The McDonough city council approved an application for annexation of 0.57 +/- acres during their meeting on Monday, October 21. The property is located at 1148 Highway 20/81 West and is the former home of Waffle House. In August, the city council annexed the adjacent property, formerly home to Ruby Tuesday, as part of the... Continue Reading →
After over thirty years in business, the Waffle House at 1148 Highway 20/81 West has closed the week before the McDonough city council is scheduled to consider voting on an annexation request for the property. If approved, ForCAST Real Estate Development will demolish the structure and redevelop the property with a new Valvoline Oil Change.... 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 →
A plan by YM Hospitality Group of Stockbridge, GA to construct a new Holiday Inn Express along Country Club Drive was recommended for approval in August by the Stockbridge Planning Commission. The rezoning request from C-2 to C-3 was presented to the Stockbridge city council on October 14. The 1.268 acre property, located east of... Continue Reading →
Two rezoning requests within one-thousand feet of each other will be presented to the Stockbridge Planning Commission later this week. Both requests, located along Country Club Drive and Patrick Henry Parkway in the Eagles Landing area, are to rezone property from C-2 (general commercial) to C-3 (heavy Commercial) for the purpose of constructing hotels. The... Continue Reading →
The newest restaurant in Stockbridge, Chicken Salad Chick, opens this week along Eagles Landing Parkway. Grand Opening is planned for Wednesday, August 7, at 10 am with giveaways through Saturday. The new restaurant is located at 1001 Eagles Landing Parkway in a shared tenant building with Moe's Southwest Grill and the Nail Bar Salon. Chicken... Continue Reading →
Update: the board of commissioners denied the applicant's request to modify zoning conditions. A new Extended Stay America hotel could be built next to the movie theater on Jonesboro Road if commissioners approve a request to modify zoning conditions. The 2.18 acre property was rezoned C-3 (highway commercial) in 2008 to support its development into... Continue Reading →
Update: the McDonough city council approved annexation for the former Ruby Tuesday tract on August 1. A second vote is required at a later date to consider annexation for the Waffle House tract. An annexation request for 1.11 +/- acres, located at the northeast corner of I-75 exit 218 / SR 20, will be considered... Continue Reading →
The "big house" style apartment complex on Mt Carmel Road was granted approval this week by the board of commissioners, but not before Commissioner Gary Barham reduced the number of units within the development. The Reservoir Group had proposed 270 units; however, the board approved 230 units. The subject property is located between 45 and... Continue Reading →
