SR349: SR349 Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway; Chattooga County; dedicate

This resolution honors Mrs. Mary Kay Tucker, who served 34 years as Chattooga County clerk, for her civic leadership and community involvement, including decades of activity at Alpine Community Church. The resolution directs that the portion of State Route 337 running from State Route 48 to the Georgia/Alabama line in Chattooga County be dedicated as the Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway. It instructs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Mrs. Tucker's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the stretch of State Route 337 between State Route 48 and the Georgia/Alabama line in Chattooga County as the Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial highway designation.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Mrs. Tucker's family and to the Department of Transportation.

The resolution most directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new highway signs, and Mrs. Mary Kay Tucker's family and the Chattooga County community, who are honored by the designation.

While largely symbolic, the resolution results in a physical, lasting marker along State Route 337 recognizing a longtime local public servant, and creates a specific duty for the Department of Transportation to post and maintain signage.

• The whereas clauses describe Mrs. Tucker's 34 years of service as Chattooga County clerk and her community and church involvement.
• The first resolving clause designates the segment of State Route 337 from State Route 48 to the Georgia/Alabama line as the Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway.
• The second resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs.
• The third resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Mrs. Tucker's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-06Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2025-03-04Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Colton Moore (R, SD-053)Primary sponsor

• highway dedication
• Chattooga County
• memorial resolution
• Georgia Department of Transportation