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Austin said he manages multiple rental branches and emphasized that his work enforces a stop‑work safety authority; he said the crews he saw were working without flaggers or police traffic control and that approaching traffic was sometimes routed against normal flow. He showed commissioners he had dash‑cam footage and said his wife had called 911; Austin said he shared the video with several commissioners and offered to provide it to county staff.

“If I see it as one acre, just remodeling the store that's there, I mean, I don't believe it's going to be drawing traffic,” Austin said when the zoning item was discussed, but in public comment he focused on safety practices during roadside work. He asked the county to be a voice for resident safety and to ensure contractors use appropriate traffic control, especially after dark on a 45‑mph county road.

Austin also named Charter Spectrum as a company whose crews had been present and said one sign used to warn motorists was blown over on a night he observed work. He urged the board to ensure workers use flaggers or other controls and to prevent crews from blocking lanes when traffic must move against the flow.

The board did not take formal action during public comment. Austin said he would provide the dash‑cam footage to commissioners and staff for follow‑up.

The comments were made during the public‑comment portion of the meeting and did not trigger a specific vote or referral on the agenda. They were recorded in the meeting transcript for staff follow‑up.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mar. 4, 2025 Commissioners Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At the March 4 Carroll County meeting Blake Austin and other residents described nighttime utility crews working without flaggers on Carrollton‑Tyus Road and said families nearly had collisions; speakers asked the county to press contractors to provide safe traffic control.","taxTitle","Carroll County, Georgia","taxId",28238,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6297246,"Rootville residents report surveying work, urge county to clarify whether solar‑battery project will proceed",43,1289920,1333570,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2510464-3468ddd22ebf63a31134dccd82ffbd1d&start=1289&end=1333","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2510464-3468ddd22ebf63a31134dccd82ffbd1d/thumbnail_1289920.jpg","/articles/6297246/Carroll-County/Georgia/Rootville-residents-report-surveying-work-urge-county-to-clarify-whether-solarbattery-project-will-proceed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6297246-5d56c9792e74dee064a53e73c219e703/orig.mp4?Expires=1775487205&Signature=Im-2NnMdsWYq-FOA2PQ0BGW~rrRVH97OZsWXRMAG4OgNth1zfnBMX8pQCzTdd7D-N~Kq7YYHjYy5BbxXi4zqOGJAsng4CPGcC9P1rRnNxEK8reQaUEHeNKdg8d-vIK51X-e3WgoDQay8oF-RJCe7qNrukeIjiBImDYmN5KEEE3~Cjaf-KYzPiZRXmyzyGrLVx10l2l3xjSjOw~VMSDDuZBPNF4SVI4awETyDPKEpoqyxlOGxgFyzvUk9guhq8EwLgTBkgLKizuX01Us~FV9gF3txNI2Zn182QLDcVf33VVFyxOwY87vUPEDYhsHf9svfj5ujgWGZNQfV93R3YIc4Xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Board of Commissioners meeting March 4, Rootville residents used the public‑comment period to report new activity on land owned by JA Rally LLC and to press county officials for clarity about a possible solar and battery‑storage development.

Diane Merrill, a Rootville resident, told the board she had observed crews from a company identified as Bowman doing site work on the property and that utility crews had been marking phone lines and performing 811 locates. Merrill said the owner had previously submitted and then withdrawn a rezoning request for the agricultural parcel at the end of Glenlock Road.

“When approached by a local resident, Bowman workers indicated they were surveying the property and conducting soil and water conservation tests,” Merrill told commissioners. She asked directly whether the previously withdrawn proposal “is about to kick off again, as indicated by the recent activity,” and said neighbors were deeply concerned about the potential for an industrial project in their rural area.

Victor Parrish, who said his home on Milligan Creek is downstream from the Rally property, told the board he has paid for regular well testing and said past development nearby had already affected local wells. Parrish said he spent about $22,000 on a treatment system after earlier construction made his well water muddy; he added that Georgia Power has tested the well periodically. “This plant being built is a hazardous waste to the people that's on them farms,” Parrish said, telling commissioners the creek and springs near the property supply private wells.

Both speakers cited concerns about water and air quality, damage to the landscape and pressure on local services such as rural fire departments. Merrill urged the board to “look beyond the potential tax benefits and consider the significant, lasting impact” a large industrial project could have on a quiet rural neighborhood.

No county action was taken during the public‑comment period. Commissioners and staff acknowledged the comments; Ben Skipper, community development director, had previously presented a separate zoning matter on the agenda. No representative of Bowman or JA Rally spoke at the meeting and the record does not show a formal application before the board at this session.

Merrill and Parrish both said they would provide additional information to county staff. Merrill reported that an 811 locate and line‑marking had been observed and that she was asking the commission to confirm whether the prior proposal would be revived.","Residents at the March 4 Carroll County Board meeting said workers from a company called Bowman have been surveying a property owned by JA Rally LLC and that a utility was marking lines; speakers urged the county to confirm whether a previously withdrawn rezoning is restarting and warned of environmental and service impacts.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":92,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6297251,"Carroll County board rezones 1 acre for Rootville convenience store; adds lighting restriction",0,1928000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2510464-3468ddd22ebf63a31134dccd82ffbd1d&start=1928&end=1928","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2510464-3468ddd22ebf63a31134dccd82ffbd1d/thumbnail_1928000.jpg","/articles/6297251/Carroll-County/Georgia/Carroll-County-board-rezones-1-acre-for-Rootville-convenience-store-adds-lighting-restriction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6297251-04eb009ba86b5b34d7765e67b8911ccd/orig.mp4?Expires=1775487205&Signature=HTaL3eBsamm5ucBxeG90z68eaFXwSPYLY67s2Vl8XrE4x0HZHnLpu7ykfkH-yJjHTdSNwB1XTMdgClvoQeIiRyqOZez90xqJL0ViEWmCBxakHVFERrl-IdRiq~tT1p0C2iQ5rERdXYOYzElrp~xN6S2x7~TLs9P999WvZ6M9A~5bk0rTp7Q77k90RPNo-S11n1sPBQFyxCcrbUa~b2WwX5U0DvOL81KDkhdyRmRvBn2TIMuKxWAiUyGWmj1FP82~N9eICYi7wE2Eks5g4W08Ez04alsPVPMHwgtrFKloVi4lOuj5ZS13XrbkitFIB1X4woGdeYcoS~odPilFoJxcHw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carroll County Board of Commissioners voted 7-0 March 4 to rezone one acre at 2034 Rootville Road from Agriculture to Commercial to allow reopening and remodeling of a long‑standing convenience store.

The vote implements a request by property owner and applicant Perry Richardson to restore a one‑acre parcel that, Richardson and staff said, had been treated as a separate store parcel in earlier surveys but was later combined on the tax rolls. Ben Skipper, Carroll County community development director, told the board the request would reestablish the one‑acre footprint for the store and that the county planning commission had recommended approval 5‑0.

Skipper said county staff found survey records dating to 1995 showing a one‑acre parcel around the store. He told commissioners the building originally had been built in 1957 and operated as a store until around 2002; Richardson told the board he purchased the store in 1998 and the house later and said his intent was to rezone the one acre “so I can sell it.”

Commissioners discussed the scope of the rezoning and whether any future subdivision of the remaining property would require separate review. The rezoning approved by the board applies to the one acre containing the store; Skipper and other staff members noted the remainder of the property remains zoned Agriculture and any later division or change would have to follow county rules.

The motion to approve included a stipulation requested by a commissioner that exterior lighting be downward‑directed to avoid glare onto the roadway and neighboring properties. The board recorded the final tally as 7 in favor, 0 opposed.

The planning commission and staff recommended approval after the applicant supplied historic survey records and answered questions about the property history. The rezoning creates a single commercial parcel limited to the store footprint; other uses or expansions would require additional approvals.

The board did not take any separate action on the remainder of the parcel during the meeting. The decision and the condition on lighting are recorded in the board minutes.

Votes at a glance: Z25‑0201 — Rezoning one acre at 2034 Rootville Road from Agriculture to Commercial for a convenience store. Motion: approve rezoning with stipulation that exterior lighting be downward‑directed; mover/second not recorded on the transcript. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. Outcome: approved.","At its March 4 meeting the Carroll County Board of Commissioners approved rezoning one acre at 2034 Rootville Road from Agriculture to Commercial for a convenience store, 7-0, with a stipulation that exterior lighting be directed downward.","actionData","errors"]

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