The Council recently learned that Commissioner Beaudreau has expressed a desire to stop all Mass Grading within the County. The issue came up during a recent discussion at the Tree Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting. District 3 Representative Marguerite Whitwell brought the matter up during an “off-the-record” discussion about the County’s proposed Tree Ordinance revisions. She stated that Commissioner Beaudreau has told her that the issue of mass grading should have been addressed in the revisions and that he was displeased with the recommendations of the committee. According to Ms. Whitwell, he wanted a more restrictive ordinance that was more in line with the Athens-Clarke County ordinance. As part of that discussion, she said that he flatly stated that he wanted to adopt a similar ordinance to the one passed by Athens-Clarke County that recently banned the practice of mass grading. The Council will closely follow this issue closely and will update our members as needed. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our office.
More from the Council for Quality Growth:
April 26, 2024
RE-WATCH The 2024 State of Douglas
The Council for Quality Growth, in partnership with the Douglas County Chamber and Douglas County Government, hosted the 2024 State of Douglas County Address on Wednesday, April 17, 2024…
April 22, 2024
USDOT Now Accepting Applications for FY 2025-2026 Multimodal Project Discretionary Grants
On March 28, 2024 the U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg…
April 19, 2024
State of Georgia Launches Affordable Housing Loan Program for Prospective Homebuyers
On April 15th 2024, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs…
April 19, 2024
Norcross, Gateway 85 CID, and the County Bringing Microtransit to Southwest Gwinnett
On April 16th, 2024, the Gwinnett County BOC unanimously…
April 19, 2024
Gwinnett BOC Approves 2050 Comprehensive Transportation Plan for Submission to ARC
On April…