The Stockbridge City Council voted at its March 11 regular meeting to approve an ordinance requiring home owner associations and neighborhood associations to register with the city for the purposes of ensuring compliance with city ordinances with regard to parking, safety and other issues.

This was done due to various services such as planning and zoning and fire prevention being transferred from Henry County to the city.

City officials said it will allow them to communicate directly with the 70-plus HOAs when issues such zoning cases arise that could impact certain neighborhood, and to give notifications during weather emergencies, among other things.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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