Paulding.com News clip

Here is a link to a video news piece on Paulding.com. Key points within the piece:

• At the 2:00 minute mark, Blake Swafford is quoted as saying that "while the state DOT has been studying such a route for over a decade, the state's will to move just isn't there".
• At the 4:00 minute mark, "[The County Commissioners] will be taking their presentation on the road to close the deal... the eight counties involved will provide the Development Authority with the moxie to do things like condemn property as well as determine which private companies will get the contracts to not only construct but also operate the new toll road..."

Spalding County Presentation

Here is a link to the presentation given to Spaulding County (very similar but not identical to the Carroll County presentation).

Carroll County Presentation

Here is a link to a printable version of the presentation that David Austin and Blake Swafford made to the Carroll County Board of Commissioners.

April 18, 2011 - Spalding County Board of Commissioners Extraordinary Session

Here is an excerpt from the minutes of the Spalding County Board of Commissioners Extraordinary Session on April 18, 2011 in which the Toll Road proposal was discussed.

April 8, 2011 - Paulding County Board of Commissioners passes resolution to create Joint Development Authority for Western Commercial Connector

Here are the minutes from the April 8, 2011 Paulding County Board meeting where the resolution to create the Joint Development Authority was approved (see Attachment B).