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Stockbridge council approves various measures

Stockbridge City Hall.
Stockbridge City Hall.
By Monroe Roark for the AJC
Dec 14, 2021

The Stockbridge City Council recently voted at its workshop meeting to approve the allocation of $385,400 in SPLOST money for a task order related to the city’s parks master plan.

Also approved were an additional sidewalk for a street next to the amphitheater, the first phase of a signage initiative for major city arterial roads, a strategic work plan for economic development in the city, a new policy for replacement of fleet vehicles or equipment, and a waiver to allow a speed hump on Winbrook Drive in the Winslow subdivision.

All of these measures were approved with no dissenting votes. Information: cityofstockbridge.com.

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