Here’s the
agenda,
and here are videos of the meeting as it proceeded.
They meet again tonight at 5:30 PM.
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Update on Economic Development meeting @ VLCIA 2014-09-16
The big item tonight is the update on their local economic development meeting
last month, plus election of officers and the usual project and
marketing updates.
Here’s the agenda, with a couple of formatting typos fixed (not sure I got it right, either).
Valdosta-Lowndes Development AuthorityContinue reading
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 5:30 p.m.
Development Authority Conference Room
103 Roosevelt Drive
Monthly Meeting Agenda
Water issues in rezoning near VSU, appointments to Hospital and Tree Authorities @ VCC 2014-09-11
WWALS adds some water issues about that
Turner Brooks rezoning,
and there are appointments to the
Hospital
and
Authorities
at tonight’s Valdosta City Council meeting.
Here’s the agenda.
AGENDAContinue reading
REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL
5:30 PM Thursday, September 11, 2014
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Videos: ULDC Lake Alapaha, house, design; LDR solar parking lot @ ZBOA 2014-08-05
ZBOA postponed
Lowndes County’s Lake Alapaha water treatment plant variance
so the county could think about it some more,
presumably related to that
no-bid contract for equipment upgrade..
Two other county
Lowndes County
variances (
minimum side yard setbacks (approved),
lot access (denied).
Both of
Dr. Urbonas’ solar parking lot
Valdosta cases
were tabled for a month so he could figure out a revised way to do it,
probably involving connecting the supports to the building so
they wouldn’t be accessory structures.
Plus some sentiment that Valdosta City Council needed to address this
issue that solar parking shouldn’t be classed as accessory structures.
The county cases are variances from the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) and the city cases are variances from Valdosta’s Land Development Regulations (LDR), and both the ULDC and LDR are supposed to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
Here’s
the agenda with links into the videos and some notes.
All ZBOA members were present: Paul Alvarado, Laverne Gaskins, Nancy Hobby, Dr. Willie Houseal,
Mac McCall, Scott Orenstein, Gretchen Quarterman, and Chairman Allan Strickland.
The City of Valdosta puts ZBOA agendas and minutes
online in real PDFs.
Continue reading Valdosta -Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals
Toxic Waste? Coal ash in Alabama and Georgia landfills
Oregon
denying a permit for a coal dock on the Columbia River Monday
may seem far away, but the effects of coal ash are right here
in Lowndes County.
Effects that an Alabama county is calling a toxic chemical civil rights violation in the Arrowhead Landfill in Uniontown.
AP reported 14 August 2014, EPA investigating claims west Alabama landfill violates civil rights of black property owners,
It’s not the first time that the Arrowhead has been in the news. In 2009, an estimated 3.9 million tons of coal ash was dumped at the landfill. It was brought in after a Tennessee Valley Authority dam breached in east Tennessee, spilling toxic ash into a river and damaging about 300 acres. To date, it’s the largest coal ash spill in U.S. history.
Much of that ash ended up being dumped at the landfill in Perry County, which in return received Continue reading
Videos: Double water equip. 2 to 1@ LCC 2014-07-22
The three Commissioners who showed up voted 2 to 1 for
a no-bid purchase of not just one but two expensive pieces
of water treatment equipment, with no bids, not on the budget, not discussed at the retreat, and not included in SPLOST VII.
The KLVB appointment was tabled because applicant withdrew. They finally found out the open Board of Health slot was only until December 2015 and the usual terms are six years. Commissioners as usual didn’t ask any questions when County Engineer Mike Fletcher said yet another subdivision was ready for infrastructure to be accepted by the county.
Here’s the agenda.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor
Here are links to the videos, followed by a playlist.
Continue readingULDC yard, lot, house; LDR location and setback @ ZBOA 2014-08-05
Three
Lowndes County
variances (
minimum side yard setbacks,
lot access,
and
Single Family Design Standards),
and two
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Valdosta
Valdosta cases
(2922 N. Oak Street
and
3564 N Crossing Circle).
both by Arunas Urbonas for “location and setback distance for accessory structures.”
Arunas Urbonas is a doctor with an office at 3564 N Crossing Street,
so I’d guess these are about some sort of addition to his offices.
The county cases are variances from the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) and the city cases are variances from Valdosta’s Land Development Regulations (LDR), and both the ULDC and LDR are supposed to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
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Appointments upcoming by Lowndes County Commission
Health, Planning, Tourism, Construction, and KLVB: this is said to be a list of the remaining appointments to be made by the Lowndes County Commission for the rest of this year. The source document didn’t say who’s currently on those boards, but I’ve added links to other sources where those could be found.
Remaining Appointments-2014
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
- Vacant seat as of 7/13/14
Region 4 ha a Regional Planning Board:
The Region Four Planning Board represents 24 counties in the region. Members are appointed by their county commissioners; they are business and civic leaders with a strong interest in mental health, developmental disabilities and addictive diseases as well as consumers or family members of consumers.
the Lowndes County members of which are: Continue reading
Children, cancer clusters, citizen water tests @ GA EPD 2014-07-17
Citizens are not convinced EPA, GA-EPD, and GA Dept. of Health
are doing enough to find what’s causing widespread sickness and death
in Waycross, GA.
They asked questions and provided data and anecdotes for more than
an hour, demanding more testing and answers, at a meeting
about the Seven Out Superfund and other air and water contamination,
for example from CSX and AGL.
Georgia Department of Health did offer a new survey, with local help. She also offered to send a local health dept. rep. right out whenever they were alerted a certain site stunk after rains. EPA and GA-EPD admitted there was a problem and said they were trying to fix it, which is a step forward from their preliminary Waycross meeting last November. But not a big enough step or quick enough to satisfy Waycross people who are or who know many who are sick or dying.
They asked very insightful questions, about Continue reading
Videos: Appt to KLVB & Health, County Extension, Alapaha water treatment, Riverside Road, Bemiss Landing Subdivision @ LCC 2014-07-21
The
KLVB applicant withdrew,
none of the
Health Board applicants showed up,
and none of the Commission or Staff knew what the usual
terms are on the Health Board, much less that this
slot was because somebody resigned with a year left on her term.
Even with that confusion, they took only
nine minutes to discuss appointments to two boards and five other items,
including
a no-bid contract.
Ever wonder when your Lowndes County Commission actually talks about
the county’s business?
They vote tomorrow evening at 5:30 PM, probably with no more
public discussion.
Here’s the agenda.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street — 2nd Floor
Here are links to the videos, followed by a playlist. There are no videos for Invocation, Pledge, or Citizens Wishing to be Heard because those are only in the Regular Session, Tuesday evening at 5:30 PM.
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