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Large Old Elberton Road parcel draws widespread opposition during future‑land‑use comment hearing

Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission · July 4, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners heard public comment on a proposed shift of a 233‑acre Old Elberton Road parcel from ‘rural’ to ‘employment center,’ a change the applicant says would allow future industrial development.

The Planning Commission held a comments‑only hearing on an application proposing to change a 233‑acre tract on Old Elberton Road from rural to employment center and signaled a potential rezone to employment industrial (EI). Staff framed the request as a future‑land‑use question that would return for full zoning consideration later if the future‑land‑use designation changed.

Applicant counsel William Deal described a…

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