Greene County residents expressed a desire for the county to remain rural. The Future Development Map (above) allows for strategic growth, while maintaining the majority of the county’s land for conservation, farmland and forestry. CONTRIBUTED
Former Greene County Board of Education Chairman Mike Jones (third from left) was presented the Robert L. & Betty Williford Distinguished Northeast Georgia Service Award at Tuesday’s Greene County Commission meeting. MARK ENGEL/Staff
The Greene County Commission Tuesday approved an updated version of the 5-year Comprehensive Plan which is more detailed that previous plans. Greene County Commissioner Jeffery Smith (Dist. 2, second from left) said the Comprehensive Plan is ever more important because of the continuing development in the county. MARK ENGEL/Staff
The Greene County Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved a wide-ranging update to the Comprehensive Plan that sets up specific areas of the county for future housing, industrial and commercial developments as well as community services, recreation, and broadband internet.
The five-year plan covers the unincorporated areas of Greene County and will serve as a guideline for future deve...
