{"id":25932,"date":"2026-07-25T09:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=25932"},"modified":"2026-07-25T14:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:53:39","slug":"videos-new-library-board-wisenbaker-rd-rezoning-communications-tower-in-langdale-park-pre-disaster-logistics-juvenile-justice-lift-station-bypass-lcc-regular-2026-07-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/videos-new-library-board-wisenbaker-rd-rezoning-communications-tower-in-langdale-park-pre-disaster-logistics-juvenile-justice-lift-station-bypass-lcc-regular-2026-07-14.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: New Library Board, Wisenbaker Rd rezoning, communications tower in Langdale Park, Pre-Disaster Logistics, Juvenile Justice, Lift Station Bypass @ LCC Regular 2026-07-14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update 2026-07-25<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/packet-comprehensive-plan-update-appointments-to-vlpra-and-library-board-road-resurfacing-and-widening-lcc-2026-07-27.html\">Packet: Comprehensive Plan Update, Appointments to VLPRA and Library Board, Road Resurfacing and Widening @ LCC 2026-07-27<\/a>. Plus, &ldquo;There will be an information sharing session to address data center ordinance<br \/>\nconsiderations following the adjournment of the regular meeting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\nThey voted separately on each of the nine posts on the reconstituted Library Board,<br \/>\nand appointed someone to each.<br \/>\nThey ended up with one applicant left over somehow.<br \/>\nThis was the Lowndes County Commission in their Regular Session of Tuesday, July 14, 2026,<br \/>\nwhere they also unanimously approved everything else.<\/p>\n<p>\nIncluding the one actual rezoning, 6a. REZ-2026-14 Ray Colding, 6808 Wisenbaker Rd., Lake Park, ~8.5ac, M-1 &#038; R-A to M-2, County Water and Septic.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u67fzIz5f_A?si=H-5SvDlHxdsPEny3\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/u67fzIz5f_A?si=H-5SvDlHxdsPEny3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd of course they unanimously approved this in Langdale Park,<br \/>\n6.b. TWR-2026-02 Bermuda Run, New 159&#8242; Telecommunications Tower near North Valdosta Road and Hyta Mederer Drive.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Yn_jbG5uM0g?si=TPgg7XvhVyEKR3EK\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Yn_jbG5uM0g?si=TPgg7XvhVyEKR3EK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nI did speak against it, and I pointed out they still weren&#8217;t in conformance with the ULDC,<br \/>\nat least because the existing tower locations are not in VALORGIS.<br \/>\nBut they approved it anyway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC Regular 2026-07-14\" name=\"MMM:Collage-LCC-Regular-20260714\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2026-07-14--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2026-07-14--lcc-regular-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC Regular 2026-07-14]\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2026-07-14--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC Regular 2026-07-14<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nCounty Manager Paige Dukes in her Reports called on Fire Chief Billy Young, who called on someone else<br \/>\nto explain grants they had recently applied for, and they got some.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/studio.youtube.com\/video\/7UYGpYf1-Zc\/edit\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/studio.youtube.com\/video\/7UYGpYf1-Zc\/edit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nShe also had EMA Director Ashley Tye about changes of policy at GEMA that affect hurricane disaster recovery centers.<br \/>\nFEMA will no longer provide that service.<br \/>\nThe county would have to do that: building, setup, staffing, equipment.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/893tG8BrjYw?si=KLJoce54y8Cjh2mR\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/893tG8BrjYw?si=KLJoce54y8Cjh2mR<\/a><br \/>\n<H4>Datacenters<\/H4><\/p>\n<p>\nThe County Manager kicked off the now-traditional datacenter discussion at the end of her Report.<br \/>\nShe said the county staff were still working on a datacenter ordinance,<br \/>\nand were taking advantage of work other locations had done in environmental, legal, and other studies.<br \/>\nShe noted there was still no application for a datacenter.<br \/>\nI hope the county doesn&#8217;t wait around until there is one,<br \/>\nafter which any ordinance or moratorium they passed would not apply to that application.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pUmHRF7yfNE?si=GWOn-Iy9wUjTjHK2\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/pUmHRF7yfNE?si=GWOn-Iy9wUjTjHK2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nFive Citizens were Heard about datacenters:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nLauren Linn: Data Center and Commissioner duties<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hZFoTLDS7Vc?si=hUo4g2yCoq15RYMZ\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hZFoTLDS7Vc?si=hUo4g2yCoq15RYMZ<\/a><\/p>\n<li>\nMary Beale: Data Center, who would want to live near one<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zrVS57KCSC0?si=oIZkrbpLK_977RWx\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/zrVS57KCSC0?si=oIZkrbpLK_977RWx<\/a><\/p>\n<li>\nGeorge Fisher: Data Center and Sink Holes<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YveXElVc77k?si=NVY5m7mGXKDfBfTr\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/YveXElVc77k?si=NVY5m7mGXKDfBfTr<\/a><\/p>\n<li>\nJohn Quarterman: Data Center moratorium<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vbMtoQGP4J4?si=zlFHZUj-d-6U2HO5\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/vbMtoQGP4J4?si=zlFHZUj-d-6U2HO5<\/a><\/p>\n<li>\nMichael Noll: Data Center Ordinance<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9D97Pehk44I?si=0mlmPug6bzVt7Hkd\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/9D97Pehk44I?si=0mlmPug6bzVt7Hkd<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nOther Citizens were heard about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nCat Myers: Animal Control and feral cat colonies<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TPsgGCMolmQ?si=jP6FJ-VGI5idhEtN\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/TPsgGCMolmQ?si=jP6FJ-VGI5idhEtN<\/a><\/p>\n<li>\nGretchen Quarterman: Comprehensive Plan update?<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bzZ2wQ0v_lI?si=3Yy8UAr_80aZhnbL\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/bzZ2wQ0v_lI?si=3Yy8UAr_80aZhnbL<\/a><\/p>\n<li>\nAmy Burnham: Animal Control Ordinance<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y36YtpelG6U?si=Jks7fVmK3Gd2bwnE\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Y36YtpelG6U?si=Jks7fVmK3Gd2bwnE<\/a><\/p>\n<li>\nKelly Saxon: Disaster Preparedness<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9vS9Zx79D3c?si=Nb21UrlFeeGOl8nP\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/9vS9Zx79D3c?si=Nb21UrlFeeGOl8nP<\/a><\/p>\n<li>\nAnd Chairman Bill Slaughter said one Citizens Wishing to Be Heard request came in after 5:30 and could not speak.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ubKeKMFcKNY?si=5zK-BqzdUtCbkmHS\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/ubKeKMFcKNY?si=5zK-BqzdUtCbkmHS<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nI&#8217;ve been to many County Commission meetings in Georgia and Florida.<br \/>\nSome ask people to sign a book before they speak.<br \/>\nSome don&#8217;t require anything written.<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t recall any of them other than Lowndes County who require a written form before the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\nMany of them also put their board packets on their own county website so nobody has to submit an open records request to get it.<br \/>\nBut Lowndes County does not.<br \/>\nWhy is that?<br \/>\n<!--\ntitle: \nimg: \npurl: https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLcmykBkOyuHo&si=PmzC7wezWmPJXMY3\n--><\/p>\n<p>\nHere is a LAKE video playlist of each LAKE video of each agenda item,<br \/>\nwith a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman:<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLcmykBkOyuHo&#038;si=PmzC7wezWmPJXMY3\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLcmykBkOyuHo&#038;si=PmzC7wezWmPJXMY3<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLcmykBkOyuHo&amp;si=PmzC7wezWmPJXMY3\"\ntitle=\"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>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSee also the<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/videos-new-library-board-wisenbaker-rd-rezoning-communications-tower-in-langdale-park-pre-disaster-logistics-juvenile-justice-lift-station-bypass-lcc-work-2026-07-14.html\"><br \/>\nLAKE videos of the Work Session that same morning<\/a>,<br \/>\nthe<br \/>\n<a href=\"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\">agenda<\/a>,<br \/>\nand the<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/packet-new-library-board-wisenbaker-rd-rezoning-communications-tower-in-langdale-park-pre-disaster-logistics-juvenile-justice-lift-station-bypass-lcc-2026-07-14.html\">board packet<\/a>,<br \/>\nreceived in response to a LAKE open records request.<\/p>\n<p>\nFor the rezoning and the tower, see also<br \/>\nthe<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/videos-4-dasher-2-lowndes-county-inc-comm-tower-in-langdale-park-2-valdosta-1-hahira-glpc-2026-06-29.html\"><br \/>\nLAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission meeting<\/a>,<br \/>\nand the<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/packet-propagation-maps-for-verizon-tower-in-langdale-park-glpc-2026-06-29.html\"><br \/>\ntower locations and Verizon&#8217;s claim that no other location would do<\/a>,<br \/>\nwhich information was omitted from both the GLPC and LCC packets.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n -jsq\n<\/p>\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>!<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 2026-07-25: Packet: Comprehensive Plan Update, Appointments to VLPRA and Library Board, Road Resurfacing and Widening @ LCC 2026-07-27. Plus, &ldquo;There will be an information sharing session to address data center ordinance considerations following the adjournment of the regular meeting.&rdquo; They voted separately on each of the nine posts on the reconstituted Library Board, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[324,325,132,603,88,3,450,55,89],"tags":[13610,13621,3720,13622,13618,13611,13620,13616,13617,3578,12648,13623,13603,13604,13231,9937,65,13619,13011,13600,10719,2985,13504,8701,13624,8764,13605,10,12667,13598,8741,12030,13615,10718,13602,8702,8792,13609,13606,13601,12,7,8734,13597,13612,12097,703,2179,656,13599,13574,13573,13614,8700,6,2275,12392,8768,8727,13613,12644,13575],"class_list":["post-25932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals","category-glpc","category-internet-access-speed","category-lake-park","category-lowndes-county-commission","category-transparency","category-vlpra","category-water","category-weather","tag-ai-data-center","tag-amy-burnham","tag-animal-control","tag-animal-control-ordinance","tag-cat-myers","tag-commissioner-duties","tag-comprehensive-plan-update","tag-data-center-moratorium","tag-data-center-ordinance","tag-dean-poling","tag-debra-carruth","tag-disaster-preparedness","tag-dr-elveta-miller","tag-dr-kendal-crawford","tag-ema-director-ashley-tye","tag-federal-emergency-management-agency","tag-fema","tag-feral-cat-colonies","tag-fire-chief-billy-young","tag-fy2027-juvenile-justice-incentive-grant-award","tag-gary-wisenbaker","tag-gema","tag-george-fisher","tag-georgia","tag-georgia-emergency-management-and-homeland-security-agency","tag-glpc","tag-greg-moore","tag-gretchen-quarterman","tag-hurricane-helene","tag-hyta-mederer-road","tag-internet-access-speed","tag-jane-peeples","tag-john-quarterman","tag-kelly-saxon","tag-l8400-075-pump-station-improvements","tag-lake","tag-lake-park","tag-lauren-linn","tag-lclsbt","tag-lift-station-bypass-pump-request-for-proposal","tag-lowndes-area-knowledge-exchange","tag-lowndes-county","tag-lowndes-county-commission","tag-lowndes-county-library-system-board-of-trustees","tag-mary-beale","tag-mary-beth-brownlee","tag-michael-noll","tag-north-valdosta-road","tag-paige-dukes","tag-pre-event-disaster-logistics-support-services-contracts","tag-ray-colding","tag-rez-2026-14","tag-sink-holes","tag-transparency","tag-valdosta","tag-valdosta-lowndes-county-parks-and-recreation-authority","tag-valorgis","tag-vlpra","tag-water","tag-who-would-want-to-live-near-a-datacenter","tag-william-booth","tag-wisenbaker-road"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25932"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25940,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25932\/revisions\/25940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}