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'This ship hasn't sailed': I-985 exit foes not backing off
Residents echo opposition to proposed Martin Road interchange
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Allen Read, a resident of the Quailwood Subdivision, asks a few questions to public officials Tuesday during the Martin Road Community Meeting at the Mulberry Creek Park and Community Center in South Hall. Many residents of the Martin Road community attended the meeting to show public officials their resistance to the planned Interstate 985 interchange at Martin Road. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Hall County Planning Director Srikanth Yamala’s describing state plans for an Interstate 985 interchange off Martin Road as a ship that “has left the harbor” didn’t sit well with residents protesting the project Tuesday night. “I’ve got news for you — this ship hasn’t sailed,” resident Allen Read said during a community meeting on the project. Others in the crowd of about 100 at Mulberry Creek Community Center in South Hall jumped on the nautical reference as they criticized the Georgia Department of Transportation project, which could start getting built as early as this fall.