Royston approves rezoning for city-owned Franklin Springs Street and Baker Street parcels
The unanimous May 12 vote changes a Franklin Springs Street tract to central business zoning and a smaller Baker Street lot to residential zoning…
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Royston Closes Baker Street Rezoning Hearing Without Recording a Final Decision
The council has authorized a sealed-bid sale of the vacant city parcel, but its May hearing on changing the site to residential zoning ended without a documented rezoning…
Carnesville urges voluntary water conservation under Level 1 drought notice
The city asked customers to curb waste and limit midday outdoor watering, while the notice says mandatory restrictions had not been imposed.
Sandy Cross Road building variance remains tabled in Franklin County
Zachary and Kayleen Hill seek permission to put a metal accessory building on their Carnesville tract before constructing a home, an exception planners recommended denying.
Highway 106 rezoning advances, but Franklin County’s final decision is still unverified
A planning commission backed converting a 1.92-acre Carnesville tract from Institutional to Rural Residential for a proposed home; the county commission’s disposition remains unclear.
Franklin County’s Requested Water-Meter Moratorium Extension Has No Recorded Decision
County Manager Terry Harris sought 90 more days to assess the restriction, but the May 4 minutes do not say whether commissioners kept it in force.
Franklin County keeps 300-foot poultry-house setback for Royston tract
Commissioners’ unanimous denial blocks a requested 34-foot reduction at 690 Cromers Bridge Road, though one May 4 meeting summary still describes the variance differently.
Franklin County Fills Planning and Zoning Board Vacancy After Initially Drawing No Applicants
Commissioners unanimously appointed Jim Briley to the District 3 seat May 4, ending an opening the county manager said had produced no applications a month earlier.
Royston 911 radio project is awaiting steel, but Franklin County minutes show no next board action
A county-manager update places the public-safety communications project in a construction-related holding pattern without a delivery date or completion timetable.
Franklin County’s Planning Report Review Leaves Land-Use Questions Unanswered
Commissioners discussed a district-organized Planning and Zoning report in an April work session, but the public minutes identify no property, recommendation or decision.
Franklin County water plans await permit application and drilling vote
Commissioners discussed expanding the county’s withdrawal authority and hiring a drilling company, but neither step was completed in the April work session record.
Franklin County says GEFA-funded meter installation is underway, but key details remain undisclosed
A county manager’s April 28 work-session update confirms activity on the water-meter upgrade, while leaving its reach, schedule and formal approvals unclear.