HJR144 Summary

• Designates a portion of U.S. Highway 80 in Macon County as the Harold Deon Powell Memorial Highway, extending from the intersection of County Road 7 to Exit 22 of Interstate 85.

• Honors Harold Deon Powell, who served as Town Clerk of Shorter and Secretary-Treasurer of the Macon County Economic Development Authority until his death in November 2017.

• Recognizes Powell's career as a licensed real estate broker, instructor, and founder of Powell Properties, along with his work recruiting businesses and infrastructure development to revitalize Macon County.

• Notes Powell's role in recruiting the Leonardo Company aircraft manufacturing facility, which plans to build a multimillion dollar T-100 aircraft factory near the Tuskegee Airmen's National Historical Site.

• Requests that appropriate officials place and maintain signs or markers identifying the highway section.