Tag: ordinance
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CPD: Report Aggressive Panhandling when encountered
A local resident recently reached out to Polk Today to share an experience with a woman in the Walmart parking lot with a history of sob stories to get a few bucks from well meaning folks in Polk. The reader who shared their story had their camera rolling as Theresa Lynn Duffey approached a vehicle…
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Specialty Shop ordinance gets Rockmart Council’s OK
The Rockmart City Council took a rare split during their Tuesday session on an item on the agenda that expands business opportunities and investment within the city limit – with some caveats. A new Specialty Shop ordinance was approved and is now in effect with a 4-1 vote during the monthly regular session held on…
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Rockmart seeking public comment for Specialty Shop ordinance
The Rockmart City Council will be holding a public hearing during their mid-August regular session to get comments about whether they should allow for a new ordinance to pass that would govern certain kinds of businesses seeking to serve alcohol. Commonly referred to as a “cigar bar ordinance,” the idea is to allow for owners…
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Zoning rules get updated for convenience stores in Cedartown
A unanimous vote earlier this month provided Cedartown officials a chance to try and control where new convenience stores will go in the future, hoping to control the number of stores opening in the area with new rules in place. Cedartown City Commissioners got no public comment during a public hearing prior to the change,…
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Rockmart Council hears first reading for redistricting ordinance
A once-a-decade look at Ward setup requires change after population growth was reported in the 2020 census, which shouldn’t mean any shifting seats on the Rockmart City Council as they heard the first reading of the ordinance allowing them to move forward with redistricting. The council’s first reading of the ordinance allows for the City…
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From left: Mayor Debbie Pittman and Council members Judd Fee, Donald E Canada Jr and Daniel Johnson held a brief meeting on Thursday, October 21 before going into an executive session. This was Canada's first meeting after being sworn in last week. New Aragon Council member takes up seat for first meeting
Council approves Christmas bonuses, the official move of Aragon BBQ to September A newly sworn-in Aragon City Council member took up his seat for the first time as the group gathered for their October meetings on Thursday evening. Donald E. Canada Jr. took the oath of office in recent days, and he was ready to…
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Aragon Sunday Sales, package liquor sales will have to wait – for now
No seconds on resolutions will require council to bring issues back up fast if they want ballot measures in November Editor’s note: A clarification is required on previous reporting of Aragon City Council matters. In June coverage of the Aragon City Council meeting, I might have intonated through this story that ballot measures for November…
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Aragon Council approves ballot measure for liquor sales in city limits
City of Aragon follows suit with Rockmart to let voters choose whether to allow package liquor sales, change to malt beverage and Sunday sales all part of Voters within the City of Aragon are going to get to decide for themselves whether they want to allow businesses to sell liquor – and are including Sunday…
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Cedartown gives chicken ownership OK, but with stipulations
The City of Cedartown adopted an amendment to the livestock ordinance during their Monday meeting that allows homeowners to have chickens, but with a lot of restrictions to help ensure neighbors aren’t responsible for a backyard fowl. Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve the amendment allowing residents who have an acre or more of land within…
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Cedartown Commission gathering this evening for August work session
Discussions over formalizing rules of decorum for members of the board and the public, what requirements will be needed to keep chickens in the city limits and a discussion over the upcoming millage rate are all coming up this evening for the Cedartown City Commission this evening. They’ll be meeting in person at 6 p.m.…