Public Safety
BOC discussing public safety tax increase
County commissioners held a workshop meeting on March 30 to receive their first look at the FY 2022 county budget. Discussion about a possible tax increase to hire additional public […]
Public Safety
Henry Minutes
Henry Minutes March 9, 2021
In today’s Henry Minutes, I cover the bid award for Mill Road at Mt. Carmel Road, Henry County purchased fifty new police cars and the board received an update on […]
Public Safety
HCPD invests in Flock license plate cameras
Henry County commissioners approved a request in September by the Henry County Police Department to invest in an additional fifty (50) Flock license plate reader cameras. The new cameras will […]
Public Safety
Construction award for Fairview police precinct and fire station
County commissioners approved a contract on Tuesday, September 15, for design-build services at the upcoming Fairview public safety campus. The contract was awarded to J.R. Bowman Construction Company, Inc. of […]
SPLOST V
SPLOST projects accepting bids and proposals
Despite the ongoing pandemic and questions about reduced sales tax collections, several SPLOST projects are continuing to advance. Henry County’s purchasing department has three projects posted for June or July […]
Public Safety
BOC approves purchase for new ambulances
Henry County commissioners approved the purchase of six new ambulances at their April 7 meeting. The new vehicles require a 12–13 month build timeline and should arrive in summer 2021. […]
General
Cluster leaders present budget requests to board
Commissioners heard from department cluster leaders on Monday morning about their FY 2021 budget requests. The meeting was one in a series of budget workshops being held by the county. […]
Public Safety
McDonough approves purchase of eight new police cars
McDonough police car in August 2017 (staff photo) In one of the city’s first purchases that will be credited to SPLOST V, the McDonough council approved the purchase and outfitting […]
Public Safety
BOC awards bid to outfit new police cars
In September, Henry County approved the purchase of seventy-seven new vehicles for public safety. Now, the board has approved outfitting fifty-seven of those cars for Henry County Police Department and […]
SPLOST V
SPLOST V projects: public safety and county vehicles
When Henry County voters head to the polls on November 5, they will be asked to renew the county’s local sales tax for capital projects. The SPLOST V program is […]