DCA Community Planning Institute – May 12-13, Jekyll Island
Early Bird Registration will open March 28, 2022 The DCA Office of Planning, in partnership with the Georgia Planning Association, offers a class called the Community Planning Institute to Georgia’s planning commissioners, elected officials, and local government...
Union Point Awarded Fox Theatre Institute Grant
The Downtown Development Authority of Union Point is a recipient of the 2021/2022 Fox Theatre Institute grant award for $50,000.00 to fund a preservation plan for the historic Union Theatre. Constructed in 1947, Union Theatre operated as an active, single-screen movie...
New Requirement for Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Reviews
As of September 16, 2021, the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission has implemented a new policy requiring the submittal of a site plan for all Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Reviews. DRIs are large-scale developments likely to result in regional effects beyond...
RFP for Information Technology (IT) Managed Services
RFP_NEGRC_081721 FINAL DRAFT
Northeast Georgia Economic Recovery + Resilience Plan
In July of 2020, the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (NEGRC) to assist with regional economic recovery and resilience-building efforts....
County Managers Learn About Tools to Assess Tax Base Sustainability
The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission hosted its quarterly County Managers Roundtable on May 5th, 2021 at the Springfield Suites in downtown Athens, joined by Joe Minicozzi of Urban3 (based in Asheville). During his presentation, Minicozzi explained how local...
May 2021 Update
May 2021 Update
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grants for cleaner school buses through the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program. Potential Applicants have until August 22nd to apply for the grant.
DCA Variance for Local Government Planning Deadline
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Commissioner, Christopher Nunn, recently issued an order allowing local governments with June 30, 2021 planning deadlines to seek a deadline variance. To request a variance to extend this deadline to October 31, 2021, the local...
January 2021 Seniors Taking Charge Newsletter
Click link to review newsletter. https://georgiahealthmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Seniors-Taking-Charge_January-2021.pdf
