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Whitfield commissioners approve several rezoning requests, register no objections to annexations and terminate Prater's Mill lease
Summary
The board approved multiple planning commission recommendations on rezoning requests, registered no land-use objection to city annexations, and voted to terminate the lease with the Prater's Mill Foundation effective Dec. 31, 2027.
During the May 11 meeting the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of land-use and annexation items recommended by the planning commission and authorized termination of a long-standing lease.
The board registered no land-use objection to two City of Tunnel Hill annexations (tax parcels 28-307-04-000 and 12-079-36-000) and to a City of Varnell annexation (parcel 11-172-01-009). The board approved multiple rezoning recommendations: Noah Cox (R-2 to Suburban Agriculture) for 5 acres on Moore Drive (parcel 12-105-15-000); Aaron Gray (R-2 to General Commercial) for 1.22 acres at 2211 Chattanooga Road (parcel 12-158-01-024); J and Sons Enterprises, LLC (C-2 to R-3) for 0.34 acres at 227 Hollywood Drive (parcel 12-142-02-081); Jeff Pickens (SA to R-5) for 3.982 acres on Prospect Road (parcel 10-111-06-000); and Michael Bieneck, agent for Harmoni Towers, received approval for a special-use request on 4.82 acres at 4440 NE Mitchell Road (parcel 09-146-01-002).
The board also voted to terminate the lease with the Prater's Mill Foundation. County staff will mail notice pursuant to the parties' agreement and the lease will terminate at midnight on Dec. 31, 2027.
All motions recorded in the minutes passed by recorded votes of 4-0 unless otherwise noted; the UGA Extension contract vote was recorded separately as 3-0. The land-use approvals will proceed per normal county planning procedures.
