It took the Planning Commission only 43 minutes to unanimously recommend all six of their items for February 2025.

Chair Steve Miller was absent. Vice Chair James Miller presided.

The Lowndes County rezonings are before the Lowndes County Commission today for voting tomorrow. Nobody spoke against any of the county items in the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC) meeting.

Collage @ GLPC 31 March 2025

The largest acreage is 19.8 acres in a Lowndes County rezoning for a subdivision off Bemiss Road on Cindy Street Extension and Creasy Drive, south of Moody Air Force Base, partly in MAZ III (Moody Activity Zone), 3. Rez-2025-05 Creasy, Cindy St. Ext. and Creasy Dr,. R-A to R-10 ,~19.8 ac..

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, received in response to a LAKE open records request,

• 1. Call to Order, Pledge and Invocation
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/UfLdVzY_rBU

  Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC) – Regular Session – 2025-03-25

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

• Call to Order Continued
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/REfDdLsLemk

  Chair Steve Miller was absent.
  Vice Chair James Miller presided.

• 2. Approval of the Meeting Minutes: February 24, 2025
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/jJp-ycC1sd4

• 3. Rez-2025-05 Creasy, Cindy St. Ext. and Creasy Dr,. R-A to R-10 ,~19.8 ac.
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/6WbvufXNCzI

  3. Rez-2025-05 Creasy, Cindy St. Ext. and Creasy Dr., 0144 530, 0144 531 & 0144 532,
  ~19.8 ac.
  Current Zoning: R-A (Residential Agricultural) & MAZ III (Moody Activity Zone)
  Proposed Zoning: R-10 (Suburban Density Residential) & MAZ III (Moody Activity Zone)

• 4. REZ-2025-06 John Bailey, Sumner Road, 0067 073, ~4.2 ac, E-A – R-1 to R-1
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/HAbzByh__Vw

  4. REZ-2025-06 John Bailey, Sumner Road, 0067 073, ~4.2 ac
  Current Zoning: E-A (Estate Agricultural) & R-1 (Low Density Residential)
  Proposed Zoning: R-1 (Low Density Residential)

• 5. REZ-2025-07 JHR – LL LLC, New Statenville Hwy – Clay Rd, 0161b 033 E-A to C-H
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/TQaQ_SpX2LM

  5. REZ-2025-07 JHR & LL, LLC, New Statenville Hwy & Clay Road, 0161b 033, ~7.3 ac.
  Current Zoning: E-A ( Estate Agricultural)
  Proposed Zoning: C-H (Highway Commercial)

• 6. VA-2025-04 Justin Nijem (1604 Langford Drive)Rezone 0.84 acres from C-N to R-M
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/bZXgM7Ljvc4

  6. VA-2025-04 Justin Nijem (1604 Langford Drive)
  Rezone 0.84 acres from C-N to R-M

  Near the corner of St. Augustine Rd.

• 7. VA-2025-05 Samuel Straka -107 Jordan Street Rezone 0.51 acres from R-10 to C-H
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/beDlNKR3jCw

• 8. HA-2025-03 Marvin Brooks (113 North Hall Street) Special Exception
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/wTTW9AtLuhQ

  8. HA-2025-03 Marvin Brooks (113 North Hall Street)
  Special Exception for a Duplex in R-10 zoning

• Adjournment
  

  Video:
  https://youtu.be/FIPdgp4dZD0

  Everything was a unanimous vote to recommend approval.
  The meeting was relatively brief as most cases did not have any speakers.

Here is the LAKE video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEvotfZlRQn9pIgTI2P4eF6&si=kHFiNOzexgbkkkrp

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