At the February 28, 2022, Regular Session of the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission, the Valdosta annexation and rezoning requests, 10. VA-2022-02 11. VA-2022-02 Murray Staten Farms, LLC, were both withdrawn by applicant.

All the other requests were unanimously recommended for approval, some with conditions. The various elected bodies will decide.

Radney

In the longest time at nineteen minutes, Four citizens spoke against 5. REZ-2022-04 Radney, 5761 Long Pond Road. Donna Weldon, the President of the Long Pond Property Owners Association, agreed that with the revised conditions accepted by the applicant, the rezoning would be acceptable. Glenn Gregory, the last speaker, emphasized that still more duplexes could be built in that heavy traffic hazardous area. GLPC modified the conditions to retain the conditions prohibiting mobile homes and duplexes, and to add a minimum heated size. Unanimous recommendation for approval with conditions.

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, followed by a LAKE video playlist. See also the agenda. LAKE will publish the board packet as soon as we get the Hahira and Valdosta items from Matt Martin. It is now well over the statutory three days since LAKE sent the GORA request.

• 1. Order, Pledge, Invocation
  

  Video.

• Welcome
  

  Video.

• 2. Approval of Minutes for 2022-01-31
  

  Video.

• 3. HA-2022-01 Marvin Brooks Const. LLC, 506 & 510 W. Lawson St., Hahira,
  

  Video.

  Not duplexes (Martin says that’s a typo). Single units. Unanimous recommendation for approval.

• 5. REZ-2022-04 Radney, 5761 Long Pond Road
  

  Video.

  Jay Powell spoke for the applicant, saying after review and concerns from the public, they decided to retain the conditions against mobile homes and duplexes, and only to ask to subdivide for two lots.

  Four citizens spoke against. The first, Donna Weldon, the President of the Long Pond Property Owners Association, agreed that with the revised conditions accepted by the applicant, the rezoning would be acceptable. Glenn Gregory, the last speaker, emphasized that still more duplexes could be built in that heavy traffic hazardous area. GLPC modified the conditions to retain the conditions prohibiting mobile homes and duplexes, and to add a minimum heated size. Motion by WIldes to approve with all previous conditions except #3 and add minimum heated size. Unanimous approval.

• 6. REZ-2022-05 Lakeland Highway
  

  Video.

  Unanimous recommendation to approve.

• 7. CU-2022-01 Burke Batten, 4955 Inner Perimeter Road, Valdosta
  

  Video.

  Motion by Wildes, second by Webb, unanimous recommendation to approve.

• 8. CU-2022-02 Bemiss Development Partners, 4036 Bemiss Road, Valdosta
  

  Video.

  To convert former Winn Dixie, former Harveys, into climate-controled storage. Motion by Wildes, second by Bailey, unanimous recommendation for approval with four conditions.

• 9. VA-2022-01 Ashley Skipper, 2317 Bemiss Road
  

  Video.

  Motion by Bailey, second by Miller, unanimous recommendation for approval.

• 10. VA-2022-02 11. VA-2022-02 Murray Staten Farms LLC withdrawn
  

  Video.

  10. VA-2022-02 Murray Staten Farms, LLC, 3550 Lake Laurie Drive, Rezone 35 acres from County P-D, C-C and O-I, to City R-P
  11. VA-2022-03 Murray Staten Farms, LLC, 3550 Lake Laurie Drive, Annex 35 acres into the City of Valdosta
  Both withdrawn by applicant.

Here’s a LAKE video playlist:

Hahira, Valdosta, Lowndes County rezonings @ GLPC 2022-02-28 Regular Session, Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC), February 28, 2022, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).

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