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Coweta County Board of Commissioners - Public Hearing/Regular Meeting, May 5, 2026

Approved: Transmit Comprehensive Plan 2026-2046 to Three Rivers and DCA, unanimous

2h 16m13,253 words
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What happened

On May 5, 2026, Coweta County approved Transmit Comprehensive Plan 2026-2046 to Three Rivers and DCA (unanimous).

This was largely an administrative meeting for the Coweta County Board of Commissioners; the most substantive land-use action was approval of the abandonment of a portion of the Holtz Parkway right-of-way (Districts 3 and 4), which passed on a voice vote to accommodate a realigne…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Coweta County, GA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 5, 2026
Decisions
15 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (1)

Transmit

Approved

Free sample: decision 1 of 15

Direct staff to add data center operators ordinance and authority to work session

Commissioner Smith requested that discussion of a proposed data center operators ordinance and creation of a data center authority in Coweta County be added to the next scheduled work session on June 11th. Two commissioners (Smith and the Chairman) provided the support needed under meeting rules to direct staff to place it on the June 11th work session agenda; no formal vote taken.

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Key Decisions (15)

Other

Direct staff to add data center operators ordinance and authority to work session

Approved

Abandonment of a portion of Holtz Parkway right-of-way

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Transmit Comprehensive Plan 2026-2046 to Three Rivers and DCA

Vote: unanimousMoved by McKenzie
Approved

Appointments to election boards

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Intergovernmental agreement property exchange with Board of Education

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Lighting agreement with GDOT at Gordon Road and SR 16

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attachedMoved by McKenzie
Approved

Estoppel certificate for Scout Cold Storage

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Spectrum Business agreement for fire station number five

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Contract with UGA for fairgrounds expansion needs assessment

Vote: unanimousMoved by McKenzie
Approved

Application for GDOT Local Road Assistance funding

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Write off uncollectible taxes

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Temporary closure of Hearthstone Drive North

Vote: unanimousMoved by Smith
Approved

Temporary closure of Smith Road

Vote: unanimous
Approved

National Beef Month and Rodeo Days proclamation

Vote: unanimousMoved by McKenzie
Approved

Hire of deputy clerk Autumn Payne

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Development Activity (3)

Coweta County Fairgrounds expansion

Other

Holtz Parkway extension realignment

Infrastructure

Gordon Road / SR 16 intersection improvement and roundabout

Infrastructure

Market Signals (5)

Infrastructure

Multiple approved data center projects (Project Sail, Peach, Oak, Bridgeport,…

Sentiment

Strong, organized public opposition to data centers dominates public comment,…

Infrastructure

County is drawing down significant SPLOST funds this summer for…

2 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.

Agenda results

Who spoke

19 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.

All speaker roles: 9 Public, 4 Staff, 3 Commissioner, 1 Attorney, 2 Chair.

Identified name roles: 1 Commissioner, 1 Staff, 1 Chair.

Speaker sample: Theresa Crow, Staff.

2 more identified names in Pro: 1 Commissioner, 1 Chair.

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Meeting audio

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Zoning terms (14)

63 recorded timestamps

  • public hearing (6 timestamps)
  • motion to approve (15 timestamps)
  • comprehensive plan (9 timestamps)
  • zoning (4 timestamps)
  • approved (4 timestamps)
  • rezoning (5 timestamps)

Decision moments (14)

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