Tourism
- Partner sponosred a Visioning Retreat in 2016 from this retreat the Butts County Tourism Board was formed.
- Proposed bike trails connecting the City of Jackson to Indian Springs.
- Partners for Smart Growth was instrumental in efforts to bring a 500 capacity event center to the Indian Springs State Park. The idea for the convention center began in the Partners board room and Partners helped secure additional local funding for the project.
Transportation
Butts County's geographic location and proximity to suburban Atlanta presents a prime opportunity to guide the future development of the County. Whether it be the Interstate 75 zoning overlay district plan, the downtown Jackson one-way pairs project, the proposed Butts County Airport initiative, a possible Inland port, T-SPLOSTs, or any other issue that relates to transportation infrastructure, SMART GROWTH will depend on a comphrensive, on-going plan of action that includes a regional as well as county-wide approach. Butts County has estalished a County Transportation Board. . Transportion
Growth Issues which should be addressed by this Board include:
Butts County Transportation Study
Butts County Long Range Transportation Plan