County BOC takes action on four-way stop signs
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Kerry Wood, a retired official from the Georgia Department of Transportation, spoke during the citizens’ comment section of the meeting about how an engineering study should always be done before a four-way stop is established.
Later in the meeting, a proposed ordinance to remove the four-way stop from the intersection of Macon Road and County Line Road, which falls under the jurisdiction of the city of Orchard Hill, came before the commissioners.
“I saw the correspondence from (the) Orchard Hill government,” said Board of Commissioners Vice Chairwoman Gwen Flowers-Taylor.
She said in light of that, her intention was to do something good. She said she was disappointed in Orchard Hill — she knew the city wanted a traffic light but the county cannot afford one right now. She conceded she mistakenly believed Orchard Hill’s city limits began closer to the post office.
Commissioner Dave Phillips said he thought Orchard Hill wanted the four-way stop. He said it was his mistake to not ask enough questions.
The commissioners voted to remove the four-way stop 5-0.
The commissioners then discussed an intergovernmental agreement with Pike County and Lamar County in regard to the four-way stop established on County Line Road and South Sixth Street Extension. County Attorney Jim Fortune suggested tabling the measure for the time being, since the Pike County attorney has asked where the boundary line precisely is.
“I think everybody’s all for it,” he said.
In addition to Pike County’s concerns about the boundaries, Lamar County has issues of its own. Lamar County has set up a stop sign of its own there and is already enforcing it.
Consequently, there is no actual agreement to vote on at this point.
Flowers-Taylor moved to table the matter until later and Commissioner Eddie Freeman seconded. The matter was tabled 5-0.
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« anonymous wrote on Tuesday, Sep 29 at 08:39 AM »
Wow! It's time to get rid of our commissioners who obviously lack common sense! We just had a 3 car accident @ this intersection where these nit-wits voted "no" to a 4-way stop, but they vote "yes" to a 4-way stop @ 6th Street extension & County Line Rd. Why is there even a need for one there? As far as Gwen's statement about a red light, if the County can't afford a freakin red then I think they need to quit spending OUR money on all this unnecessary crap. What's the excuse for the 4 way stop? That's what your citizens were asking for! What's more expensive, 4 stop signs or a freakin lawsuit everytime there's an accident @ this intersection? The County has money because they're ripping the citizens off DAILY! I sure would love to know where all the money is going. This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard and it's embarassing to live in this County!