Henry County commissioners were faced with a tight deadline to make the November ballot when they opted on June 10 to pursue a transportation SPLOST referendum. Following the cancellation of a joint meeting with the four cities to discuss the program and ongoing limitations to in-person meetings due to COVID-19, the board voted on Tuesday... Continue Reading →
Approximately 55,000 Henry County voters participated in the June 9 primary, shattering turn-out in the local and state primary from four years ago. For comparison, in 2016, a total of 17,637 voters participated in this election. Before diving into election results, I would like to thank the county elections staff and poll workers that worked... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Democratic Women invite residents to watch a district II candidates forum on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 pm. Moving Henry Forward will share the event on our Facebook page when it starts. Three candidates have qualified for the democratic primary for county commission district II. The candidates are incumbent Dee Clemmons, Tina... Continue Reading →
Henry County Libraries Director Kathy Pillatzki presented the library system’s budget request earlier this week to commissioners during the board’s two-day budget workshop. The library board’s top priority in FY 2021 is a request for funding to provide Saturday hours at all locations. March 10 update: the county management team is recommending funding for Saturday... Continue Reading →
Questions over sewer service resulted in commissioners denying a comprehensive plan amendment for a proposed grocery store in Kelleytown, but several board members indicated they would support the rezoning if sewer access is resolved. The proposed store is located at the southeast corner of state route 155 and Kelleytown Road. The rezoning request, to rezone... Continue Reading →
In a request to modify zoning conditions that the board had previously declined a year ago, the BOC unanimously approved allowing an additional three-hundred apartment units off Towne Centre Village Drive in Dutchtown. The additional three-hundred units will allow up to 840 units on 51.44 +/- acres zoned RM (multifamily residential). The approval will result... Continue Reading →
The Lower Woolsey Henry 780 LLC industrial project, located west of the Atlanta Speedway Airport, was approved for rezoning to M-1 (light manufacturing) by the Henry County Board of Commissioners. Applicants plan to build seven warehouses totaling 6.1 million square feet of new industrial space on the 683 acre property. No construction is proposed within... Continue Reading →
The SPLOST V committee met on August 23 at Nash Farm Park to discuss commission district II. The district is represented by Commissioner Dee Clemmons and covers the communities of Hampton, Luella, west McDonough / Avalon, Mt. Carmel / Dutchtown, and Hudson Bridge Road. SPLOST stands for Special Purpose Local Options Sales Tax and is... Continue Reading →
A request for additional apartments at Towne Center Village Drive off Jonesboro Road was denied by the Henry County Board of Commissioners on June 19. Adler Properties of Atlanta, Georgia had requested to increase the maximum number of units to 897, a significant increase over the 540 already approved. The request originated because Adler Properties... Continue Reading →
