Help shape the plan by completing the activities below!
1. Survey
2. Mapping Exercise
What is the Spalding County Comprehensive Plan?
Spalding County is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan to guide the County's growth and development through 2050. This long-range document outlines the goals, objectives, and policies that shape Spalding's future, addressing key areas such as land use, transportation, housing, infrastructure, conservation, parks and recreation, and more.
We want to hear from you! We invite residents, businesses, and stakeholders to share their input and help us create a unified vision for Spalding’s future as we update this important plan. This interactive website will serve as your go-to space to share feedback, ideas, and input to help shape the future of our County.
Your participation will help ensure that our community's needs and aspirations are reflected in the plan.
Have a question about the Spalding County Comprehensive Plan?
Simply put, a comprehensive plan is a state-mandated master plan intended to implement a long-term vision for the future of a community. This vision is community-driven and implemented within the Comprehensive Plan via Goals, Objectives, and Policies. The Comprehensive Plan also serves to:
- Coordinate local decision making
- Provide guidance to landowners and developers
- Ensure the protection of natural resources
- And much more!
There are numerous reasons why Spalding County desires to update its Comprehensive Plan. Some of the most prominent reasons include:
- Allowing the community to re-evaluate and revise its vision for future growth
- Empowering the jurisdiction to plan, rather than react, to new development
- Providing an opportunity for the community to reexamine its current decision-making practices
- Analyzing and updating acceptable standards for public facilities and services
- Identifying and addressing existing and projected opportunities facing the community
- Maintaining consistency with recent changes to Georgia Law
The Comprehensive Plan is broken down into chapters (referred to as 'Elements'), each covering a different topic. The Elements included within the current Spalding County Comprehensive Plan are:
- Community Goals, Needs, and Opportunities
- Community Work Program
- Economic Development
- Land Use
- Housing
- Transportation
- Infrastructure & Capital Improvements
- Broadband
There are several ways to provide your input on the Comprehensive Plan. One method is to take part in one of the many engagement activities included on this website, including the Project Survey, Interactive Map, and Priority Exercise, and by reaching out to the City directly using the contact information provided on this page. We also encourage you to attend each of the upcoming Public Workshops for the Comprehensive Plan Update starting in the fall of 2026. More details to be announced soon!
The Comprehensive Plan is anticipated to be adopted by Spalding County Council before September 1st of 2027.
