Commissioners approved a modification of zoning conditions on May 19 that will pave the way for a new interior climate-controlled self-storage business along Jonesboro Road. The business will be located in lot 10 at the under-construction park and ride lot. The 24.07 +/- acre property is located at the intersection of Jonesboro Road and Mt.... Continue Reading →
The board of commissioners will resume zoning hearings after a two-month hiatus next week. New procedures are in place for those wishing to speak in light of the meeting being held online over Zoom. County commissioners meet on Tuesday, May 19, first at 9am for a budget public hearing followed by their regular meeting at... Continue Reading →
Properties highlighted in yellow are proposed to become a new QuikTrip service station. (Henry County qPublic photo) QuikTrip service station is planning to relocate their store at I-75 exit 218 in McDonough. The proposed new store is located at the northeast corner of the interchange. Matt Boone with ForCAST Real Estate Development has filed a... Continue Reading →
Symphony Park is a proposed development located behind (south of) Publix at Lake Dow. (Blue River Development photo) The McDonough Planning Commission meets on Tuesday, March 10, at 6 pm. Meetings are held at McDonough city hall and are free and open to the public to attend. This is one meeting residents need to attend!... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners will next meet on Tuesday, February 18, at 6:30 pm. The meeting is open to the public and held at the Henry County Administration Building located on Henry Parkway in McDonough. Six public hearings for planning & zoning items headline the agenda. Other items include a presentation updating the... Continue Reading →
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 →
