In an emergency meeting Friday, the Gainesville-Hall Metropolitan Planning Organization funded Ga. 347 improvements, a reversal from its vote earlier this week. During a conference call, five members of the organization all voted in favor of the improvements for Lanier Islands Parkway between McEver Road and Lake Lanier Islands, which includes widening the road to add a center turn lane along a 2-mile stretch. Gainesville Mayor Danny Dunagan had raised the concern of losing $4 million of federal funding and sponsored the motion to rescind Tuesday’s vote that excluded Ga. 347 from the 2012-2017 Transportation Improvement Program, shifting its focus to more pressing traffic issues.