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GA SR893
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/10/2014
Primary Sponsor
Chuck Hufstetler
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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
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