A Town Council packet identifies four businesses that received licenses in the town, giving residents a look at new commercial activity locally.
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- April 9, 2026: New business licenses issued January-March 2026
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- No next step has been documented.
The town has authorized Papason, LLC to operate a public accommodation at 154 T F Railroad.
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- April 9, 2026: Public accommodations registration and certificate of authority for Papason, LLC at 154 T F Railroad
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- No next step has been documented.
McCain Investment Properties wants roughly 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive rezoned from agricultural to multi-family residential to build a 34-lot subdivision.
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- October 6, 2026: Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision
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- City Council consideration of the rezoning request on October 6, 2026
City council heard an update that the first phase of the Springview Height Park (Spring Street Park) project is being targeted for completion in June.
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- April 6, 2026: Springview Height Park (Spring Street Park) development, targeting June completion of first phase
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed warehousing facility in Franklin County seeks state approval to build within a protected stream buffer along a tributary of Nails Creek.
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- March 27, 2026: Buffer variance application for Carnesville Industrial warehousing facility on Old Federal Road, Franklin County
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- No next step has been documented.
The roughly 284-acre mixed-use project off Level Grove Road, which includes industrial and data-center space, must now go through regional review under Georgia's Development of Regional Impact…
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- March 26, 2026: Big Red Apple Innovation Corridor Development of Regional Impact (DRI) application review
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- Regional review of the application by the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission
A proposed mixed-use project of 165 homes and retail space near Toccoa is going through a state regional-impact review before any local zoning decision.
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- March 26, 2026: DRI 4516 review of "The Reserve" development in Stephens County
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- No next step has been documented.
The authority is looking at expanding a concrete lot to add parking near downtown, but no deal has been finalized.
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- March 25, 2026: New potential parking spaces near downtown (concrete lot expansion)
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- No next step has been documented.
Georgia's environmental regulator is reviewing an air permit application for a facility that would process landfill gas into renewable natural gas in Polk County.
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- October 23, 2026: Synthetic minor permit for Grady Road Renewable Energy RNG facility
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- No next step has been documented.
A variance request for a Pheasant Mountain Road property owned by Melissa N. Dover has come before county commissioners, with no decision yet on record.
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- March 24, 2026: Zoning variance request for property on Pheasant Mountain Road (owner Melissa N. Dover)
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposal to allow a package store on the site stays on hold while the board waits for more information.
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- March 19, 2026: Conditional Use to allow a package store (Cook Construction)
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- The Planning Board is expected to take up the request again at its next meeting.
The authority overseeing the industrial park placed a status update on its agenda, but no details or decisions are yet on record.
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- Latest
- March 12, 2026: Central Franklin Industrial Park update
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- No next step has been documented.