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GA HR1370

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/18/2014

Primary Sponsor

Gloria Frazier

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013-2014 Regular Session

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

Full Bill Text

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