Development & What's Coming in Cornelia
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What is proposed, permitted, or being built?What's Coming issues in Cornelia
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City and downtown board leaders are shaping this year's downtown improvement priorities, with a state grant now set to help fund placemaking efforts.
A downtown Cornelia business is seeking a façade grant to help pay for painting its building, but board members have questioned the cost of the work.
The city's downtown development board is looking at ways to target recruitment and gather public input on what stores should fill empty storefronts.
The board says it wants to step up efforts to bring businesses downtown now that a planned amphitheater project is moving forward.
The city's downtown development board is eyeing a wall along Apple Tree Alley for a new public mural.
City officials are discussing whether to allow short-term vacation rentals and how to regulate them, a decision that would affect residential neighborhoods.
A proposal to allow a package store on the site stays on hold while the board waits for more information.
The city's Downtown Development Authority board is set to discuss plans for a "Catch Me in Cornelia" event in May.
A Ward 4 mural project is being funded by a state arts grant, and organizers have asked the city to help sponsor a conference presentation about it.
A city commission retreat agenda calls for looking at how Cornelia handles annexation requests, a process that affects property owners seeking to join the city.
City officials were slated to discuss extending Cornelia's historic district, a step that could affect building and renovation rules for property owners in an expanded area.
A property variance and a conditional use application were set for review at the commission's March meeting.
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