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Speakers press county to preserve Madras depot and to respect voters’ intent on property tax changes
Summary
Residents and historic‑preservation advocates urged the county to preserve a historic Madras depot owned by Coweta County and to explore options with CSX; a separate speaker urged commissioners to hold the school board to voters' recent assessment‑limit changes and not rubber‑stamp an opt‑out.
Several members of the public used the Dec. 17 comment period to press the board on historic‑preservation and tax‑policy issues.
Carolyn Turner, who represents Browns Mill Battlefield and local history groups, described the Madras depot as an 1850s maintenance shed and urged preservation of the small building now known as the Little Depot. Michael Miller, a historic architect who said he…
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