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around situations that can be frustrat
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upon arrival.
“We are locally owned and operat
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service to all of Middle
Georgia,” said Ragan.
As the business grows,
the Pelusos plan to add
additional trucks and
hire more employees to
continue keeping the
area clean and satis
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By Diane Glidewell
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George Emami presented
plans to Forsyth Planning
& Zoning Commission
on Jan. 23 to build a steel
building of about 4,800
square feet to assemble
tiny homes. The plans were
presented to Planning &
Zoning in its Design &
Review capacity to approve
the buildings’ ascetics, that
it wouldn’t detract from the
look and appeal of the city.
There were no zoning or
code issues involved with
the building or its location.
The building is planning
for 94 East Adams Street, in
the former Trio Manufac
turing Plant area. It would
be facing Adams St. with
its side toward Harris St. It
would face the parking lot
in front of Old Mill Market.
Forsyth economic devel
opment director Cody Ellis
said the warehouse/office
building would not be a
showroom or retail space;
the houses would be as
sembled and then moved.
There would be no sales
from this site.
Emami said he is in the
planning phase with the
building and is seeking
input on how to make it
blend in with other nearby
structures, especially Old
Mill Market, and to look
as pleasing as possible. He
owns nearby businesses, in
cluding Fox City Brewery,
and rental homes and said
he has a personal interest
that the new building not
detract from the area.
Emami said he investi
gated using materials other
than a metal building, such
as HardiPlank, but found
they would be financially
prohibitive. He said he
could also envision moving
the building to another
location in the future if
the business outgrows the
in-town site, and a metal
building could be moved.
Emami plans to take the
gable from
the top of the
building to
make it look
less like a
“metal build
ing,” add a
covered porch
with four to
six cedar posts
and possibly
rocking chairs
to reflect the
look of Old
Mill Market.
He said he
doesn’t plan
to store any
building ma
terials outside
the building.
There will be
offices and
storage in the building in
addition to the room to
assemble two tiny homes.
“There is no one in Mid
dle Georgia who does this,”
said Emami, who owns a
developing neighborhood
of tiny homes in Monroe
County. “If it takes off well
build something bigger,
probably near the inter
state.”
Planning & Zoning mem
ber Hal Clarke asked if
anyone could remember al
lowing a metal building in
the city limits before. The
response was that the new
Cannon Roofing building
on N. Jackson Street, which
is a remodeled building
rather than a new building,
is the closest recalled. Plan
ning & Zoning chair Steve
Coleman said he doesn’t
think the building Emami
plans is in Forsyth’s historic
district. Emami reiterated
that he is working to design
a building with more of a
storefront than an indus
trial metal building look
and would also be happy
to plant trees between the
building and Old Mill
Market.
“As long as it’s just not an
ugly white building, I’ll be
fine with it,” said Coleman.
“Paint it something differ-
Pictured are members of the 2023 Forsyth
sion, left to right: Kathy Rowland, Michael
Clarke, Phillip English, Martin Presley.
Planning & Zoning Commis-
Brewster, Steve Coleman, Hal
ent from stark white.”
Emami said the building
will be about 22’ high, and
the double overhead doors
will be about 9’ high.
“I think it’s on the right
track,” said Planning &
Zoning member Kathy
Rowland, who is a co-own
er of Old Mill Market. “As
a neighbor I don’t have a
problem with it.”
However, at the end of
discussion, Planning &
Zoning asked Emami to
come back with a more
finalized plan for the
building. Coleman said the
Commission would have a
called meeting to approve
the plans in a week or so
when Emami is ready with
more specific details so
as not to delay him from
ordering materials.
In other business, city
attorney Bobby Melton
swore in Michael Brew
ster as a new member of
Forsyth Planning & Zoning
Commission. Steve Cole
man was elected to serve
as chair and Martin Presley
as vice chair for another
year. Other members of the
Commission present were
Hal Clarke, Phillip English
and Kathy Rowland. Mem
ber Jennie Caldwell was
absent from the meeting.
Presley asked that the
Commission recommend a
plan to the city for regulat
ing tractor-trailer parking.
He said there isn’t enough
parking available for
18-wheelers and they are
starting to park at inap
propriate spots in the city
overnight.
“We have an opportunity
to get ahead of the prob
lem,” said Presley.
Coleman asked Presley to
write a draft of an ordi
nance for the Commission
to consider at its next
meeting.
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