Members of the Martin Road community continue pushing back against Exit 14 on I-985 and the Martin Road Expansion Project in South Hall County and will meet with state and local officials Tuesday.
State Representative Emory Dunahoo will be at the meeting, planned for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Mulberry Creek Community Center, along with District 2 Commissioner Billy Powell, and District 1 Commissioner Kathy Cooper.
Leaders will discuss the project and community concerns. A presentation and question and answer session regarding solutions is on the agenda.
Senator Butch Miller will not be in attendance, but has reportedly previously met with a small group of community leaders this week.
Residents said as they continue to learn more about the project, they are determined to stand opposed.
"Buried in the environmental report done by the GDOT there is a possible projection of over three hundred transfer trucks per day that could travel Martin Road if the industry off Thurmond Tanner Parkway and in the cities of Oakwood and Flowery Branch reach their potential growth and Martin Road is widened into a divided four lane state highway," said a release from members of the Martin Road opposition.
"Due to Martin Road’s original design with sharp curves and large hills and valleys combined with the community’s traffic patterns that already exist, residents feel that the risk of loss of life could be great should this project move forward, not to mention the devastation to the environment and property values in the area that would occur by turning the Martin Road Community into an industrial nightmare," the release stated.
The opposition is encouraging community members to attend the meeting and contribute possible solutions to the exit.
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