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What is proposed, permitted, or being built?What's Coming issues across Northeast Georgia
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The city's Downtown Development Authority is weighing whether to buy historic properties, a move that could shape future use of downtown buildings.
A public hearing notice shows an application to sell beer and wine at the Lavonia Road store, a step required before the city council can act.
The Mayor and Council are weighing an application that would let a new store sell beer, wine and distilled spirits in Carnesville.
A roughly 224.6-acre annexation and development proposal along Highway 365 South has moved through public hearings and a commission vote to post for comment…
City officials are gathering resident input through a series of community town hall meetings tied to a housing planning effort…
The change would shift the timeframe for temporary special event licenses and let the city manager approve them instead of requiring council action each time.
A pending application could allow a wholesale storage and retail use on land zoned PC, but the Stephens County Planning Commission has not yet acted on it.
A requested reduction in how far a poultry house must sit from the road at a Carnesville property goes before the county's planning commission.
The current city ordinance bars both Sunday sales and drive-thru sales, and the store's owners want the council to change it.
The county's Parks & Recreation Advisory Board is working out new rule signage for activity areas, with recent discussion of quotes for about eight signs.
A proposal to install permanent grills at picnic areas used by residents was held for further discussion rather than acted on.
The county board of commissioners is set to weigh in on alcohol license issuance and renewals affecting 15 businesses across the county.
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