Small lot size means more traffic —Ms. Zaun

A landowner (probably Glynda Faye Zaun) between Old Pine Road and Mulligan Road says if all those little houses are built her property values will decrease, and she’ll be surrounded by 94 little homes that will generate too much traffic.
I am not against growth. Growth is beneficial to every community; I recognize that. But it should be constructed in a way that is beneficial and pleasing to everyone and not just to the developers or the ones who want to make a lot of money quick and then leave.

Here’s Part 1 of 3:


Small lot size means more traffic —Ms. Zaun Part 1 of 3:
REZ-2010-06, Glen Laurel, Old Pine Rd,
Regular meeting, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 8 June 2010.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

The speaker reiterated that the neighbors are not against development or growth. What they wanted was larger lots and nicer homes.

Old Pine Road has a high volume of traffic as it is, from the existing subdivisions. Old Pine Road was never meant to carry that much traffic … there are accidents out there, school buses have been rear-ended, and pets have been killed, and my mailbox has been tore down…. If you put that many houses there, and you put two cars to a home, and they use that road multiple times a day and night… that’s going to be hazardous to Old Pine Road.

Here’s Part 2 of 3:


Small lot size means more traffic —Ms. Zaun Part 2 of 3:
REZ-2010-06, Glen Laurel, Old Pine Rd,
Regular meeting, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 8 June 2010.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

Richard Lee asked Ms. Zaun whether 10,000 square foot lots at R-10 would be satisfactory. She seemed unsure about the exact number, but said she wanted lot sizes more like what’s already out there.

Here’s Part 3 of 3:


Small lot size means more traffic —Ms. Zaun Part 3 of 3:
REZ-2010-06, Glen Laurel, Old Pine Rd,
Regular meeting, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 8 June 2010.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

-jsq