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Echols County approves seven streetlights after sheriff raises safety concerns; signage options for Bethel Church Road to be studied
Summary
After Sheriff Randy Courson reported reckless driving by produce trucks on Bethel Church Road, Echols County commissioners approved adding seven streetlights along Highway 94 and Highway 129E based on a Georgia Power survey; the county will further study truck-restriction signage before any installation.
Sheriff Randy Courson told the Echols County Board of Commissioners Feb. 5 that produce trucks had driven recklessly on Bethel Church Road and asked the county to place truck-restriction signs. Commissioners agreed to explore alternatives and deferred any immediate signage installation.
The board separately voted to add streetlights along Highway 94 and Highway 129E after Georgia Power conducted a lighting survey and proposed seven lights. Commissioner Kenneth Petty moved the streetlight motion and Commissioner Bobby Walker seconded; the minutes record the proposal passed unanimously. The county cost for the proposed lighting was shown in the survey as an estimated $196 per month.
Chairman Justin Staten characterized the lighting plan as beginning at the school and continuing around the intersection onto Highway 129E. The minutes do not record a specific funding source or implementation timeline beyond the Georgia Power estimate; commissioners did not attach a funding vote in these minutes.
