HB1579: HB1579 Savannah, City of; change corporate limits

This bill amends the various Acts that define and incorporate the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah so as to change the city's corporate limits. It adds three specific tracts of land, described using detailed surveyor boundary measurements, to the city's existing territory. The three tracts are located in the 6th G.M. District of Chatham County, near the intersection of Fergurson Avenue and Diamond Causeway, and are described as portions of Chatham County parcel number 10444 01001 plus a section of Bethesda Avenue. Tract 1 covers about 4.83 acres, Tract 2 covers about 37.32 acres, and Tract 3 covers about 1.68 acres, for a combined expansion of roughly 43.8 acres. The bill repeals any conflicting laws but does not state a specific effective date beyond standard enactment.

• Amends the Acts governing the City of Savannah's corporate boundaries to add three described tracts of land to the city limits.
• Adds Tract 1, about 4.83 acres near the intersection of Fergurson Avenue and Diamond Causeway, to Savannah's territory.
• Adds Tract 2, about 37.32 acres in the same area, to the city's boundaries.
• Adds Tract 3, about 1.68 acres including a portion of Bethesda Avenue west of Diamond Causeway, to the city.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with the boundary change.

Property owners and residents within the three annexed tracts near Diamond Causeway and Bethesda Avenue in Chatham County, who would become part of the City of Savannah, along with Savannah's city government and Chatham County, which share jurisdiction over the affected land.

Bringing this land inside Savannah's city limits would typically mean residents and property owners there become subject to city taxes, services, and regulations, such as police, fire, zoning, and utilities, instead of relying solely on Chatham County government.

• Section 1 amends the Acts relating to Savannah's corporate limits to extend the city boundary to include three described tracts of land.
• Tract 1 (about 4.83 acres) is defined by a metes-and-bounds survey description referencing a right-of-way monument at Fergurson Avenue and Diamond Causeway.
• Tract 2 (about 37.32 acres) and Tract 3 (about 1.68 acres, covering part of Bethesda Avenue) are similarly defined by detailed survey coordinates and bearings.
• Section 2 repeals all laws and parts of laws that conflict with this Act.

1. 2026-03-20House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-19House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-18House Hopper (House)

• Edna Jackson (D, HD-165)Primary sponsor
• Anne Westbrook (D, HD-163)
• Carl Gilliard (D, HD-162)
• Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)

• Savannah annexation
• city limits
• Chatham County
• local government boundaries