{"id":24113,"date":"2024-01-24T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24113"},"modified":"2024-01-24T11:12:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:12:10","slug":"why-the-traffic-light-the-towns-at-4443-bemiss-road-studstill-road-letter-of-intent-and-conceptual-plan-glpc-2022-09-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/why-the-traffic-light-the-towns-at-4443-bemiss-road-studstill-road-letter-of-intent-and-conceptual-plan-glpc-2022-09-26.html","title":{"rendered":"Why the traffic light: The Towns at 4443 (Bemiss Road @ Studstill Road) letter of intent and Conceptual Plan @ GLPC 2022-09-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nHere is why <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/studstill-road-traffic-light-2024-01-23.html\">the traffic light at Studstill Road on Bemiss Road<\/a>:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nMajor road\r\nimprovement plans are proposed for construction at the intersection of Bemiss Road and Studstill\r\nRoad, which directly impact the subject property. The road improvements to Bemiss Road include\r\nthe addition of a signal light at the intersection as well as sidewalks which are tied into the\r\ndevelopment of the subject property.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"The Towns at 4443 (Bemiss Road @ Studstill Road): letter of intent and Conceptual Plan @ GLPC 2022-09-26\" name=\"M:The-Towns-at-4443-Bemiss-Road-Studstill-Road-letter-of-intent-and-Conceptual-Plan-GLPC-20220926\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[The Towns at 4443 (Bemiss Road @ Studstill Road): letter of intent and Conceptual Plan @ GLPC 2022-09-26]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/many.html\">The Towns at 4443 (Bemiss Road @ Studstill Road): letter of intent and Conceptual Plan @ GLPC 2022-09-26<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThat is in the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2022\/09\/packet-1-dasher-art-studio-2-lowndes-county-7-valdosta-glpc-2022-09-26.html\">\r\nboard packet for the September 26, 2022, meeting<\/a> of the\r\nGreater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC).\r\nIt&#8217;s on the second page of the letter of intent by Advanced Engineering Services, LLC,\r\non behalf of Stoker Utilities, for rezoning REZ-2022-16, for a subdivision with frontage on Bemiss Road at Studstill Road, as well as frontage on Mulligan Road.\r\nThe site plan also includes a Pizza Hut.\r\n<p>\r\nAs you can see in the LAKE videos,\r\nGLPC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2022\/10\/many-rezonings-some-contentious-glpc-2022-09-26.html\">unanimously recommended approval<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nAt the Lowndes County Commission Regular Session of October 11, 2022, after 25 minutes of discussion (very long for them),\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2022\/10\/videos-leadership-lowndes-rezonings-lift-station-pictometry-sds-suwannee-riverkeeper-bethany-drive-lcc-2022-10-11.html#REZ-2022-16\">\r\nthe Commissioners required a fence between the subject property and the adjoining church<\/a>,\r\nand unanimously approved the rezoning,\r\nas shown in the LAKE videos.\r\nAlso, a speaker in favor of the subdivision said the traffic light is being paid for by the developer (so not by the county).\r\n<p>\r\nSo the traffic light installation is part of the implementation of this rezoning.\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>!<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<H4><a name=\"REZ202216-Townes-at-4443-4443-Bemiss-Road\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/#REZ202216-Townes-at-4443-4443-Bemiss-Road\">REZ-2022-16, Townes at 4443, 4443 Bemiss Road<\/a><\/H4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"to create a mixture of residential and commercial sites for development in various stages.\" name=\"REZ202216-Townes-at-4443-4443-Bemiss-Road:to-create-a-mixture-of-residential-and-commercial-sites-for-development-in-various-stages\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0001.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0001.jpg\"  alt=\"[to create a mixture of residential and commercial sites for development in various stages.]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0001.html\">to create a mixture of residential and commercial sites for development in various stages.<\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0001.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"margin-left:1em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Letter of Intent from ASA for Stoker Utilities\" name=\"REZ202216-Townes-at-4443-4443-Bemiss-Road:Letter-of-Intent-from-ASA-for-Stoker-Utilities\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0002.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/small\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0002.jpg\"  alt=\"[Letter of Intent from ASA for Stoker Utilities]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0002.html\">Letter of Intent from ASA for Stoker Utilities<\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0002.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Sincerely, Matthew Inman, P.E.\" name=\"REZ202216-Townes-at-4443-4443-Bemiss-Road:Sincerely-Matthew-Inman-PE\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0003.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/small\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0003.jpg\"  alt=\"[Sincerely, Matthew Inman, P.E.]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0003.html\">Sincerely, Matthew Inman, P.E.<\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0003.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Conceptual Plan\" name=\"REZ202216-Townes-at-4443-4443-Bemiss-Road:Conceptual-Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0004.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/small\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0004.jpg\"  alt=\"[Conceptual Plan]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0004.html\">Conceptual Plan<\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0004.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Zoning Location Map\" name=\"REZ202216-Townes-at-4443-4443-Bemiss-Road:Zoning-Location-Map\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0005.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/small\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0005.jpg\"  alt=\"[Zoning Location Map]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0005.html\">Zoning Location Map<\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0005.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Future Development Map\" name=\"REZ202216-Townes-at-4443-4443-Bemiss-Road:Future-Development-Map\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0006.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/small\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0006.jpg\"  alt=\"[Future Development Map]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0006.html\">Future Development Map<\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0006.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"WRPDO Site Map\" name=\"REZ202216-Townes-at-4443-4443-Bemiss-Road:WRPDO-Site-Map\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0007.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/small\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0007.jpg\"  alt=\"[WRPDO Site Map]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0007.html\">WRPDO Site Map<\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2022-09-26--the-towns-studstill-bemiss\/REZ-2022-16-GLPC-Packet-0007.pdf\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here is why the traffic light at Studstill Road on Bemiss Road: Major road improvement plans are proposed for construction at the intersection of Bemiss Road and Studstill Road, which directly impact the subject property. 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