On Tuesday, April 7, county commissioners considered a proposal to install street lighting on Jonesboro Road between I-75 and the Clayton County line. The project had been requested by Commissioner Dee Clemmons and in planning stages for approximately two years. The project, if approved, would install approximately 140 lights along Jonesboro Road at a cost... Continue Reading →
Elected officials and community members celebrate the groundbreaking for the new trail. (Henry County photo) Henry County leaders and community members gathered in January at Panola Mountain State Park to break ground on the county's new greenway trail. Once complete in two phases, the trail will connect the state park with Fairview Public Library. The... Continue Reading →
A new rezoning request to construct apartments is proposing 154 units in Fairview. The property is located at the intersection of West Village Parkway and Bowden Road. KCG Development, LLC of Indianapolis, IN has submitted a rezoning request from RA (residential agricultural) to MU (mixed use) for 10.29 +/- acres. The property is designated for... Continue Reading →
Henry County commissioners authorized the use of eminent domain for portions of five parcels as part of the West Village Parkway widening project. The five properties represent the last parcels necessary to complete right of way acquisition with purchase agreements in place for the other thirty-four parcels. The board approved the property acquisitions as part... 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 →
Henry County commissioners approved a rezoning this week for the county’s portion of the Reeves Creek mixed use development planned east of Interstate 75 in Stockbridge. The motion to rezone 317 +/- acres from RA (residential agricultural) to MU (mixed use) was passed 4-2 (Wilson and Barham opposed). The Reeves Creek mixed use development has... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners awarded a construction bid for phase I of the Panola Mountain Greenway Trail during last week’s meeting. The 1.6 mile trail will start at the visitor center at Panola Mountain State Park, cross over state route 155 via a dedicated pedestrian bridge, and end in the vicinity of Austin... Continue Reading →
The Henry County zoning advisory board will meet on Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held at the Henry County Administration Building on Henry Parkway in McDonough. Agenda items include public hearings for three rezoning requests, two conditional use permits, and one variance request. The ZAB is the decision making body for conditional... Continue Reading →
The Stockbridge International Business Center proposes warehouses, apartments, and townhomes on Flippen Road. (Google Earth photo / applicant site plan) Update: the request has been tabled until a later date and will not be heard during the Thursday, March 14, meeting. The Stockbridge International Business Center is a 310 acre mixed use project proposed on... Continue Reading →
A proposed mixed use project has been submitted to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for review as part of a new Development of Regional Impact application. Entitled the Stockbridge International Business Center and located at 380 Flippen Road, the project proposes 3,358,000 square feet of development space. The development proposes to include the following:... Continue Reading →
