The Henry County Commissioners have approved a contract to hire Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. of Atlanta, GA to design an intersection improvement project at Mill Road and Mt Carmel Road in commission district II. The project is an approved SPLOST IV improvement. The county received proposals from twelve companies for the design work. After staff... Continue Reading →
Nash Farm Park master plan (Henry County photo)The SPLOST V committee met this week at Luella Middle School to discuss project recommendations in commission district II. The district includes much of Henry County west of I-75, stretching from Rum Creek in the Red Oak area to Hampton-Locust Grove Road and the Spalding County line. The... Continue Reading →
The next meeting of the SPLOST V committee will occur on Thursday, January 24, at 6:30 pm at Luella Middle School to discuss recommendations for commission district II. Note that all projects are recommendations only until the board of commissioners approves the final project list in summer 2019. Residents of district II are encouraged to... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners has approved two budget amendments within the SPLOST IV program. The amendments complete right of way acquisition for the Blackhall Road over Rum Creek bridge replacement project in district 2 and increase available dollars for roadway resurfacing in district 5. In district 2, the board approved moving $12,358.00 from... 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 Lower Woolsey Henry 780 proposed industrial rezoning has been scheduled for a public hearing before the board of commissioners. The request will be heard on Tuesday, November 27, at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held at the Henry County Administration Building located at 140 Henry Parkway, McDonough, GA. The proposal requests to rezone 683 acres... Continue Reading →
The dirt road paving project along South Cleveland Church Road has been approved to start construction. The roadway is located between New Morn Drive and Stone Road in the Mt Carmel area of commission district II. South Cleveland Church is an approved SPLOST IV project. Expenditures to date for design work and property acquisition totaled... Continue Reading →
The rezoning request was approved by the Board of Commissioners on November 27. Commissioner Clemmons added the following conditions: all single-family homes and brownstones must be at least 2,000 square feet, and all lofts / brownstones must be built prior to the construction of any single-family homes. Hillibee Grove LLC of Carrollton, GA has requested... Continue Reading →
This is a continuation of the SPLOST V District II meeting. The previous article discussed the Jonesboro Road widening project, Jonesboro Road at Mitchell Road intersection improvement, and Kensley Grace Aquatic Center. The SPLOST V committee is working to gather a list of possible projects for each commission district. The committee would like to hear... Continue Reading →
