HR70: HR70 Christopher Lee Ruse Memorial Intersection; Jackson County; dedicate

This resolution honors Officer Christopher Lee Ruse, who served with the Winder City, Arcade City, and Pendergrass City police departments and was shot and killed while pursuing a fleeing vehicle on December 29, 2004. The resolution recounts his record of public service and community regard. Its operative effect is to designate the intersection of U.S. Route 129 and Wayne Poultry Road/Village Parkway in Jackson County as the Christopher Lee Ruse Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Officer Ruse's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of U.S. Route 129 and Wayne Poultry Road/Village Parkway in Jackson County as the Christopher Lee Ruse Memorial Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedicated intersection.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Officer Ruse's family and the Department of Transportation.
• Recounts Officer Ruse's law enforcement career and the circumstances of his death in the line of duty as the basis for the honor.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and Officer Christopher Lee Ruse's family, who will receive copies of the resolution. It also affects residents and travelers in Jackson County who will see the new intersection name.

While largely symbolic, the resolution creates a lasting public memorial recognizing a Jackson County law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty, requiring the state transportation agency to install permanent signage at a specific intersection.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe Officer Ruse's service with the Winder City, Arcade City, and Pendergrass City police departments and his death on December 29, 2004.
• The operative resolving clause designates the intersection of U.S. Route 129 and Wayne Poultry Road/Village Parkway in Jackson County as the Christopher Lee Ruse Memorial Intersection.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Officer Ruse's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-01-30House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-01-29House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Emory Dunahoo (R, HD-031)Primary sponsor
• Chris Erwin (R, HD-032)
• Jon Burns (R, HD-159)
• Holt Persinger (R, HD-119)
• Devan Seabaugh (R, HD-034)
• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)

• memorial resolution
• law enforcement
• Jackson County
• road dedication
• Department of Transportation