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District 3: 7355 Tribble Gap Road
Next Hearing: 6 p.m. March 12, 2026, Board of Commissioners 7355 Tribble Gap Rd Map, District 3, Special Use for Institutional Residential Purpose of Hearing: Request for Special Use of an Institutional Residential facility on a 1.70 acre tract. Applicant: Haley...
District 3: 3294 & 3290 Athens Highway
Next Hearing: 6 pm on March 26, 2026, Board of Commissioners 3294 and 3290 Athens Hwy Map Purpose of Hearing: Request to rezone from Agricultural Residential (AR-1) and Planned Industrial Development (PID) to Light Industrial (I-1) on a 14.11 acre tract. Applicant:...
NGAdvocate Podcast 7 — Planning Commission Debacle and Dec 11, 2025 Meeting
NGAdvocate Podcast 7 In this episode we dig into the planning commission debacle with facts and our opinions on what should happen. We also delve into the huge December 11th Hall County Commission meeting where several major projects are on the docket. These include a...
NGAdvocate Podcast 6 — Election Update and Key Votes by Commission
In this podcast we go over some election results and go into a key vote coming up on a development that was denied last year and the developer sued the county. They won in court and the Commission has put it on the agenda for November 13, 2025. We also dig into the...
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