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Ware County adds private road naming and alley abandonment to regular agenda; recusals noted
Summary
The board heard a request to name a private road 'Dead End Road' (no public opposition) and a request to abandon a 500‑foot, 10‑foot‑wide alley in Emerson Park (no public opposition). Commissioner Barry Cox disclosed a potential property interest in the alley; County Manager James Shubert and Commissioner Timmy Lucas also recused themselves from Frontier Estates discussion because they live in the area.
The Ware County Board of Commissioners heard two procedural land‑use items at its public hearing: a request to name a private roadway and a request to close or abandon an approximately 500‑foot alley in Block 214 of Emerson Park subdivision.
County Manager James Shubert explained the private roadway had inherited the name Elmer Thrift, the road is about 1,200 feet west of the intersection of Elmer Thrift Road and Banks Lane and runs roughly 700 feet to a cul‑de‑sac; he said address numbers are exhausted and 911 response has been confused, so the county solicited resident suggestions and selected "Dead End Road" after one respondent recommended that name. No members of the public spoke for or against the name change and the item was added to the regular meeting agenda.
Interim Planning Director Dustin Minchew described the alley abandonment request: the alley was recorded with the subdivision in 1913, is not maintained by the county, is roughly 10 feet wide and would be split between adjacent property owners if abandoned. No residents spoke in favor or opposition at the public hearing; the item was added to the regular meeting agenda. Commissioner Barry Cox disclosed he may own property adjoining the alley and Assistant County Attorney Jennifer Dorminey Herzog advised Cox that he should not participate in the public hearing or the vote if he had a conflict. Earlier in the Frontier Estates segment, County Manager James Shubert said he would refrain from participating because he lives in the area; Commissioner Timmy Lucas likewise stated he would refrain from participation because he has property there.
No final Board action was taken on either the private‑road name or the alley at the public hearing; both were forwarded to the regular meeting for formal action.
