{"id":539,"date":"2012-08-27T17:28:41","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T21:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/planning-commission-meets-tonight-no-agenda-glpc-2012-08-27.html"},"modified":"2012-08-27T17:28:41","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T21:28:41","slug":"planning-commission-meets-tonight-no-agenda-glpc-2012-08-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/planning-commission-meets-tonight-no-agenda-glpc-2012-08-27.html","title":{"rendered":"Planning Commission meets tonight: no agenda @ GLPC 2012-08-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nThis month LAKE didn&#8217;t get an agenda from GLPC, but they are meeting\ntonight at 5:30 PM.\nAccording to\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/Index.aspx?page=269&amp;recordid=1502\">\nthe City of Valdosta&#8217;s calendar<\/a>,\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Greater Lowndes Planning Commission<\/h3>\nDate: 7\/30\/2012 5:30 PM\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/index.aspx?page=102\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017617783e64970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017617783e64970c-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a>\nLocation:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?f=l&amp;hl=en&amp;q=325+W.+Savannah+Avenue+31601\">\nLowndes County South Health District Administrative Office<\/a>\n<br \/>\n325 W. Savannah Avenue\n<br \/>\nValdosta, Georgia 31601\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/content.asp?pid=23&amp;id=143\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017617783e71970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017617783e71970c-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a>\nThe\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/calendar.asp\">\nLowndes County Commission&#8217;s calendar<\/a>\ndoes not list this meeting;\nit doesn&#8217;t list any Planning Commission meetings.\nThe county website also has no description of GLPC that I can find.\nIt does get a mention three levels deep, under\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/content.asp?pid=23&amp;id=143\">\nPlanning<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nValdosta&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/index.aspx?page=102\">\ndescription page for GLPC<\/a> has the information appended below.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Greater Lowndes Planning Commission<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong><br \/>The mission of the Greater Lowndes\nPlanning Commission (GLPC) is to look beyond short-term solutions in\nplanning for the future of the Greater Lowndes community; to improve the\npublic health, safety, convenience and welfare; and to provide for the\nsocial, economic and physical development of communities on a sound and\norderly basis, within a governmental framework and economic environment\nwhich fosters constructive growth and efficient administration. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Members:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Planning Commission is a joint\nadvisory board, comprised of ten citizens of various backgrounds,\nappointed by the elected officials of each governing body. The City of\nValdosta has four appointments; the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners\nhas three appointments; and the cities of Hahira, Lake Park, and Dasher\neach have one appointment.&nbsp; Members are appointed for five-year\nterms. <\/p>\n<p>The current members of the Commission are:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>City of Valdosta<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chip Wildes (2000-2015)<\/li>\n<li>Johnny P. Ball, III (2006 \u2013 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Lou McClendon&nbsp;(2007 &#8211; 2012)<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Powell (1998 &#8211; 2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lowndes County<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tommy Willis (2010-2015)<\/li>\n<li>Bill Slaughter&nbsp;(2008-2013)<\/li>\n<li>John Page (2009-2014)<\/li>\n<li>Diondra Nichols (2009-2014)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>City of Dasher<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ryan Warren (2012 &#8211; 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>City of Hahira<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ted Raker (fill unexpired term of John Bailey) &#8211;&nbsp;(2007 &#8211; 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>City of Lake Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ken Sherrill (2004 &#8211; 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Meetings:<\/strong> <br \/>Regular meetings (Public Hearings)\nof the GLPC are held the last Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the\nLowndes County Board of Commissioners meeting room at 325 W. Savannah\nAvenue.<\/p>\n<p>Worksessions are held the second to last Monday of each month at\nthe Southern Georgia Regional&nbsp;Commission (327 W. Savannah Avenue)\nat 5:30pm.&nbsp; These meetings are open to the public. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested in Serving:<\/strong><br \/>Any City\nresident interested in serving on the GLPC should submit a\ncompleted <a href=\"Modules\/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=10\" target=\"_blank\">application<\/a> to the&nbsp;City Clerk, located in\nthe City Manager and Mayor&#8217;s office in&nbsp;City Hall (216 E. Central\nAvenue).&nbsp; Residents residing in unincorporated Lowndes County or the\ncities of Hahira, Lake Park, or Dasher should contact their respective\ngoverning authority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information:<\/strong><br \/>For more\ninformation, contact the Planning and Zoning Division\nof the Community Development Department at (229) 259-3563 or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:aarzayus@valdostacity.com\">E-mail<\/a>.\nYou may also visit the GLPC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgrc.us\/GLPC\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n-jsq\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This month LAKE didn&#8217;t get an agenda from GLPC, but they are meeting tonight at 5:30 PM. According to the City of Valdosta&#8217;s calendar, Greater Lowndes Planning Commission Date: 7\/30\/2012 5:30 PM Location: Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office 325 W. 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