Leadership Lowndes Class of 2015 was there,
and Gretchen Quarterman spoke about
the WWALS Alapaha River Water Trail Conference.
Everything else went as predicted
with the rezonings and pretty much everything else unanimously approved,
at the Tuesday 10 October 2015 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
Tag Archives: Alapaha River
Valdosta sewage into Alapaha River watershed three times in February 2015
Valdosta didn’t mention it and the Florida Department of Health doesn’t seem to know it,
but
Knights Creek is in the Alapaha River watershed.
Valdosta spilled sewage into it twice in February.
Plus that 16 February spill into Dukes Bay Canal
also ends up in the Alapaha River.
But never you mind,
Valdosta also spilled
into the Withlacoochee River through the usual Sugar Creek.
Somehow I don’t think all these spills are not Valdosta’s fault.
Seems like it’s time for Valdosta to finish fixing its wastewater problem.
And since the most recent spills were due to rainfall directly on
Valdosta,
the
levee proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers on Sugar Creek
at the Withlacoochee River wouldn’t help,
nor would it help at any time for spills directly into the Withlacoochee
River at GA 133, nor for Dukes Bay Canal nor Knights Creek,
which flow into the Alapaha River.
News Release, Florida Department of Health (FDH), 27 February 2015, Florida Department of Health Advises of Possible Wastewater Contamination, Continue reading
Videos: Denied Lake Alapaha variance @ ZBOA 2015-02-03
The variance about not connecting to county water
at Lake Alapaha Blvd. seemed to actually involve adjoining property,
as several Commissioners pointed out,
and ZBOA denied it, 4 to 3.
Zoning Director Carmella Braswell represented the county as usual.
Here’s the agenda, which now is on the City of Valdosta website as http://www.valdostacity.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7948, after Board member Gretchen Quarterman asked for agendas to be posted up to date.
Scroll down below for the video. Continue reading
Maps for Naylor Boat Ramp, Frank’s Creek Bridge, and Deloach Road @ LCC 2015-02-10
The three maps arrived by email for the engineering items in
the Lowndes County Commission
Monday Work Session and Tuesday Regular Session.
The rest of the response to that Open Records request did not,
so I’ll have to go back again to pick up the rest of it on paper.
And the other Open Records request, for Continue reading
Videos: Devine tabled, Naylor boat ramp, no HB 170 or animals @ LCC 2015-02-10
Nothing was said about the
GA HB 170 state tax grab from local governments,
even though both school boards and the Valdosta City Council
already passed resolutions against it.
No citizens spoke about animals, or about anything else,
not even in the Public Hearings,
except for
me thanking the Commission about the Naylor Boat Ramp.
The Devine Subdivision at Tillman Crossing was tabled at request of applicant to try to sort out continuing concerns about safety and congestion, while REZ-2015-01 Gramercy 2 and REZ-2015-03 Scurry Property, were unanimously approved. No citizens spoke for or against any of them.
You the taxpaying public didn’t get to see any of the materials in the board packet beyond the one-page agenda item forms, before the Commission voted last night, unless you were in the Commission Chambers or watched the LAKE videos of yesterday morning’s Work Session. The open records request for those rezonings came back with paper maps, despite my request for electronic format; at least the paper maps were in color this time. I asked again for electronic format, and will post them soon even if I have to scan them. The other open records request, for maps and materials for the engineering agenda items, came back with no maps at all, so I sent it back to be satisfied. Both County Planner Jason Davenport and County Engineer Mike Fletcher said they had never seen those open records requests, and they’d both be happy to email electronic copy if they were authorized to do so by the County Clerk.
All the other items were unanimously approved: Continue reading
Videos: 3 rezonings, boat ramp, bridge, utilities, new public defender @ LCC 2015-02-09
The only rezoning to get much time was the
Devine Subdivision at Tillman Crossing,
at this morning’s Work Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
Maps were displayed for that and
REZ-2015-01 Gramercy 2
and
REZ-2015-03 Scurry Property,
but the board packet is still not on the county’s website.
I filed an open records request, asking for them to be emailed,
and got a telephone callback saying they were ready for pickup,
which means I won’t get them until tomorrow, and you may not
see them until after tomorrow evening’s voting Regular Session.
Tuesday evening there will be Continue reading
Partial packet items! @ LCC 2015-02-09
This agenda includes links to the Commission Agenda Item form for each item!
That’s not all yet, since it does not link to the numerous maps
and other materials for each of the three rezoning items, for example.
But it’s progress!
And the meeting dates also now appear.
Good show!
Also the name of the engineering firm is in the document for
Professional Surveying and Engineering Services for Naylor Boat Ramp.
See also the LAKE videos of the 26 January 2015 Planning Commission meeting for background on the three rezonings, which are in this LCC agenda as REZ-2015-01 Gramercy 2, Old Pine Rd, R-1 to R-10, Water and Sewer, ~4.1 acres, REZ-2015-02 Devine Subdivision, Tillman Crossing Rd, R-1 to R-10, Water and Sewer, ~24 out of ~72 acres, and REZ-2015-03 Scurry Property, Skipper Bridge Rd, R-A to R-1, Well and Septic, ~1.97 acres, plus Public Hearing fo the Abandonment of Deloach Road E (CR 95).
Proposals are also in this agenda for Preliminary Engineering Services for Exit 22 and 29 Utility Relocations, Professional Surveying and Engineering Services for Naylor Boat Ramp, and Proposal for Bridge Foundation Investigation for Morven Road Bridge Replacement, plus a 2015 Public Defender Services Contract & 2015 Operating Contract.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
Video: SPLOST Facility Update with boatramp @ LCC 2015-02-05
The Naylor boat ramp might be finished this fall,
and here’s a list of other SPLOST expenditures, from
yesterday’s Lowndes County Commission Annual Planning Meeting.
County Manager Joe Pritchard asked Chad McLeod Project Manager and Mike Fletcher County Engineer to come forward, saying “Turn in your book to that tab….” A book you, the taxpaying public reader, do not have. The county can publish board packets on their new website if they want to.
McCleod presented current facilities for SPLOST VII, after a long introduction by Pritchard, who said McLeod was the county’s liaison with Parks and Rec (VLPRA) and the Sheriff’s Department and other offices. McLeod said VLPRA projects are built by the county and turned over to VLPRA for administration, except for two projects at Freedom Park, which are being managed by VLPRA due to House Bill 489. He listed dollar amounts. I couldn’t catch all of them, but here are some of them: Continue reading
The rest of the videos @ LCC 2015-02-05
The rest of the videos from Thursday are up,
as they meet again this morning at 8:30 AM.
The new videos are about
Revenue and Tax Update,
SPLOST Facility Update (including boat ramp),
Budget Management,
Solid Waste Management,
Litter Control,
and an unscheduled
Closed Session.
All yesterday’s videos are added now to the original post.
-jsq
Videos: Audit report and finance @ LCC 2015-02-05
Update2 2015-02-06:
Why HB 170 is bad –Harrison Tillman
Update 2015-02-06:
The rest of the videos from Thursday are up,
as they meet again this morning at 8:30 AM.
The new videos are about
Revenue and Tax Update,
SPLOST Facility Update (including boat ramp),
Budget Management,
Solid Waste Management,
Litter Control,
and an unscheduled
Closed Session.
Videos are already up for the
audit report and
finance from day 1 of the
Lowndes County Commission Annual Planning Meeting.
More to come.
Meanwhile, see also Gretchen’s notes about
the new boatramp on the Alapaha River
and
illegal trash dumping. Continue reading