The planned roadway bisects the Jodeco Road development (GDOT photo) The planned western parallel connector, a new four-lane roadway between Hudson Bridge Road and Jonesboro Road, will depend on Henry County funding right of way acquisition to keep the project on schedule. GDOT will let the project for construction after the county has acquired all... Continue Reading →
A majority of LMIG funding is directed towards road resurfacing. (Georgia DOT photo) Georgia DOT’s local maintenance & improvement grant (LMIG) program provides state grant funding to local counties and cities for use in roadway projects. Funding amounts are based on a local government’s population and maintained road mileage. In 2020, unincorporated Henry County is... 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 Henry County Board of Commissioners rezoned two acres last week from RA (residential agricultural) to C-2 (general commercial) allowing for future commercial development at the southwest corner of Jonesboro Road and Mt Carmel Road. The two acres will be added to seven acres that were already zoned C-2. The intersection is a popular topic... Continue Reading →
A new park and ride lot is under construction off Jonesboro Road for use by Xpress commuter coaches once complete in spring 2020. The lot is located at the intersection of Jonesboro Road and Mt Carmel Road in McDonough. Xpress offers commuter coach services to downtown and midtown Atlanta, with additional service to Hartsfield-Jackson International... Continue Reading →
Trammell Crow Residential, doing business as known subsidiary Maple Multi-Family Land SE, LP, has applied for a rezoning of 42.57 +/- acres from RA (residential agricultural) and R-2 (single-family residential) to MU (mixed use). The project is proposing a mixed use residential, office and commercial development. Learn more about Canyon Springs apartments under construction across... 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 →
Canyon Springs Apartments is in final design stages before beginning construction on Jonesboro Road in McDonough. The new complex, approved by the county commissioners in 2017, will be located off Towne Centre Village Drive beside the existing Mandalay Villas. Canyon Springs is planning 223 units on 7.71 +/- acres for its first phase. The complex... Continue Reading →
Property outlined in blue has been rezoned to R-3 for a new single-family subdivision. (Henry County photo) Property along Jonesboro Road has been rezoned to the R-3 zoning district more than a year after land owners first requested a change for the 159.10 +/- acre tract. Hybrass Properties of Conyers, GA first proposed commercial space... Continue Reading →
