Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission

Work is well underway on the six-mile roadway reclamation project on Broadhurst Road. This Wayne County project is stripping down the deteriorating pavement, re...building the corridor from the ground up, and recycling the reclaimed asphalt into additional projects. Georgia DOT - Southeast Georgia Department of Transportation Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission Tim Knight EXP Global Inc. Wayne County, Georgia

The Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (HOGARC) is currently preparing a regional plan update in compliance with state law and Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) rules. HOGARC wants to hear from you at a regional listening session February 12, 2019 from 4:00 6:00 p.m. The session will be held at the Eastman City Hall at 333 College Street, Eastman, Georgia 31023. This is the final of four regional listening sessions held over the last several months. ...The first three regional listening sessions were held in Dublin in late October and Baxley in late November, 2018, and in Vidalia in January, 2019. The current plan, Green with Greener Days Ahead, showed the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Region to be a growing rural region with a number of issues, but with much cause for optimism and great opportunities for future growth and development. Planning documents and the public events schedule may be viewed on the Regional Commission website, www.hogarc.org and the regional plan specific website bit.ly/hogarc2019regionalplan. The HOGARC is now in preparation of an update to the regional plan, which is a guide to making the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Region an improved place to live, work, recreate, and do business for all concerned. This updated Regional Plan will include a Regional Vision, a list of regional priority needs and opportunities appropriate for action, and recommended implementation strategies for improvement and action. All concerned with the future improvement of the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Region and its growth and development are invited to submit their thoughts and ideas on the Region’s future, its vision, needs and opportunities, or needed actions to the HOGARC. Those wishing to comment may complete a Regional Vision Survey online at bit.ly/hogarc2019regionalplan. You may also send comments to [email protected], or mail them to the Regional Commission at 331 West Parker Street, Baxley, Georgia 31513. Please submit comments by February 28, 2019.

The Regional Commission recently assisted Jeff Davis County in applying for a farmer's market through the USDA RDBG grant. The grant was awarded to the County in the amount of $99,730. The farmer's market is part of a continued joint effort between Jeff Davis County and the City of Hazlehurst to develop the recreation area along the Baxley Highway.