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Commission pauses Bolt Drive abandonment; orders more community talks on Dogwood Terrace redevelopment
Summary
Augusta commissioners agreed to delay final action on abandoning Bolt Drive inside the Dogwood Terrace site and directed staff and the Augusta Housing Authority to meet with South Nellieville residents and commissioners to seek adjustments addressing neighborhood access concerns.
The Augusta Commission on Tuesday postponed final approval of a road-abandonment tied to the Dogwood Terrace redevelopment after residents from nearby South Nellieville raised objections about losing a direct route and said the change would leave their neighborhood effectively isolated.
Why it matters: The Augusta Housing Authority (AHA) seeks to abandon Bolt Drive — a short public street within the Dogwood Terrace footprint — so it can consolidate parcels and redesign the site for a modern, fenced redevelopment. AHA says abandonment will enable safer site circulation and new housing; residents say closures would lengthen travel, reduce direct access to Old Savannah Road and create a perception of being boxed in.
What happened Augusta Housing Authority representative Doug Freeman told the commission Bolt Drive bisects the Dogwood Terrace parcel and that abandoning it will “enable the construction of updated housing units,…
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