{"id":24880,"date":"2025-03-25T08:27:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24880"},"modified":"2025-03-25T09:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:40:44","slug":"videos-one-valdosta-case-for-vlda-glpc-2025-02-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/videos-one-valdosta-case-for-vlda-glpc-2025-02-24.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: One Valdosta case, for VLDA @ GLPC 2025-02-24"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>\r\nThere was only one case at the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/02\/one-valdosta-case-for-vlda-glpc-2025-02-24.html\">\r\nFebruary 24, 2025, Planning Commission meeting<\/a>:\r\n<a name=\"CU-2025-03\" href=\"#CU-2025-03\">\r\n3. CU-2025-03 VLDCA &#8211; 1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd Plastics: Manufacturing in M-1<\/a>.\r\nThe attending Commissioners unanimously recommended approval.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 24 May 2025\" name=\"M:Collage-LCC-24-May-2025\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2025-05-24--glpc-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2025-05-24--glpc-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 24 May 2025]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/glpc\/2025-05-24--glpc-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 24 May 2025<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe agenda was so light that three Greater Lowndes Planning Commissioners\r\ndid not show up, including the Chair.\r\nVice-Chair James Miller presided.\r\n<p>\r\nHere are LAKE videos of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\n<p>\r\nSee also the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/02\/one-valdosta-case-for-vlda-glpc-2025-02-24.html\">\r\nagenda and board packet<\/a>, received in response to a LAKE open records request.\r\nThe Valdosta Mayor and City Council already decided this case at its\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/file\/8164\/download?token=txrNLMTV\">\r\nMarch 6, 2025, Regular Meeting<\/a>.\r\nThe City has not published its minutes of that meeting yet,\r\nso we do not know the outcome.\r\nBut I&#8217;m betting they unanimously approved it.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\n1. Call to Order, Pledge, Invocation<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order, Pledge, Invocation\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V2xmOKauloQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order, Pledge, Invocation\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/V2xmOKauloQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/V2xmOKauloQ\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 1-Order.html\t1. Call to Order, Pledge, Invocation -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V2xmOKauloQ\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V2xmOKauloQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/V2xmOKauloQ<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nGreater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC) Regular Session &#8211; 2025-02-24\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nVice Chair James Miller conducted the meeting.\r\n<br>\r\nChair Steve Miller and members Tommy Willis and Franklin Bailey were absent. \r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nVideos by  Gretchen Quarterman  for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order-Part-2\" href=\"#Order-Part-2\">\r\n1. Call to Order (part 2 &#8211; how the meeting is conducted)<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order (part 2 - how the meeting is conducted)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uh7u0ze6oic\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order (part 2 - how the meeting is conducted)\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uh7u0ze6oic\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uh7u0ze6oic\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 1-Order.html\t1. Call to Order (part 2 - how the meeting is conducted) -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uh7u0ze6oic\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uh7u0ze6oic\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/uh7u0ze6oic<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Approval-of-the-Meeting-Minutes-January-27\" href=\"#Approval-of-the-Meeting-Minutes-January-27\">\r\n2. : Approval of the Meeting Minutes: January 27, 2025<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 2. : Approval of the Meeting Minutes: January 27, 2025\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_nRsgJJoHSg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"2. : Approval of the Meeting Minutes: January 27, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_nRsgJJoHSg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 2-Approval-of-the-Meeting-Minutes-January-27.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_nRsgJJoHSg\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 2-Approval-of-the-Meeting-Minutes-January-27.html\t2. : Approval of the Meeting Minutes: January 27, 2025 -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_nRsgJJoHSg\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_nRsgJJoHSg\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/_nRsgJJoHSg<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CU-2025-03\" href=\"#CU-2025-03\">\r\n3. CU-2025-03 VLDCA &#8211; 1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd Plastics: Manufacturing in M-1<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 3. CU-2025-03 VLDCA - 1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd Plastics: Manufacturing in M-1\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d1J4v6A4r7A\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"3. CU-2025-03 VLDCA - 1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd Plastics: Manufacturing in M-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/d1J4v6A4r7A\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 3-CU-2025-03.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/d1J4v6A4r7A\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 3-CU-2025-03.html\t3. CU-2025-03 VLDCA - 1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd Plastics: Manufacturing in M-1 -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d1J4v6A4r7A\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d1J4v6A4r7A\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/d1J4v6A4r7A<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n3. CU-2025-03 Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd)\r\n<br>\r\nCUP for a Plastics Manufacturing facility in an M-1 zoning district\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThe development authority plans on selling this property to the current tenant. Because the development authority is a government agency, it does not need to follow zoning but once the property is sold, the owner will need to have appropriate zoning (a conditional use) in place.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nRecommend approval unanimously.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">\r\nMeeting Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Meeting Adjournment\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lKjLZf55Zyw\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Meeting Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lKjLZf55Zyw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lKjLZf55Zyw\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list Adjournment.html\tMeeting Adjournment -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lKjLZf55Zyw\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lKjLZf55Zyw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/lKjLZf55Zyw<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere is the LAKE video playlist:\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFkLIK97jqEzMdijnW_iuQy&#038;si=hIlq2z8S7iVi3cvn\">\r\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFkLIK97jqEzMdijnW_iuQy&#038;si=hIlq2z8S7iVi3cvn<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=hIlq2z8S7iVi3cvn&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiFkLIK97jqEzMdijnW_iuQy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\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":"There was only one case at the February 24, 2025, Planning Commission meeting: 3. CU-2025-03 VLDCA &#8211; 1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd Plastics: Manufacturing in M-1. The attending Commissioners unanimously recommended approval. Collage @ LCC 24 May 2025 The agenda was so light that three Greater Lowndes Planning Commissioners did not show up, including the Chair. 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