Tag Archives: Valdosta

Videos: KLVB appointment, Stafford Wright Road R.I.P., GEFA, pumps, and dollars @ LCC 2017-10-23

They vote today at 5:30 PM.
At yeasterday morning’s Work Session,
Commissioner Scottie Orenstein, the current Vice Chair, presided in the absence of the Chair.
Chairman Bill Slaughter was in Atlanta on his way to D.C.
The Vice Chair said what they were not going to cover until the Regular Session,
which was unusual:
8.f. GEFA Loan Agreement.
Also at the end he mentioned Citizens Wishing to be Heard is in the Tuesday evening meeting.

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

the agenda and the notes I put in that previous post. Continue reading →

KLVB appointment, Stafford Wright Road R.I.P., GEFA, pumps, and dollars @ LCC 2017-10-23

To

replace Molly Stoltz on KLVB (she moved),
they will appoint

either Adam Floyd or Kyle Rudrow,
discussing Monday morning and voting Tuesday evening.

Years ago I tried to explain to people on Stafford Wright Road that if the
county ever paved that road, it wouldn’t be for the current residents.
Now it’s getting

a water main with paving.
The county only ever runs water to places it plans to have subdivisions.
Enjoy your quiet country road while you can, old-time residents.
You’re about to be displaced for an expansion of “Central Lowndes County”
west of Skipper Bridge Road and north of Cherry Creek.

Lowndes County has been approved for a
GEFA Loan Agreement
submitted in December 2016, for upgrades at the Land Application Site (LAS)
and lift stations.
It’s not clear whether that includes the purchase of Continue reading →

Videos: Naylor Boat Ramp and Appointments to Public Facilities Authority @ LCC 2017-10-10

By far the most time, almost eight minutes, on

6b. Abandonment of Portions of Old Lake Park Road and Hickory Grove Road SE,
the Lowndes County Commissioners spent two weeks ago,
involving reference to minutes they approved in that meeting
but that still aren’t on the county’s website two weeks later,
and resulting in a split vote.

More interesting: the county is finally starting construction on the

Naylor Boat Ramp.

By their customary silent “acclamation” they appointed people to the

Lowndes County Public Facilities Authority.

Below are Continue reading →

Videos: Curfew resolution second reading @ VCC 2016-10-05

Last Thursday the Valdosta City Council
asked “every police officer, civilian and sworn”
to come up front for

2a. Special Presentation of the CALEA Law Enforcement Accreditation Award,
which took more than 15 minutes.
That item alone was longer than
yesterday’s entire Lowndes County Commission meeting.

Like the County Commission, the City Council apparently thinks
silence is acclamation, at least for

their minutes.
They did at least actually vote on

going into executive session to discuss real estate.

They did not vote on the

Loitering Ordinance amendments
because there will be a third reading.
There will also be a third

VPD Community Forum to discuss Proposed Curfew Ordinance,
8PM, Thursday, October 12, 2017,
at Morningside Baptist Church.
They have gotten some feedback already.
They got more

from a citizen who wished to be heard.
Sorry I didn’t get her name: the city’s sound is very muddy.
She seemed to recommend after-school programs and jobs intead
of a curfew.
She said we need to support the parents.
Roy Taylor Sr.

said something similar.
John Robinson

recommended building the community with jobs and activities.
Elsie Napier

talked about community grants.

Unlike the county, the city uses Continue reading →

Curfew resolution second reading @ VCC 2016-10-05

The big item is the controversial teen curfew,
first discussed

in August,

twice,
and
negotiated in September between the police chief and the city manager,
according to WALB.

According to WCTV, it was

Valdosta Police Chief Brian Childress who

originally proposed this curfew,
but apparently the city manager had more draconian ideas.

Here’s the agenda. Continue reading →

Videos: Public Facilities Authority, Health Fair @ LCC 2017-10-09

The longest item was not on the agenda:
a

Health Fair Update in the County Manager’s Report.

They breezed through everything else including

5 a. Lowndes County Public Facilities Authority Appointment,
although the Chairman did have another name to propose.

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

Videos: Ten cases @ ZBOA 2017-10-03

A backlog since June is a lot of cases, and in the interests of time
I have not watched the whole thing; instead I’m posting now.
A
Summary of Actions
should appear soon on the Valdosta website for
the decision-making Zoning Board of Appeals.
See also

the agenda
and board packet,
is
which is on the LAKE website,
courtesy of ZBOA member Gretchen Quarterman.
Gretchen also set up the LAKE video camera behind the board this time.
Links to the two LAKE videos appear below, followed by a LAKE video playlist.

Continue reading →

Appointments to Public Facilities Authority @ LCC 2017-10-09

Appointments to the board that floated bonds for the county palace,
REZ-2017-10 Laurel Run Homes, and two road abandonments,
to be considered this morning at 8:30 AM and voted on Tuesday evening.

What is the Lowndes County Georgia Public Facilities Authority, which issued
the bonds
548757BE2
and
548757BG7
“Refunding Judicial Administration Complex”?

According to

the county’s website
it’s a Continue reading →

Ten cases @ ZBOA 2017-10-03

They haven’t met since June, and today the decision-making Zoning Board of Appelas has
the longest agenda ever.
The packet, courtesy of ZBOA member Gretchen Quarterman,
is on the LAKE website.

Valdosta – Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Continue reading →

Videos: Hurricane Irma, Register rezoning, Utility Authority @ LCC 2017-09-26

23 minutes last night to approve 3:2 with many conditions rezoning the

6c. REZ-2017-09 Robert A. Register Estate,
with no shouting afterwards like there was at at the previous evening’s Planning Commission meeting,
yet a lot of grumbling at the Lowndes County Commission Regular Session,
especially since they seem to have forgotten the greenspace condition.

I would like to commend the Commission for the amount and depth of discussion in this meeting, especially in the unscheduled

10. Commission Comments and Recognitions and Meeting Adjournment, which was mostly about Clay Griner’s idea of having
a county-wide utility authority including all the cities in the county.
Update 2017-10-20: moved the rest of this utility authority commentary down to the video item below.

Also not on the agenda was

Chairman Slaughter comments on community response to Hurricane Irma
(which were mostly about county staff; well-deserved especially for Ashley Tye) and

Georgia Power Representative recognizes county hurricane response.

While it’s great that Georgia Power came to compliment the county,
does that electric utility rep. reside in or pay property taxes in Lowndes County, and why was he not required to state his name and address?
Ditto the software salesman for Continue reading →

On the LAKE front

Citizen dialog for transparent process by the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange