The McDonough city council held a special called meeting on Monday, March 30. The council approved a business relief program to aid businesses within the city. The application for business owners is now available on the city website. The program was drafted last week through collaboration between Mayor Billy Copeland, Mayor Pro Temp Craig Elrod,... Continue Reading →
The McDonough Planning Commission was presented the workshop preview for an upcoming concept plan review at their March 10 meeting. The property, located south of McDonough High School and east of state route 155, was annexed into the city of McDonough and rezoned to RM-75 (multifamily housing) with conditions allowing up to fourteen (14) units... Continue Reading →
The McDonough Planning Commission considered public review for the proposed RaceTrac service station off highway 155 this week. The proposed development is located at 716–726 Highway 155 South between I-75 and King Mill Road. The applicant has requested a rezoning from C-2 (central commercial) to C-3 (highway commercial) for the project. The MPC recommended approval... 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 →
Construction with a water tower in the background (Henry Herald photo/ Heather Middleton) The city of McDonough has adopted a sixty-day moratorium on new developments to evaluate the city’s water system and update state permits. The moratorium does not affect any projects that have already been approved by the city or would connect to Henry... Continue Reading →
Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. has submitted a new rezoning request to the city of McDonough for a proposed location on highway 155 south. The proposed development is requesting a rezoning from C-2 (central commercial) to C-3 (highway commercial). The project is located at 716 – 726 Highway 155 South between I-75 North and King Mill Road.... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council approved variances for the upcoming Barrett Farms subdivision at their January 2 meeting. The variances were included within the council's consent agenda and adopted without discussion. The variances apply to eighteen lots out of the 141-lot subdivision. A reduction up to ten percent was granted to the front setback and minimum... 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 held their workshop review in November to discuss a pending rezoning request for 107 acres located off the Publix at Lake Dow shopping center and Travis Drive. The proposed development, entitled Symphony Park, would build 499 residential units if approved. The project is proposed by Blue River Development of Cumming, GA... Continue Reading →
