The Henry County Board of Commissioners will consider a resolution during their meeting on Tuesday, October 15, to amend county code to limit public comment during board meetings. The proposal comes after commissioners voted 5-1 (Commissioner Wilson opposed) at their last meeting to shorten public comments from five minutes to three minutes per speaker and... Continue Reading →
New forecasts produced by the Atlanta Regional Commission estimate Henry County will continue to develop with new residents, reaching 370,400 residents by the year 2050. This forecast would equate to a seventy percent increase over the benchmark year 2015 used in the forecasts. In 2015, Henry County's population was 217,700. The estimated growth rate places... Continue Reading →
An upcoming rezoning request in the city of Stockbridge is proposing townhouses off Hudson Bridge Road. If constructed, the residential development will complete a master planned development annexed into the city and approved in 2002. The Stockbridge city council will consider the request on Monday, October 14, at 6:00 pm. Meetings are held at city... Continue Reading →
The new bank and medical office building will front Georgia 42. (applicant photo) The Locust Grove city council approved this week an applicant’s request for a conditional use permit to build a new bank and single-story medical office building at the intersection of Georgia 42 and Marketplace Blvd. The conditional use permit was required to... Continue Reading →
The proposed Bethlehem Road interchange off Interstate 75 will be considered for federal transportation funding after all, despite recent split votes by the Henry County commissioners that blocked the project. The Locust Grove city council unanimously voted this week to submit a request for funding to Georgia DOT and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The... Continue Reading →
The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced a major refresh to the Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP), including accelerated timelines for some projects. The timeline improvements will complete these large-scale “mega projects” and deliver traffic benefits to residents sooner than first anticipated. The MMIP is a collection of major projects designed to improve Georgia’s mobility,... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners rezoned two acres last week from RA (residential agricultural) to C-2 (general commercial) allowing for future commercial development at the southwest corner of Jonesboro Road and Mt Carmel Road. The two acres will be added to seven acres that were already zoned C-2. The intersection is a popular topic... Continue Reading →
The Hampton city council passed the first read towards annexing nearly two-thousand undeveloped acres on Tuesday, October 8, by a 6-0 vote. The annexation proposes to increase the city's size by 54%. A second read of the annexation is expected in November. Hampton's present-day city limits primarily cover areas east of US 19 / 41... Continue Reading →
The city of Hampton will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 8, at 6 pm to accept comments from residents about the city's upcoming FY 2020 budget. Meetings are held at Hampton city hall on E Main Street. Following the 6 o'clock public hearing, the council's 6:30 pm regular business meeting will include the... Continue Reading →
