The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted at its April 5 regular meeting to approve two separate improvement projects at Atlanta Speedway Airport totaling just over $3 million.

The bulk of the money will go toward apron and taxiway pavement rehabilitation and taxiway filler construction, with a small portion for inspection and testing. The Georgia Department of Transportation will reimburse the county just over $2.6 million, with the $531,398 local match coming from the county’s capital improvement account.

In other business, the board accepted the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program 1 reallocation for Henry County in the amount of $15 million, and; approved a second amendment to a Georgia Micro Enterprise Network (GMEN0 Services agreement in the amount of $2.25 million.

A resolution was approved allocating $1,477,188 for the digitization of Superior Court records and documents dating back to 1823.

The board voted to officially accept the results of last November’s T-SPLOST referendum and approve the issuance of general obligation debt related to T-SPLOST projects.

A $249,357 bid was awarded for the renovation of the tennis courts at Richard Craig Park in McDonough. A $1,000 grant was accepted for the Henry County Parks and Recreation Department to operate a chess league program.

A $31,600 change order for the Rock Quarry Road widening project was approved, as well as an $18,707 supplemental agreement for traffic signal design revision on the South Ola Road extension according to new Georgia Department of Transportation standards.

A request for R-3 (single-family residential) zoning at a 30-acre site at 3539 Jonesboro Road was approved with conditions. The applicant has proposed a 53-lot subdivision on sewer.

Diane Reed, the former director of Henry County Senior Services, was appointed to the Council on Aging.