Update 2024-07-12: Videos: Ban passes 3:2 on Planning Commission reviewing ULDC changes @ LCC Regular 2024-07-09.

The County Planner had some slides at the Lowndes County Commission Work Session to explain the ULDC text amendments TXT-2024-02. He did not explain why they were different from the version presented to the Planning Commission, nor why the Planning Commission should not review further ULDC changes.

Collage @ LCC 8 July 2024

He said that instead, “Planning Commission, Homebuilders Association, stakeholders, Chamber, things like that, will be contacted as a courtesy, through just a standard email, and any potential sit-down meetings.” He did not mention taxpayer or voters or county residents.

As Gretchen noted, “Why should citizens be denied an opportunity to comment when builders and developers get special invitations to comment?”

The County Planner’s only excuse for this change was, “This amendment just allows us to move forward with text amendments in a little more expeditious manner.”

Why is there a big rush? Such a rush that the people can’t see what’s going on?

There was no discussion by Commissioners, not of that item nor of any other.

There was no County Manager Report. Chairman Bill Slaughter said she was at a change of command for Moody Air Force Base.

The whole meeting took six minutes.

Here are links to each LAKE video, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.

See also the agenda and board packet, the LAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission meeting, and the Board Packet for that Planning Commission meeting.

• 1. Call to Order 4. Minutes for Approval
  

  Video.

• 5.a. REZ-2024-14 Little, 4253 Corinth Church Rd, ~4.93ac, E-A to R-1,
  

  Video.

• 5.b. TXT-2024-02 Text Amendments
  

  Video.

  I still don’t understand why the GLPC should be cut out of the review process.

  Why should citizens be denied an opportunity to comment when builders and developers get special invitations to comment?

• 5.c. Beer, Wine and Liquor License – Susan Clanton, 5129 Mill Store Road
  

  Video.

• 6. Reports – County Manager
  

  Video.

• 8. Meeting Adjournment
  

  Video.

  County Manager was absent. She was attending a change of command at MAFB.

Here’s a LAKE video playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiGjyYXJA8ChOA2I13tS_Kxu

Videos: ULDC text amendments, small rezoning, and liquor license @ LCC Work 2024-07-08
Work Session, Lowndes County Commission, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, July 8, 2024.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).

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