A segment of the future WPC is partially built at Bridges at Jodeco. (staff photo) Plans for a new four-lane roadway adjacent Interstate 75 continue to move forward after Georgia DOT approved this summer the concept report and location & design for the western parallel connector. The idea for the roadway originated in Henry County’s... Continue Reading →
The Atlanta Regional Commission has released its staff recommendations for new projects to receive federal transportation funds in FY 2021. Resurfacing Jonesboro Road from I-75 to the Henry / Clayton County line has been recommended for funds. The project is estimated to cost $2.8 million and will receive $2.24 million in federal dollars. The remaining... Continue Reading →
Commissioners approved a modification of zoning conditions on May 19 that will pave the way for a new interior climate-controlled self-storage business along Jonesboro Road. The business will be located in lot 10 at the under-construction park and ride lot. The 24.07 +/- acre property is located at the intersection of Jonesboro Road and Mt.... Continue Reading →
The board of commissioners will resume zoning hearings after a two-month hiatus next week. New procedures are in place for those wishing to speak in light of the meeting being held online over Zoom. County commissioners meet on Tuesday, May 19, first at 9am for a budget public hearing followed by their regular meeting at... Continue Reading →
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 →
Georgia DOT leadership has responded to the city of McDonough’s request for an update regarding the McDonough One-Way Pair project. The big question—when can residents expect its completion—has been answered: by the end of summer 2020. The McDonough One-Way Pair project started construction in summer 2017 to construct an east-west one-way pair through downtown McDonough.... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners will next meet on Tuesday, February 18, at 6:30 pm. The meeting is open to the public and held at the Henry County Administration Building located on Henry Parkway in McDonough. Six public hearings for planning & zoning items headline the agenda. Other items include a presentation updating the... Continue Reading →
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 →
Commissioners approved their application in December to receive 2020 local maintenance improvement grant (LMIG) funds from Georgia DOT. A majority of LMIG funding is allocated towards road resurfacing each year. In 2020, unincorporated Henry County is slated to receive $2,369,078.33. The program requires a thirty percent local match which equates to $710,723.50. The local match... 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 →
