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Hearing on HB 76 draws neighborhood testimony after privately funded Dewberry roundabout caught residents by surprise
Summary
Representative Stacy Evans told the House Transportation Committee that House Bill 76 would require GDOT to provide public notice and hearings for significant state road changes even when privately funded.
Representative Stacy Evans urged the House Transportation Committee to back House Bill 76, which would require the Georgia Department of Transportation to provide the same public notice and hearing protections for significant road projects even when a private developer funds the work.
"All House Bill 76 does is seek to close that loophole," Representative Stacy Evans told the committee during a hearing. She described a multi-year dispute in Atlanta where a privately funded roundabout was built between two parcels owned by a developer and where nearby residents and businesses said they received no advance notice. "Imagine waking up to…
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