Earlier this year, Henry County passed a moratorium in the North Ola / Timber Ridge area. Now, the county will host a town hall meeting to discuss the North Ola master plan. The meeting will be on Thursday, December 5.
North Ola Plan Town Hall
District 3 Commissioner Dee Anglyn represents the Ola and Union Grove areas. In May 2024, he and the rest of the board passed the Timber Ridge moratorium. They subsequently expanded the moratorium in October. The moratorium stops land owners within the area from submitting rezoning requests. The county enacted the moratorium so they could prepare an area master plan.
The public’s first look at the area plan will be at the upcoming North Ola plan town hall. The county will host the meeting on Thursday, December 5, at 6 pm. It will be at the county admin building. The admin office is located at 140 Henry Parkway in McDonough.
The North Ola master plan intends to create standards for future development to follow. This can include, but not limited to, signage, landscaping and streetscape requirements, as well as building and lot design standards. The moratorium presently in effect covers about 7,700 acres. The area plan will presumably cover this entire area as well.
The moratorium covers an area north of Turner Church Road up to Georgia 20. The western boundary is Elliott Road. The county line forms much of the eastern boundary.
School District
Some may ask the question, “If new housing builds in this area, then what school(s) would the children attend?” Based on current attendance zones, the majority of the moratorium’s area falls within the Union Grove cluster. This would be Timber Ridge Elementary, Union Grove Middle and Union Grove High Schools.
A small section north of Honey Creek Road falls in the Ola cluster. Please note this is based on current attendance zones. Area plans typically have a 10-20 year outlook. The school district may build new schools long-term that could shift attendance zones.
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