Bartow County and Cities of Adairsville, Cartersville, Emerson, Euharlee, Kingston, Taylorsville and

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Bartow County and Cities of Adairsville, Cartersville, Emerson, Euharlee,
Kingston, Taylorsville and White
DRAFT Joint Comprehensive Plan 2018-2028
George Washington Carver
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Downtown Cartersville

Bartow County and Cities of Adairsville, Cartersville, Emerson, Euharlee,
Kingston, Taylorsville and White
DRAFT Joint Comprehensive Plan 2018-2028
November 7, 2017
Adopted
Bartow County:
Adairsville:
Cartersville:
Emerson:
Euharlee:
Kingston:
Taylorsville:
White:

Prepared by: Northwest Georgia Regional Commission
PO Box 1798
Rome, GA 30162
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Acknowledgements
Local Governments Participating

City of Adairsville Council Member Ronald Nesbitt
Mayor Kenneth Carson Council Member Joseph Turner
Council Member Buddy Bagley City Manager James Stephens
Council Member Lee Castro City Attorney H. Boyd Pettit
Council Member Erwin Holcomb City Clerk Carolyn Banks
Council Member Alan Towe Zoning Administrator Charles Reese
City Manager Pamela Madison
City Attorney H. Boyd Pettit Kingston
City Clerk Lisa Donald Mayor Pro Tem Michael Abernathy
Council Member Louise Howell
Cartersville Council Member Harold Posey
Mayor Matt Santini Council Member Elbert Wise
Mayor Pro Tem Dianne Tate City Attorney Brandon Bowen
Council Member Kari Hodge City Clerk Kelly Ensley
Council Member Lindsey McDaniel
Council Member Jayce Stepp Taylorsville
Council Member Louis Tonsmeire Mayor Mitchell Bagley
Council Member Taff Wren Council Member Linda Cantrell
City Manager Sam Grove Council Member Vickie Lanier
Asst. City Manager Dan Porta City Attorney H. Boyd Pettit
City Attorney Keith Lovell
City Clerk Meredith Ulmer White
Dir. Planning and Development Randy Mannino Mayor Chris Allen
City Planner David Hardegree Council Member Jimmy Bennett
Council Member Dennis Huskins
Emerson Council Member David Richards
Mayor Al Pallone Council Member William Roberts
Council Member Donnie Bagwell City Manager Jane Richards
Council Member Edward Brush City Attorney H. Boyd Pettit
Council Member Ben Pope
Council Member Vincent Wiley Bartow County
City Manager Kevin McBurnett Steve Taylor, County Commissioner
Asst. City Manager Todd Heath Peter Olson, County Administrator
City Attorney H. Boyd Pettit Jo Taylor, Chief Financial Officer
City Clerk Robbie Swords Kathy Gill, Certified County Clerk
Lamont Kiser, Dir. Community Development Dept.
Euharlee Tom Sills, Transportation Planner
Mayor Dennis Thayer Brandon Johnson, Zoning Administrator
Council Member David Duncan Bridget Lawlor, GIS Coordinator
Council Member Craig Guyton
Bartow County Joint Comprehensive Plan

Steering Committee Members

Ahmad Hall, Adairsville DDA* John Bennett
Al Pallone, Mayor of Emerson* Kevin McBurnett, City Manager, Emerson
Ashley Stone Kurt McCord
Becky Dabbs Lamar Pinson
Brandon Johnson, Bartow County Zoning Lamont Kiser, Dir. Community Development, Bartow
Brent Bagby Co.
Bryan Canty, Bartow County Planning Commission Larry Posey, Kingston Planning Commission
Casey Earley, Adairsville Community Development Leslie McMillan, Lakepoint Sports
Charles Reese, Euharlee Zoning Administrator Matt Shultz
Cindy Williams, Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Melinda Lemmon, Executive Director, CBC
Commerce* Development Authority*
Commissioner Steve Taylor* Neal Freeman, Lakepoint Sports
Dan Clark, Asher Realty Pamela Madison, Adairsville City Manager
David Hardegree, Cartersville City Planner Patricia Eastin, Adairsville HPC
Dennis Thayer, Mayor of Euharlee* Patrick Nelson, Bartow County Community
Eric Smithey, Euharlee Planning Commission Development
Gene Camp, Bartow County Water Dept. Peter Olson, County Manager
Grace Hart Randy Mannino, Dir. Planning and Development, City
Greg Frisbee, Cartersville Historic Preservation of Cartersville
Commission Steve D. Worthington, Euharlee Planning
Harold McCoy Commission
Harold Posey, Kingston City Council* Todd Heath, Asst. City Manager, Emerson
Jane Richards, City Manager of White Tom Sills, Bartow County MPO
Jessica Fleetwood Vickie Bagby
Jody Elrod, Bartow County Schools William Hix

*Denotes Economic Development Representative or Local Elected Official

Prepared by Northwest Georgia Regional Commission
PO Box 1798
Rome, GA 30162-1798

Brice Wood, Planner
Kevin McAuliff, Planner
Chase Holden, GIS Officer
Shane Holden, GIS Officer
Julianne Meadows, Director of Regional Planning
Lloyd Frasier, Executive Director

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Contents
Introduction to the Comprehensive Plan ________________________ 23
Development of the Comprehensive Plan Update _______________________ 24
History of Bartow County __________________________________________ 25
Environmental Protection Criteria ___________________________________ 26
Metro North Georgia Water Planning District __________________________ 29
Demographics and Community Data _________________________________ 31
Public Participation _______________________________________________ 43
Community Survey _______________________________________________ 44
Vision and Mission Statements ________________________________ 48
Bartow County __________________________________________________ 48
City of Adairsville________________________________________________ 48
City of Cartersville _______________________________________________ 49
City of Emerson _________________________________________________ 50
City of Euharlee _________________________________________________ 51
City of Kingston _________________________________________________ 51
City of Taylorsville _______________________________________________ 52
City of White____________________________________________________ 53
Reports of Accomplishment __________________________________ 53
Bartow County Report of Accomplishments ___________________________ 54
City of Adairsville Report of Accomplishments ________________________ 64
City of Cartersville Report of Accomplishment _________________________ 70
City of Emerson Report of Accomplishments __________________________ 71
City of Euharlee Report of Accomplishments __________________________ 78
City of Kingston Report of Accomplishments __________________________ 83
City of Taylorsville Report of Accomplishments ________________________ 87
City of White Report of Accomplishments ____________________________ 88
Needs and Opportunities _____________________________________ 91
Bartow County Needs and Opportunities ______________________________ 92

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City of Adairsville Needs and Opportunities __________________________ 105
City of Cartersville Needs and Opportunities __________________________ 112
City of Emerson Needs and Opportunities ____________________________ 114
City of Euharlee Needs and Opportunities ____________________________ 118
City of Kingston Needs and Opportunities ____________________________ 121
City of Taylorsville Needs and Opportunities _________________________ 127
City of White Needs and Opportunities ______________________________ 132
Future Land Use Maps and Narrative _________________________ 135
Future Land Use Category Descriptions ______________________________ 137
Transportation ____________________________________________ 160
Allatoona Community- Glade Road Corridor: Urban Redevelopment
Plan _____________________________________________________ 169
Next Steps: New Community Work Programs, 2018- 2022 ________ 172
Bartow County Community Work Program ___________________________ 173
Adairsville Community Work Program ______________________________ 199
Cartersville Community Work Program ______________________________ 207
Emerson Community Work Program ________________________________ 219
Euharlee Community Work Program ________________________________ 224
Kingston Community Work Program ________________________________ 234
Taylorsville Community Work Program _____________________________ 243
City of White Community Work Program ____________________________ 247
Appendices _______________________________________________ 251
Public Hearing Advertisements ____________________________________ 252
Community Survey Results _______________________________________ 255
Cartersville Future Development Map and Narrative ____________________ 290

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