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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

Grovetown iron foundry seeks lower production cap to avoid major air permit

A requested 30,000-ton annual limit on iron poured at the foundry would keep it classified as a smaller air pollution source as state regulators take public comment on…

Latest and next
Latest
October 30, 2026: Title V Operating Permit renewal for KSB GIW, Inc. iron foundry in Grovetown
Next
The comment period for a public hearing request on the permit renewal expires October 30, 2026.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD reviews permit amendment to replace dryer and baghouse at South Atlanta Asphalt Plant

The pending change would let the asphalt plant swap in new equipment under state-set limits on production, diesel fuel use and sulfur content meant to control air…

Latest and next
Latest
October 23, 2026: Major source SIP permit for South Atlanta Asphalt Plant equipment replacement
Next
No next step has been documented.

What's new

Explained developments

These items have passed the resident explanation gate: impact, status, next step, uncertainty, and evidence are all present.

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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