HR 1580: Mayor Rick Roberts Intersection; Cherokee County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors A.R. "Rick" Roberts III, the mayor of Ball Ground, Georgia, by dedicating a local intersection in his name. The resolution recounts his work as mayor, including expanding the city's sanitary sewer system, upgrading city buildings like the city hall, fire station, police station, library, senior center, and post office, and improving parks such as Calvin Farmer Park and Roberts Lake Trail. The operative part of the resolution names the intersection of State Route 5BU and Gilmer Ferry Road in Cherokee County the Mayor Rick Roberts Intersection. It directs the Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Mayor Roberts and to the Department of Transportation.

• Officially dedicates the intersection of State Route 5BU and Gilmer Ferry Road in Cherokee County as the Mayor Rick Roberts Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the new name at that intersection.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mayor Roberts and the Department of Transportation.

This mainly affects Mayor A.R. "Rick" Roberts III, who is being honored, the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new signage, and residents and travelers in Cherokee County who use that intersection.

The practical effect is limited to a new road sign and public recognition; it does not create any new law, funding program, or regulation. For Cherokee County residents, the main visible change will be seeing the intersection's new honorary name posted on signs.

• The resolution's first resolving clause names the intersection of State Route 5BU and Gilmer Ferry Road in Cherokee County the Mayor Rick Roberts Intersection.
• A second clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A third clause directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Mayor Roberts and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-06House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-03House Hopper (House)

• Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)Primary sponsor
• Brad Thomas (R, HD-021)
• Mitchell Scoggins (R, HD-014)
• Charlice Byrd (R, HD-020)
• Bill Fincher (R, HD-023)

• Cherokee County
• road naming
• Ball Ground
• Georgia Department of Transportation
• honorary resolution