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Bill would require notice and hearings when private developers alter state roads; neighbors point to 'Dewberry Roundabout'
Summary
Representative Evans presented House Bill 76 to require the same public-notice and hearing protections for state road changes funded by private developers as for state-funded projects. Neighbors and civic groups testified that a privately funded roundabout was built without advance community notice and urged the change.
Representative Evans introduced House Bill 76 to require notice and an opportunity for hearings when a private developer funds significant changes to state roads, saying current law requires hearings when GDOT funds projects but can lack the same protections when private parties pay for the work.
"If we are having a significant road change in a neighborhood or near surrounding businesses, we give those parties the courtesy of number one, a heads up and the opportunity to provide input into how that project goes," Representative Evans said, recounting a recent privately funded roundabout…
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