January 6 update: the meeting will be held at the Marcy Scott Media Center, located in the speedway infield. Attendees should enter the infield through the main tunnel off Speedway Boulevard and follow signage to the media center parking lot. State representative Karen Mathiak shared with Moving Henry Forward an invitation for community members to... Continue Reading →
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 →
Henry County commissioners have a called meeting next Tuesday, December 10, at 2 pm to discuss the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) project solicitation. The meeting will take place at the Henry County Administration Building located on Henry Parkway in McDonough. Mr. John Orr, manager of the transportation and mobility group at the Atlanta Regional Commission,... Continue Reading →
The Georgia Department of Transportation invites residents to an upcoming open house to learn more about plans to widen state route 42 in downtown Locust Grove and provide their feedback. The project proposes to construct one additional southbound travel lane between Bill Gardner Parkway and Peeksville Road to address existing traffic congestion and improve roadway... Continue Reading →
The Atlanta Transit Link Authority (ATL) and Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) have announced upcoming open houses for their respective regional plans. ATL is completing their inaugural regional transit plan after the agency’s creation in 2018 and ARC is completing a ten year update to the Atlanta region’s plan. ATL Authority Regional Transit Plan The Atlanta... Continue Reading →
Called meetings by Stockbridge and the board of commissioners during the upcoming week add to an already busy schedule of millage rate public hearings, SPLOST V discussions, and meetings. Residents have a number of opportunities to attend local government meetings during the week of July 15 and learn more about ongoing projects. Every city has... Continue Reading →
The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced a town hall meeting for the Henry County community to come speak directly with state officials about state-funded projects that are either in construction or pre-construction stages within the county. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 8, between 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm at the Henry... Continue Reading →
Springtime welcomes in a change in temperature, budding of flowers, and chirping of birds, but within county government, it is also the all important budget season. In the upcoming weeks, the Henry County Board of Education and Board of Commissioners will present their proposed fiscal year 2020 budgets and hold public hearings to receive feedback.... Continue Reading →
State Route 20 / 81 aka Hampton Street will be closed west of the McDonough Square starting on April 1, weather permitting, for a ten day period. The closure is related to work within the one-way pair project. Detour signage will be provided along McDonough Parkway and Jonesboro Road. Motorists are encouraged to consider alternate... Continue Reading →
