Locust Grove City Council opposes legislation

The Locust Grove City Council voted at its Feb. 24 meeting to approve a resolution opposing House Bill 302 and Senate Bill 172, which according to a city staff report “would prohibit local governments from placing regulations or standards on single-family and two-family dwellings such as siding and architectural requirements in addition to building standards beyond the ICC/State adopted building code requirements.”

The vote was 5-1 with Carlos Greer casting the lone dissenting vote. The resolution, similar to what the county and its other three cities have already passed, called the proposed action “frivolous and overreactive” and said it “would severely erode the ability of all Georgia cities and counties to address unique quality-of-life issues.”