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Owner asks Ware County to abandon Emerson Park alley; county staff report no utilities present

Ware County Board of Commissioners · July 14, 2025

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Summary

A Waycross property owner asked the Ware County Board of Commissioners July 14 to close and abandon an alley in Block 134 of the Emerson Park Subdivision. County planning staff said there are no utilities in the alley, the county does not maintain it, and the item was added to the Aug. 11 regular meeting agenda.

Interim Planning Director Dustin Minchew told the Ware County Board of Commissioners on July 14 that Cynthia Bennett has requested closure and abandonment of an alley in Block 134 of Emerson Park Subdivision so the adjoining property owner may take the land into private ownership.

Minchew said he had spoken with Public Works Director Larry Thrift and found no utilities on the alleyway; he told the board the county does not maintain the alley and that Ware County holds fee simple title while the same owner owns both sides of the alley.

No members of the public spoke in favor of or opposed to the request during the hearing. The board added the alley abandonment request to its regular meeting agenda for Aug. 11, 2025 for final consideration.

Next steps: county staff will prepare the closure/abandonment paperwork and any required notices for the Aug. 11 meeting.