Update 2024-09-11: Videos: Loch Laurel Road subdivision tabled; Pine Grove Road townhouses passed; TIA Orr Road Extension @ LCC Regular 2024-09-10.

The Lowndes County Commissioners spent quite a while discussing whether they would table 5.a. REZ-2024-15 Loch Winn Farms, LTD, ~62ac, R-A to R-1 – R-A, indicating they probably would, but informing the public was difficult, because the actual decision would be made at the Regular Session the next day.

They did not have as much discussion about tabling for 5.b. REZ-2024-16 Pine Grove Road Townhouses, 6.3ac, C-H to P-D, which may well be a signal that they won’t table.

Both rezoning cases were not heard by the Planning Commission due to a lack of quorum.

Collage @ LCC 9 September 2024

They didn’t have much to say about the $1,175,000 6.a. Orr Road Extension, P.I. 0016273 – TIA Project Agreement. Sure, that’s state money, but it’s still your tax dollars.

Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.

See also the agenda and the board packet.

See also the board packet for the preceding meeting of the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC), which was cancelled due to lack of a quorum.

• 1. Call to Order 4. MInutes for Approval
  

  Video.

• 5.a. a.REZ-2024-15 Loch Winn Farms, LTD, ~62ac, R-A to R-1 – R-A,
  

  Video.

  This was not heard by the GLPC last month because there was no meeting due to a lack of a quorum. The Chairman recommends tabling until the GLPC can hear the case. Planner JD Dillard also noted that the applicant sent a message asking for tabling until next county commission meeting so that they could have additional discussions with adjacent land owners.

  It’s not possible to say “don’t come to the commission meeting because this item will be tabled” because there has been no vote yet to table and should the commissioners decide to vote on it then the public would miss their chance to speak.

• 5.b. REZ-2024-16 Pine Grove Road Townhouses, 6.3ac, C-H to P-D,
  

  Video.

  This was also not heard by GLPC and same tabling question.

  Commissioner Wisenbaker asked if it was a local builder and Planner JD Dillard side stepped the question by answering that it was the same builder that was building the town homes on Bemiss just to the south.

• 6.a. Orr Road Extension, P.I. 0016273 – TIA Project Agreement
  

  Video.

• 7. Reports – County Manager – deferred until tomorrow
  

  Video.

• 9. Adjournment
  

  Video.

Here is the LAKE video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFOHhFMMDkqqyNUtRH1bL0n&si=EJsQzrViCaibKtZj

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).

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