Wednesday, October 25, 2023–9:40 a.m.
-David Crowder, WRGA News-
A rezoning request for property at 4805 Huffaker Road was withdrawn by the applicant during Tuesday’s Floyd County Commission meeting.
The application to change the zoning on the 42-acre site from Agricultural Residential to Heavy Industrial came with a 5-1 vote to deny without prejudice from the Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission.
“On behalf of the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority, due to some potential changes, we would like to withdraw our rezoning request tonight,” said Missy Kendrick, president and CEO of the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority. “We ask you to take action without prejudice, please.”
Without prejudice means that the application can be reintroduced without having to wait 12 months.
In other action, the commission approved the hiring of Studio 8 Design as the architect for the Agriculture Center.
The ag center, which will be located behind Mt. Berry Mall, is being funded with money from the 2017 special purpose, local option sales tax.
It is scheduled to open in early 2025.
Floyd County Commission recognizes employees
County employees with anywhere from ten to 45 years of service. They are:
Ten Years of Service
Michael Poster, Sheriff’s Office
Joshua Wright, Sheriff’s Office
Jordan Everett, Public Works
Leonard Whaley, Police Department
Eddie Burke, Tax Assessor’s Office
Jay Salinas, Parks and Recreation
Jennifer Cronan, Sheriff’s Office
Fifteen Years of Service
Kim Adams, I.T.
Frank Cronan, Prison
Bruce Ivey, Public Utilities & Transportation Division Director
Christopher Cook, Sheriff’s Office
Twenty Years of Service
Tracy Everett, Sheriff’s Office
Justin Oliver, Sheriff’s Office
Twenty-Five Years of Service
Eric Sexton, Public Works
Ted Bullock, Public Works
Thirty-Five Years of Service
Diane Minter, Superior Court Clerk’s Office
Forty-Five Years of Service
Vicki Parton, Superior Court Clerk’s Office
