Barrow County to Hold Public Meeting on Impact Fees
The BOC has been considering implementing and Impact Fee program for several months now. The BOC met on November 13th to receive an official report…
Bonding Requirement Changes Update
Gwinnett County officials have indicated that the proposed bonding requirement changes have been forwarded to the County’s Law Department for further review and consideration. The…
Ball Ground/County to Share Planner
On November 6th, the BOC approved a plan to share a Planner with the City of Ball Ground. The new Planner will serve the City…
Overlay Zoning & Street Design and Improvement Standards Revisions
On October 17th, the Woodstock Planning Commission heard a request from City staff to amend the City’s Land Development Ordinance regarding Overlay Zoning Districts and…
Municipal Elections Results a Big Win for TADs
On November 6th, Gwinnett County voters turned out to overwhelmingly support municipal TADs. Nine cities across Gwinnett County had TADs on the election ballots and…
County Holds Municipal Elections
On November 6, Bartow County’s municipal citizens went to the polls to elect five new Mayor’s. Only Euharlee did not elect a mayor during the…
County Holds Municipal Elections
On November 6, Bartow County’s municipal citizens went to the polls to elect five new Mayor’s. Only Euharlee did not elect a mayor during the…
Canton Eliminates Planning & Zoning Employees
On October 31, the City announced the lay-off of its two key planning and zoning officials, Gary Mullinix, the department’s director, and Stephanie Harmon, the…
Cartersville Residents Approve TADs
On Tuesday, Novmeber 7th, Cartersville voters approved a measure allowing Tax Allocation Districts (TADs), which will give the city redevelopment powers. The measure passed 1,160 to 547. …
Governor and Congressional Delegation Respond to Water Crisis
On September 28th, 2007 Georgia EPD issued a Level 4 Drought Response for most of North Georgia. This decree is in response to the worst…
Georgia’s Congressional Delegation Introduces Legislation to Deal with Current Water Crisis
As the State suffers the worst drought in over 100 years, the Corps of Engineers continues to release enough water to maintain the minimum flow…
Frank Stephens Steps Down as DWR’s Director
The Council would like to announce, to those of you who do not know, that Mr. Frank Stephens, Director of the Department of Water Resources…
