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GA HR1160
Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/27/2014
Primary Sponsor
Margaret Kaiser
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AI Summary
- Dedicates the portion of Interstate 75 where it merges with Interstate 85 at Exit 242 in Fulton County as the Rodney Mims Cook Memorial Highway
- Honors Mr. Cook, an Atlanta native who served as a U.S. Navy lieutenant in the Pacific Theater during World War II and graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian from Washington and Lee University
- Recognizes Mr. Cook as one of the first Republicans elected in Georgia since Reconstruction, serving simultaneously in the Georgia House of Representatives and on the Atlanta City Council during the 1960s and 1970s, and as the 1978 Republican nominee for Governor
- Credits Mr. Cook with advocating for the integration of Atlanta neighborhoods, notably urging the removal of the "Peyton Wall," a racial barrier in Atlanta
- Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the memorial highway designation
Legislative Description
Rodney Mims Cook Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate
Last Action
House Second Readers
1/31/2014
Full Bill Text
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