The Henry County Board of Commissioners have a called meeting on Tuesday, December 17, at 4 pm to receive updates about and discuss the Henry County megasite. The board's regularly scheduled meeting will follow at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held at the Henry County Administration Building located on Henry Parkway in McDonough. Community members are... Continue Reading →
Commuter rail trains, like the one pictured above, are planned in Clayton County. (AJC photo) In a historic moment on Friday morning, the Atlanta Transit Link (ATL) Authority adopted its first regional transit plan. The plan is one of the key objectives charged to the ATL Board after its creation in 2018 by state lawmakers.... Continue Reading →
Building 600 will be built south of the existing warehouse. (LoopNet map) The second building at the Cubes at Locust Grove is set to build in 2020. The Cubes at Locust Grove is a 343 acre industrial park being developed by ClayCo Realty Group. The first phase of the project was completed in 2017. That... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council voted 3-3 to deny a modification of zoning conditions to allow an extended stay hotel on Avalon Court. The council will revisit the request in January 2020. The request is located in city council district 4 represented by Kam Varner. Varner made a motion to deny the request seconded by Sandra... Continue Reading →
The Hampton city council lended its approval this week on a plan for city staff to take over planning & zoning requests inside the city. Presently, the service is provided by Henry County planning staff. The city manager shared the council would establish a workflow and administrative process for zoning cases at their January retreat... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council adopted a moratorium against new multifamily developments at their December meeting. Specifically, the moratorium prohibits "the acceptance by city staff of rezoning [requests] or the acceptance of applications for variances, permits, or inspections for the development of multi-family housing developments." The moratorium shall last until either the city council adopts amendments... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council approved a rezoning request from ECI Ventures, LLC of Atlanta, GA to construct 260 apartments off South Point Blvd. The applicant reduced their number of units from 294 to address concerns regarding density by the McDonough Planning Commission. The 28.31 +/- acre tract is located northwest of the South Point commercial... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council adopted a letter of support and agreed to pay future lighting costs associated with a dual roundabout planned at the intersection of state route 20 and Lawrenceville St / McGarity Rd. The item was part of the consent agenda and adopted without discussion. McDonough is contributing $300,000 from SPLOST IV towards... Continue Reading →
Cole Tract Associates LP, land owners of 235.56 +/- acres located immediately south of the Henry / Spalding County line, are planning an economic reboot of their development. The property was rezoned in 2005 and is accessible off state highway 155. The applicant has applied for a variance from development standards before proceeding with their... Continue Reading →
