PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
GORDON COUNTY, CALHOUN, FAIRMOUNT,
PLAINVILLE, RANGER AND RESACA
JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Click here for the 2023 Joint Comprehensive Plan DRAFT v3
(revised Gordon County joint comprehensive plan, with the former incorporated boundary of Ranger removed from maps, for adoption.)
Click here for the 2023 Joint Comprehensive Plan DRAFT v2
Public Comment Form
Please provide feedback on the Public Comment Form or email kking@gordoncounty.org or call 706-879-2310.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 30, 2023
GORDON COUNTY, CALHOUN, FAIRMOUNT, PLAINVILLE, RANGER AND RESACA
JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Gordon County, Calhoun, Fairmount, Plainville, Ranger, and Resaca have prepared a draft Joint Comprehensive Plan Update for 2023-2027 according to the 2018 Minimum Planning Standards set by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Planning Act of 1989. This draft plan was prepared with public participation and with guidance from Steering Committees of public and private sector individuals.
Accordingly, a joint public hearing is scheduled for the County and Cities to accept comments on the Draft Joint Comprehensive Plan. After the public hearing and receipt of public comment, the draft plan will be submitted for review by the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Plan approval by June 30, 2023 is required to maintain Qualified Local Government (QLG) status for each local government per the Georgia Planning Act of 1989 allowing continued eligibility for State loans, grants, or permits for another five years.
This public hearing will be held in the Gordon County Judicial Building Assembly Room, 101 S Piedmont Street, Calhoun GA 30701, at 4:00 pm on Thursday, March 30, 2023.
Copies of the draft plan will be available for review on the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission website, nwgrc.org and at the public hearing.
Community Survey
We welcome all Gordon County citizens to participate in the Gordon County Moving Forward Together Community Survey. This five-minute survey will help gather community input from people that live or work in Gordon County on topics like growth, transportation, and housing, for the update of the joint comprehensive plan. Your response is anonymous and important, and is one of the key ways to gather broad community input into the needs of Gordon County and each jurisdiction. Please take the survey today, as it is only open for a few weeks!
This survey is mobile-friendly. We ask you to share, post, and link this survey widely, with your agency or department staff and colleagues, businesses and customers, and with your family, friends, and neighbors, so that as many people can take it as possible. Thank you for taking time to complete this survey, and please share and post!
http://s.alchemer.com/s3/Gordon-County-Moving-Forward-Together-Survey
Meetings
August 30, 2022 – Public Hearing
Sign In Sheet from the August 30, 2022 Public Hearing
September 15, 2022 – Stakeholder Meeting 4pm-5:30
(CLICK HERE FOR THE SEPT 15th AGENDA)
Judicial Building Assembly Room at 101 South Piedmont Street Calhoun, GA 30701
Stakeholder Meetings are open to the public but are NOT public hearings.
September 15, 2022 Sign In Sheet
September 15, 2022 Meeting Material
October 20, 2022 – Stakeholder Meeting 4pm-6pm
(CLICK HERE FOR THE OCT 20th AGENDA)
Judicial Building Assembly Room at 101 South Piedmont Street Calhoun, GA 30701
Stakeholder Meetings are open to the public but are NOT public hearings.
October 20, 2022 Sign In Sheet
October 20, 2022 Meeting Material
October 20, 2022 Draft of SWOT Analysis
Original Press Release on August 2, 2022
PUBLIC NOTICE: The above governments share a comprehensive plan, the Gordon County Joint Comprehensive Plan, 2018-2023, amended 2022. Under the Georgia Planning Act of 1989, and the 2018 Local Planning Requirements of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, it is time for a five-year update of the joint Plan. Accordingly, a public hearing is set, to explain the process for the plan update and the opportunities for public participation. Local governments will appoint a Stakeholder Committee to assist in plan development. In addition, broad citizen participation in the update is desirable and recommended. Click here for an overview of the Gordon County Comp Plan Update process.
Once prepared, the draft plan will be available for public review in Spring 2023 and will be submitted for review to the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Plan approval by June 30, 2023 will allow the affected governments to extend their Qualified Local Government status and eligibility for State loans, grants, and permits for another five years. This public hearing will be held in the Gordon County Judicial Building Assembly Room, 101 S Piedmont Street Calhoun, GA 30701 at 4:00 pm on August 30, 2022.
