In Lowndes County’s annual Planning Retreat, these items seem especially interesting, for today and Friday:
Wednesday- 2:00 p.m. Unified Land Development Code Ordinance Update
Friday- 8:30 a.m. Ordinance Update Discussion
It’s hard to tell what will be discussed in the other agenda items, since they have labels like “Finance” or “Departmental Updates”.
Not sure when this was posted, but it is under Lowndes County News: 2023 ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING AGENDA. Continue reading
Only one citizen showed up to speak: David Houtz, who asked Commissioners not to change the Character Area Maps, and said he had not seen the latest plan. SGRC’s Elizabeth Backe handed him a copy; she also presented a summary of the process at the beginning of the meeting, and clarified process later.
You can see in this LAKE video a discussion between Valdosta and Hahira City Planner Matt Martin and Lowndes County Commissioner Scottie Orenstein about changes to the Hahira Character Area map is not recorded in the minutes, as well as the rest of the 17-minute meeting.
Commissioners discussed the Comprehensive Plan Update again this morning in their Work Session, and they will approve it tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 PM in their Regular Session. Continue reading
At the recent Lowndes County Commission Regular Session, County Manager Paige Dukes in her Reports mentioned many then-upcoming events, two of which are still coming, and may be of public interest:
None of these events are on the lowndescounty.com online calendar.
![[Code Enforcement, RV Sales, Reports, End time]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2021-09-14--lcc-videos/many.jpg)
Code Enforcement, RV Sales, Reports, End time
Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item with a few notes, followed by a LAKE video playlist. See also Continue reading
Lowndes County Commissioners and staff are meeting tomorrow where those pesky taxpayers won’t be “distraction to strategically address community needs and set goals for the next year.”
Tripadvisor says: “A Historic Treasure not just for “Millionaires” of Jekyll Island Club Resort”, with rooms from $207 to $220 per night.
I do congratulate the newish Lowndes County Public Information Officer for putting out a press release, and for promising a daily “synopsis of discussions” to be posted on the county’s website.
How about a daily video, such as LAKE has posted for several years? Or livestream the meetings via facebook live, YouTube, or Zoom?
Meghan Barwick, Lowndes County Press Release, February 18, 2021, Lowndes County Board of Commissioners Host Annual Planning Meeting,
Lowndes County, Georgia- The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners will hold their annual planning meeting on Jekyll Island February 25-26, 2021 at the Jekyll Island Hotel, Cherokee Cottage, 371 Riverview Dr., Jekyll Island, Georgia. The planning meeting will begin on Thursday, February 25 at 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. and resume Friday, February 26 at 8:30 a.m. wrapping up at 12:00 noon.
The purpose of the annual planning meeting is Continue reading
Here are the answers to these questions from Saturday:
These answers came from JD Dillard, Lowndes County Planning and Zoning Director. I called him yesterday before the Regular Session Tuesday, and he called back with the answers.
How does the Department of Health determine septic system sizes? Partly by Continue reading
Update 2020-09-09: Update: rezonings w. Tiger Creek, whose communications tower? @ LCC 2020-09-08
Why is the owner of the planned 300-foot communications tower off US 84 a secret? The Lowndes County Commission will deliberate on that rezoning and three more Monday morning at 8:30 AM and vote on it Tuesday at 5:30 PM, after these rezonings were heard Monday at the Planning Commission.
Why does the agenda sheet for REZ-2020-11 Bella Mill Plantation, 8450 Ousley Rd., next to Tiger Creek and a short distance upstream from the Withlacoochee River, make no mention of sewage or the size of the septic system relative to the number of expected attendees at the planned event facility? Why is there no mention of any speakers against this rezoning, even though there was at least one at the Planning Commission?
In addition to two other rezonings, the County Commission will most likely reappoint Tommy Willis to the Planning Commission.
Here is the agenda. The entire board packet for Monday and Tuesday is on the LAKE website, along with the minutes for the previous meetings two weeks ago, in response to a LAKE open records request. Thanks to new County Clerk Belinda Lovern and Sabrina Denson for speedy responses to such requests.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
Update 2020-09-05: Added to the LAKE website the files on late arrival Southern Tractor.
Lowndes County and Valdosta will hear several rezoning cases this week that were before the Planning Commission Monday. The County has a a family children partition case, an event center for weddings and such next to Tiger Creek, for which staff recommends four conditions, a 43.8 acre rezoning for Southern Tractor & Outdoors Valdosta Facility, and a 300′ communications tower for an unnamed company.
![[Tiger Creek and Parcel 0017 096, Tax Assessors Map]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/glpc/2020-08-31--glpc-packet/REZ-2020-11--Parcel-0017-096.jpg)
Tiger Creek and Parcel 0017 096, Tax Assessors Map
The GLPC board packet materials for the Lowndes County cases are on the LAKE website, thanks to new Lowndes County Clerk Belinda Lovern, in response to an open records request from LAKE.
The Lake Park and Hahira cases were already heard this week by their Councils and Mayors.
Here is the agenda. I’ve interpolated the WRPDO Site Map where I’ve got it (the county didn’t send anything for REZ-2020-12), and a Tax Assessors’ map otherwise. Continue reading
The longest time, almost 16 minutes, was for Pregnancy Support Clinic of Valdosta at 2203 N. Oak St., followed at 14 minutes by REZ-2020-03 Wetherington Property, Val Del Road RA to PD, with 12 minutes for the Jon Nijem rezoning and Planned Development at 406 & 410 Baytree Road, in a relatively short February meeting of the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission.
Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes. See also Continue reading
The longest regular item at 4 minutes on this voting Regular Session agenda was 6.b. Accept Hamm Estates Dr. into the County Road Inventory. Longer were two Citizens who spoke at the end about Keep Lowndes-Valdosta Beautiful (KLVB).
Here again are the costs found in the agenda sheets for the items, from most expensive down, with links back into the agenda.
| Cost | What |
|---|---|
| $290,000.00 | 2020 Administrative Services Agreement with Allied Benefit Systems, Inc. |
| $50,433.00 | Bid for Repairs to Knights Academy Road; emergency repairs for Culvert Aprons |
| $43,245.50 | Approval of Clyattstone Rd.-Simpson Ln. ROW Purchases |
| $24,613.44 | Microsoft Server 2019 Data Center License |
| $11,535.00 | Approval of Clyattstone Rd.-Simpson Ln. ROW Acquisition |
| $419,826.94 | Total |
The actual cost for the Clyattstone Road-Simpson Lane project is larger; more like $77,696.50 so far, before grading, base, and paving; see the LAKE notes on the preceding morning’s Work Session.
Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes. See also Continue reading
The longest item of those I videoed (yes, I was late to this Work Session) was 6.f. Deannexation of Ganas Property by Lake Park, which apparently doesn’t cost the county anything. Directly, at least. Maybe even net positive, due to property taxes.
Here are the costs found in the agenda sheets for the items, from most expensive down, with links back into the agenda.
| Cost | What |
|---|---|
| $290,000.00 | 2020 Administrative Services Agreement with Allied Benefit Systems, Inc. |
| $50,433.00 | Bid for Repairs to Knights Academy Road; emergency repairs for Culvert Aprons |
| $43,245.50 | Approval of Clyattstone Rd.-Simpson Ln. ROW Purchases |
| $24,613.44 | Microsoft Server 2019 Data Center License |
| $11,535.00 | Approval of Clyattstone Rd.-Simpson Ln. ROW Acquisition |
| $419,826.94 | Total |
The actual cost for one item is larger; see below for Clyattstone Road and Simpson Lane ROW Purchases.
Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes. See also Continue reading
![[Agenda]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2023-04-12--lcc-planning/doc00543420230411100341-0001.jpg)
![[Citizen David Houtz, Elizabeth Backe of SGRC, Houtz receives plan, Sparse audience, City Planner Matt Martin, Commissioners Orenstein and Marshall, Commissioners and VDT reporter]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2021-10-26--public-hearing-videos-comprehensive-plan/many.jpg)
![[Cherokee Cottage]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2021-02-25--jekyll-retreat/cherokee-cottage.jpg)
![[Proposed interior sketch]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2020-09-07--lcc-packet/Barn-Floor-Plan-rot.jpg)
![[Conceptual Plan]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2020-09-07--lcc-packet/September-8-2020-Meeting-Packet-0016.jpg)