Agenda: DRC Emergency Services and VSU South Campus Purchase @ LCC 2024-10-21

Update 2024-10-22: Packet: DRC Emergency Services and VSU South Campus Purchase @ LCC 2024-10-22.

The agenda is so light the Lowndes County Commission cancelled the Work Session, and are going straight to voting in the Regular Session, 5:30 PM, Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

They’re finally going to get some income for the failed subdivision they bought between Walker’s Crossing and Banks Lake, and they’re buying the old Georgia Power building from VSU for $2,156,000.

[Hurricane debris removal rental, VSU South Campus purchase, No Work Session, Regular Session @ LLC 2024-10-22]
Hurricane debris removal rental, VSU South Campus purchase, No Work Session, Regular Session @ LLC 2024-10-22

The “VSU South Campus Property” is the old Georgia Power building at 901 N Patterson Street and apparently most of the rest of the block.

The location of the hurricane debris removal sounded familiar.

DRC Engineering Services, LLC is a hurricane debris removal contractor of the Georgia Department of Transportation. It has asked to use approximately five acres of County owned property located at 7404 Ga. Highway 122 East for hurricane debris management purposes. It has agreed to pay the County $3500 per month for use of the property. The proposed agreement is attached.

Ah, yes, the property the county bought for $568,971 in February 2022 because the county apparently got sued for not telling a developer that in the Moody Activity Zone (MAZ).

[Building Valdosta LLC, 7404 E HWY 122, 41.54 acres]
Building Valdosta LLC, 7404 E HWY 122, 41.54 acres Lowndes County Tax Assessors Map.

That’s quiet a markup.

[Sales, 7404 GA-122 East, Lowndes County Tax Assessors]
Sales, 7404 GA-122 East in Lowndes County Tax Assessors

Let’s see, at $3,500 a month, it will take about 13.5 years to pay off that $568,971 purchase price.

But at least the county is getting some use out of that white elephant.

Here is the agenda.

We don’t have the board packet because I neglected to send the open records request before Friday.

[Agenda 2024-10-22]
Agenda 2024-10-22

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

  1. Call to Order
  2. Invocation
  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
  4. Minutes for Approval
    1. Millage Hearings – September 19, 2024, Work Session – October 14, 2024, Millage Hearing and Regular Session – October 15, 2024
  5. For Consideration
    1. Agreement with DRC Emergency Services, LLC

      Documents:Agreement with DRC Emergency Services, LLC.pdf

    2. Purchase of VSU South Campus Property

      Documents:Purchase of VSU South Campus Property.pdf

  6. Reports – County Manager
  7. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address
  8. Adjournment

5.a. Agreement with DRC Emergency Services LLC

[7404 Ga. Highway 122 East for hurricane debris management purposes. It has agreed to pay the County $3500 per month for use of the property.]
7404 Ga. Highway 122 East for hurricane debris management purposes. It has agreed to pay the County $3500 per month for use of the property.

5.b. Purchase of VSU South Campus Property

[a +4.728 acre tract of real property known as Valdosta State University South located on North Patterson Street across from the Crescent (the “Property”).]
a +4.728 acre tract of real property known as Valdosta State University South located on North Patterson Street across from the Crescent (the “Property”).

[DEPARTMENT: County Manager DEPARTMENT HEAD: Paige Dukes]
DEPARTMENT: County Manager DEPARTMENT HEAD: Paige Dukes

[2024-10-21--work-session-cancelled]
2024-10-21–work-session-cancelled

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