Commissioners decline to act on Highway 79 renaming after objection

Apr 30, 2025

Leon County Commissioners voted to take no action on a proposal to dedicate the county portion of Highway 79 to Cecil and Dorothy Bell after a public objection was raised during opening comments.

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The Leon County Commissioners Court on April 30 voted to take no action on an agenda item that would have dedicated the county portion of Highway 79 — from west of the city limits through Oakwood to the Freestone/Leon county line — to Cecil and Dorothy Bell. Commissioner T. J. Foley made the motion to take no action and Commissioner Kyle Workman seconded; the motion carried.

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