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Valdosta Strategic Initiatives Summit 2018-03-16-17

Once again the Valdosta Mayor and Council hold their retreat
outside Valdosta and outside Lowndes County at Lenox River Ranch, Lenox, Cook County, Georgia, today and tomorrow.
Excuse me: Strategic Initiatives Summit (SIS).
I compliment them on publishing
on their website before the event
the agenda,
the
topics submitted by each council member,
and the
Mayor and Council Goals for Fiscal Year 2018
(I got this four days ago).
Hm, what’s this about:

5. Find additional resources for the executive director of Valdosta-Lowndes Keep Lowndes-Valdosta Beautiful (KLVB) to include the Mayor’s Adopt-A-Street program.

However, I don’t see who else they are meeting
with for it to be called a Summit.
Oh wait: the Chamber.
Probably George Boston Rhynes will be there to video like last year.

Valdosta SIS Agenda


Friday and Saturday, Agenda

I don’t know why the Continue reading →

Videos: Branham subdivision, Trash, RR crossing @ LCC 2018-03-13



Most of the meeting (13 and a half minutes) was about

Bill Branham’s subdivision,
which passed,
with the Chairman breaking the tie because one Commissioner recused himself.
Opponents took up almost another minute

leaving the room.

On a split vote the Commission

declined to modify the solid waste ordinance to give the County Manager more power.

Second longest at more than 6 minutes was

Michael J. Killeen’s R-A to M-1 rezoning.
Virdie Mae Lyons got her

well and septic rezoning in a minute and a half.

Two water items:

not clear how much Continue reading →

Videos: Conference Center, Branham subdivision, Trash, RR crossing @ LCC 2018-03-12



Lengthiest at more than three and a half minutes was

the Bill Branham subdivision rezoning,
plus a tie for second at 2 minutes 13 seconds between

the new Conference Center CEO
and

the
Virdie Mae Lyons Old Clyattvile Road well and septic rezoning,
at yesterday morning’s Work Session.
Gretchen is off with the LAKE video camera to the voting Regular Session
tonight.

The County Manager wants more power through

an ordinance
that would further favor Advanced Disposal Services (ADS)
over Deep South Sanitation (DSS).

Two water items: Continue reading →

Conference Center, Branham subdivision, Trash, RR crossing @ LCC 2018-03-12

On

the agenda
for Monday’s Work Session,

the agenda
a word from the

new-as-of-January CEO (not Executive Director) of the

Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority.
On the agenda for both Monday and Tuesday evening’s Regular Session,
Bill Branham’s Copeland Road subdivision,
back for at least the third time in four calendar years,
plus

an ordinance
that would further favor Advanced Disposal Services (ADS)
over Deep South Sanitation (DSS).
Better news:

bids for a
Portable 65 KW Generator to keep lift stations from leaking.


Chris Hamilton

Photo: Chris Hamilton via

Valdosta Daily Times.

See also
the LAKE videos
of the most recent Planning Commission meeting for all three rezoning cases,
and that post also has
links to videos of most
of the previous appearances of the Branham Project.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

  1. Call to Order

  2. Invocation

  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

  4. Chris Hamilton- CEO, Valdosta- Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority (Work Session)

  5. Minutes for Approval

    1. Work Session- February 26, 2018

    2. Regular Session- February 27, 2018
  6. Public Hearing

    1. REZ-2018-04 Lyons, 1350 Old Clyattville Rd, R-A to C-H, Well and Septic, 8.05 acres

      GLPC Recommendation: Approval
      TRC Recommendation: Various

      Documents:Rezoning Case REZ-2018-04.pdf

    2. REZ-2018-05 Killeen, 1228 S Main St, R-A to M-1, 27.5 acres

      GLPC Recommendation: Approval with 1 Condition (Paving)
      TRC Recommendation: Various

      Documents:Rezoning Case REZ-2018-05.pdf

    3. REZ-2018-07 Branham Project, 2480 Copeland Rd, R-1 to R-10 Water/Sewer, 18.04 acres

      GLPC Recommendation: Approval with 4 Conditions
      TRC Recommendation: Various   

      Documents:Rezoning Case REZ-2018-07.pdf

  7. For Consideration

    1. Transportation Safety Improvements Agreement

      Execute Agreement

      Documents:Transportation Safety Improvements Agreement.pdf

    2. Ordinance Amending 2015 Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance

      Approval of ordinance

      Documents:Ordinance Amending 2015 Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance.pdf

    3. Water Meter and Register Replacement

      Approval of water meter and register replacement

      Documents:Water Meter and Register Replacement.pdf

    4. Beer License- Marilyn Lewis of Palak Corporation DBA Bigfoot #908 – 1255 Lakes Blvd., Lake Park, GA

      Approval of Beer License

      Documents:Beer License- Marilyn Lewis of Palak Corporation DBA Bigfoot 908 Lakes Blvd, Lake Park, GA.pdf

  8. Bid

    1. Portable 65 KW Generator

      Bids solicited for a 65 KW portable generator to service smaller lift stations that do not have backup generators. Staff recommends awarding bid to Cowart Electric for $49,750.00

      Documents:Portable 65 KW Generator.pdf

  9. Reports – County Manager

  10. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address

  11. Adjournment

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Used cars, manufacturing, and subdivision @ GLPC 2018-02-26

A longish

agenda
led to a

quite long GLPC meeting.


Greater Lowndes Planning Commission


Lowndes County


City of Valdosta


City of Dasher


City of Hahira


City of Lake Park



REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

AGENDA



Monday, February 26, 2018 * 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing


Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office

325 West Savannah Avenue

Continue reading →

Videos: subdivision, manufacturing, and used cars @ GLPC 2018-02-26



Third time was the charm for

William Branham and his Copeland Road subdivision,
which the Planning Commission recommended 6:1.

Below are links to each LAKE video with a few notes, followed by a
LAKE video playlist.
See also the

agenda.

Continue reading →

Videos: Branham subdivision, Bemiss Knights Academy, Lake Park @ GLPC 2015-09-28



Almost half an hour on the
Bill Branham subdivision on Copeland Road
resulted in a split denial: the only denial in this Planning Commission Regular Session.

Slightly less time on

the Charles Bennett accessory dwelling unit on Green Meadown Drive
got unanimous approval with staff conditions.

Ten minutes on the

Clint Joyner’s request for Knight’s Development’s
30-acre subdivision rezoning on Bemiss Knights Academy Road
got unanimous approval.
About the same on

Tim Blanton’s rezoning of 45+ acres to residential agriculture
passed unanimously.
Ditto

rezoning for Richard Bonner’s rezoning for
a fast-growth corridor between Highway 84 and Interstate 75.
Less time for

Jon Nijem’s expanded parking on Baytree Road
to pass unanimously.

Keith Sandlin’s

Lake Park case did sail through,
as did

John Thomas’ rezoning for a showroom for his show car business.

Commissioner Willis’ term was

coming up for reappointment.

Below are links to each LAKE video with a very few notes,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the Continue reading →

Consent agenda, DBHDD appointment, utilities trucks, executive session @ LCC 2018-02-27



The previous morning

they invented a consent agenda, such as Hahira and many others use all the time,
but the Lowndes County Commission

didn’t call it that.
As expected,

they appointed Kelley Saxon to DBHDDB.
And they

adjourned into an executive session.

Below are Continue reading →

Rep. Lamar Smith thinks Russians are behind opposition to pipelines and fracking

Years ago I met Rep. Lamar Smith at the Texas State Capitol.
He studiously avoided my attempts to talk to him about solar power.
And is House Committee report on energy markets does not mention
solar power even once, and wind only to sneer at it.
The report does spend quite a bit of space promoting fracking.

Oh, it’s supposed to be about those horrid Russians.
It builds its case otherwise around 4% of 9,097 social media posts
over two years, which is about one every other day.
I personally post more than that.
Not a very impressive report.


Sabine Pass LNG Export

Justin Mikulka, Desmog, February 18, 2018,

Safety Officials Order Partial Shutdown of Sabine Pass LNG Export Facility After Discovering 10-Year History of Leaks.

Here’s a sample from the
Majority Staff Report, Continue reading →

Videos: Retreat was good, DBHDD appointment, computers * 4, utilities trucks @ LCC 2018-02-26



Chris Yarborough resigned from the
Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Board (DBHDD) and

Kelley Saxon has applied;
she spoke about her qualifications.
There are
For Consideration
four computer purchase items
and only one bid for two
1 Ton Dual Wheel Truck with Service Body for the Utilities Department.

Below are links to each LAKE video of yesterday morning’s Work Session, with a few notes,
followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the
agenda.
Gretchen is on her way with the LAKE video camera
to the 5:30 PM voting session. Continue reading →