The authority that oversees downtown redevelopment is weighing a more active approach to acquiring and disposing of property, which could shape what happens to buildings and lots downtown.
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- March 5, 2025: DDA project updates: park projects, sidewalk improvements, and property strategy
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- No next step has been documented.
The authority is considering using the fair's roughly 17,000 attendees in September to raise Demorest's profile.
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- March 5, 2025: Chattahoochee Mountain Fair promotional plans (September)
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- No next step has been documented.
Downtown Demorest is set to host a community yard sale in early April, organized by Andrew Ferguson.
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- March 5, 2025: Community Yard Sale event, April 4-5
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Industrial recruitment at the 185-acre site depends on an electrical upgrade that officials say won't be ready for years.
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- March 5, 2025: 185-acre site on Old Federal Road power capacity update
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- No next step has been documented.
The Franklin County Industrial Building Authority is pitching a 39-acre tract to prospective businesses, a step toward bringing new development and jobs to the park.
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- March 5, 2025: RFIs and prospect showings for 39-acre site in Central Franklin Industrial Park (CFIP)
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- No next step has been documented.
A speaker told the Franklin County Industrial Building Authority they have concerns about a project reportedly planned for Franklin Springs…
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- March 5, 2025: Public comment on potential project planned for Franklin Springs
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The company plans to renovate the former Latexaco building and add dozens of local jobs.
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- March 5, 2025: SteelWorks purchase of former Latexaco building for renovation and hiring
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- No next step has been documented.
The authority overseeing industrial development discussed a recent site visit to the Tugaloo Industrial site.
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- March 5, 2025: Site visit report on Tugaloo Industrial site
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- No next step has been documented.
A request to rezone a roughly 2-acre property on Muddy Branch Road from agricultural to rural residential use is on hold after the applicant asked to pause it.
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- March 3, 2025: RZ-2025-003 rezone request by William Stacey Britt from AG to RR on Muddy Branch Rd, Canon
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed change would amend the county's land-use code section governing accessory buildings and structures on private property.
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- March 3, 2025: UDC amendment cleaning up language on Accessory Use, Building or Structure Generally
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- No next step has been documented.
The city is building a splash pad facility, with recent work including grading a storage container area and installing water filtration equipment.
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- March 1, 2025: Splash Pad construction project at Water/Sewer facility
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- No next step has been documented.
A residential development project has moved through preliminary plat review and is now seeking a zoning variance from the city.
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- March 1, 2025: Willow Song Subdivision preliminary plat application
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- No next step has been documented.