Dougherty County closes public hearing on Comprehensive Plan and votes to submit it for regional review

Apr 20, 2026

The commission closed a public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Plan with no public testimony and unanimously voted to submit the plan to the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission and the Department of Community Affairs for review and approval.

The full story

The Dougherty County Commission opened and then closed a public hearing on its proposed Comprehensive Plan on April 20 after Planning Director Paul Forgey and GMC Consulting Project Manager Kalanos Johnson reviewed the draft and answered commissioners' questions. Assistant County Administrator Barry Brooks provided additional clarifications; Vice Chairman Ed Newsome closed the hearing "with no one present in favor or opposed," and the commission later voted to submit the proposal for regional and state review.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in