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Ware County hearing on proposed Center Street closure draws split comments
Summary
The Ware County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 10 held a public hearing on a request to close an unopened 50-by-400-foot segment of Center Street. Applicant Dale Poole said the open road endangers his grandchildren; nearby landowners opposed the closure citing loss of access. The board closed the hearing and put the item on the Dec. 8 agenda.
Chairman Elmer Thrift called the Ware County Board of Commissioners to order on Nov. 10, 2025, at a public hearing to consider a request to close and abandon a roughly 50-foot-by-400-foot unopened right-of-way along Center Street.
Interim Planning Director Dustin Minchew summarized the application, saying applicant Dale Poole seeks to close and abandon an unopened stretch of road that runs parallel to South Augusta Avenue and ends in a dead end; Minchew said Poole owns both sides of the right-of-way and has installed a culvert and a private driveway on the…
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