{"id":25896,"date":"2026-07-12T17:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=25896"},"modified":"2026-07-12T17:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:10:20","slug":"agenda-new-library-board-wisenbaker-rd-rezoning-communications-tower-in-langdale-park-pre-disaster-logistics-juvenile-justice-lift-station-bypass-lcc-2026-07-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/agenda-new-library-board-wisenbaker-rd-rezoning-communications-tower-in-langdale-park-pre-disaster-logistics-juvenile-justice-lift-station-bypass-lcc-2026-07-14.html","title":{"rendered":"Agenda: New Library Board, Wisenbaker Rd rezoning, communications tower in Langdale Park, Pre-Disaster Logistics, Juvenile Justice, Lift Station Bypass @ LCC 2026-07-14"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nTuesday evening the Lowndes County Commission will\r\ndecide on a communications tower in Langdale Park.\r\n

\r\nThey will also completely reconstitute the Library Board.\r\n“The Constitution of the Lowndes County Library System was amended in March\r\n2026 to conform with Georgia law.”\r\nSo they’re making a new nine (9) person board, for which these nine Lowndes County residents wish to apply:\r\nWilliam Booth, Dr. Elveta Miller, Dr. Kendal\r\nCrawford, Greg Moore, Dean Poling, Debra Carruth, Jane Peeples, Gary Wisenbaker, and Mary Beth Brownlee.\r\nTheir terms will all start on July 1, 2026, with staggered end dates:\r\ntwo in 2027, three in 2028, and three in 2029, all ending on June 30.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Agenda:<\/a>\r\n
Agenda: New Library Board, Wisenbaker Rd rezoning, communications tower in Langdale Park, Pre-Disaster Logistics, Juvenile Justice, Lift Station Bypass @ LCC 2026-07-14<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nI know this because if on https:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\r\nyou click Download for the July 14, 2026, agenda, and select PDF,\r\nthe result has links to the agenda sheets.\r\nFor each sheet, if you refresh your screen you get an image of that page.\r\n

\r\nWhy get them that way?\r\nBecause if you select HTML or Packet, only the agenda proper has content.\r\nAll the agenda sheet pages are blank.\r\n

\r\nAlso, I set the wrong date to send an open records request for the board packet,\r\nso that only went out today.\r\n

\r\nIf the county simply put the entire PDF of the board packet on its own website,\r\nas many other counties smaller and larger have been doing for years,\r\nnobody would have to go through this rigamarole.\r\n

\r\nI did find advertisement for the RFP for L8400.075 Pump Station Improvements<\/a> and that is included here.\r\n

\r\nThe files I got are\r\n\r\non the LAKE website<\/a>.\r\nImages of each page are below, even the blank pages.\r\n

\r\nHere is the agenda<\/a>.\r\n

\r\nFor the two Public Hearing items, the Wisenbaker Road rezoning\r\nand the communications tower in Langdale Park, see also\r\nthe\r\n\r\nLAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission meeting<\/a>.\r\n

\r\n

\r\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS\r\n
\r\nPROPOSED AGENDA\r\n
\r\nWORK SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m.\r\n
\r\nREGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026, 5:30 p.m.\r\n
\r\n327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

    \r\n
  1. \r\nCall To Order<\/a>\r\n
    \r\n
  2. \r\nInvocation<\/a>\r\n
    \r\n
  3. \r\nPledge Of Allegiance To The Flag<\/a>\r\n
    \r\n
  4. \r\nMinutes For Approval<\/a>\r\n
    \r\n
      \r\n
    1. \r\nWork Session – June 22, 2026, Regular Session – June 23, 2026, FY 2027 Budget Public Hearing – June 23, 2026, Special Called Meeting to Adopt FY 2027 Budget – June 30, 2026<\/a>\r\n
      \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
    2. \r\nAppointments<\/a>\r\n
      \r\n
        \r\n
      1. \r\nLowndes County Library System Board of Trustees<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n

        \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Lowndes County Library System Board of Trustees.html<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      2. \r\nPublic Hearing<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n
          \r\n
        1. \r\nREZ-2026-14 Ray Colding, 6808 Wisenbaker Rd., Lake Park, ~8.5ac, M-1 & R-A to M-2, County Water and Septic<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2026-14 Ray Colding, 6808 Wisenbaker Rd., Lake Park.html<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

        2. \r\nTWR-2026-02 Bermuda Run, New 159' Telecommunications Tower near North Valdosta Road and Hyta Mederer Drive<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>TWR-2026-02 Bermuda Run, New Telecommunications Tower near North Valdosta Road and Hyta Mederer Drive.html<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

        3. \r\nFor Consideration<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n
            \r\n
          1. \r\nAward of Pre-Event Disaster Logistics Support Services Contracts<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Award of Pre-Event Disaster Logistics Support Services Contracts.html<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          2. \r\nAcceptance of FY2027 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Award<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Acceptance of FY2027 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Award.html<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          3. \r\nLift Station Bypass Pump Request for Proposal \u200b<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Lift Station Bypass Pump Request for Proposal.html<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

          4. \r\nReports – County Manager<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n
          5. \r\nCitizens Wishing To Be Heard – Please State Your Name and Address<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n
          6. \r\nAdjournment<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[Library<\/a>\r\n
            Library Board, Wisenbaker Road rezoning, communications tower in Langdale Park, Pre-Disaster Logistics<\/a>\r\n
            PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[Juvenile<\/a>\r\n
            Juvenile Justice, Lift Station Bypass Pump<\/a>\r\n
            PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

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

            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 donate to LAKE today<\/a>!\r\n
            \r\n            \r\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[Page<\/a>\r\n
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            PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[Page<\/a>\r\n
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            PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[Page<\/a>\r\n
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            PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[Page<\/a>\r\n
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            PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            AS<\/a><\/H4>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[5.a.<\/a>\r\n
            5.a. Lowndes County Library System Board Of Trustees<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[6.a.<\/a>\r\n
            6.a. REZ-2026-14 Ray Colding, 6808 Wisenbaker Rd., Lake Park, ~8.5ac, M1 & R-A To M-2, County Water And Septic<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[6.a.colding-cont]\"<\/a>\r\n
            6.a.colding-cont<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[6.b.<\/a>\r\n
            6.b. TWR-2026-02 Bermuda Run, New 159′ Telecommunications Tower Near North Valdosta Road And Hyta Mederer Drive<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[6.b.<\/a>\r\n
            6.b. Verizon wants a tower in Langdale Park; GLPC voted 7-2 to recommend approval.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[Public<\/a>\r\n
            Public Hearing sign on Hyta Mederer Drive, 2026:07:11 08:44:21,<\/a> https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.8872157,-83.3165918,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0<\/span>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[7.a.<\/a>\r\n
            7.a. Award Of Pre-Event Disaster Logistics Support Services Contracts<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[7.a.disaster-cont]\"<\/a>\r\n
            7.a.disaster-cont<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[7.b.<\/a>\r\n
            7.b. Acceptance Of FY2027 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Award<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[7.c.<\/a>\r\n
            7.c. Lift Station Bypass Pump Request For Proposal<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            BPRFP<\/a><\/H4>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[Advertisement<\/a>\r\n
            Advertisement for Bids for Pump Station Improvements \u2013 Permanent and Mobile Bypass Pumps<\/a>\r\n
            PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            \r\n\r\n\"[This<\/a>\r\n
            This project is funded in part or whole by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) Georgia Fund.<\/a>\r\n
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