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Commission declines to start abandonment process for two Sandhills-area roads after neighborhood concerns
Summary
A motion to begin formal abandonment of short sections of Montgomery Street and Johns Road was defeated after residents and the Augusta Country Club debated ownership, access and notification; the club proposed paying appraised value and building a new public road and parking for a nearby cemetery.
Augusta commissioners on May 20 declined to begin the legal process that could remove two short public-road segments from the county road system, after a lengthy public exchange among Augusta Country Club officials, neighborhood representatives and cemetery caretakers.
The commission was asked to determine that a roughly 0.07-acre portion of Montgomery Street and a 0.98-acre portion of Johns Road "has ceased to be used by the public" and to set public hearings under OCGA 32-7-2 for possible abandonment and subsequent quick-claim to adjacent owners. Mayor Pro Tem Wayne Guilfoyle moved to start the abandonment process; Commissioner Brandon Garrett seconded. The motion failed on roll call, with votes recorded as four in favor, five against and two abstentions.
Why it mattered: Club representatives said…
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