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 zoining overlay district plan, the downtown Jackson one-way pairs project, the porposed Butts County Airport initiative, a ppossible Inland port, T-SPLOSTs, or any other issue that relates to transportation infrastructure, Partners feel it is imperative that a Transportation Authority or Board be established for Butts County. Although Partners strongly favors establishing a Transportation Authority we feel either an Authority or a Board needs to be established now, and without further delay.

Growth Issues currently in discussion within Butts County include three transportation related issues.

• An Airport Initiative has been presented to County Government seeking support for a feasibility study to determine the needs/benefits of developing a regional airport within Butts County. Partners support a feasibility study. Further, Partners advocates the creation of a County Transportation Authority or Board to manage this process and explore other ways and means of managing county transportation issues. For detailed information regarding the Airport Initiative click on the weblink below:

Airport Initiative

• The Butts County Department of Community Development is working to develop an Interstate I-75 Overlay District. This permissive overlay district is intended to provide the blueprint for development of the I-75 corridor within Butts County. Partner members are serving on the citizen advisory committee and support the County in developing an overlay district. The link below was established to keep citizens informed. However, it has not been updated since last fall. At the last public hearing, citizens expressed concerns regarding the location proposed for the parallel acess road. The Board of Commissioners, at it's March 2013 meeting, tabled further action regarding theisDistrict Overlay. 

                                          I-75 Overlay

The proposed Draft Overlay & Design Guidelines can be downloaded below.

• Planning & preperation for vehicular traffic, both present and future,  are critical issues for the growth & economic development of Butts County. Below are links regarding the planning and adoption of  Butts County's 25 Year Transportation Plan. The data utilized in the development of this plan was gathered through public meeting. For information about the Butts County transportion needs and plans click on the weblinks below:

Butts County Transportation Study

                         Butts County Long Range Transportation Plan