Henry County Commissioner Vivian Thomas invites residents to a community meeting this Wednesday, November 13, at 5:30 pm to discuss a proposed development located at 1496 Millers Mill Road. The meeting will occur at the Henry County Administration Building located on Henry Parkway in McDonough. The rezoning request includes 87.01 +/- acres and proposes to... Continue Reading →
The zoning advisory board will consider a rezoning request to build a new grocery store at their upcoming meeting on Thursday, November 21, at 6:30 pm. The request, to rezone property from RA (residential agricultural) to MU (mixed use), consists of 22.3 +/- acres located at the southeast corner of SR 155 and Kelleytown Road.... Continue Reading →
New student enrollment numbers for Henry County Schools show the school district has surpassed 43,000 in total enrollment. Enrollment numbers are provided by the Georgia Department of Education on a semiannual basis. As a district, Henry County has added a net gain of 170 students in the past six months. Enrollment as of October 1... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council tabled a city-initiated rezoning request this week to allow more time for dialogue with residents and further research the prior events that led to the current circumstances. The property in question consists of 35.75 +/- acres located between Lake Dow Road, Airline Road, and McGarity Road. The property was annexed into... Continue Reading →
TGC Group of Wichita, KS is requesting a modification of zoning conditions within the city of McDonough to support construction of a new Extended Stay America hotel. The 1.79 +/- acre tract is zoned C-3 (highway commercial) and located off Avalon Court. The proposal, if approved, would join an extensive roster of existing hotels both... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council held their workshop review this week 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 →
Read the follow up article: McDonough council discusses Symphony Park proposal Blue River Development is proposing a planned residential development on 107.88 +/- acres in McDonough. The land is located south of the Publix at Lake Dow shopping center and west of Travis Drive. The project proposes to utilize a combination of the R-50 (single-family... Continue Reading →
The zoning advisory board approved a conditional use permit for a new assisted living facility off South Mt Carmel Road at their November meeting. The facility proposes one-hundred ninety-nine (199) units on 11.713 +/- acres. The assisted living facility is being proposed by WePartner Managers, LLC of Peachtree Corners, GA. WePartner is also the applicant... 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 →
