Coweta County Board of Commissioners - Public Hearing/Regular Meeting, May 5, 2026
Approved: Transmit Comprehensive Plan 2026-2046 to Three Rivers and DCA, unanimous
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…
- Jurisdiction
- Coweta County, GA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 15 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
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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)
Direct staff to add data center operators ordinance and authority to work session
Abandonment of a portion of Holtz Parkway right-of-way
Transmit Comprehensive Plan 2026-2046 to Three Rivers and DCA
Appointments to election boards
Intergovernmental agreement property exchange with Board of Education
Lighting agreement with GDOT at Gordon Road and SR 16
Estoppel certificate for Scout Cold Storage
Spectrum Business agreement for fire station number five
Contract with UGA for fairgrounds expansion needs assessment
Application for GDOT Local Road Assistance funding
Write off uncollectible taxes
Temporary closure of Hearthstone Drive North
Temporary closure of Smith Road
National Beef Month and Rodeo Days proclamation
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
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho 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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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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