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Farm Road abandonment resolution fails after 3–4 vote
Summary
The Screven County Board of Commissioners voted 3–4 on Oct. 12, 2021, to reject a resolution certifying the abandonment of Farm Road. The resolution was moved by Commissioner Allison Willis and failed for lack of majority; no further action was recorded in the minutes.
Commissioner Allison Willis moved to adopt a resolution certifying the abandonment of Farm Road during the Screven County Board of Commissioners’ meeting on Oct. 12, 2021. Commissioner Edwin Lovett seconded the motion.
The vote split three in favor and four opposed: Commissioners Allison Willis, Edwin Lovett and Mike Dixon voted in favor; Chairman Will Boyd, Commissioner John O. Triplett, Commissioner J.C. Warren and Commissioner Rosa Romeo voted against the resolution. The motion failed for lack of a majority.
The minutes record the motion as New Business item (1) and do not include additional detail in the record about the county’s rationale for pursuing abandonment, any proposed successor roadway or easement, or next steps. No subsequent motion to refer the matter to staff or to schedule further consideration appears in the minutes.
The meeting adjourned later that day after other business and an executive session; the record does not indicate any immediate follow-up action on the Farm Road matter.
