The Henry County Board of Commissioners meet on Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held at the Henry County Administration Building located on Henry Parkway in McDonough. Agenda items include six public hearings for planning & zoning items, to include four rezoning requests, one appeal for a conditional use permit, and one request... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council approved on Thursday night a concept plan to build apartments along highway 155 south of Postmaster Drive. The property was annexed into the city and rezoned in 2004 to the RM-75 (multifamily residential) zoning district. The present-day action was NOT a rezoning request and present-day council members could not prevent the... Continue Reading →
Information posted on Georgia DOT's website indicates that a long range project to widen State Route 155 between I-75 and Hampton-Locust Grove Road has been shifted one year later than initially planned. The state now forecasts construction to start in 2030, rather than a previous estimate of 2029. Each phase of the project has been... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council considered three rezoning requests during its meeting on Monday, March 18. No audience members spoke during the projects' public hearings. Hampton Street TownhomesThe council voted 5-0 (one abstention, one absent) to rezone 8.92 acres from R-85 (single family residential) to RTD (residential townhome district) for property located at 235 Hampton Street.... Continue Reading →
The zoning advisory board will hold its next meeting on Thursday, March 14, starting at 6:30 pm. The ZAB meets bimonthly at the Henry County Administration Building in McDonough. The board provides recommendations to the board of commissioners regarding comprehensive plan amendments and rezoning requests, and considers approval of variance requests and conditional use permits.... Continue Reading →
Update: the board of commissioners declined to make a motion on the proposed changes. The request failed for lack of a motion. Henry County planning staff are recommending changes to the comprehensive land use plan "to clarify land uses supported by the Future Land Use Map and to correct inconsistencies with existing zoning." The amendment... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners has approved a construction contract for intersection improvements at Campground Road and SR 155. The project is funded through SPLOST IV and located within commission district III. Improvements will consist of one additional turn lane on each approach, and converting Campground Court into right in / right out access.... Continue Reading →
Nash Farm Park master plan (Henry County photo)The SPLOST V committee met this week at Luella Middle School to discuss project recommendations in commission district II. The district includes much of Henry County west of I-75, stretching from Rum Creek in the Red Oak area to Hampton-Locust Grove Road and the Spalding County line. The... Continue Reading →
The next meeting of the SPLOST V committee will occur on Thursday, January 24, at 6:30 pm at Luella Middle School to discuss recommendations for commission district II. Note that all projects are recommendations only until the board of commissioners approves the final project list in summer 2019. Residents of district II are encouraged to... Continue Reading →
