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Development & What's Coming

Restaurants, businesses, major projects, permits, planning applications, and public incentives.

What is proposed, permitted, or being built?

What's Coming issues across Northeast Georgia

451 current issues

Each card is a tracked matter with its status, latest step, and evidence. Order follows the shared current briefing, then recent activity.

IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

EPD reviews air permit for Geotek-GA plastics plant in Dallas

A proposed state air-quality permit would allow a new fiber-reinforced plastic manufacturing facility in Paulding County to operate equipment that emits styrene and other volatile compounds.

Latest and next
Latest
November 13, 2026: Synthetic Minor permit - Geotek-GA plastics manufacturing operation (Paulding County)
Next
No next step has been documented.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD reviews air permit for new Pleasant Valley Road granite quarry

State regulators are weighing emissions limits for a proposed granite quarry and stone-processing plant in Talbot County that could affect local air quality.

Latest and next
Latest
November 13, 2026: Synthetic Minor permit - Pleasant Valley Road Quarry new granite quarry and stone processing plant (Talbot County)
Next
No next step has been documented.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD proposes updated air permit for Augusta University, plus new generator additions

The draft permit and related amendments set emissions limits for the university's boilers, emergency generators and sterilizer, which affect air quality near campus.

Latest and next
Latest
November 13, 2026: Synthetic Minor permit - Augusta University new natural gas emergency generator (Richmond County)
Next
No next step has been documented.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD reviews draft Title V air permit renewal for Huber's Commerce OSB plant

The state's draft renewal sets ongoing air-emissions limits and monitoring rules for Huber Engineered Woods' oriented strand board plant in Jackson County…

Latest and next
Latest
November 13, 2026: Title V Operating Permit Renewal - Huber Engineered Woods Oriented Strand Board facility (Jackson County)
Next
Comment period/deadline for public hearing request expires November 13, 2026.
IssueDemorestunder consideration

Demorest council denies 34-lot Saluda Drive rezoning, then schedules new hearing on same request

After the city council rejected a rezoning for a 34-lot subdivision off Saluda Drive, the same request has been placed back on the council's agenda for another public…

Latest and next
Latest
November 10, 2026: Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision - McCain Investment Properties, LLC
Next
A public hearing on the rezoning request is scheduled before the city council on November 10, 2026.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD notes proposed air permit for Amazon data center campus in Douglas County

The state's air permitting process is now before regulators for a planned Amazon Data Services data center campus, a step residents can weigh in on before any permit…

Latest and next
Latest
November 6, 2026: Air permit application for Amazon Data Services ATL 114 data center campus (Douglas County)
Next
No next step has been documented.

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Explained developments

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DecidedStephens County · Jul 14, 2026

Stephens County Government

Stephens postpones ASI permit-fee waiver while approving a driveway exception

What the record shows
The board postponed the fee-waiver vote to July 28 so staff could develop firmer project-cost and third-party review estimates.
What happens next
Check the July 28 meeting record for the amount considered and the final vote.

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