Tag: session
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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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Cedartown Planning and Zoning gives OK for Prior Station Road homes
City Commission to hear request, decide on annexation in March Cedartown City Commissioners will be voting in March on whether they want to allow a piece of property on the edge of the city limits on Prior Station Road to annex into the city with a planned development of 14 homes. The builders requesting the…
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SOLARCYCLE grabbing up another parcel from DAPC for additional space
SOLARCYCLE is building, taking over a building, and now is grabbing a couple more pieces of property in the Northside Industrial Park for their forthcoming operations. The Development Authority of Polk County unanimously approved the sale of another parcel of land to SOLARCYCLE, this time so they will have room to keep solar panels to…
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More solar panels coming to Polk
Inman Solar, Murphy Harpst Children’s Center coming to agreement for solar farm A special use permit for a parcel owned by the Murphy Harpst Children’s Center in the Cedartown area was given a thumbs up to allow for a new solar farm to be installed on the property. County Commissioners voted 3-1 to approve a…
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SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Board of Education Work Session – January 2025
The Polk County Board of Education held their first work session of 2025 on January 7 at 4 p.m. in the Board Meeting Room at the Central Office in Cedartown. Board members chose Britt Madden as the chair, and Judi Renshaw to serve as Vice Chair in taking up action items during the work session.…
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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…
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City seeking Tax Allocation Districts for 2 areas
Referendum approval by voters needed, County gives 3-2 thumbs up The City of Cedartown is seeking a new item for their economic development toolbox to lure companies to invest in Polk County, especially those offering a variety of commercial opportunities for growth along certain corridors. A Tax Allocation District (TAD) is essentially what it sounds…
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Cedartown and Rockmart move meetings to December 16
The Cities of Cedartown and Rockmart are both moving their meeting dates to December 16 this month, so those who were planning to attend sessions this week should hold off for now. The Cedartown City Commission and the Rockmart City Council both announced late last week they would be rescheduling meetings for next week, with…
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Agreement change over regional trash, gas plant coming to landfill
Polk County Commissioners continue to disagree about some of the landfill issues, and this one was no different as 4-1 votes on Tuesday night saw the approval of a new agreement limiting how much longer the Grady Road site will be taking regional trash, and what to do with all that gas being burnt of…