County officials are still up in the air regarding the location of the future aquatic center.

A resolution designating a secondary location was considered at the September 20 regular meeting of the Henry County Board of Commissioners, but no action was taken since a motion was not made on the issue. As a result of that inaction, a $1.1 million contract for architectural design services was tabled.

The aquatic center is among the capital projects included in the most recent SPLOST referendum passed by county voters, and a site on Jodeco Road had been agreed upon pending the donation of the land by developers. That was never finalized, leading commissioners to consider other sites once again.

In other business, the commissioners voted unanimously to make a formal objection to an annexation request regarding a piece of property at the northeast corner of the intersection of Singley Road and South Ola Road. Owners of the property have applied to have it annexed into the city of Locust Grove.

According to county staff, the site is designated on the county’s future land use map for rural residential development which is no more than one dwelling unit per acre, while the development now being proposed for the property is nearly twice that. The board agreed to take no action regarding an annexation notice from McDonough for property at 343 Turner Church Road.

Two appointments to local boards were confirmed by the commissioners. Bobby Crawley was named to serve as the District 2 representative to the Zoning Advisory Board, effective immediately, for a term scheduled to expire December 31, 2022. Members of that board typically serve two-year terms, and Crawley’s appointment was made necessary due to a resignation during an unexpired term. Anneka J. Cole was named to serve on the Council on Aging as the District 2 representative, effective immediately, for a four-year term that expires September 21, 2025. Both votes were unanimous.

A rezoning request for a 2.5-acre site on Snapping Shoals Road was approved unanimously. The tract is being rezoned from C-2 (general commercial) to R-1 (single-family residential) to allow a residential lot split. The request was approved with six conditions. The other rezoning request on the meeting agenda was tabled; it was a proposed rezoning from C-2 to OI (office-institutional) for eight acres of property located west of Patrick Henry Parkway and east of I-75, to allow an assisted living facility.