The McDonough city council tabled a city-initiated rezoning request this week to allow more time for dialogue with residents and further research the prior events that led to the current circumstances. The property in question consists of 35.75 +/- acres located between Lake Dow Road, Airline Road, and McGarity Road. The property was annexed into... Continue Reading →
TGC Group of Wichita, KS is requesting a modification of zoning conditions within the city of McDonough to support construction of a new Extended Stay America hotel. The 1.79 +/- acre tract is zoned C-3 (highway commercial) and located off Avalon Court. The proposal, if approved, would join an extensive roster of existing hotels both... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council held their workshop review this week to discuss a pending rezoning request for 107 acres located off the Publix at Lake Dow shopping center and Travis Drive. The proposed development, entitled Symphony Park, would build 499 residential units if approved. The project is proposed by Blue River Development of Cumming, GA... Continue Reading →
Read the follow up article: McDonough council discusses Symphony Park proposal Blue River Development is proposing a planned residential development on 107.88 +/- acres in McDonough. The land is located south of the Publix at Lake Dow shopping center and west of Travis Drive. The project proposes to utilize a combination of the R-50 (single-family... Continue Reading →
McDonough voters decided this week that they appear satisfied with their current council members. The three incumbents held their seats in this year’s city council election. McDonough is unique as the only city in Henry County that utilizes council districts. All city residents were eligible to participate in the at-large election, but parts of the... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council approved an application for annexation of 0.57 +/- acres during their meeting on Monday, October 21. The property is located at 1148 Highway 20/81 West and is the former home of Waffle House. In August, the city council annexed the adjacent property, formerly home to Ruby Tuesday, as part of the... Continue Reading →
After over thirty years in business, the Waffle House at 1148 Highway 20/81 West has closed the week before the McDonough city council is scheduled to consider voting on an annexation request for the property. If approved, ForCAST Real Estate Development will demolish the structure and redevelop the property with a new Valvoline Oil Change.... 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 →
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 →
