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Council directs managers to draft IGA with South Fulton for Ridge Road paving after resident plea
Summary
Following public comment from a long‑time resident, the council directed city staff to work with the City of South Fulton on a verification/intergovernmental agreement to pave a short section of Ridge/Fifth Road that crosses the municipal boundary; council also added a funding amendment tied to an engineering study.
The East Point City Council directed the city manager Monday to work with the City of South Fulton to draft an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for paving a portion of Ridge/Fifth Road that lies on a jagged boundary between the two cities.
The action followed a public comment from Dr. Ronald Tolbert, a longtime vehicle clinic operator who lives on Ridge Road and described repeated safety and access problems on the unpaved dead‑end street. “I have personally taken it upon myself to get to clean up trash there... But I’m 70 years old right now. I can’t do that anymore,” Dr. Tolbert told council. He urged the two cities to cooperate to pave the street.
Council member Martin Rogers moved to direct East Point’s city manager to collaborate with South Fulton’s city manager and return a verification agreement for council review. A friendly amendment added a cost‑sharing element for a $15,000 engineering study (each city to pay half), which council accepted. Council members and South Fulton Councilwoman Helen Willis discussed the parcel’s unusual jurisdictional pattern and a pending developer project in the adjacent red‑boxed area on a shared border.
City staff and public works contractor representatives briefed council on a lower‑cost design alternative; one staff presenter said an earlier, more comprehensive design concept would have cost about $500,000, while the pared‑down option under discussion was estimated at approximately $66,000 for construction. The council’s direction was limited to drafting the IGA with the amended funding commitment; no IGA was signed at the meeting.
South Fulton representatives indicated their government had already voted up to $35,000 toward their share of paving; Councilwoman Willis said the developer’s proposed rezoning and a project in South Fulton could yield permitting fees and economic activity near the site. The city attorney and staff will prepare the written IGA for council consideration; staff said they would attempt to bring an agreed draft back for the council’s July meeting cycle.
