HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION- PETITIONING THE GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO RENAME THE JOHN C. CALHOUN EXPRESSWAY THE "CHARLIE NORWOOD VETERAN'S EXPRESSWAY" RESOLUTION
PETITIONING THE GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TO RENAME THE JOHN C. CALHOUN EXPRESSWAY THE
"CHARLIE NORWOOD VETERAN'S EXPRESSWAY"
A Resolution by the Augusta,Georgia Commission
WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Transportation maintains an expressway that spans several
miles from Interstate I-20 to downtown Augusta and was named the John C.Calhoun Expressway;and
WHEREAS,the John C. Calhoun Expressway serves as a major entryway into the Downtown area of
Augusta, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,the John C. Calhoun Expressway is an important landmark in the City; and
WHEREAS, residents of Augusta and historians from across the region have made compelling cases
that the expressway's namesake,John C. Calhoun, is not a reflection of modern Georgia, and has
no strong connection with Augusta, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, it has been written that"to everything there is a season,and a time to every purpose under
heaven: A time to be born,and a time to die; ... A time to kill,and a time to heal; a time to break down
and a time to build up; ... A time to love,and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Augusta, Georgia Commission petitions the
Georgia General Assembly to take official action to change the name of the John C. Calhoun
Expressway to"Charlie Norwood Veteran's Expressway."
Approved this 21st day of August,2018.
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