The second Natco subdivision on Val Del Road sailed through the Planning Commission, and probably will through the Lowndes County Commission. Where is that wetlands study GLPC took for granted somebody conducted?
The
rezoning of the Wisenbaker property on Great North Road also sailed through GLPC 7:0.
The third rezoning,
for heavy manufacturing on the Hogan Property at US 41 N and Wellman Place,
was requested to be tabled by the applicant,
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Nancy Hobby recused herself before the lengthy discussion of the one ZBOA case for August 2019, which was actually in Lowndes County, VAR-2019-09 — Tycor Farms (6734 Georgia Highway 376, Lake Park) Request for a variance…. or 6530 GA 376, according to a followup letter from the applicant’s representative.
![[Notice Sign]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/zboa/2019-08-06--zboa-packet/VAR-2019-09-notice-sign.jpg)
Photo: Gretchen Quarterman, Notice Sign
There was still nothing about the wetlands around the place, leading to Enoch Creek, then into the Alapahoochee River, into the Alapaha, the Suwannee, and on to the Gulf.
![[Alapaha River Water Trail Map]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/zboa/2019-08-06--zboa-packet/arwt-map.jpg)
Map: John S. Quarterman, from WWALS Alapaha River Water Trail Map.
However, the likely wetlands seem to be along the eastern edge of the cleared area, so one can guess the solar panels are not going there.
![[Lowndes County Tax Assessor]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/zboa/2019-08-06--zboa-packet/loco-tax-assessor.jpg)
Map: Lowndes County Tax Assessor, Parcel 0222 002, Tycor Farms LLC, 6530 GA HWY 376, Lake Park, GA 31636.
Nobody from the audience spoke for or against the application. The result was: Continue reading
The longest item was 5. Proclamation Presentation to Lowndes County Fire Rescue at two minutes. The longest actual business, one and a half minutes, was 6.f. South Regional Joint Development Authority Resolution, endorsing appointing Jason Shaw to an At Large slot. Do you ever get the feeling they already decided everything before they arrived?
And you wouldn’t know about the somewhat contentious proposed process for accepting private roads into the county road system if Gretchen hadn’t been there the previous morning to video it.
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The Val Del Road rezoning breezed through unanimously in four minutes, with one Planning Commissioner wondering if Val Del Road could handle the traffic, and nobody speaking against. The Valdosta cases took almost half an hour, with three split votes (yes, three votes on two cases).
GLPC Chair Vicki Rountree
Final decisions will be made by the Lowndes County Commission on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 for REZ-2019-12 Val Del Rd., and by the Valdosta Mayor-Council on Thursday, September 5, 2019, for the paired Valdosta cases, as you can see in the agenda. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC) is an advisory body only, with the actual decisions being made by those other bodies, as its Chair Vicki Rountree explained at the beginning of the session, before she had to vote thrice to resolve tied votes. You can hear Gretchen Quarterman of LAKE explaining it towards the end of the final LAKE video.
After they adjourned, they kept talking about a joint ordinance to the six governments, without saying what that was about. Since Lowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter was standing up there at the time, I would guess it’s the SPLOST VIII agreement.
Before it adjourned, the Planning Commission established the minutes on the county’s website as its official minutes.
Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few notes, followed by a LAKE video playlist. See also the agenda. And come to the Lowndes County or Valdosta decision meetings if you care about one of those cases. Continue reading
Received Wednesday, after the Lowndes County Commission voted on it Tuesday evening, the board packet is on the LAKE website. Apparently the County Clerk’s office is going to wait the full three days after an open records request to press the button to forward the packet. So we’ll be sure to send requests more than three days before the Regular Session.
The drainage easement agreement with Lake Park did not have a map. The abandonment of part of Ivandale Circle did:
![[Survey Plat, Hammock Hill Heights]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2019-08-26--lcc-packet/August-26--27-Meeting-Packet-0018.jpg)
Survey Plat, Hammock Hill Heights
There was also a map with the copiously documented Beer, Wine, and Liquor license: Continue reading
“You’ll see on the attached drawing….” and “You will see in your packet….”, but you the taxpayers and voters cannot see, because the county has not put the packet on its website and has not yet returned it in response to an open records request by LAKE.
Did you know a rollback of 0.126 mills was scheduled for a 5PM meeting today, with adoption at the 5:30PM meeting?
Surprise eighteen minutes yesterday morning on procedures for taking private roads into the county road system.
Three Lowndes County Commission items are about water: Continue reading
Apparently NATCO LLC wants to rezone 28 acres of its 567.12 acre Parcel 0072 061 to build 61 house lots.
Where along Val Del Road it wants to put them is not stated in the Planning Commission agenda for today. I’d guess close to the existing lots to the south, but the county ran water and sewer up to Nelson Hill, which you can see to the northwest of the NATCO tract, so the subdivision could be anywhere along Val Del in that tract.
Greater Lowndes Planning Commission
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~ Lowndes County ~ City of Valdosta ~ City of Dasher ~ City of Hahira ~ City of Lake Park ~ City of Remerton ~
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING AGENDA
Monday, August 26, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Public Hearing, Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office
325 West Savannah Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia
Three Lowndes County Commission items are about water: Transfer of Drainage Easement Agreement between Lowndes County and the City of Lake Park, and two Lift Station Pumps, Francis Lake for $49,103.25 to buy a new pump and Peterson Road for $29,689.20 for repairs for lightning damage, both to Xylem. There is no mention of bids.
Francis Lake or Frances Lake keeps coming up at the County Commission and the Planning Commission.
County Manager Joe Pritchard has a mystery item, Continue reading
County Manager Joe Pritchard said Finance Director Stephanie Black has received a millage report from the Tax Commissioner. He and she will prepare something from it for the Lowndes County Commissioners for a later meeting.
The board packet is on the LAKE website, in response to a LAKE open records request.
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Five and a half minutes of the Regular Session fifteen minutes was on the county guaranteeing refinancing Hospital Authority debt, due to County Manager Joe Pritchard reciting what’s in the agreement, and Hospital Authority CEO Bill Forbes speaking, and Chairman Bill Slaughter thanking him. The agreement is in the board packet on the LAKE website from a LAKE open records request.
Citizen Michelle Williams of Hahira asked for a spay and neuter ordinance, noting Macon and Dalton have those already. County Clerk Paige Dukes praised Michelle Williams and other volunteers.
Second at almost two minutes was Continue reading
![[Exhibit 1: subdivison plan]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2019-10-07--lcc-packet/October-7-and-8-2019-Meeting-Packet-0004.jpg)
![[WRPDO Site Map]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2019-10-07--lcc-packet/October-7-and-8-2019-Meeting-Packet-0014.jpg)
![[Parcel 0072 061, NATCO LLC]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/glpc/2019-08-26--glpc-packet/parcel-0072-061.jpg)