35.75 acres of land, annexed into the city limits of McDonough in 2003, were rezoned last week along Lake Dow and Airline Roads. The land is located between Bridleridge & Clearwater Pointe subdivisions. The council voted 5-1 (Vincent opposed; Ben Pruett absent) to rezone the property in an approval that many, including the city, thought... 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 →
Update: the board of commissioners declined to make a motion on the proposed changes. The request failed for lack of a motion. Henry County planning staff are recommending changes to the comprehensive land use plan "to clarify land uses supported by the Future Land Use Map and to correct inconsistencies with existing zoning." The amendment... Continue Reading →
This is a continuation of SPLOST V District IV will focus on Rock Quarry Road. The SPLOST V committee is meeting biweekly throughout the county to discuss possible projects and hear from area residents. Preliminary engineering to widen state route 138 between US 23 / SR 42 and SR 155 is a great candidate for... Continue Reading →
This is a continuation of the SPLOST V committee meeting at Ola Elementary. The previous article looked at widening state route 81 and intersection improvements along East Lake Road. Continuing to expand North Ola Park will be included within SPLOST V. Two new baseball fields are under construction after the current program purchased land behind... Continue Reading →
The SPLOST V committee met at Ola Elementary this week to discuss projects for commission district III. The district is represented by Commissioner Gary Barham and includes much of McDonough and Ola. Recent SPLOST improvements have included turn lanes along state route 81, roundabouts at SR 20 / East Lake Road and Lake Dow Road... Continue Reading →
