comprehensive plan

Attendees view a presentation on the Oglethorpe County Comprehensive Plan Update during a public hearing in the Oglethorpe County Commissioners meeting room on Monday. The hearing was the second and final public hearing before the draft plan moved to the regional and state review process. (Photo/Mollie Beth Johnson)

Attendees view a presentation on the Oglethorpe County Comprehensive Plan Update during a public hearing in the Oglethorpe County Commissioners meeting room on Monday. The hearing was the second and final public hearing before the draft plan moved to the regional and state review process. (Photo/Mollie Beth Johnson)

Comprehensive plan helps county anticipate growth

Mollie Beth Johnson
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Oglethorpe County has one stoplight, but Emergency Management Agency director Douglas Spencer is already thinking about what happens when it has “two or three.”
County residents and representatives gather on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, to hear the county's 5-year comprehensive plan update. There will be two more opportunities for public input before the plan is finalized. (Photo/Sophia Eppley)

County residents and representatives gather on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, to hear the county's 5-year comprehensive plan update. There will be two more opportunities for public input before the plan is finalized. (Photo/Sophia Eppley)

County seeks public input for new comprehensive plan

Sophia Eppley
Monday, December 1, 2025
Representatives from Arnoldsville, Crawford, Lexington and Maxeys gathered with county officials for the first county comprehensive plan public hearing on Nov. 18.  A comprehensive plan is a 20-year guide to growth and development for Georgia's local governments.