The Henry County commissioners authorized necessary stormwater repairs to repair and reopen Cochran Park in Stockbridge. The commissioners voted 4-2 (Clemmons and Holmes opposed) to approve the resolution. County Manager Cheri Hobson-Matthews previously estimated it would cost $550,000 to repair the stormwater infrastructure. The repairs will be funded through the stormwater account. Commissioners passed a... Continue Reading →
Henry County commissioners approved a rezoning this week for the county’s portion of the Reeves Creek mixed use development planned east of Interstate 75 in Stockbridge. The motion to rezone 317 +/- acres from RA (residential agricultural) to MU (mixed use) was passed 4-2 (Wilson and Barham opposed). The Reeves Creek mixed use development has... Continue Reading →
The city of Stockbridge unanimously approved an annexation this week for fourteen acres located along State Route 138. The property is located immediately adjacent to the Clayton County line and borders existing neighborhoods along its western and southern property lines. The applicant, Martin Bonea, has expressed an intent to combine the tract with other undeveloped... Continue Reading →
Stockbridge residents took to the polls this week to elect their city council members. Two of the three incumbents were re-elected. Stockbridge uses an at-large election to decide their council members, where the top three vote getters win seats. Nine candidates qualified for the election and appeared on the ballot. The top vote getter, Yolanda... Continue Reading →
The city of Stockbridge has approved construction for their 2019 LMIG package. Counties and cities throughout Georgia receive annual Local Maintenance Improvement Grant funding from Georgia DOT for use in roadway resurfacing projects. The city awarded a bid worth $1,322,458.32 to Stewart Brothers, Inc. of Doraville, GA in October. The contract will be funded using... 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 →
After months of back-and-forth discussion about Cochran Park in Stockbridge, the Henry County Board of Commissioners took their first vote on the proposal to remove the baseball fields and convert the park into passive space. The agenda item to consider approving a conceptual site plan to convert the park was added by Commissioner Holmes at... Continue Reading →
The city of Stockbridge has awarded a $15.8 million dollar bid to construct the city's new 4,185 person amphitheater. The project, first envisioned in the city's 2012 LCI study, will be located behind city hall on North Henry Blvd. The bid includes $14,665,368 for the construction of the new venue, plus $1,172,412 for a new... Continue Reading →
A rezoning request in the city of Stockbridge is proposing townhouses off Hudson Bridge Road. If constructed, the residential development will complete a master planned development annexed into the city and approved in 2002. Update: the applicant withdrew their rezoning application in October 2019. The master planned development is anchored by Walmart Supercenter and has... Continue Reading →
