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Henry County objects to two Stockbridge annexation requests, citing fire‑service and land‑use concerns
Summary
Planning staff told the Henry County Board of Commissioners that two annexation requests by the City of Stockbridge would enable land uses and densities inconsistent with the county comprehensive plan and could impair fire‑service coordination; the board voted to object to both annexations.
The Henry County Board of Commissioners on March 18 voted to object to two annexation requests submitted by the City of Stockbridge after planning staff warned the changes would result in land uses and densities inconsistent with the county's comprehensive plan and could increase risks or burdens for county fire responders.
The first request covers property at 2251 Highway 42 North, about 3.6 acres, where the applicant sought annexation and a rezoning from County M‑1 (light manufacturing) to city O&I (office/institutional) for use as a specialty school. Planning staff noted the proposed change would authorize uses different from the county's current comprehensive-plan designation and highlighted that permit reviews processed by the city are not automatically shared with Henry County fire services.
The board objected to that annexation and rezoning; the motion to object carried. Planning staff recorded the county’s concern that annexation could allow future uses that would increase demands on county fire services and depart significantly from the county’s future land‑use map.
The board also objected to a separate annexation for property at 1448 and 1468 Flipping Road, approximately 21.771 acres. The applicant sought annexation and rezoning from county RA (residential agricultural) to city PUD (planned unit development) for a proposed development of 23 single‑family lots and 36 townhome units (59 units total) — a proposed density of about 7.3 dwelling units per acre. Planning staff said the requested change would raise allowable density above the county's medium‑density suburban designation and, as with the other request, create permit‑coordination and fire‑service concerns. Commissioners agreed with staff and voted to object.
The public transcript records motions and voice votes in favor of the staff recommendations; named individual vote tallies were not recorded in the public transcript.
