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Board member raises safety concerns over new housing access, bus stops and overgrown vegetation on school routes
Summary
A board member told the Bibb County Regular School District meeting that new housing lots along a curvy parkway may create unsafe school-bus stops and asked the superintendent to coordinate with city officials; the member also urged district action on kudzu overgrowth and wildlife hazards along a back road used by buses.
A board member at the Bibb County Regular School District meeting urged the superintendent to coordinate with city officials about a nearby housing development whose lot entrances could create hazardous conditions for school buses, and raised separate safety concerns about heavy kudzu growth and snakes along a back road used by buses between the elementary and high schools.
The board member reported that lots along the parkway were being sold and that entrances to lots likely will open onto a curvy highway where bus stops would be dangerous. They asked the superintendent to contact city officials and investigate the county’s rules on establishing public-road entrances and the developer’s plans. The board member explicitly framed the comments as a public-safety concern for school bus pick-ups.
The same board member described extensive kudzu growth on a back road primarily used by buses, saying the vines are overtaking power poles and obscuring the road. A staff member said the vegetation was on school property and suggested spraying to control the growth; the board member also reported seeing snakes in the same area, noting wildlife hazards for pedestrians and staff.
No formal motions followed from the remarks; the board member requested staff follow-up and discussion with municipal officials about entrance locations and bus-stop safety.
