A request to amend the city’s future land use map and rezone property for industrial purposes is back on the agenda in Locust Grove after being withdrawn earlier this year. The rezoning request is part of the proposed Gardner Commerce Center. The Locust Grove city council will conduct a public hearing on the request during... Continue Reading →
Requests to amend the city of Locust Grove future land use map and rezone property from RA (residential agricultural) to M-1 (light manufacturing) for 29 acres located on Jackson Street have been withdrawn by the applicant. The properties were planned to be developed into distribution facilities within the 75 South Logistics Center. The city council... Continue Reading →
The Atlanta Regional Commission has completed its review of the proposed 75 South Logistics Center on Colvin Drive in Locust Grove. The development of regional impact review is a state-mandated process for large developments that allows the regional commission to advise local governments about potential impacts if the project builds. The DRI does not contemplate... Continue Reading →
The city council voted 4-2 (Boone and Greer opposed) to accept the applications. The request will come back before the council to either annex the properties or decline at a later date. Land owners of three parcels have requested annexation into the city of Locust Grove. The properties are located along Davis Lake Road and... Continue Reading →
The 75 South Logistics Center is proposed along Colvin Drive in Locust Grove. (ARC photo) Additional information about the proposed 75 South Logistics Center, located on Colvin Drive in Locust Grove, is now available in new documents made available this week by the Atlanta Regional Commission. The ARC preliminary report and GRTA required traffic study... Continue Reading →
The Locust Grove city council will hold two public hearings on Tuesday, January 22, at 6:00 pm related to proposed changes in the city's commercial zoning districts. Meetings are held at the city's public safety building along highway 42. A local business owner has approached the city council about opening a tattoo shop in the... Continue Reading →
New information published in February 2019 indicates land owners' continued plans to build industrial development on the property. The Atlanta Regional Commission has published a traffic study and site plan for the proposed project. The Locust Grove council has voted 3-2 to annex 98 acres north of Colvin Drive into the city limits. Council members... Continue Reading →
Public hearings on proposed industrial projects saw extensive comments from residents at Locust Grove's city council meeting, with all but one resident speaking in opposition. No action was taken by the city council on the proposed rezoning requests. The council will consider the requests as action items at its next meeting on Monday, December 3,... Continue Reading →
New information published in February 2019 indicates land owners' continued plans to build industrial development on the property. The Atlanta Regional Commission has published a traffic study and site plan for the proposed project. The proposed annexation and rezoning along Colvin Drive is now requesting a residential zoning district. The county objected to the original... Continue Reading →
