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GA SR893

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/10/2014

Primary Sponsor

Chuck Hufstetler

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Origin

Senate

2013-2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Dedicates the corridor of State Route 53 from the Gordon County line to the city limits of Rome, Georgia, as the Shannon Industrial Parkway, honoring the area's historical significance as one of Floyd County's original and most concentrated industrial areas
  • The Shannon community traces its origins to Mr. Shannon, who established a large commercial sawmill alongside the railroad north of Rome around the time of the Civil War
  • The area historically housed the Brighton Cotton Mill, Floyd County's largest employer with more than 1,500 employees, and currently hosts a Lowe's Distribution Center and two county-owned industrial parks
  • Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Shannon Industrial Parkway
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to the Shannon Industrial Parkway Committee and the Department of Transportation

Legislative Description

Shannon Industrial Parkway; Gordon County; dedicate

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

2/11/2014

Full Bill Text

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