Taylorsville
Taylorsville, GA · Municipal
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Rome Adult Store Owner Comes Out on Top in the End Following Merch Pullout
The legal dispute surrounding The Love Library took an unusual turn Tuesday when store owner Charles Craton purchased back merchandise that had been seized from the Shorter Avenue adult retail store and later auctioned on the steps of the Floyd County Courthouse. The merchandise was originally removed from The Love...
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Rome Delays Decision on $5.6 Million Incentive for 360-Unit Housing Development
The Rome City Commission has postponed a decision on a $5.6 million tax incentive for a proposed 360-unit housing development near Mount Berry Mall. RNG Investments, LLC, plans to build 240 apartments and 120 townhomes on 37.9 acres along Match Point Way, between the Armuchee Connector and Old Dalton Road.
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Emerson Denies Rezoning, Approves Ferguson Corners Phase
The Emerson City Council has denied a rezoning request for a small commercial property on State Route 293. At Monday night’s regular meeting, the council held a second reading of the request for 0.32 acres at 647 State Route 293. Property owner Mayinampati Rathnam sought to rezone the land so vehicles could be repaired there. Assistant City Manager Todd Heath told council the original application asked for community retail commercial zoning. Before the meeting, the applicant changed the request to neighborhood retail commercial under a special use permit. All five council members voted to deny it.
Rome News-Tribune
New ‘Heart of Rome’ mural celebrates community, inclusivity along ECO Greenway
What was once a graffiti-covered concrete wall along one of Rome’s busiest trails has been transformed into a 192-foot piece of public art celebrating the people, places and traditions that make the city unique. The new “Heart of Rome” mural, located along the AdventHealth ECO Greenway beside the Fifth Avenue Bridge, features a large heart filled with symbols representing Rome’s history, natural beauty, education and community. The blue-and-white artwork was created by local artist Renee Peterson through a collaboration involving Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful, TRED of Rome Floyd County and AdventHealth Redmond. Hannah Bagley, program coordinator for Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful, said the goal was to create something that represented more than the city’s landmarks. “We wanted to highlight what special things are between the rivers, and that is so much more than just a place,” Bagley said. “It’s the people and those who have built all these amazing things.” Bagley said she and Julie Smith, the city of Rome’s trails and transportation planner and a TRED board member, had discussed creating a mural for approximately two years. The wall, which is part of the area’s historic levee system, had remained largely bare and had accumulated graffiti over the years. Both frequently
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Smith Road Christian retreat proposal hits setback, but could return in January
A proposal to build a Christian retreat and camp on Smith Road ran into a setback when the Rome-Floyd Planning Commission recommended denying a special-use permit for the project. Several Smith Road residents raised concerns during Thursday’s meeting about traffic on the narrow, winding road, emergency vehicle access, stormwater runoff and the loss of trees. A revised site plan also left residents and county reviewers without enough time to evaluate the changes. The commission recommended denial without prejudice, allowing the applicants to return with a revised request. The Floyd County Commission, which makes the final decision, is scheduled to hold a public hearing Nov. 24. The request covers property on Smith Road near Mount Alto, where applicants Yound and Susan Chang have proposed Christian educational programs, marriage and family counseling, and retreat accommodations. Planning Director Brice Wood said his office received an updated site plan only about a week before the meeting, after neighbors had been provided an older version of the proposal. “We’re not confident that it’s reasonable to expect people to come up with questions or concerns almost on the fly,” Wood said. The latest plan for Christian Mission Camp shows seven retreat buildings of about 4,225 square
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The Georgia Sun
Rome city payment systems going down Nov. 13 and 14 for maintenance
ROME — Residents in Rome who need to pay a bill, pull a permit, or handle court business should take care of it before Friday. The city is taking its payment and permit systems offline for two days starting November 13. What’s happening: The outage runs November 13 and...
Marietta Daily Journal
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Marietta Daily Journal
Marietta proposal would limit data centers to heavy industrial areas
The Marietta City Council is scheduled to hear a proposal that would regulate data centers on Thursday. Under the ordinance, data centers would be restricted to heavy industrial zoning areas and require a special land use permit. Because of the permit requirement, any data center looking to come to the city would need to come before the council for approval, rather than being automatically permitted under the zoning. According to the ordinance, additional review through the special land use permits is necessary for uses with an increased possibility of having a negative impact on surrounding properties or their value. If approved, data centers would join businesses including composting facilities, asphalt or concrete plants and automobile salvaging yards as heavy industrial properties requiring special use permits. The ordinance change also provides a specific definition of data centers: “Data center means a facility or structure, or portion thereof, used primarily for housing operating and maintaining servers, network equipment, data storage systems, and associated mechanical, electrical, and security infrastructures in support of electronic data processing, storage, management, or distribution for commercial, governmental or continuous 24-hour operations, and significant cooling requirements. The term includes hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and edge data centers but excludes server
Rough Draft Atlanta
My Five: Tucker Mayor Anne Lerner’s favorite local restaurants
Tucker Mayor Anne Lerner shares five restaurants she frequents in the city. Cuisines from the mayor's top five Tucker restaurants range from Middle Eastern fare and West African food to Nepalese, Mexican, and Korean dishes. The post My Five: Tucker Mayor Anne Lerner’s favorite local restaurants appeared first on Rough Draft® .