As predicted, the reschedule date is Thursday, September 18, at 5:30 PM.
This is about plopping ten houses in the middle of an agriculture character area, with runoff and recharge issues that affect the neighbors, Gin Branch Creek, the Withlacoochee River, and groundwater down to the Floridan Aquifer. As well as all the usual issues of trespassing, poaching, pets, livestock, traffic, and road erosion.
Plus transparency and the Berrien Planning Commission should follow the Berrien County Code and Comprehensive Plan.
The farther out from existing services, the more a subdivision costs the county in calls on Sheriff Deputies, Fire Rescue, school buses and places at the schools. Property taxes on those houses would not pay for all that. The rest of Berrien County would have to pay the difference.
Cole Livingston Subdivision, Public Hearing 2024-09-18, Bradford & Strawder Roads & Old Valdosta Hwy
For what happened at the previous Public Hearing and why it was tabled, see previous post:
https://wwals.net/?p=68261
Here’s a facebook event to encourage people to come to this Public Hearing:
https://www.facebook.com/events/977417484854080/
This is what the Public Notices on the roads say:
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Hearing:
Cole Livingston, Subdividing multiple lots off the Old Valdosta Hwy, Bradford Rd and Strawder Rd
Ray City, Ga 31645Time: 5:30 September 18, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting
6:00 pm October 7, 2025 County Commissioners MeetingPublic Hearing
Location: Planning Commission 201 N. Davis Street Nashville GA
County Commissioner’s Board Room 201 North Davis Street Nashville Ga 31639Body: Berrien County Planning Commission &
County CommissionersAll questions on this application should be addressed to:
Code Enforcement Office (229)686-2149 extension 2Direct Questions or Concerns:
Berrien County Code Enforcement
201 N. Davis Street Nashville, Ga 31639
(229) 686-2149 Ext. 3
Do Not Deface or Remove
Behind the sign on Old Valdosta Road, you can see where they started working without any permits.
Context, Public Notice, Old Valdosta Road, 2025:09:08 10:16:20, –jsq for WWALS 31.0338147, -83.2644698
Public Notice, Old Valdosta Road, 2025:09:08 10:16:28, –jsq for WWALS 31.0338961, -83.2641776
Here’s a map for orientation.
Map: Wilson Branch
in the WWALS
map of the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT)
Public Notice, Bradford Road, 2025:09:08 10:13:43, –jsq for WWALS 31.0343538, -83.2694232
Context, Public Notice, Bradford Road, 2025:09:08 10:13:54, –jsq for WWALS 31.0343538, -83.2694232
Downstream, Gin Branch Creek, Bradford Road, 2025:09:08 10:11:46, –jsq for WWALS 31.0350679, -83.2757642
Upstream, Gin Branch Creak, Bradford Road, 2025:09:08 10:11:57, –jsq for WWALS 31.0352092, -83.2758105
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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