Company representatives from JWA Ventures, county officials, and local media gathered Tuesday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony on the new Shoppes at Ola Crossroads development. The development, located at the northeast corner of state route 81 and North Ola Road, will be anchored by a Publix grocery store. The new 48,000 square feet grocery store... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT will be installing a new four-way stop next week at the intersection of highway 20 and Turner Church Road in McDonough. The four-way stop will be temporary until GDOT can install a traffic signal in the first quarter of 2020. The safety improvements are to reduce a number of crashes that have occurred... Continue Reading →
Two roads will be resurfaced and a third road patched after county commissioners awarded a maintenance contract at their December meeting. The work is funded through SPLOST dollars. Six vendors responded to the bid. Pittman Construction of Conyers, GA provided the low bid worth $494,675.00. Roads to be resurfaced include the following: Archie Drive -... Continue Reading →
In what appears to be the first SPLOST V project moving forward, Henry County has posted a request for proposals (RFP) for qualified vendors to design intersection improvements at state route 20 and Turner Church Road. Nearby residents have been vocal in asking the county to accelerate the project. SPLOST V was approved by voters... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a rezoning request this week for 30.9 +/- acres located at 469 Mt Bethel Road. The applicant, Robert Boan of McDonough, GA, received approval to build twenty-nine lots under the R-2 zoning district. The R-2 zoning district requires minimum lot sizes of 30,000 square feet; however, the... Continue Reading →
Update: the board of commissioners denied the applicant's request to modify zoning conditions. A new Extended Stay America hotel could be built next to the movie theater on Jonesboro Road if commissioners approve a request to modify zoning conditions. The 2.18 acre property was rezoned C-3 (highway commercial) in 2008 to support its development into... Continue Reading →
Areas hatched in green are proposed to be rezoned for single-family residential development. (Henry County map) A new rezoning request along Jones Drive in the Union Grove area proposes to build one-hundred twenty-two lots under the R-2 on sewer zoning district. The applicant, Jones Drive Henry 80 Properties, LLC of Stockbridge, GA, is requesting the... Continue Reading →
The board of commissioners approved a rezoning of eighty-seven acres in the Union Grove area for a new subdivision. The property, located at 728 Elliott Road, was rezoned from RA (residential agricultural) to R-2 on sewer (single-family residential). Commissioners also approved a conditional use permit for the property to support a conservation subdivision, overturning a... Continue Reading →
The historic site of a former general store will be developed into a modern day grocery store. (Henry County photo) A new grocery store will soon build along state route 81 in the Ola area after receiving approval this week from the board of commissioners. Additional uses planned for the 103.5 acre property, located east... Continue Reading →
