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GA HR1370
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
Gloria Frazier
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AI Summary
- Dedicates the portion of State Route 88 within the city limits of Keysville in Burke County, Georgia, as the "Mayor Emma Gresham Highway"
- Honors Mayor Emma Gresham, born in 1925, who served over two decades as mayor of Keysville and was first elected in 1985, though a charter loophole limited her initial term to five hours before she was officially elected again in 1988 after two Supreme Court cases
- Recognizes her 32-year career as an educator in Augusta and her civic achievements in Keysville, including establishing a water system, waste-water treatment plant, city streetlights, and a health facility for the town of approximately 319 residents
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the designated highway
Legislative Description
Mayor Emma Gresham Highway; City of Keysville; dedicate
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/20/2014
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