to the many people who signed the petition against this rezoning.\r\nLAKE will publish that petition soon, along with letters against.\r\n

\r\nThanks to Lowndes County Commissioner Joyce Evans for attending and for looking through the opposition letters.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Lowndes<\/a>\r\n
Lowndes County Commissioner Joyce Evans REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nWhen I spoke against, I complimented the County Planner for showing the Planning Commission\r\nmaps of all of Quarterman Road,\r\n\r\nunlike the maps that were in the board packet<\/a>.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[John<\/a>\r\n
John S. Quarterman: the whole road REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nBut, as Gretchen noted, even when he showed a map of tract acreages, he still managed to omit\r\nFerrell Scruggs’ 608.4 acres south of the road in parcel 0143 012<\/a>\r\nand\r\nStalvey Farms West LLC (Tommy Stalvey)’s 111.02 acres directly east of the subject property in parcel 0142 009<\/a>.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Lot<\/a>\r\n
Lot sizes REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPlanning Commissioner Chip Wildes spoke about the need\r\nto preserve and protect rural living, wildlife, and environment against subdivision for grandchildren, not “a huge mass of humanity” like Atlanta and the Atlantic coast of Florida.\r\n
\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/0M32IF6hhUQ?si=zcqh1u6G6SHGjlaQ&t=821<\/a>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Chip<\/a>\r\n
Chip Wildes moves to deny REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n“Rural areas and habitat are a precious thing,” he said.\r\nHe moved to recommend denial.\r\n

\r\nPlanning Commissioner Vicki Rountree seconded.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Vicki<\/a>\r\n
Vicki Rountree seconded REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPlanning Commissioner Franklin Bailey was concerned that the applicant could not get even one additional lot.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Franklin<\/a>\r\n
Franklin Bailey one lot REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPlanning Commissioner Steve Miller pointed out that the applicant could still sell the whole property.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Steve<\/a>\r\n
Steve Miller REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe vote was 7 to recommend denial.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[7<\/a>\r\n
7 votes to deny REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nAnd only one, Franklin Bailey, against denial.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[1<\/a>\r\n
1 vote against denial REZ-2023-04 2023-08-28<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe irony: Chip Wildes is a City of Valdosta appointee,\r\nand Franklin Bailey is a Lowndes County appointee.\r\n

\r\nBelow are links to LAKE videos of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman,\r\nfollowed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\n

\r\nSee also the\r\nboard packet and agenda<\/a>.\r\n

\r\nLater I will post the letter Gretchen Quarterman sent on behalf of LAKE,\r\nwhich included a summary of the signatures on the petition against the rezoning,\r\nand images of the petition sheets.\r\n