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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. County planning board rejects west Newton townhome rezoning Narrowly approves change in future land use map for separate townhome complex on Hwy. 142 Engineers showed Newton County planning commissioners this rendering of townhomes planned for Fairview Road. - photo by Special Photo
COVINGTON, Ga. County planning commissioners opposed changes to zoning for one new multi-family project and narrowly approved another Tuesday.
The Newton County Planning Commission unanimously voted to deny a rezoning for construction of 120 townhomes on Fairview Road, and narrowly voted to recommend a change in the Future Land Use Map to allow future townhome construction targeting senior renters on Georgia Hwy. 142.
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Master plan of the proposed rezoning and development on Widget Drive. Graphic provided by the Planning Commission.
Despite having been stripped of their voting power by the City Council, four members of the Planning Commission and an alternate gave the equivalent of a no-confidence no-vote Monday night to a 20-acre rezoning request.
Michael Link, chairman of the Peachtree City Planning Commission. Photo/Cal Beverly.
The proposal by property owner Mike Hyde included a first-phase $80 million construction of 308 apartments and a 2-acre central park on a portion of a 20-acre site in south Peachtree City. Later phases would bring an upscale restaurant, some mixed-use retail residential and possible commercial and office units.
UPDATE: At 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday s scheduled Shawnee City Commission was cancelled.
The following information was on the agenda for consideration. Watch for updates on when the meeting will be rescheduled,
When Shawnee City Commissioners meet Tuesday, they may consider whether to participate in another round of funding for Shawnee Forward s small business relief program. The board gave $50,000 in Cares Act funds to the program in December, as did Pottawatomie County Commissioners, and the City of Tecumseh gave $5,000.
In another agenda item, City Treasurer and Finance Director Ashley Neel is requesting an ordinance to amend the definition of a permanent resident as it affects occupancy surcharges.
Park Rapids Planning Commission resets priorities
City Planner Andrew Mack and the commissioners hashed out the high, medium and low priorities for zoning ordinance updates on Monday night. 10:03 am, Feb. 2, 2021 ×
Elected Monday night were 2021 Park Rapids Planning Commission vice-chair Nancy Newman and chair Robb Swanson. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
The Park Rapids Planning Commission took a first look Monday at the city’s Comprehensive Plan, which is coming due for review, and reconsidered the priorities of its list of zoning ordinance projects.
In addition to their regular meeting, the commission also held a workshop to discuss these updates.
City Planner Andrew Mack said the current comprehensive plan was put together in 2008, so the city is 12 years into a 20 year plan, and updating it may be a 10-year process.
The Killeen City Council, by a 4-3 vote Tuesday, approved the creation of a public facility corporation, which paves the way for a $51 million housing development on the north