Tag: City Commission
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Solar panels approved for Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center campus
The Cedartown Commission on Monday approved a plan put forth by officials from Atrium Health Floyd seeking to add solar panels to an area around the hospital to help reduce their carbon footprint further in the months to come. Tifani Kinard, Vice President of Rural Health for Atrium Health Floyd, explained that the hospital is…
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City Commissioners look over blueprints and drawings for the planned development of a shopping center that would be anchored by Publix if voters approve of Redevelopment Powers being granted the city in November. Cedartown approves zoning change for potential Publix development
Cedartown voters will still have to pass Redevelopment Powers request on ballot in November before deal is done for new grocery store Good news, Cedartown! Polk County is one step closer to having a Publix following a Monday evening vote from the City Commission. But the deal still needs one more step before the national…
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Space sought for Publix build in Cedartown coming up for zoning change
Editor’s note: For the purposes of clarification, the potential for Cedartown to get a Publix still relies on the Redevelopment powers ballot initiative to pass in November during the upcoming off-year municipal elections. That would allow for the city to create the Tax Allocation District, which would provide the incentive for Publix to determine whether…
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binary comment City Commission approves closures of old alleyways
School Lane, Sixth Street residents will split portions of alleys no longer used Two of three alleyways that were being considered for closure were approved for turning over to the residents whose property borders the old entrances and exits, but one will remain in city hands thanks to existing infrastructure underground. City Commissioners approved the…
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City Manager Edward Guzman explained a growing trend in Metro Atlanta of Build to Rent housing to city commissioners, who voted to approve a 180 day moratorium on the practice until regulations can be crafted. No ‘Build to Rent’ housing in Cedartown as moratorium approved
Housing stock is needed in Polk County, but one way that the increase isn’t wanted is developers creating a big new neighborhood, then turning around and selling all the new residences to investors who seek rental income instead of single family home ownership out of the deal. The City of Cedartown is taking steps to…
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A new development wants to annex into the City of Cedartown with a plan to build 14 single family homes on the property. City Commission approves Prior Station Road annex request
Developers Tim Perkins and David Autrey will get to build a second subdivision in a new section now moving into the city limits thanks to an annexation request approved by the Cedartown City Commission on Monday night. The new Prior Station Road neighborhood will feature 14 homes between 1,200 and 1,800 square feet, with lot…
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Davis Road residential project gets approval from City Commission
Plan changes were just right for Payton, Tuck Commission Chair Sam Branch didn’t get a vote during the Monday evening session, but he would have given this one a thumb’s up – despite his typical reluctance to approve any new dense housing within the city limits. However even he had to admit that developers headed…
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SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Cedartown City Commission Regular Session – January 2025
The above regular session of the Cedartown City Commission was held on Monday, January 13, 2025 at City Hall. The meeting began with a public hearing over a proposed zoning change on Davis Road, then gaveled into session and saw the election of a new Chair and Vice Chair – Commissioners Sam Branch and Matt…
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Proposed Davis Road zoning change for new development tabled
Cedartown Commissioners want more answers, so they’re willing to wait at least until February before giving a developer seeking to add new housing to a parcel behind Home Depot on Davis Road chance to change the zoning and get started on the work. Kevin Stephenson is a developer and longtime civil engineer who is seeking…
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Four way stop planned for Cave Spring Rd. intersection
A four-way stop will soon go into place as the city is taking the final steps toward ensuring detours around a main thoroughfare through town are safe to travel. During the opening work session of 2025, the only topic up for public discussion from the Cedartown City Commission was a new set of stop signs…