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Pine Mountain council rescinds prior all‑way stop request, asks GDOT to consider 25 mph on Highway 27/18
Summary
Council voted Feb. 9 to rescind a July 14, 2025 request for an all‑way stop at SR 1 and SR 18 and approved a motion asking the Georgia Department of Transportation to study lowering the speed limit on Highway 27/18 to 25 mph.
The Pine Mountain Mayor and Council voted on Feb. 9 to rescind a previous instruction asking the Georgia Department of Transportation to install an all‑way stop at State Route 1 and State Route 18 and instead asked GDOT to study lowering the speed limit on Highway 27/18 to 25 mph.
Mayor Mullins recalled the July 14, 2025 council action asking GDOT to install an all‑way stop at the intersection. Councilmember Mabry moved to rescind that approval; Councilmember Trott seconded. Councilmembers Bray, Pound and Scott voted in favor and the motion passed.
Ms. Mabry then moved that the town request GDOT review the posted speed on Highway 27/18 with a goal of lowering it to 25 mph; Mr. Trott seconded and the motion was approved by the same majority. The transcript records the council direction but does not indicate whether GDOT has yet responded or set a timeline for a study.
The action is advisory: GDOT controls state highway speed limits and any change would require the department's review and approval. The council's motions rescind the local instruction for an all‑way stop and instead formally ask the state agency to evaluate a reduced speed limit. The meeting adjourned after the votes.
