There was only one case at the February 24, 2025, Planning Commission meeting: 3. CU-2025-03 VLDCA – 1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd Plastics: Manufacturing in M-1. The attending Commissioners unanimously recommended approval.

Collage @ LCC 24 May 2025

The agenda was so light that three Greater Lowndes Planning Commissioners did not show up, including the Chair. Vice-Chair James Miller presided.

Here are LAKE videos of each agenda item, with a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.

See also the agenda and board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request. The Valdosta Mayor and City Council already decided this case at its March 6, 2025, Regular Meeting. The City has not published its minutes of that meeting yet, so we do not know the outcome. But I’m betting they unanimously approved it.

• 1. Call to Order, Pledge, Invocation
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/V2xmOKauloQ

  Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC) Regular Session – 2025-02-24

  Vice Chair James Miller conducted the meeting.
  Chair Steve Miller and members Tommy Willis and Franklin Bailey were absent.

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

• 1. Call to Order (part 2 – how the meeting is conducted)
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/uh7u0ze6oic

• 2. : Approval of the Meeting Minutes: January 27, 2025
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/_nRsgJJoHSg

• 3. CU-2025-03 VLDCA – 1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd Plastics: Manufacturing in M-1
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/d1J4v6A4r7A

  3. CU-2025-03 Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (1804 Bimbo QSR Blvd)
  CUP for a Plastics Manufacturing facility in an M-1 zoning district

  The development authority plans on selling this property to the current tenant. Because the development authority is a government agency, it does not need to follow zoning but once the property is sold, the owner will need to have appropriate zoning (a conditional use) in place.

  Recommend approval unanimously.

• Meeting Adjournment
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/lKjLZf55Zyw

Here is the LAKE video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFkLIK97jqEzMdijnW_iuQy&si=hIlq2z8S7iVi3cvn

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