A previous concept to build a roundabout has been scrapped for a traffic signal. (Locust Grove photo) As part of their 2020 local maintenance and improvement grant funds, Locust Grove is continuing design work for a traffic signal at state route 42 and Marketplace Blvd. Local governments in Georgia receive annual LMIG grant funding from... Continue Reading →
The Georgia General Assembly created the Georgia Commission on Freight & Logistics during this year's session to study the existing freight infrastructure in the state and make recommendations about its long-term viability and continued success. The commission has been meeting since August and is expected to conclude its work before the end of the year.... Continue Reading →
Building 600 will be built south of the existing warehouse. (LoopNet map) The second building at the Cubes at Locust Grove is set to build in 2020. The Cubes at Locust Grove is a 343 acre industrial park being developed by ClayCo Realty Group. The first phase of the project was completed in 2017. That... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT will provide $1 million dollars to assist in the preliminary engineering of the planned Bethlehem Road interchange off Interstate 75. In addition, GDOT "expects Henry County to honor the SPLOST vote funding allocation to the project in the future." In a November letter from the state to Henry County, GDOT Commissioner Russell McMurry... Continue Reading →
Map of Community Amenities (Knight Homes photo) The Locust Grove city council approved the amenities package for the under-construction Berkeley Lakes subdivision. The subdivision is located off South Unity Grove Road and Davis Road. The council previously approved the final plat for the subdivision in November 2017. There are a total of 160 lots, from... Continue Reading →
In one of their last actions before new council members are sworn in, the Locust Grove city council approved a rezoning and associated comp plan amendment for the Gardner Commerce Center. Plans include one 1.25 million square foot warehouse on eighty-one acres accessible from Colvin Drive. The council voted 4-1 (Greer opposed; Gardner recused) to... Continue Reading →
New industrial space is available in McDonough. (real estate photo) The I-75 south corridor leads the Atlanta region in new industrial space under construction, according to this quarter’s Industrial Snapshot published by Cushman & Wakefield. The company defines the I-75 South submarket as Butts County, Clayton County (excluding the area surrounding Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport), Henry... Continue Reading →
Candidates in Locust Grove (from left to right): Michael Brackett, Rudy Breedlove, Carlos Greer, and Rod Shearouse. (special photo) Close to seven-hundred Locust Grove residents cast their ballots this week in the city’s election for mayor and council members. A one vote difference decided the third and final seat on the ballot. Incumbent Carlos Greer... Continue Reading →
A new cultural arts center in Stockbridge is the most expensive city project proposed in SPLOST V. (city photo) This summer, Henry County and the four cities were unable to enter into an intergovernmental agreement regarding the proposed SPLOST V program. By not having an agreement, the program is limited by state law to a... Continue Reading →
