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 →
Commissioners split along party lines when approving the county’s five-year capital improvement plan this week. At the center of the split was the inclusion of $90 million dollars for a proposed county-owned convention center and arena in Stockbridge. The vote to approve the five-year CIP passed 3-2 (Clemmons, Thomas, and Holmes in favor; Wood and... 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 →
Henry County DOT will install a new four-way stop at Bill Gardner Parkway and Lester Mill Road following a string of accidents despite attempts to improve the intersection. The new stop signs will be installed on Thursday, February 27, weather permitting. Lester Mill Road was paved and realigned in 2017 as a SPLOST IV project.... Continue Reading →
County Chair June Wood addresses the audience standing beside Johnny Wilson and his wife Donna (staff photo) On an evening surrounded by family and friends, county commissioner Johnny Wilson announced his campaign for re-election in 2020. Commissioner Wilson represents district I in southern Henry County. Commissioner Wilson was first elected in 2016 after retiring as... 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 →
In a recent poll conducted by Moving Henry Forward, local residents ranked the proposed Bethlehem Road interchange as one of their top priorities among planned transportation projects in the county, but a partisan split on the board of commissioners has stalled the project. County commissioners tabled a contract to award preliminary engineering for the interchange... Continue Reading →
Henry County's proposed annual operating budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 fiscal year includes ten new police officers; however, discussion among the county commissioners expressed support for additional positions. District I Commissioner Johnny Wilson recommended ten additional positions be added to hire a total of twenty new officers and proposed a 0.25 millage rate increase to... Continue Reading →
