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Lowndes County approves rezones, easement termination, road contract and generator award
Summary
Commissioners approved three rezoning requests, terminated an unused utility easement, awarded a $477,896.15 Orr Road resurfacing contract and approved selecting Caterpillar generators for five Pruitt Health facilities under a hazard-mitigation grant.
Lowndes County commissioners on the same meeting approved a slate of routine land-use and procurement items, including three rezoning requests, a termination of an unused utility easement, the low bid for a road resurfacing contract and staff's recommendation for emergency generators at county Pruitt Health facilities.
In land-use business, the commission approved REZ2026-01 (Williams Howard property, 5905 Staten Road, ~6 acres) to change from EA to RA for potential future family-tied subdivisions; planning staff and the TRC recommended approval. The commission likewise approved REZ2026-02 (board property at 7270 Old Valdosta Road, 1 acre) to R-1 to align a deeded 1-acre parcel with surrounding lots. For REZ2026-03 (Villanova property, 6201 Union Road, ~6 acres), staff and the planning commission recommended CG with conditions; commissioners debated and removed a proposed fence-color/design requirement from the condition to avoid creating design standards, and approved the rezoning with the remaining conditions.
The commission also approved a staff resolution to release and terminate a county utility easement adjacent to Loch Laurel Road for Tax Parcel 0168006; the parcel owner named in the staff report was Tim Blanton.
On infrastructure contracts, public works staff reported Orr Road (1.65 miles) resurfacing as a Transportation Investment Act project; the low bidder was Reams and Son Construction at $477,896.15 and the commission approved the award. Separately, staff brought forward bids for hazard-mitigation-funded emergency backup generators at five Pruitt Health facilities. Of three responsive bids, Current Edge Solutions offered two generator options (WinCo at $1,420,000 and Caterpillar at $1,470,000); Howard Electric of Valdosta bid $11,834,000 for Cummins. Staff and Pruitt Health recommended the Caterpillar option for its five-year warranty and local service network; commissioners approved the recommendation.
Votes on these items in the transcript were by voice with no recorded opposition; where motions, seconds and voice 'ayes' were recorded, the chair declared the motions carried.
