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Ware County to hold public hearing on renaming Cameron Lane for fallen officer Taylor Bristow
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Summary
Resident Robert Wallace asked the commission to rename Cameron Lane for Taylor Bristow, a Ware County native officer killed in the line of duty in August 2024. Commissioners agreed to schedule a public hearing (likely in April) and directed staff to prepare a resolution to waive the usual processing fees.
Robert Wallace urged the Ware County Board of Commissioners to rename Cameron Lane in honor of Taylor Bristow, a Ware County native and law enforcement officer who was shot and later died in late August 2024 while serving a warrant involving a child predator. "On the morning of 08/20/2024, Ware County's native son, 30 year old Taylor Bristow ... was shot in the head in the execution of his duties," Wallace told the commission and said the family supports the change.
County staff told commissioners the standard road-name-change process requires a $200 application plus the cost of street signs and a public hearing. Staff advised that a fee waiver requires commission action. Commissioners expressed unanimous support for honoring Bristow and directed staff to schedule the public hearing and prepare a resolution to waive processing fees; staff indicated the hearing would likely be set for April and that letters would be sent to affected property owners.
The board did not take a final, binding vote to rename the road at the work session; commissioners instructed staff to bring a waiver resolution and public-hearing notice for formal consideration at a future meeting. If adopted following the public hearing and a subsequent final vote, the county would also arrange for replacement signs at the project cost.
