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GA SR857

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/20/2018

Primary Sponsor

Brandon Beach

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Dedicates the portion of GA 20 from Windermere Parkway in Forsyth County to Suwanee Dam Road in Gwinnett County as the "Rudy Bowen Highway"
  • Honors Rudy Bowen, founder of Bowen Family Homes in 1969, which grew to generate $165 million in revenue by 2008 and was ranked among the largest privately owned homebuilders nationally
  • Recognizes Bowen's service on the Georgia Department of Transportation Board since 2007, representing the 7th Congressional District, including service as chairman
  • Acknowledges his philanthropic contributions, including donations to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Gwinnett Children's Center, and the American Red Cross after Hurricane Katrina, as well as helping build a children's hospice in Gwinnett
  • Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the highway

Legislative Description

Rudy Bowen Highway; Gwinnett County; dedicate

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

2/21/2018

Full Bill Text

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