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Committee approves road-naming resolutions, including dedication to slain Gwinnett corrections officer Scott Reiner
Summary
The State Transportation Committee voted to approve SR 231, a package of road dedications that includes HR 809 to place a sign honoring Senior Corrections Officer Scott Reiner on State Route 316 at High Hope Road in Gwinnett County.
The State Transportation Committee approved SR 231 on a voice vote Tuesday, adopting a package of road-naming resolutions that includes HR 809 to dedicate a sign in memory of Senior Corrections Officer Scott Osborne Reiner on State Route 316 at High Hope Road in Gwinnett County.
Representative Donna Tucci introduced HR 809 and described Officer Reiner as “a devoted family man as a husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle.” Tucci said Reiner was killed on Dec. 13, 2022, in the parking lot of the Gwinnett County corrections facility while preparing to start a shift, and that his brother Eric and niece Natalie attended the committee meeting.
Tucci said Reiner led a program that brought at‑risk teens to hear from Gwinnett County offenders to “instill in these young lives the reality of life of crime.” She said the program was dissolved in 2017 but was revived in 2024 and renamed the Scott Reiner Prison Awareness Program. “The irony is that the young man that killed Scott was exactly the type of young man Scott would have tried to help,” Tucci said.
Josh Waller, speaking on behalf of the department, thanked staff members who organized the dedications and singled out Abby Day and Abby Handel for their work preparing the spreadsheets and letters that support the road dedications. The committee also noted that the signs will include a “2023 Georgia General Assembly” line after coordination with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).
Committee members moved and seconded SR 231 and the motion passed on a voice vote; the chair called for “all those in favor, aye,” and, after no opposing voices were raised, said the item was approved. Committee discussion indicated SR 231 was serving as the vehicle to carry multiple dedications; members referenced a larger SRA (the committee’s base bill) that will contain the full list of names and is available in the meeting materials.
The committee chair also mentioned that the transportation industry donated commemorative Yeti cups bearing the committee logo; the cups will be distributed from the chair’s office by an intern. With SR 231 approved and a companion SRA motion adopted, the committee adjourned.
Votes at a glance: SR 231 (road-dedication package, includes HR 809 dedicating a sign to Scott Reiner at State Route 316 and High Hope Road) — motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote).
