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Development & What's Coming in Franklin County

Development & What's Coming

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What is proposed, permitted, or being built?

What's Coming issues in Franklin County

109 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

Georgia EPD takes public notice on buffer variance for Oconee County bridge and intersection project

The state agency is reviewing a request to disturb protected stream buffers for a new Virgil Langford Road bridge over SR 316 and related intersection work near…

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Latest
October 20, 2026: Buffer variance application for SR 8/SR 316/US 29 intersection improvements and Virgil Langford Road bridge over SR 316 (Oconee County)
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No next step has been documented.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

EPD proposes water quality certification for Navy pier project at Kings Bay

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has published notice of a proposed Section 401 Water Quality Certification for a Navy pier demolition and construction project at Naval Submarine Base…

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Latest
October 20, 2026: Section 401 Water Quality Certification for P-617 Transit Protection Program Facility pier replacement, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay
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No next step has been documented.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

EPD takes comment on water quality permit for White Oak Data Center in Columbia County

A company's request to disturb streams and wetlands for a new data center on a 3,152-acre site is now open for public review by state environmental regulators.

Latest and next
Latest
October 16, 2026: Section 401 Water Quality Certification for White Oak Data Center (Kinetic Infrastructure Solutions) in Columbia County
Next
No next step has been documented.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

EPD notices buffer variance request for Brooks Drive Extension in Fairburn

Georgia's environmental regulator has received an application to vary state water buffer rules for a Fairburn road extension, a step that precedes any decision on the project's environmental…

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Latest
October 15, 2026: Buffer variance application for Brooks Drive Extension in Fairburn, Fulton County
Next
No next step has been documented.

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