Here are the minutes from the first two meetings with the Public Hearings for the Cole Livingston proposed subdivision on Bradford and Strawder Roads and Old Valdosta Highway, at the Berrien County Planning Commission.

The actual decision will be made this evening, November 4, 2025, at 6 PM, by the Berrien County Commission, at 201 North Davis Street, Nashville, Georgia 31639.

These were received in response to a WWALS open records request, which is at the end below.

Minutes of August and September, Berrien Planning Commission, Plus maps, Received 2025-10-21

The Minutes are for these Berrien County Planning Commission meetings:

• August 21, 2025
  WWALS videos of that meeting
• September 18, 2025,
  WWALS videos of that meeting
• We do not have the minutes for the October 16, 2025 meeting yet.
  But here are the WWALS videos of that meeting

BCPC-2025-08-21

Minutes, 2025-08-21 –Berrien County Planning Commission
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Lisa Sumner, Larry Sanders, Dillion Nash , 2025-08-21 –Berrien County Planning Commission
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John Beville, Jason Sumner, Johnny Nelsen, Matthew Beville, Austin Nash, 2025-08-21 –Berrien County Planning Commission
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Kyle Pearson, Teresa Willis, Danny Stustill, 2025-08-21 –Berrien County Planning Commission
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BCPC-2025-09-18

Minutes, 2025-09-18 –Berrien County Planning Commission
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John Beville, Mr. Danny, Lisa Sumner, 2025-09-18 –Berrien County Planning Commission
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Mr. Danny, Lisa Sumner, Teresa Willis, Greg Shoupe, Mr. Parrish, Wayne Nash, 2025-09-18 –Berrien County Planning Commission
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Request for Hydrogeologic/Well Impact Study, Lisa Sumner, Mr. Beville, John Qua[r]terman, Mr. Parrish, Wayne Nash, 2025-09-18 –Berrien County Planning Commission
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Secretary Items, 2025-09-18 –Berrien County Planning Commission
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Maps

Division Survey, Client: Cole Livingston, 2025-07-08 –Hand Land Surveying Company
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Proposed Division Survey for South Auction, 2024-09-25 –Hand Land Surveying Company
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GR

This is the open records request.

GORA request, 2025-10-16 –Suwannee Riverkeeper
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GORA request continued, 2025-10-16 –Suwannee Riverkeeper
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CG

This document stating charges was the first response to this GORA request.

Charges, 2025-10-27 –Berrien County Commissioner’s Office
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Then on October 21, 2025, Teresa Willis send email saying:

Please see attached for Open Records Request. Please be aware that 1. In your request does not apply and is not in the request, 4. Final Plat – once recorded will be available.

There is further correspondence about how the September minutes do not answer my item 1. request for the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan, although maybe they are supposed to be the answer to item 3. about the attorney’s response.

She sent a further, rather cryptic, response that also does not seem to answer the question. I will probably post more about that later.

Meanwhile, I am taking a check for $15.35 to the Berrien County Commission meeting this evening.

FYI, the GORA requests I have filed are the usual sort that I file with county commissions or city councils about subdivisions. The Georgia Open Records Act requies a response within three business days. Usually I get a response within three days without any charge.

This GORA response also included excerpts from the 2025 Update to the Berrien County Comprehensive Plan. These seem to be related to a different GORA request I sent on August 1, 2025, for this: “Berrien County should develop a comprehensive inventory of natural resources within the County to ensure their protection and continued preservation (Policy 1.2).” Three months later, I still have not received that document.

I got no response at all until I sent a reminder on October 16. Then County Administrator Brenda Ferrell responded saying that they didn’t get it, but “I will get a response to you soon.”

I inquired again today, November 4, 2025, and got this answer from Teresa Willis: “We still have not received payment for the first GORA we sent to you in the amount of $15.35, upon receipt of that payment we will then release the second request.” I pointed out that I asked how they wanted payment and got no response. Brenda Ferrell clarified that they only accept checks. I have informed them I will bring a check to the County Commission meeting this evening.

BCCPU

Berrien County w/ Cities, Alapaha, Enigma, Nashville, & Ray City Comprehensive Plan Plan Update 2025 (PDF, 19.5 MB)

VI. Community Policies, Policy 1.2: Inventory of Resources. Berrien County should create a detailed inventory of its natural resources to support their effective protection and long-term prservation., 2025-03-11 –Berrien County Comprehensive Plan Update
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Natural Resources, continued, 2025-03-11 –Berrien County Comprehensive Plan Update
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Berrien County should develop a comprehensive inventory of natural resources within the County to ensure their protection and continued preservation (Policy 1.2), 2025-03-11 –Berrien County Comprehensive Plan Update
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Historic Main Street Area (Alapaha), 2025-03-11 –Berrien County Comprehensive Plan Update
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 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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