Monday, May 6, 2013
The City Council will discuss and then vote on the proposed route for the Holly Springs downtown sanitary sewer.
The project to build a new sanitary sewer for the City of Holly Springs may finally have its route established tonight by the Holly Springs City Council. The Holly Springs City Council voted on April 15 to commit up to $750,000 to the Holly Springs downtown sanitary sewer project, which is under the auspices of the Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority. During Monday evening's meeting, City Manager Rob Logan will present the proposed route for the project. He will also discuss solid waste regulations and proposed amendments to the city's alcohol ordinance. As this is a work session, a special meeting has been called immediately following the work session to allow the council to vote on the proposed route for the sewer project. The …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Jacqueline Archer said she's "ready to get to work" and return to elected office.
Former Holly Springs City Councilwoman Jacqueline Archer has declared her candidacy to run for the Cherokee County Commission chairperson. Archer plans to qualify as a Republican and run for the seat. Archer, who said she's ready to "get to work," added she "looks forward to the opportunity to serve the residents of Cherokee County." She noted she appreciates the support and encouragement of residents who are already supporting her. The seat is currently held by incumbent Buzz Ahrens, who has not indicated any plans to run for re-election. Archer was elected to the Holly Springs City Council in 2001 and served for nearly a decade. She's a current member of the Cherokee County Development Authority, the constitutional authority tasked with…
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The city will make an annual contribution towards the system beginning in fiscal year 2014.
The Sequoyah Regional Library System is $4,000 richer due to the actions by the city of Holly Springs. The Holly Springs City Council on Monday voted to contribute $4,000 towards the library system, which has five branches in Cherokee County. The contribution will begin in fiscal year 2014 and will be done on an annual basis. The moves comes after a letter the city received from Susan White, director of the the Sequoyah Regional Library System, asking the city to contribute $4,000 to the system, which serves Cherokee, Pickens and Gilmer Counties. Cities that have libraries within their boundaries — Woodstock, Canton, Jasper, Ellijay — all contribute money towards the system. Other cities such as Waleska, Ball Ground, Talking Rock and East …
Monday, April 15, 2013
The City Council will vote tonight on giving $4,000 to the Sequoyah Regional Library System.
The Holly Springs City Council will give its final stamp of approval on a request to contribute to the Sequoyah Regional Library System during its meeting tonight. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., following the council's 6:30 p.m. work session at the Holly Springs Municipal Court chambers. The city received a letter from Susan White, director of the the Sequoyah Regional Library System, asking the city to contribute $4,000 to the system, which would make the city a funding agent for the library system. The council will also consider committing up to $750,000 towards the Holly Springs downtown sanitary sewer project being conducted by the Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority. Keep up with Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch news by …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
The city is moving forward on plans to establish a community garden near Cherokee FOCUS offices.
The Holly Springs City Council has been asked to become a funding agent for the Sequoyah Regional Library System.
Friday, April 5, 2013
The city is moving forward on plans to establish a community garden near Cherokee FOCUS offices.
Holly Springs residents could soon have their own community garden. The city is moving forward on plans to establish a garden, which would be located on a site owned by the city and sits adjacent to Cherokee FOCUS at 100 Hickory Circle. City Manager Rob Logan said city crew are preparing the site so they can start building the raised planting beds later this spring. Logan said the proposed layout is 90' x 110' for the garden. "However, we have a little flexibility with the site, so it might be a little larger," he added. Councilman Michael Zenchuk has been the force behind the community garden proposal. Zenchuk on Thursday said he was approached last year by residents who told him they would like to see the city pursue establishing a …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Holly Springs City Council has been asked to become funding agent for the Sequoyah Regional Library System.
The Cherokee County Library Board of Trustees has asked the city of Holly Springs to contribute money to its operations. The Holly Springs City Council on Monday reviewed a request from Susan White, director of the the Sequoyah Regional Library System, for the city to consider contributing $4,000 to the system, which would make the city a funding agent for the library system. White in her letter to the city notes the cities of Ball Ground, Waleska, Canton and Woodstock all are "regular funding agencies" for the system, which serves Cherokee, Pickens and Gilmer Counties. Cities that have libraries within their boundaries — Woodstock, Canton, Jasper, Ellijay — all contribute money towards the system. Other cities such as Waleska, Ball …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Requests to contribute money toward the Cherokee Office of Economic Development and the Sequoyah Regional Library System will be weighed by the City Council.
A request from Cherokee County Commission Chairman Buzz Ahrens for each city to contribute towards the Cherokee Office of Economic Development's budget will be considered by the Holly Springs City Council during its work session on Monday. The work session will begin at 7 p.m. at the Holly Springs Municipal Court chambers. Ahrens formally emailed the cities Woodstock, Canton, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, Waleska, Nelson and Mountain Park and asked them to each consider contributing money towards CoED's budget. He requested that both Canton and Woodstock contribute between $20,000 and $25,000; for Holly Springs to mull giving $10,000 to $15,000; and for Waleska, Ball Ground, Nelson and Mountain Park to donate around $5,000. CoED, county …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The split decision grants WellStar its rezoning, but denies the permit to build a hospice or hospital.
Editor's note: the story has been updated with reaction from WellStar and Northside Hospital. The Holly Springs City Council rendered a split decision on two requests from Marietta-based WellStar Health System. The voted to approve a request from the company to rezone 62 acres at the southwest corner of Sixes Road at Interstate 575 from general commercial and mixed use to entirely general commercial. However, it voted to deny granting a conditional use permit to the company to build the hospital or personal care home. The company would still be allowed to build the health park, which would include a medical office building as it's allowed under general commercial uses. Both votes were tallied as 4-0-1, with council member Karen Barnett …
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11:41 am on Friday, April 5, 2013
Community garden - great idea. Does Canton have one or are they planning one? more ›