HR1444: HR1444 Jerry Hoy Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia General Assembly honors Jerry Hoy, a founding leader of the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Association in Atlanta, who helped shape the neighborhood's zoning, design guidelines, and revitalization plan. The resolution dedicates the portion of State Route 14 between State Route 3 and Haynes Street SW in Fulton County as the Jerry Hoy Memorial Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Hoy's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the stretch of State Route 14 between State Route 3 and Haynes Street SW in Fulton County as the Jerry Hoy Memorial Highway.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway dedication.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Hoy's family and the Department of Transportation.

This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of Jerry Hoy. Drivers and residents in the Castleberry Hill area of Fulton County will see the new highway name on road signs.

The resolution creates a lasting public memorial along a specific Fulton County roadway, requiring the Department of Transportation to spend time and resources on signage, though it does not change any traffic laws or funding beyond that task.

• The resolution's preamble recounts Jerry Hoy's role founding the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Association and shaping its master plan and historic district.
• The operative section names the portion of State Route 14 from State Route 3 to Haynes Street SW in Fulton County the Jerry Hoy Memorial Highway.
• A further resolved clause 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 Hoy's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-02-26House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-02-25House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-24House Hopper (House)

• Park Cannon (D, HD-058)Primary sponsor

• highway dedication
• Fulton County
• memorial resolution
• Castleberry Hill