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Residents urge study of consolidating Waycross into Ware County; commission says study would be lengthy
Summary
Multiple Waycross residents asked the Ware County commission to explore legally consolidating the city and county, citing code-enforcement and service concerns; the county attorney said consolidation would require an extensive study and state-level steps such as a local act or charter commission.
Several Waycross residents appeared during public comment on Sept. 22 to ask the Ware County Board of Commissioners to explore consolidation of the city of Waycross into Ware County.
"What I'm proposing is ... to take over the city of Waycross," said Albert Toal, identifying himself as a Waycross resident and calling current city services and permitting practices problematic. He volunteered…
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