--- title: SR 897. Ellis Crook Highway; Coweta County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr897 cite_as: SR 897, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr897 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr897.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr897/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73798 date: 2026-03-04 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Ellis Crook Highway; Coweta County; dedicate ## Text Senate Resolution 897 By: Senators Brass of the 6th, Walker III of the 20th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th, Still of the 48th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing Mr. Ellis Crook and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis Crook has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and WHEREAS, a lifelong resident of Senoia, Georgia, Mr. Crook began working in his father's business, founded in 1913, at the age of 12, which started his distinguished journey as a local businessman and community leader; and WHEREAS, he served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United States Army during the Korean War and continued his service as secretary and treasurer of the Senoia Veterans Association; and WHEREAS, Mr. Crook purchased Crook's Grocery on Highway 16 in Senoia in 1960, founded Crook's Tire & Auto in 1966, and in 1990 founded McIntosh Finance, an installment lending company that has grown to include multiple offices across Georgia; and WHEREAS, Mr. Cook's leadership has been instrumental to numerous organizations, including Senoia Methodist Church, Flint River Academy, the Coweta County Zoning Appeals Board, the Coweta County Hospital Authority, the Georgia Food Industry Association, and the Associated Grocers of Georgia; and WHEREAS, he founded and served as first president of the Senoia Area Business Association, authored Senoia Boy and generously donated all of the rights and proceeds to the Senoia Historical Association, and played an instrumental role in raising funds to retire the debt on the community building in Senoia State Park; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a road in his honor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 16 in Coweta County from the roundabout intersection with State Route 54 to the intersection with Broad Street in Senoia is dedicated as the Ellis Crook Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Ellis Crook Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to Mr. Ellis Crook and to the Department of Transportation. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Senate resolution would name a stretch of State Route 16 in Coweta County the Ellis Crook Highway, honoring a longtime Senoia businessman and community leader. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia General Assembly honors Ellis Crook, a lifelong Senoia resident, Korean War veteran, and local businessman who founded several companies including McIntosh Finance and served on multiple community boards. The resolution recounts his business career, military service, and civic contributions to Senoia and Coweta County. The operative effect of the resolution is to designate the portion of State Route 16 in Coweta County between the roundabout at State Route 54 and the intersection with Broad Street in Senoia as the Ellis Crook Highway. It directs the Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Mr. Crook and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the section of State Route 16 in Coweta County between the State Route 54 roundabout and Broad Street in Senoia as the Ellis Crook Highway. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the new highway name. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Ellis Crook and to the Department of Transportation. - Makes no changes to traffic laws, funding, or regulations; it is a ceremonial naming measure. ### Who it affects The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and residents and drivers in Senoia and Coweta County who use that stretch of State Route 16. It also formally honors Ellis Crook and his family. ### Why it matters The practical effect is limited to signage: drivers on that stretch of State Route 16 will see it identified as the Ellis Crook Highway, and the Department of Transportation will bear the task of installing and maintaining those signs. It does not change traffic rules or funding. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses detail Ellis Crook's business career, military service, and civic leadership in Coweta County. - The first resolving clause designates the named portion of State Route 16 in Coweta County as the Ellis Crook Highway. - The second resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication. - The final resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Mr. Crook and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-03) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-03-04) - Sponsors: Matt Brass, Larry Walker, Jason Anavitarte, Randy Robertson, Shawn Still, Clint Dixon, Kay Kirkpatrick, Greg Dolezal - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73798 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr897.md?full=1