{ "city": "Newton County", "state": "Georgia", "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/newtoncountyga.gov/", "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "generated": "2026-07-23", "upcoming": [ { "date": "2026-07-23", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Board and Planning Commission hold work session to update Unified Development Ordinance", "summary": "The Newton County Board of Commissioners and Planning Commission will convene a work session on July 23, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Admin Building, 1st Floor Large Conference Room, 113 Usher Street, Covington, GA. The session is designated to provide an update on the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). No specific decisions or votes are indicated in the agenda.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07232026-982", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-07-28", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07282026-987", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-07-28", "body": "Planning Commission", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07282026-985", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-07-28", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07282026-980", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-07-28", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07282026-986", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-08-04", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08042026-988", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-08-04", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08042026-981", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" } ], "recent": [ { "date": "2026-07-21", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Board to approve transfer of county land to the City of Covington", "summary": "The Newton County Board of Commissioners will consider a resolution to transfer county-owned real property to the City of Covington. Other agenda items include several grant‑funded professional services contracts for the juvenile and resource courts, a fire‑department fee schedule revision, and the repeal and replacement of an ordinance on motion‑picture productions. The board will also hold first‑reading hearings for on‑premise consumption licenses and review two zoning appeal cases.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07212026-984", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-07-21", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Newton County Board of Commissioners to hold special meeting on litigation", "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will meet in a special called executive session. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss litigation. This session is not open to the public.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07212026-983", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-07-09", "body": "Solid Waste Authority", "headline": "Authority to consider RFP for waste excavation screen purchase", "summary": "The Newton County Solid Waste Management Authority will meet to review monthly landfill tonnage reports and financial status for June 2026, discuss a landfill permit update, and consider a request for proposals (RFP 26-07) for a waste excavation screen purchase. The meeting includes public comment periods and approval of previous meeting minutes.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07092026-979", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-07-07", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Board to vote on $2.3M contract for Cornish Creek Water Treatment Facility construction phase", "summary": "The Newton County Board of Commissioners will consider several action items including a $2.3 million contract amendment for the Cornish Creek Water Treatment Facility, a $285,331 grant for the Adult Drug Court, and a $256,890 legal services agreement for Juvenile Court. Other items include a new Staff Attorney position for Probate Court ($126,000), a budget transfer for the Historic Jail Project ($187,312), and a zoning request at 1042 Woodlawn Rd for a family conveyance. The meeting also includes consent agenda items and public comment periods.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07072026-978", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-07-07", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Board will enter executive session to discuss litigation", "summary": "The Newton County Board of Commissioners will conduct routine procedural items, including a call to order, a pledge and invocation, and adoption of the agenda. The only substantive action is entering an executive session to discuss litigation. The meeting will then adjourn.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07072026-977", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-23", "body": "Planning Commission", "headline": "Planning Commission will consider a 310‑home development proposal on Dinah Pace Rd", "summary": "The Newton County Planning Commission meeting on June 23, 2026 will review two petitions. One is a future‑land‑use map amendment (FLU26‑000001) to change a 14.75‑acre parcel at 1042 Woodlawn Rd from Agriculture/Forestry to Rural Residential and then to Rural Estate zoning. The other is a preliminary plat (PP26‑000003) for the Sherod Farms Development on 10287 Dinah Pace Rd, proposing 310 single‑family detached houses on about 399.3 acres.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06232026-975", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-23", "body": "Planning Commission", "headline": "Planning Commission denies 310-home Sherod Farms plat, approves rezoning", "summary": "The Newton County Planning Commission voted on two petitions. They recommended approval (5-0) of a future land use map amendment and rezoning at 1042 Woodlawn Rd for a family conveyance. They denied (5-0) a preliminary plat for the Sherod Farms Development, a 310-home subdivision on 399.3 acres along Dinah Pace Rd.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06232026-976", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-16", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Commission holds closed session to discuss litigation", "summary": "The Newton County Board of Commissioners is holding a special called meeting for an executive session to discuss litigation. Executive sessions are not open to the public. No other business is on the agenda.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06162026-972", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06162026-972", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-16", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Board to adopt FY2027 budget and approve solid waste plan", "summary": "The Newton County Board of Commissioners will consider adopting the Fiscal Year 2027 budget and appropriations, along with a multijurisdictional solid waste management plan. The agenda includes several contracts, including a $2.3 million construction agreement for the Cornish Creek Water Treatment Facility.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06162026-973", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06162026-973", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-15", "body": "Planning Commission", "headline": "Planning Commission to revisit rezoning for retail strip on Hwy 81", "summary": "The Newton County Planning Commission will hold a special called meeting on June 15, 2026, to consider a previously tabled rezoning request. The petition seeks to rezone 3.63 acres at Hwy 81 from R-2 (Single-Family Residential) to CG (Commercial) for a multi-tenant retail building. The commission will then forward a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners on June 16.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06152026-971", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-15", "body": "Planning Commission", "headline": "Planning Commission recommends denial of Hwy 81 rezoning", "summary": "The Newton County Planning Commission met for a special called meeting to review land use petitions. The commission voted on one rezoning request for a property on Hwy 81.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06152026-974", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-11", "body": "Solid Waste Authority", "headline": "Authority reviews landfill permit update and solid waste management plan", "summary": "The Newton County Solid Waste Management Authority will discuss the latest landfill permit status and the county's solid waste management plan. It will also review May landfill tonnage reports, the month‑11 financial status for FY 2026, and engineering and monitoring services for FY 2027. The meeting includes updates on equipment and department operations before closing.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06112026-970", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06112026-970", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-09", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Public hearing on proposed FY27 budget", "summary": "The Newton County Board of Commissioners is holding a public hearing on the proposed FY27 budget. No other business is listed on the agenda. The meeting is scheduled for June 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Historic Courthouse.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06092026-967", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06092026-967", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-02", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Board hears FY27 budget presentation at special meeting", "summary": "The Newton County Board of Commissioners is holding a special called meeting to receive the FY27 budget presentation. The public is invited to attend the meeting at the Historic Courthouse.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06022026-966", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06022026-966", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-06-02", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "AutoZone conditional use permit debated after planning commission denial", "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will consider a conditional use permit for an AutoZone auto parts store at 11400 Brown Bridge Road, after the Planning Commission recommended denial. The board will also vote on several road and grant items, including a $1.9 million local road assistance project list and a $480,000 Safe Streets for All agreement, as well as appointments to various boards.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06022026-969", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06022026-969", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-28", "body": "Board of Zoning Appeals", "headline": "Board approves variance to lower minimum house size in District 3", "summary": "The Board of Zoning Appeals considered three variance applications. One request to reduce the minimum house size from 1,800 to 1,500 square feet in District 3 was approved unanimously (4-0). Two other applications were either tabled for 60 days or approved with a 3-1 vote. The meeting was held on May 28, 2026 at the Historic Courthouse, 1124 Clark Street.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05282026-968", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-28", "body": "Board of Zoning Appeals", "headline": "Board of Zoning Appeals to hear variance requests for three properties", "summary": "The Board of Zoning Appeals will review three variance petitions. These include requests to modify buffer and sidewalk requirements for commercial use and adjustments to residential building standards.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05282026-964", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-26", "body": "Planning Commission", "headline": "Planning Commission denies Riverstone Grove mixed-use plat, tables two rezonings", "summary": "The Newton County Planning Commission considered several zoning and development items at its May 26, 2026 meeting. The commission recommended denial of a conditional use permit for an AutoZone on Brown Bridge Rd (4-1), approved an administrative use permit for a place of worship on Salem Rd (5-0), tabled two rezonings (for multi-tenant retail on Hwy 81 and a convenience store with gas pumps on Salem Rd), denied the preliminary plat for the Riverstone Grove mixed-use development (5-0), and denied the preliminary plat extension for Towns at Yellow River (4-1).", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05262026-965", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-26", "body": "Planning Commission", "headline": "Planning Commission to consider AutoZone, mixed-use development, and rezonings", "summary": "The Newton County Planning Commission will hear an old business item: a conditional use permit for an AutoZone at 11400 Brown Bridge Rd, tabled since March. New business includes an administrative use permit for a church at 3253 Salem Rd, two rezoning requests (one for a multi-tenant retail building on Hwy 81, another for a convenience store with gas pumps on Salem Rd) both with requests to table, and two preliminary plats: Riverstone Grove (28 townhomes and retail on Salem Rd) and the Towns at Yellow River subdivision on North Crowell Rd. The commission will make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05262026-963", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-20", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Commissioners to discuss Unified Development Ordinance update", "summary": "The Board of Commissioners and Planning Commission will hold a work session to discuss an update to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). No votes or decisions are scheduled; the agenda consists only of procedural items and the UDO discussion.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05202026-962", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-19", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Commissioners meet to discuss litigation in closed session", "summary": "This is a special called meeting with a single substantive item: entering executive session to discuss litigation. No public votes or decisions on ordinances, contracts, or policy changes are on the agenda. The meeting is largely procedural.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192026-961", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05192026-961", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-19", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Board to consider $500K Williams Road project agreement with Covington", "summary": "The Newton County Board of Commissioners will vote on several action items, including an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Covington for the Williams Road Improvement Project ($500,000), an update to the Comprehensive Transportation Plan ($400,000), and acceptance of a Georgia Opioid Abatement Trust Grant ($100,250.15). The board will also consider a resolution to begin abandonment procedures for Paty Drive and approve employee medical and dental insurance rates for FY27. Consent items include a $2,000 Walmart Community Grant for Fire Services and approval to surplus old fire hoses.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192026-960", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05192026-960", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-19", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Advisory committee to review Unified Development Ordinance", "summary": "Newton County Development Services is holding an advisory committee meeting to review the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The meeting is open to the public and will take place on May 19, 2025, at the Administrative Building. No votes or specific proposals are listed; the session is for discussion and review.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192026-958", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-14", "body": "Solid Waste Authority", "headline": "Newton County Solid Waste Authority to discuss FY 27 Budget", "summary": "The Newton County Solid Waste Management Authority will meet to review the FY 27 Budget and financial status for April. The body will also discuss equipment purchases and operational updates for Cook Road and the Solid Waste Management Plan.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05142026-959", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05142026-959", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" }, { "date": "2026-05-05", "body": "Board of Commissioners", "headline": "Board to consider ratifying $900,000 grant for Sheriff's re-entry program", "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will vote on a consent agenda that includes ratifying a $900,000 grant application for the Sheriff's Office re-entry program and accepting a $93,537 juvenile award. New business items include agreements for drug screening, pest control, a 4-H extension contract, and a discussion of Juneteenth 2026. A public hearing will be held on a rezoning of 1 acre at 498 Rocky Plains Road from Agricultural to Agricultural Residential for a family conveyance.", "agenda_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05052026-957", "minutes_url": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05052026-957", "source": "https://www.newtoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter" } ] }