Council approves GDOT paperwork and promotes community meeting on bridge work

The City of McCassel council voted to accept and sign a Georgia Department of Transportation resolution related to a state roadway project and urged local residents to attend a GDOT community meeting about bridge construction.

The presiding official told residents the GDOT meeting will be at First Baptist Church on Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and said the event should provide drawings and a timeline for when bridge work will start. "That is going to be on the bridge construction," the official said, asking attendees to invite neighbors so "the right story gets out at the right time."

Council reviewed a resolution the city had previously voted to support; the paperwork sent by GDOT was described in the meeting as authorization for the mayor and city clerk to sign for the city in order to proceed with the project. The resolution text in the minutes references a state project and a bypass from State Route 5 toward the Tennessee line; the council moved, seconded and approved returning the signed documents to the state this week.

The discussion emphasized informing the public and obtaining visual materials from GDOT; no specific construction start date was provided during the meeting. The council directed staff to sign and return the paperwork so the state can proceed with next steps.

The meeting record shows the motion passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally was read into the record. The council also discussed related local traffic and safety improvements in other agenda items.