The city is weighing an ordinance that would let alcoholic beverage manufacturers get a city license, along with a fee for that new category.
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- October 6, 2026: License fee for alcoholic beverage Manufacturer classification
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- Second reading of Ordinance 1009 and consideration of the manufacturer license fee are scheduled for the Royston City Council's October 6, 2026 meeting.
A rezoning application for the College Street property could change what can be built or used on the site.
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- September 8, 2026: Rezoning application, 50 College Street (0.74 acres), Case #2026-08-01
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council is set to weigh a resolution that would rezone a College Street property for residential use and a Dovetown Road property for highway business use.
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- September 8, 2026: Rezoning application, 292 Dovetown Road (1.06 acres) from R-2 Residential to Highway Business, Case #2026-08-02
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- No next step has been documented.
Precision Home Builders' request to add four units to its Breanna Way townhome project remains undecided after the city council twice put off a vote.
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- August 11, 2026: Variance request from Precision Home Builders, LLC for 4 additional townhome units at Breanna Way
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council approved bringing the Hwy 17 North property into city limits for a townhome project, then moved this summer to consider switching the plan to single-family…
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- July 14, 2026: Resolution changing Gary Fields property to single family homes and approving preliminary plat on Georgia Hwy 17 North
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council is set to weigh a beer and wine license for the bakery, bistro, and bed-and-breakfast, a step required before it can serve alcohol on-site.
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- April 21, 2026: Alcohol license for on-premises consumption of beer and wine for John McLean, Bebop's Bakery, Bistro, Bed, and Breakfast
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- Royston City Council consideration of the license
A resident urged the city to make sure building permit inspections happen as construction proceeds, though the council took no action.
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- October 14, 2025: Public comment from Bob Hollingsworth on building permit inspection process
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- No next step has been documented.
A new package store on Lee Street marked its opening with a ribbon cutting as part of a Main Street update to the city council.
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- May 13, 2025: Mainstreet update including ribbon cutting for Royal Package Store
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- Ribbon cutting for Royal Package Store at 70 Lee Street, May 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM.
The city's Main Street program reported on upcoming downtown concerts and a request to rent the amphitheater, though no council vote on the rental has been recorded.
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- February 11, 2025: Mainstreet Street Update
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- No next step has been documented.