Legals

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CITA­TION
IN THE SU­PE­RI­OR COURT OF DODGE COUN­TY
STATE OF GEOR­GIA
DE­PART­MENT OF TRANS­POR­TA­TION
VS.
2.919 ACR­ES OF LAND; AND CER­TAIN EASE­MENT RIGHTS; AND ROSA FAYE BRAY, IN­DI­VIDU­AL­LY AND AS AD­MIN­IS­TRA­TOR OF THE ES­TATE OF JES­SIE LEE FOL­SOM; ILAH FRAZ­I­ER; DA­VID LEE WELLS A/K/A BIL­LY WELLS; ER­NEST “JUNE” ED­WARDS; JAMES “BOBO” ED­WARDS; CATHY ED­WARDS CO­OP­ER; ED­DIE ED­WARDS; TONY A. SMITH; JIM­MY SMITH; TOM­MY SMITH; RICHARD SMITH; DANTE SMITH; AN­THO­NY WIL­LIAMS; BEV­ER­LY CREW; CLAUDE WIL­LIAMS, JR.; ROD­NEY ED­WARDS; AL­VIN RHONE; MAR­VINE ED­WARDS AL­LEN; DEB­O­RAH ED­WARDS GIV­HANS; MAR­VIN ED­WARDS; ERIC ED­WARDS; GER­AL­DINE ED­WARDS HIG­GINS; CAS­SAN­DRA ED­WARDS; VICK­IE ED­WARDS JONES; MICHELLE CARS­WELL THO­MAS; KIERA JOHN­SON; RON­ALD ED­WARDS; LER­OY ED­WARDS; MARY SIM­MONS; SHARON SIM­MONS, SAM­MY SIM­MONS, ALI­CIA HOR­TON, JAMES CHRIS­TO­PHER HOR­TON, CUR­TIS ROZ­I­ER, THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF JES­SIE LEE ED­WARDS FOL­SOM A/K/A JES­SIE LEE FOL­SOM A/K/A JESSE LEE FOL­SON A/K/A JES­SIE FOL­SON; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF PEARL­IE E. HOR­TON; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF MYR­TICE WELLS A/K/A MUR­DIS WELLS A/K/A MUR­DIS W. JO­SEY A/K/A MER­DIS WELLS A/K/A MYR­TICE WEBB; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF FLORENCE FOL­SOM A/K/A FLORENCE FOL­SON; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF SON­NY “ST” ED­WARDS; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF JAMES HOR­TON, JR.; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF GLO­RIA PRAY; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF LEO ED­WARDS; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF ROSA KAYE ED­WARDS SMITH; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF LOU­ISE ED­WARDS WIL­LIAMS A/K/A LOU­ISE ED­WARDS RHONE; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF WIL­LIE ED­WARDS; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF AL­BER­TA ED­WARDS CARS­WELL SIMS; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF ES­SIE MAE ED­WARDS A/K/A ES­SIE MAE ROZ­I­ER; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF HEL­EN ED­WARDS SIM­MONS; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VIS­ES OF LIN­DA CARS­WELL JOHN­SON; THE HEIRS AT LAW AND DE­VISEES OF HER­MAN SIM­MONS; CRED­IT ONE BANK, N.A.; THE CIT­I­ZENS BANK OF COCH­RAN, AND THE DODGE COUN­TY TAX COM­MIS­SION­ER, IN­DI­VIDU­AL­LY
DOCK­ET NO. 15V7697
PAR­CEL 156
IN REM _______________
The said named per­sons and any and all oth­er per­sons known and un­known claim­ing any right, ti­tle, pow­er, in­ter­est, ow­ner­ship, eq­ui­ty, claim or de­mand in and to the lands here­i­naft­er de­scribed, and all oc­cup­ants, ten­ants, less­ees, li­cen­sees and all hold­ers, own­ers and us­ers of ways and ease­ments in, across, over and un­der said land are here­by no­ti­fied, un­der the pro­vi­sions of the Of­fi­cial Code of Geor­gia An­no­tat­ed Sec­tions 32-3-4 through 32-3-19, pro­vid­ing for the ex­er­cise of the pow­er of em­in­ent do­main by the State of Geor­gia, or any of its sub­di­vi­sions, or by any coun­ty of such State, as fol­lows:That the above stated case, be­ing a con­dem­na­tion in rem against the prop­er­ty here­i­naft­er de­scribed, was filed in said Court on the 19TH day of No­vem­ber, 2015; That, in ac­cor­dance with pro­vi­sions of the afore­said Of­fi­cial Code, a Dec­la­ra­tion of Tak­ing, duly au­thor­ized and prop­er­ly ex­e­cut­ed as pro­vid­ed by the Of­fi­cial Code, has been made and filed in said case, de­clar­ing the ne­cess­i­ty for and ex­er­cis­ing the pow­er of tak­ing the said de­scribed lands for State-aid pub­lic road pur­pos­es, there­by vest­ing the ti­tle to same in the De­part­ment of Trans­por­ta­tion; and, in pur­suance of

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such authority, the Department of Transportation has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County $25,850.00 as the just compensation for the said lands described; and all persons claiming such fund or any interest therein, are hereby required to make known their claims to the Court;
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Plaintiff-Condemnor has prayed the Court for Immediate possession of said property, and all persons having any interest in or claim against such property, as above set forth, are required by the Order of the Judge of said Court to surrender possession of the property to the Department of Transportation no later than 60 days from filing of the Declaration of Taking.
That in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 32-3-13 through 32-3-19, if the owner, or any of the owners, or any person having a claim against or interest in said property, shall be dissatisfied with the compensation, as estimated in the Declaration of Taking and deposited in Court, such person or persons, or any of them, shall have the right, at any time subsequent to the filing of the Declaration and the deposit of the fund into Court but not later than 30 days following the date of service as provided for in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-8 through 32-3-10 to file with the Court a notice of appeal, the same to be in writing and made a part of the record in the proceedings.
The said property, as thus affected, is described
as follows:
SEE PAGE 20-A; 20-B; 20-C; 20-D; DESCRIPTION
This 19th day of November, 2015.
/s/ Rhett Walker
Rhett Walker,
Clerk Superior Court
DODGE COUNTY

Parcel No. 156 20.

Parcel Numbers: 156

Required R/W: 2.919 acres of land; and certain easement rights

Property Owner:
Rosa Faye Bray, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Jessie Lee Folsom; Ilah Frazier; David Lee Wells a/k/a Billy Wells; Ernest “June” Edwards; James “Bobo” Edwards; Cathy Edwards Cooper; Eddie Edwards; Tony A. Smith; Jimmy Smith; Tommy Smith; Richard Smith; Dante Smith; Anthony Williams; Beverly Crew; Claude Williams, Jr.; Rodney Edwards; Alvin Rhone; Marvine Edwards Allen; Deborah Edwards Givhans; Marvin Edwards; Eric Edwards; Geraldine Edwards Higgins; Cassandra Edwards; Vickie Edwards Jones; Michelle Carswell Thomas; Kiera Johnson; Ronald Edwards; Leroy Edwards; Mary Simmons; Sharon Simmons, Sammy Simmons, Alicia Horton, James Christopher Horton, Curtis Rozier, The heirs at law and devisees of Jessie Lee Edwards Folsom a/k/a Jessie Lee Folsom a/k/a Jesse Lee Folson a/k/a Jessie Folson; The heirs at law and devisees of Pearlie E. Horton; The heirs at law and devisees of Myrtice Wells a/k/a Murdis Wells a/k/a Murdis W. Josey a/k/a Merdis Wells a/k/a Myrtice Webb; The heirs at law and devisees of Florence Folsom a/k/a Florence Folson; The heirs at law and devisees of Sonny “ST” Edwards; The heirs at law and devisees of James Horton, Jr.; The heirs at law and devisees of Gloria Pray; The heirs at law and devisees of Leo Edwards; The heirs at law and devisees of Rosa Kaye Edwards Smith; The heirs at law and devisees of Louise Edwards Williams a/k/a Louise Edwards Rhone; The heirs at law and devisees of Willie Edwards; The heirs at law and devisees of Alberta Edwards Carswell Sims; The heirs at law and devisees of Essie Mae Edwards a/k/a Essie Mae Rozier; The heirs at law and devisees of Helen Edwards Simmons; The heirs at law and devises of Linda Carswell Johnson; The heirs at law and devisees of Herman Simmons; Credit One Bank, N.A.; The Citizens Bank of Cochran, and the Dodge County Tax Commissioner

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 6 and 25 of the 20th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows:

Tract 1
BEGINNING at the point of intersection on the existing southwestern right of way line of State Route 87/US 23 with the existing northwestern right of way line of County Road 350, said point being 16.07 feet right of and opposite station 417+49.02 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00 (045); running thence southwesterly along said existing northwestern right of way line of County Road 350 a distance of 83.02 feet to a point 98.59 feet left of and opposite station 417+58.10 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the southern property line of the condemnees; thence northwesterly along said property line a distance of 22.03 feet to a point 115.14 feet left of and opposite station 417+72.64 on said centerline; thence N 30° 30’ 36.5” W a distance of 267.74 feet to a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 420+40.38 on said centerline; said point also being a point on the northwestern property line of the condemnees; thence northeasterly along said latter property line a distance of 102.83 feet to a point 16.09 feet left

Parcel No. 156 20-A.

of and opposite station 420+12.28 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the southwestern right of way line of State Route 87/US 23; thence southeasterly along said existing right of way line a distance of 263.26 feet back to the point of BEGINNING.

Tract 2
BEGINNING at the point of intersection on the existing southwestern right of way line of State Route 87/US 23 with the southeastern property line of the condemnees, said point being 16.11 feet left of and opposite station 423+20.08 on said centerline of State Route 87/US 23on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00 (045); running thence southwesterly along said property line a distance of 98.91 feet to a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 423+18.05 on said centerline; thence N 30° 32’ 23.4” W a distance of 452.26 feet to a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 427+70.31 on said centerline; thence N 69° 27’ 23.8” E a distance of 15.23 feet to a point 100.00 feet left of and opposite station 427+67.67 on said centerline; thence N 30° 32’ 22.0” W a distance of 674.30 feet to a point 100.00 feet left of and opposite station 434+41.97 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the northwestern property line of the condemnees; thence northeasterly along said latter property line a distance of 84.86 feet to a point 16.18 feet left of and opposite station 434+28.70 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the southwestern existing right of way line of State Route 87/US 23; thence southeasterly along said existing right of way line a distance of 1108.61 feet back to the point of BEGINNING.
Said described land being the required right of way and is shown colored yellow on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A.

A temporary easement for removal of an encroachment is condemned for the right to remove a structure, said easement is described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point 100.00 feet left of and opposite station 427+67.67 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00 (045); running thence southwesterly along a straight line to a point 152.65 feet left of and opposite station 427+76.95 on said centerline; thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 137.05 feet left of and opposite station 428+55.63 on said centerline; thence northeasterly

Parcel No. 156 20-B.
along a straight line to a point 100.00 feet left of and opposite station 428+48.06 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING. The easement will begin on the date possession is granted and continue until the building is removed or until January 1, 2019, whichever comes first, at which time said easement will expire. Said easement is shown colored green on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A.

Also to be acquired by condemnation are four temporary easements for the construction of driveways being described as follows:

Driveway #1
BEGINNING at a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 417+88.00 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00 (45); running thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 135.00 feet left of and opposite station 418+10.00 on said centerline; thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 135.00 feet left of and opposite station 418+50.00 on said centerline; thence northeasterly along a straight line to a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 418+72.00 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING.

Driveway #2
BEGINNING at a point on the southeastern property line of the condemnees, said point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 423+18.05 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00 (045); running thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 135.00 feet left of and opposite station 423+33.00 on said centerline; thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 135.00 feet left of and opposite station 423+63.00 on said centerline; thence northeasterly along a straight line to a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 423+85.00 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING.

Driveway #3
BEGINNING at a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 424+49.00 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00 (045);

Parcel No. 156 20-C.

running thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 135.00 feet left of and opposite station 424+71.00 on said centerline; thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 135.00 feet left of and opposite station 425+01.00 on said centerline; thence northeasterly along a straight line to a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 425+23.00 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING.

Driveway #4

BEGINNING at a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 425+83.00 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00 (045); running thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 135.00 feet left of and opposite station 426+05.00 on said centerline; thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 135.00 feet left of and opposite station 426+35.00 on said centerline; thence northeasterly along a straight line to a point 115.00 feet left of and opposite station 426+57.00 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING.
Said described lands being temporary easements for the construction of driveways and are shown colored orange on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A.

The title, estate, or inter-
est in the above described lands, required by condemnor and now taken by condemnor for public use is as follows: Fee simple title to the above described lands as shown colored yellow on the plats dated 10th day of March, 2008: Last Revised: Sheet Nos. 47 and 48 on August 4, 2015, and Sheet No. 49 on April 28, 2015, and attached hereto as Annex 1-A.

A temporary easement for the removal of encroachment is condemned for the right to remove a building. The temporary encroachment easement will begin on the date possession is granted and continue until the building is removed or until January 1, 2019, whichever comes first, at which time said easement will expire. Said easement is shown colored green on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A.

Four temporary easements are condemned for the right to construct driveways to connect the newly constructed road and right of way to the condemnees remaining lands for driveway purposes. Said easements will expire on January 1, 2019, and are shown colored orange on the above mentioned plats. Upon completion of the project, the driveways will remain in place for use by the condemnees [Full Story »] 

1004 CONDEMNATIONS

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NO­TICE OF SEI­ZURE OF PER­SON­AL PROP­ER­TY VALUED AT LESS THAN $25,000.00
Pur­su­ant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49 (n), any par­ty claim­ing an in­ter­est in the fol­low­ing prop­er­ty is here­by no­ti­fied that on Sep­tem­ber 9, 2015, said prop­er­ty was seized by the un­der­signed agen­cy in Dodge Coun­ty, Geor­gia:
2012 FORD MUS­TANG AND ALL MIS­CEL­LA­NE­OUS CONT­ENTS, TAG # CHELL74, VIN # 1ZVBP8EM4C5257178
You are fur­ther no­ti­fied that you may file a claim with­in (30) days of the sec­ond pub­li­ca­tion of this no­tice of sei­zure by send­ing a claim com­ply­ing with the re­quire­ments of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49 to the seiz­ing law en­force­ment agen­cy and to the dis­trict at­tor­ney by cer­ti­fied mail, re­turn re­ceipt re­quest­ed.
This 15th day of Oc­tob­er, 2015.
CHRIS­TO­PHER C. GOR­DON
As­sis­tant Dis­trict At­tor­ney
Oco­nee Ju­di­cial Cir­cuit
P.O. Box 1027
5401 An­son Ave­nue, Room 200
East­man, GA 31023
Seiz­ing Agen­cy:
CUR­TIS HAY
Oco­nee Drug Task Force
327 Pearl Bates Ave­nue
East­man, GA 31023 [Full Story »] 

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NO­TICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI­TORS
All credi­tors of the Es­tate of JACK D. SHEF­FIELD, late of Dodge Coun­ty, Geor­gia, de­ceased, are here­by no­ti­fied to render in their de­mands to the un­der­signed ac­cord­ing to law; and all per­sons in­debt­ed to said Es­tate are re­quired to make im­me­diate pay­ment.
This 20th day of Oc­tob­er, 2015.
JEN­NIF­ER N. HA­SKINS,
At­tor­ney of the Ad­min­is­tra­tor for
Es­tate of JACK D. SHEF­FIELD [Full Story »] 

1004 CONDEMNATIONS

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CITATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VS.
0.501 acres of land; and certain easement rights; and Jesse Keith Dennis; Bank of Eastman; Hank W. Chapman; Internal Revenue Service; Georgia Department of Revenue; and Wilsonart, LLC f/k/a Wilsonart International, Inc.; and Dodge County Tax Commissioner, individually

DOCKET NO. 15V-7669
IN REM _______________

The said named persons and any and all other persons known and unknown claiming any right, title, power, interest, ownership, equity, claim or demand in and to the lands hereinafter described, and all occupants, tenants, lessees, licensees and all holders, owners and users of ways and easements in, across, over and under said land are hereby notified, under the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-4 through 32-3-19, providing for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Georgia, or any of its subdivisions, or by any county of such State, as follows:
That the above stated case, being a condemnation in rem against the property hereinafter described, was filed in said Court on the 19th day of October, 2015; That, in accordance with provisions of the aforesaid Official Code, a Declaration of Taking, duly authorized and properly executed as provided by the Official Code, has been made and filed in said case, declaring the necessity for and exercising the power of taking the said described lands for State-aid public road purposes, thereby vesting the title to same in the Department of Transportation; and, in pursuance of

Parcel No. 8/13 19.

such authority, the Department of Transportation has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County $12,100.00 as the just compensation for the said lands described; and all persons claiming such fund or any interest therein, are hereby required to make known their claims to the Court;
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Plaintiff-Condemnor has prayed the Court for Immediate possession of said property, and all persons having any interest in or claim against such property, as above set forth, are required by the Order of the Judge of said Court to surrender possession of the property to the Department of Transportation no later than 30 days from filing of the Declaration of Taking.
That in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 32-3-13 through 32-3-19, if the owner, or any of the owners, or any person having a claim against or interest in said property, shall be dissatisfied with the compensation, as estimated in the Declaration of Taking and deposited in Court, such person or persons, or any of them, shall have the right, at any time subsequent to the filing of the Declaration and the deposit of the fund into Court but not later than 30 days following the date of service as provided for in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-8 through 32-3-10 to file with the Court a notice of appeal, the same to be in writing and made a part of the record in the proceedings.
The said property, as thus affected, is described as follows:
SEE PAGE 20-A; 20-B; 20-C; 20-D; DESCRIPTION
This 19th day of October, 2015.
/s/ RHETT WALKER
Clerk Superior Court
DODGE COUNTY

Parcel No. 8/13 20.

Project Number: MLP00-0087-00(045) DODGE COUNTY

Parcel Numbers: 8/13

Required R/W: 0.501 ACRES OF LAND; AND CERTAIN EASEMENT RIGHTS

Property Owner: JESSE KEITH DENNIS; BANK OF EASTMAN; HANK W. CHAPMAN; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; AND WILSONART, LLC F/K/A WILSONART INTERNATIONAL, INC.; AND DODGE COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER

ALL THOSE TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOTS 15 AND 46 OF THE 15TH AND 20TH LAND DISTRICTS OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

Parcel No. 8

BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE EX-
ISTING NORTHEASTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF US 23/STATE ROUTE 87 WITH THE EXISTING NORTHWESTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF JIM FOSKEY ROAD/COUNTY ROAD 137, SAID POINT BEING 53.74 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 108+86.44 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY PROJECT MLP00-0087-00(045); RUNNING THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID EXISTING NORTHEASTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 114.37 FEET TO A POINT 53.47 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 110+00.82 ON SAID CENTERLINE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT THE LAND LOT/LAND DISTRICT LINE ON SAID PROJECT; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID LAND LOT/LAND DISTRICT LINE A DISTANCE OF 29.37 FEET TO A POINT 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 110+13.42 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE S 23 ? 04’ 17.3” E A DISTANCE OF 88.42 FEET TO A POINT 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 109+25.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE S 80° 27’ 40.8” E A DISTANCE OF 53.64 FEET TO A POINT 40.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 11+25.00 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF COUNTY ROAD 137; THENCE N 67° 11’ 30.3” E A DISTANCE OF 70.07 FEET TO A POINT 40.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 11+95.08 ON SAID CENTERLINE OF COUNTY ROAD 137; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 38.41 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT (SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 1008.76 FEET AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 38.41 FEET ON A BEARING OF N 66° 05’ 49.5” E TO A POINT 39.99 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 12+35.01 ON SAID COUNTY ROAD 137 CENTERLINE; THENCE S 25° 03’ 49.4” E A DISTANCE OF 9.98 FEET TO A POINT

PARCEL NO. 8/13 20-A.

30.01 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 12+35.02 ON SAID CENTERLINE OF COUNTY ROAD 137, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE EXISTING NORTHWESTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF JIM FOSKEY ROAD/COUNTY ROAD 137; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE A COMBINED DISTANCE OF 180.27 FEET BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Parcel No. 13

BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE LAND LOT/LAND DISTRICT LINE OF SAID PROJECT, SAID POINT BEING 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 110+13.42 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY PROJECT MLP00-0087-00(045); RUNNING THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID LAND LOT/LAND DISTRICT LINE A DISTANCE OF 29.37 FEET TO A POINT 53.47 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 110+00.82 ON SAID CENTERLINE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE EXISTING NORTHEASTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF US 23/STATE ROUTE 87; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 612.00 FEET TO A POINT 52.38 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 116+12.81 ON SAID CENTERLINE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERN PROPERTY LINE OF THE CONDEMNEES; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID PROPERTY LINE A DISTANCE OF 27.84 FEET TO A POINT 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 116+16.28 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE S 23° 04’ 17.3” E A DISTANCE OF 602.86 FEET BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
SAID DESCRIBED LANDS BEING THE REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAYS AND ARE SHOWN COLORED YELLOW ON THE ATTACHED PLATS MARKED ANNEX 1-A.

ALSO TO BE ACQUIRED BY CONDEMNATION ARE FOUR TEMPORARY EASEMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DRIVEWAYS BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

Driveway Parcel No. 8

BEGINNING AT A POINT 79.99 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 109+88.18 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY PROJECT MLP00-0087-00(045); RUNNING THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 110+13.42 ON SAID CENTERLINE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE LAND LOT/LAND

PARCEL NO. 8/1 20-B.

District line on said project; thence northeasterly along said Land Lot/Land District line to a point 110.02 feet right of and opposite station 110+27.68 on said
centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line to a point 110.02 feet right of and opposite station 110+10.18 on said centerline; thence southwesterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING.

Driveway 1, Parcel No. 13

BEGINNING AT A POINT 110.02 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 110+27.68 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY PROJECT MLP00-0087-00(045); RUNNING THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 110+13.42 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 79.99 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 111+49.05 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 110.01 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 111+19.05 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Driveway 2, Parcel No. 13

BEGINNING AT A POINT 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 112+60.76 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY PROJECT MLP00-0087-00(045); RUNNING THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 113+44.77 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 115.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 113+22.79 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 114.99 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 112+82.79 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Driveway 3, Parcel No. 13

BEGINNING AT A POINT 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 114+29.63 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY PROJECT MLP00-0087-00(045); RUNNING THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 80.00 FEET RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE

PARCEL NO. 8/13 20-C.

station 115+03.63 on said centerline; thence northeasterly along a straight line to a point 114.66 feet right of and opposite station 114+81.62 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line to a point 114.65 feet right of and opposite station 114+51.63 on said centerline; thence southwesterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING

Said described lands being temporary easements for the construction of driveways and are shown colored orange on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A.

The title, estate, or interest in the above described lands, required by condemnor and now taken by condemnor for public use is as follows: Fee simple title to the above described lands as shown colored yellow on the plats dated 10th day of March, 2008: Last Revised: Sheet Nos. 6 and 7 on April 28, 2015; Sheet No. 8 on May 6, 2015 and attached to Appendix “A” to Exhibit “A” as Annex 1-A.

Four temporary easements are condemned for the right to construct driveways to connect the newly constructed road and right of way to the condemnees remaining lands for driveway purposes. Said easements will expire on January 1, 2018, and are shown colored orange on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A. Upon completion of the project, the driveways will remain in place for use by the condemnees.

Parcel No. 8/13 20-D. [Full Story »] 

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CITATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - VS-
1.268 acres of land; and certain easement rights; and
Rosa Faye Bray, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Jessie Lee Folsom; Ilah Frazier; David Lee Wells a/k/a Billy Wells; Ernest “June” Edwards; James “Bobo” Edwards; Cathy Edwards Cooper; Eddie Edwards; Tony A. Smith; Jimmy Smith; Tommy Smith; Richard Smith; Dante Smith; Anthony Williams; Beverly Crew; Claude Williams, Jr.; Rodney Edwards; Alvin Rhone; Marvine Edwards Allen; Deborah Edwards Givhans; Marvin Edwards; Eric Edwards; Geraldine Edwards Higgins; Cassandra Edwards; Vickie Edwards Jones; Michelle Carswell Thomas; Kiera Johnson; Ronald Edwards; Leroy Edwards; Mary Simmons; Sharon Simmons, Sammy Simmons, Alicia Horton, James Christopher Horton, Curtis Rozier, The heirs at law and devisees of Jessie Lee Edwards Folsom a/k/a Jessie Lee Folsom a/k/a Jesse Lee Folson a/k/a Jessie Folson; The heirs at law and devisees of Pearlie E. Horton; The heirs at law and devisees of Myrtice Wells a/k/a Murdis Wells a/k/a Murdis W. Josey a/k/a Merdis Wells a/k/a Myrtice Webb; The heirs at law and devisees of Florence Folsom a/k/a Florence Folson; The heirs at law and devisees of Sonny “ST” Edwards; The heirs at law and devisees of James Horton, Jr.; The heirs at law and devisees of Gloria Pray; The heirs at law and devisees of Leo Edwards; The heirs at law and devisees of Rosa Kaye Edwards Smith; The heirs at law and devisees of Louise Edwards Williams a/k/a Louise Edwards Rhone; The heirs at law and devisees of Willie Edwards; The heirs at law and devisees of Alberta Edwards Carswell Sims; The heirs at law and devisees of Essie Mae Edwards a/k/a Essie Mae Rozier; The heirs at law and devisees of Helen Edwards Simmons; The heirs at law and devises of Linda Carswell Johnson; The heirs at law and devisees of Herman Simmons; Credit One Bank, N.A.; The Citizens Bank of Cochran, and the Dodge County Tax Commissioner, individually
DOCKET NO. 15V7679
IN REM: PARCEL 158-
The said named persons and any and all other persons known and unknown claiming any right, title, power, interest, ownership, equity, claim or demand in and to the lands hereinafter described, and all occupants, tenants, lessees, licensees and all holders, owners and users of ways and easements in, across, over and under said land are hereby notified, under the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-4 through 32-3-19, providing for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Georgia, or any of its subdivisions, or by any county of such State, as follows:
That the above stated case, being a condemnation in rem against the property hereinafter described, was filed in said Court on the 29th day of October, 2015; That, in accordance with provisions of the aforesaid Official Code, a Declaration of Taking, duly authorized and properly executed as provided by the Official Code, has been made and filed in said case, declaring the necessity for and exercising the power of taking the said described lands for State-aid public road purposes, thereby vesting the title to same in the Department of Transportation; and, in pursuance of
Parcel No. 158 19.
such authority, the Department of Transportation has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County $24,000.00 as the just compensation for the said lands described; and all persons claiming such fund or any interest therein, are hereby required to make known their claims to the Court;
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Plaintiff-Condemnor has prayed the Court for Immediate possession of said property, and all persons having any interest in or claim against such property, as above set forth, are required by the Order of the Judge of said Court to surrender possession of the property to the Department of Transportation no later than 30 days from filing of the Declaration of Taking.
That in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 32-3-13 through 32-3-19, if the owner, or any of the owners, or any person having a claim against or interest in said property, shall be dissatisfied with the compensation, as estimated in the Declaration of Taking and deposited in Court, such person or persons, or any of them, shall have the right, at any time subsequent to the filing of the Declaration and the deposit of the fund into Court but not later than 30 days following the date of service as provided for in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-8 through 32-3-10 to file with the Court a notice of appeal, the same to be in writing and made a part of the record in the proceedings.
The said property, as thus affected, is described
as follows:
SEE PAGE 20-A; 20-B; DESCRIPTION
This 29th day of October, 2015.
/s/ RHETT WALKER
Rhett Walker, Clerk Superior Court
DODGE COUNTY
Parcel No. 158 20.

Project Number: MLP00-0087-00 (045) Dodge County

Parcel Numbers: 158

Required R/W: 1.268 acres of land; and certain easement rights
Property Owner:
Rosa Faye Bray, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Jessie Lee Folsom; Ilah Frazier; David Lee Wells a/k/a Billy Wells; Ernest “June” Edwards; James “Bobo” Edwards; Cathy Edwards Cooper; Eddie Edwards; Tony A. Smith; Jimmy Smith; Tommy Smith; Richard Smith; Dante Smith; Anthony Williams; Beverly Crew; Claude Williams, Jr.; Rodney Edwards; Alvin Rhone; Marvine Edwards Allen; Deborah Edwards Givhans; Marvin Edwards; Eric Edwards; Geraldine Edwards Higgins; Cassandra Edwards; Vickie Edwards Jones; Michelle Carswell Thomas; Kiera Johnson; Ronald Edwards; Leroy Edwards; Mary Simmons; Sharon Simmons, Sammy Simmons, Alicia Horton, James Christopher Horton, Curtis Rozier, The heirs at law and devisees of Jessie Lee Edwards Folsom a/k/a Jessie Lee Folsom a/k/a Jesse Lee Folson a/k/a Jessie Folson; The heirs at law and devisees of Pearlie E. Horton; The heirs at law and devisees of Myrtice Wells a/k/a Murdis Wells a/k/a Murdis W. Josey a/k/a Merdis Wells a/k/a Myrtice Webb; The heirs at law and devisees of Florence Folsom a/k/a Florence Folson; The heirs at law and devisees of Sonny “ST” Edwards; The heirs at law and devisees of James Horton, Jr.; The heirs at law and devisees of Gloria Pray; The heirs at law and devisees of Leo Edwards; The heirs at law and devisees of Rosa Kaye Edwards Smith; The heirs at law and devisees of Louise Edwards Williams a/k/a Louise Edwards Rhone; The heirs at law and devisees of Willie Edwards; The heirs at law and devisees of Alberta Edwards Carswell Sims; The heirs at law and devisees of Essie Mae Edwards a/k/a Essie Mae Rozier; The heirs at law and devisees of Helen Edwards Simmons; The heirs at law and devises of Linda Carswell Johnson; The heirs at law and devisees of Herman Simmons; Credit One Bank, N.A.; The Citizens Bank of Cochran, and the Dodge County Tax Commissioner

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 6 and 25 of the 20th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the point of intersection on the existing northeastern right of way line of State Route 87/US 23 with the existing southwestern right of way line of County Road 117, said point being 84.00 feet right of and opposite station 416+10.52 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00 (045); running thence northwesterly along said existing northeastern right of way line of State Route 87/US 23 a combined distance of 1802.25 feet to a point 84.00 feet right of and opposite station 434+12.77 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the northwestern property line of the condemnees; thence northeasterly along said latter property line a distance of 16.34 feet to a point 100.00 feet right of and opposite station 434+09.43 on said centerline; thence S 30° 32’ 22.0” E a distance of 799.43 feet to a point 100.00 feet right of and opposite station 426+10.00 on said centerline; thence S 77° 36’ 07.0” E a distance of 102.45 feet to a point 175.00 feet right of and opposite station 425+40.21 on said centerline; thence N 59° 27’ 41.5”

PARCEL NO. 158 20-A

E a distance of 121.84 feet to a point 296.84 feet right of and opposite station 425+40.21 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the existing southwestern right of way line of County Road 117; thence southeasterly along said existing right of way line of County Road 117 a combined distance of 138.47 feet to a point 249.31 feet right of and opposite station 424+10.21 on said centerline; thence S 59° 27’ 41.5” W a distance of 74.31 feet to a point 175.00 feet right of and opposite station 424+10.21 on said centerline; thence S 20° 42’ 07.9” W a distance of 96.18 feet to a point 100.00 feet right of and opposite station 423+50.00 on said centerline; thence S 30° 32’ 22.0” E a distance of 616.02 feet to a point 100.00 feet right of and opposite station 417+33.98 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the existing southwestern right of way line of County Road 117; thence southeasterly along said existing right of way line a distance of 124.49 feet back to the point of BEGINNING.
Said described land being the required right of way and is shown colored yellow on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A.

BEGINNING at a point 175.00 feet right of and opposite station 425+40.21 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00 (045); running thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 100.00 feet right of and opposite station 426+10.00 on said centerline; thence northeasterly along a straight line to a point 140.00 feet right of and opposite station 426+10.00 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING. Said described land being a temporary easement for the construction of a driveway and is shown colored pink on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A.

The title, estate, or interest in the above described lands, required by condemnor and now taken by condemnor for public use is as follows: Fee simple title to the above described lands as shown colored yellow on the plats dated 10th day of March, 2008: Last Revised: Sheet Nos. 47 and 48 on May 6, 2015, and Sheet No. 49 on April 28, 2015, and attached to Appendix “A” to Exhibit “A” as Annex 1-A.

A temporary easement is condemned for the right to construct a driveway to connect the newly constructed road and right of way to the condemnees remaining lands for driveway purposes. Said easement will expire on January 1, 2018, and is shown colored pink on the above mentioned plats. Upon completion of the project, the driveway will remain in place for use by the condemnees.

PARCEL NO. 158 20-B
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NO­TICE OF SALE UN­DER POW­ER
By vir­tue of the pow­er of sale con­tained in that cer­tain Deed to Se­cure Debt from IV LEAGUE PROP­ER­TIES, LLLP, TO MOR­RIS BANK dat­ed June 9, 2010, filed for record June 24, 2010, and record­ed in Deed Book 659, Pag­es 122-141, Dodge Coun­ty, Geor­gia Records, said Deed to Se­cure Debt hav­ing been given to se­cure an Un­con­di­tion­al Guar­an­ty dat­ed June 9, 2010, guar­an­tee­ing cer­tain ob­li­ga­tions pay­able to Lender in the origi­nal prin­ci­pal sum of Three Mil­lion Sev­en Hundred Thou­sand Dol­lars ($3,700,000.00), to­geth­er with all ex­ten­sions and re­ne­wals there­of, with in­ter­est on the un­paid bal­ance un­til paid, there will be sold by the un­der­signed at pub­lic out­cry to the high­est bid­der for cash be­fore the Court­house door at Dodge Coun­ty, Geor­gia, with­in the le­gal hours of sale on the first Tues­day in De­cem­ber, 2015, vari­ous tracts of prop­er­ty more par­ticu­lar­ly de­scribed as fol­lows:

SEE AT­TACHED EX­HIB­IT “A” FOR LE­GAL DE­SCRIP­TIONS

The debt se­cured by said Deed to Se­cure Debt has been and is here­by de­clared due be­cause of, among oth­er pos­si­ble ev­ents of de­fault, non-pay­ment of the month­ly in­stall­ments on said loan. The debt re­main­ing in de­fault, this sale will be made for the pur­pose of pay­ing the same and all ex­pens­es of this sale, in­clud­ing at­tor­neys’ fees.
The in­di­vid­u­al ent­i­ty that has full au­thor­i­ty to ne­go­tiate, amend, and mod­i­fy all terms of the mort­gage with the debtor is:
MOR­RIS BANK, 301 BEL­LE­VUE AVE., DU­BLIN, GA 31021, 478-272-5202
Please un­der­stand that the se­cured credi­tor is not re­quired to ne­go­tiate, amend, or mod­i­fy the terms of the mort­gage in­stru­ment.
Said prop­er­ty will be sold sub­ject to the out­stand­ing ad valor­em tax­es and/or as­ses­sments, if any, and all ease­ments and re­stric­tions of record, if any, hav­ing pri­or­i­ty over this Deed to Se­cure Debt.
MOR­RIS BANK
At­tor­ney-in-Fact for
IV LEAGUE PROP­ER­TIES, LLLP
JOSHUA E. KIGHT, ESQ.
P.O. Box 816
Du­blin, GA 31040

EX­HIB­IT “A”

AL­BERT LAMP­KIN TRACT

ALL THAT TRACT OR PAR­CEL OF LAND LY­ING AND BE­ING IN THE 15TH LAND DIS­TRICT OF DODGE COUN­TY, GEOR­GIA AND BE­ING THE NORTH­EAST 1/2 OF LOT OF LAND NO. 163, CON­TAIN­ING 101 1/4 ACR­ES, MORE OR LESS.

THIS BE­ING THE SAME LAND AS CON­VEYED TO LAND MAN­AGE­MENT AS­SO­CIATES, INC. RECORD­ED IN BOOK 231, PAG­ES 792 - 793 (AL­BERT LAMP­KIN TRACT) IN DODGE COUN­TY CLERK’S OF­FICE.

CAN­NON TRACT

FIF­TY ACR­ES OFF OF LAND LOT NO. 258 IN THE 16TH LAND DIS­TRICT OF DODGE COUN­TY, GEOR­GIA, DE­SCRIBED AS FOL­LOWS: COM­MENC­ING AT THE WEST CORN­ER OF SAID LAND LOT AND RUN­NING THE NORTH­WEST LINE ON PUB­LIC ROAD A DIS­TANCE OF 1,383 FEET, TURN­ING THENCE AT AN AN­GLE AT SOUTH 52° EAST A DIS­TANCE OF 1,519 FEET TO CEN­TER LINE OF SAID LOT, TURN­ING THENCE DOWN SAID CEN­TER LINE 757 FEET TO IN­TER­SECT THE BRANCH KNOWN AS GUL­LY BRANCH, THENCE DOWN GUL­LY BRANCH TO ORIGI­NAL SOUTH­WEST LINE OF SAID LOT, THENCE ALONG SAID LINE TO WEST CORN­ER OR START­ING POINT A DIS­TANCE OF 1,425 FEET, CON­TAIN­ING 50 ACR­ES, MORE OR LESS, BE­ING THE SAME LAND AS DE­SCRIBED IN DEED DAT­ED MARCH 2, 1918, RECORD­ED IN DEED BOOK 14, PAGE 330, DODGE COUN­TY RECORDS.

LESS AND EX­CEPT: ALL THAT TRACT OR PAR­CEL OF LAND LY­ING AND BE­ING IN THE FOL­LOW­ING LINES: ALL THAT TRACT OR PAR­CEL OF LAND LY­ING AND BE­ING IN LAND LOT NO. 258 IN THE 16TH LAND DIS­TRICT OF DODGE COUN­TY, GEOR­GIA CON­SIST­ING OF 1.99 ACR­ES, MORE OR LESS, AND BE­ING MORE PAR­TICU­LAR­LY DE­SCRIBED AS FOL­LOWS: TO ES­TAB­LISH THE POINT OF BE­GIN­NING, BE­GIN AT THE IN­TER­SEC­TION FANNED BY THE SOUTH­WEST LOT LINE OF SAID LAND LOT AND THE SOUTH­EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF COUN­TY ROAD NO. 139, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS ZE­BU­LON ROAD; THENCE RUN ALONG THE SOUTH­EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID ROAD IN A NORTH­EAST­ER­LY DI­REC­TION A DIS­TANCE OF

445.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE­GIN­NING AND FROM SAID POINT OF BE­GIN­NING THUS ES­TAB­LISHED, RUN SOUTH 52° EAST A DIS­TANCE OF 209 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 46° EAST A DIS­TANCE OF 418 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 52° WEST A DIS­TANCE OF 209 FEET TO A POINT LO­CAT­ED ON THE SOUTH­EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID ROAD; THENCE RUN ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY SOUTH 46° WEST A DIS­TANCE OF 418 FEET BACK TO THE PLACE OR POINT OF BE­GIN­NING. AC­CORD­ING TO A PLAT OF SUR­VEY PRE­PARED BY OLIN J. MCLEOD, GA. R.L.S. NO. 2259, DAT­ED JANU­ARY 8, 1990, AND RECORD­ED IN THE OF­FICE OF THE CLERK OF DODGE SU­PE­RI­OR COURT IN PLAT BOOK 24, PAGE 4, SAID PLAT AND THE RECORD­ING THERE­OF BE­ING IN­COR­PO­RAT­ED HERE­IN AND MADE A PART HERE­OF BY REF­ER­ENCE FOR DE­SCRIP­TIVE AND ALL OTH­ER LE­GAL PUR­POS­ES.

ALSO LESS AND EX­CEPT: ALL THAT TRACT OR PAR­CEL OF LAND SITU­ATE, LY­ING AND BE­ING IN LAND LOT NO. 258 OF THE 16TH LAND DIS­TRICT OF DODGE COUN­TY, GEOR­GIA, AND BE­ING 2 ACR­ES, MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF SUR­VEY MADE BY F. B. FLOUR­NEY, R.L.S., DAT­ED MAY 23, 1987 AND RECORD­ED IN PLAT BOOK 22, PAGE 103 DODGE COUN­TY RECORDS, SAID PLAT OF SUR­VEY AND THE RECORD THERE­OF ARE IN­COR­PO­RAT­ED HERE­IN FOR A COM­PLETE AND AC­CU­RATE DE­SCRIP­TION. SAID PROP­ER­TY IS PAR­TICU­LAR­LY DE­SCRIBED AS BE­GIN­NING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH­EAST­ERN RIGHT-OF-WAY MAR­GIN OF DODGE COUN­TY ROAD NO. 139 (80 FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY) SAID POINT BE­ING LO­CAT­ED 965 FEET NORTH­EAST OF THE IN­TER­SEC­TION OF SAID RIGHTOF­WAY MAR­GIN WITH THE WEST COMER OF LAND LOT NO. 258. FROM SAID POINT OF BE­GIN­NING THENCE SOUTH 52° EAST A DIS­TANCE OF 209 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 46° EAST A DIS­TANCE OF 418 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 52° WEST A DIS­TANCE OF 209 TO A POINT ON THE SAID SOUTH­EAST­ER­LY MAR­GIN OF COUN­TY ROAD NO. 139; THENCE SOUTH 46° WEST A DIS­TANCE OF 418 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY MAR­GIN BACK TO THE POINT OF BE­GIN­NING. SAID PROP­ER­TY IS A POR­TION OF THAT CON­VEYED BY R.H. GID­DENS TO A. D. GLASS IN WAR­RAN­TY DEED RECORD­ED AT DEED BOOK 60, PAGE 220, DODGE COUN­TY RECORDS.

This being the same land as conveyed to Land Management Associates, Inc. recorded in Book 236, Pages 138 - 139 (Cannon Tract) in Dodge County Clerk’s Office.

GIDDENS TRACT

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 16th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, containing 191 1/2 acres, more or less; and consisting of 24 acres in Land Lot No. 229, in the west corner of said lot and being all of that part of said lot lying west of the Eastman and Rawlins public road; and consisting of 167 1/2 acres, more or less, in Land Lot No. 252, being all of said land lot located westerly of the above mentioned road.

Less and Except: All that tract or parcel of land lying in original Land Lot No. 229 of the 16th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, being further described as follows: To find the point of beginning, begin at the west corner of said land lot and run north .47°23’47” east 589.35 feet to an iron pin and the point of beginning; from the point of beginning thus established run north 47°23’47” east 200 feet to a tree; thence south 57°55’36” east 403.82 feet to an iron pin on an unpaved county road; thence south 27°24’20” west 113.50 feet to an iron pin; thence north 67°38’31” west 472.68 feet to an iron pin and the point of beginning. Said tract or parcel of land containing 1.51 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described as Tract A on that certain plat of survey prepared by Olin J. McLeod and of record in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Plat Book 23, page 219, said plat together with the record thereof, being by reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

Also Less and Except: All that tract or parcel of land lying in original Land Lot No. 229 in the 16th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows: To find the point of beginning, begin at the west comer of said land lot and run north 47°23’47” east 789.35 feet to a tree and the point of beginning. From. the point of beginning thus established, run north 47°23’47” east 291.61 feet to an iron pin; thence south 41°49’30” east 323.83 feet to an iron pin and unpaved county road; thence south 27°24’20” west 192.7 feet to an iron pin; thence north 57°55’36” west 403.82 feet to a tree and the point of beginning. Said tract of land being more particularly described as Tract B on that certain plat of survey made by Olin J. McLeod, of record in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Plat Book 23, page 219, said plat together with the record thereof, being by reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof. Said lands being 1.97 acres, more or less.

Also Less and Except: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in original Land Lot No. 229 in the 16th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, more particularly described as follows: To find the point of beginning, begin at the west corner of said lot and run north 47°23’47” east 980.96 feet to an iron pin and the point of beginning, from the point of beginning thus established, run north 47°23’47” east 458.39 feet to an iron pin; thence south 41°49’30” east 151.89 feet to an iron pin and an unpaved county road; thence south 26°45’39” west 338.98 feet to an iron pin; thence south 27°18’51” west 152.78 feet to an iron pin; thence north.41°49’30” west 323.83 feet to an iron pin and the point of beginning. Said tract or parcel containing 2.51 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described as Tract C on that certain plat of survey made by Olin J. McLeod and of record in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Plat Book 23, page 219, said plat together with the record thereof being by reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

Also Less and Except: That certain easement of right-of-way from Albert D. Glass to Georgia Power Company which is recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Deed Book 121, Page 557 and being described as all that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lots 251 and 252 of the 16th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: To establish the Point of Beginning, COMMENCE at a comer common to Land Lots 260, 261, 280 and 281; extending thence North 45°48’West along the dividing line between Land Lots 260 and 281, 675 feet to a point; thence North 01°58’ West 1576.5 feet to a point; thence North 26°46’ East 1228.0 feet to a point; thence North 28° 22’ East 23402 feet to the lands of the Grantor herein and the Point of Beginning; thence from said Point of Beginning North 45°00’ West along the dividing line between lands of John S. Candler, Estate and lands of the Grantor herein 128.6 feet to the Northwesterly line of Land Lot 251; thence South 45° 30’ West along the dividing line between lands of John S. Candler, Estate and lands of the Grantor herein, said dividing line also being the dividing line between Land Lots 251 and 252, 472.9 feet to the Westerly right-of-way line of the Company’s existing 100 foot right-of-way heretofore acquired on its Dublin-Eastman Transmission Line; thence North 28°22’ East along said existing Westerly right-of-way line 1427.9 feet to the center of a county road and lands of Kennie W. Braswell and lands. of the Grantor herein, said dividing line is located in the center of a county road 295.9 feet to a point; thence South 28°22’ West 876.1 feet to lands of John S. Candler, Estate and the Point of Beginning.

The above described strip of land includes and embraces an existing 100 foot right-of-way heretofore acquired by the Company on its Dublin-Eastman Transmission Line by Eastman dated September 3, 1926, from Eastman Turpentine Company to Georgia Power Company and recorded in Deed Book 26, Page 381 and by Easement dated October 29, 1926, from W. R. Hall to Georgia Power Company and recorded in Deed Book 26, Page 390 both in the Office of. the Clerk of Dodge County, Georgia.

This being the same land as conveyed to Land Management Associates, Inc. recorded in Book 236, Pages 141 - 143 (Giddens Tract) in Dodge County Clerk’s Office.

KARSTEN TRACT

All that farm land in the 16th Land District of Dodge County, known as the old Harrell Place, consisting of 202 1/2 acres, more or less, and described more particularly as being all the northeast half of Land Lot No. 250 and all the southwest half of Land Lot No. 231, both of said tracts situated, lying and being in the 16th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, and lying adjacent and forming one body containing 202 1/2 acres, more or less.

Less and Except: All that portion of land belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth P. Karsten,
which lies within the right of way lines as shown on the plan for Federal (State) Aid Project No. 1533-D, which plans are on file in the Office of the State Highway Board of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia. Said right-of-way beginning at Station 139-50, which is boundary line between the lands of Mrs. Freeman Graham, and Mrs. Elizabeth P. Karsten, and continuing to Station 171-85, which is the boundary line between the lands of Mrs. Elizabeth P. Karsten and John Hancock Life Insurance Company. The right-of-way is 130 feet wide, bounded by the center-line of the highway location and a line parallel to and a distance of 65 feet from the said center line on each side. The right-of-way begins and ends where the said highway location enters and leaves said property lines as already established as above indicated and total approximately 3,235 lineal feet or 9.654 acres.

Also Less and Except: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Sixteenth (16th) Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, and being all of that portion of the Southwest one-half of Land Lot Number 231 which lies to the West of Georgia Highway Number 117 and to the North of Eagle Ridge Subdivision, said subdivision being more particularly shown on that certain plat of survey found recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 27, in the Deed Records of Dodge County, Georgia, the property herein conveyed containing 17.50 acres, more or less.

Also Less and Except: That certain easement from Albert D. Glass to Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corporation recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Deed Book 213, Page 353.

Also Less and Except: That certain easement from A. D. Glass to the Department of Transportation, State of Georgia, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Deed Book 213, Page 754.

Also Less and Except: That certain right-of-way easement from A. D. Glass to Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Deed Book 214, Pages 599-601.

Also Less and Except: That certain right-of-way easement from A.D. Glass to Southern Bell Telephone Company, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Deed Book 215, Pages 642-645.
Also Less and Except: All those tracts or parcels of land being in Land Lot 250 of the 16th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, and known as Eagle Ridge Subdivision shown on a plat thereof of record in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Dodge County in Plat Book 21, Page 27.

This being the same land as conveyed to Land Management Associates, Inc. recorded in Book 236, Pages 144 - 145 (Karsten Tract) in Dodge County Clerk’s Office.

MILLS EDWARDS COMMISSARY TRACT

Tract 1: All that certain tract or parcel of land containing 56.9 acres, more or less, of Lot of Land No. 37 in the 15th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, and being all that portion of said lot lying northeast of the run of Sugar Creek, the southwest of the Eastman and Rhine Highway and better known as the B.T. Burch lands.

Tract 2: All of the northeast one-half of the west quarter of Lot of Land No.
37 in the 15th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, containing 25 acres, more or less.

Less and Except: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in original Land Lot No. 37 in the 15th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia and being further described as follows: Begin at the intersection of the centerline of Congo Lane and the northwest right-of-way of State Route 117 and run in a direction of south 3°24’20” west a distance of 1,268.2’ to an iron pin and the point of beginning. From the point of beginning thus established, run north 89° west a distance of 225 feet to a point; thence run south 52°27’40” west a distance of 70 feet along an old fence and painted line to a point; thence run along the line of Sugar Creek in a direction of south 57°46’east a distance of 1,455.3 feet to a point; thence run north 3°32’40” east a distance of 799 feet to an iron pin and the point of beginning. Said tract or parcel containing 12.32 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described on that certain plat of survey made by Jim H.
Ross, in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Plat Book 25, Page 60. Said plat by reference incorporated herein for descriptive and all legal purposes.

This being the same land as conveyed to Land Management Associates, Inc. recorded in Book 236, Page 146 (Mills Edwards Commissary Tract) in Dodge County Clerk’s Office.

SUGAR CREEK TRACT

43 acres, more or less, of Land Lot Nos. 54 and 37 in the 15th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, being all of the north quarter of Land Lot No. 54, and the southwest half of the west quarter of said Land Lot No. 37, except the following described 32 acres in the form of a rectangle: Beginning at a point on the northwest line of said Land Lot No. 54, equally distant from the north and west comer of said lot and running in a northeasterly direction along the northwest lines of Lot Nos. 54 and 37, a distance of 560 yards; thence at right angles in a southeasterly direction a distance of 280 yards; thence at right angles in a southwesterly direction a distance of 560 yards; thence to the point of beginning, being the same land conveyed to Coleman Brothers by C.H. Peacock, Jr. by deed recorded in Book 41, pages 164-165 of said Dodge County Records.

Less and Except: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in original Land Lot No. 37 in the 15th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia and being further described as follows: Begin at the intersection of the centerline of Congo Lane and the northwest right-of-way line of State Route No. 117 and run in a direction of south 3°24’20” west a distance of 1,268.2 feet to an iron pin and the point of beginning. From the point of beginning thus established, run north 89° west a distance of 225 feet to a point; thence run south 52°27’40” west a distance of 70 feet along an old fence and painted lane to a point; thence run along the line of Sugar Creek in a direction of south 57°46’ east a distance of 1,455.3 feet to a point; thence run north 3°32’40” east a distance of 799 feet to an iron pin and the point of beginning. Said tract or parcel containing 12.32 acres, more or less, and’ being more particularly described on that certain plat of survey made by Jim H.
Ross, of record in the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Plat Book 25, page 60. Said plat being by reference incorporated herein for descriptive and all other legal purposes.

Also Less and Except: That certain right-of-way deed form Albert D. Glass to the Department of Transportation, State of Georgia, recorded in. the Office of the Clerk of Dodge Superior Court in Deed Book 213, Pages 485-487

This being the same land as conveyed to Land Management Associates, Inc. recorded in Book 236, Page 148 (Sugar Creek Tract) in Dodge County Clerk’s Office.

LITTLE GENTRY

All of the south quarter of Land Lot No. 251 in the 16th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, containing 50 5/8 acres, more or less. This being the same land conveyed to Land Management Associates Inc. recorded in Book 236, page 145 (Little Gentry Tract) in Dodge County Clerk’s Office.

COOK TRACT

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 16th Land District of Dodge County, Georgia, and being the northeast one-half of Land Lot No. 251, containing 101 ¼ acres, more or less.
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CITATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VS.
0.501 acres of land; and certain easement rights; and
Jesse Keith Dennis; Bank of Eastman; Hank W. Chapman; Internal Revenue Service; Georgia Department of Revenue; and Wilsonart, LLC f/k/a Wilsonart International, Inc.; and Dodge County Tax Commissioner, individually
DOCKET NO. 15V-7669
IN REM _______________
The said named persons and any and all other persons known and unknown claiming any right, title, power, interest, ownership, equity, claim or demand in and to the lands hereinafter described, and all occupants, tenants, lessees, licensees and all holders, owners and users of ways and easements in, across, over and under said land are hereby notified, under the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-4 through 32-3-19, providing for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Georgia, or any of its subdivisions, or by any county of such State, as follows:
That the above stated case, being a condemnation in rem against the property hereinafter described, was filed in said Court on the 19th day of October, 2015; That, in accordance with provisions of the aforesaid Official Code, a Declaration of Taking, duly authorized and properly executed as provided by the Official Code, has been made and filed in said case, declaring the necessity for and exercising the power of taking the said described lands for State-aid public road purposes, thereby vesting the title to same in the Department of Transportation; and, in pursuance of Parcel No. 8/13 19. such authority, the Department of Transportation has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County $12,100.00 as the just compensation for the said lands described; and all persons claiming such fund or any interest therein, are hereby required to make known their claims to the Court;
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Plaintiff-Condemnor has prayed the Court for Immediate possession of said property, and all persons having any interest in or claim against such property, as above set forth, are required by the Order of the Judge of said Court to surrender possession of the property to the Department of Transportation no later than 30 days from filing of the Declaration of Taking.
That in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 32-3-13 through 32-3-19, if the owner, or any of the owners, or any person having a claim against or interest in said property, shall be dissatisfied with the compensation, as estimated in the Declaration of Taking and deposited in Court, such person or persons, or any of them, shall have the right, at any time subsequent to the filing of the Declaration and the deposit of the fund into Court but not later than 30 days following the date of service as provided for in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-8 through 32-3-10 to file with the Court a notice of appeal, the same to be in writing and made a part of the record in the proceedings.
The said property, as thus affected, is described as follows:
SEE PAGE 20-A; 20-B; 20-C; 20-D; DESCRIPTION
This 19th day of October, 2015.
/s/ Rhett Walker
Clerk Superior Court
DODGE COUNTY
Parcel No. 8/13 20.
Project Number: MLP00-0087-00(045) DODGE COUNTY
Parcel Numbers: 8/13
Required R/W: 0.501 acres of land; and certain easement rights
Property Owner: Jesse Keith Dennis; Bank of Eastman; Hank W. Chapman; Internal Revenue Service; Georgia Department of Revenue; and Wilsonart, LLC f/k/a Wilsonart International, Inc.; and Dodge County Tax Commissioner
All those tracts or parcels of land lying and being in Land Lots 15 and 46 of the 15th and 20th Land Districts of Dodge County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows: Parcel No. 8
BEGINNING at the point of intersection between the existing northeastern right of way line of US 23/State Route 87 with the existing northwestern right of way line of Jim Foskey Road/County Road 137, said point being 53.74 feet right of and opposite station 108+86.44 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00(045); running thence northwesterly along said existing northeastern right of way line a distance of 114.37 feet to a point 53.47 feet right of and opposite station 110+00.82 on said centerline, said point also being a point the Land Lot/Land District line on said project; thence northeasterly along said Land Lot/Land District line a distance of 29.37 feet to a point 80.00 feet right of and opposite station 110+13.42 on said centerline; thence S 23° 04’ 17.3” E a distance of 88.42 feet to a point 80.00 feet right of and opposite station 109+25.00 on said centerline; thence S 80° 27’ 40.8” E a distance of 53.64 feet to a point 40.00 feet left of and opposite station 11+25.00 on the construction centerline of County Road 137; thence N 67 11’ 30.3” E a distance of 70.07 feet to a point 40.00 feet left of and opposite station 11+95.08 on said centerline of County Road 137; thence northeasterly 38.41 feet along the arc of a curve to the left (said curve having a radius of 1008.76 feet and a chord distance of 38.41 feet on a bearing of N 66° 05’ 49.5” E to a point 39.99 feet left of and opposite station 12+35.01 on said County Road 137 centerline; thence S 25° 03’ 49.4” E a distance of 9.98 feet to a point Parcel No. 8/13 20-A.
30.01 feet left of and opposite station 12+35.02 on said centerline of County Road 137, said point also being a point on the existing northwestern right of way line of Jim Foskey Road/County Road 137; thence southwesterly along said existing right of way line a combined distance of 180.27 feet back to the point of BEGINNING.
Parcel No. 13
BEGINNING at a point on the Land Lot/Land District line of said project, said point being 80.00 feet right of and opposite station 110+13.42 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00(045); running thence southwesterly along said Land Lot/Land District line a distance of 29.37 feet to a point 53.47 feet right of and opposite station 110+00.82 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the existing northeastern right of way line of US 23/State Route 87; thence northwesterly along said existing right of way line a distance of 612.00 feet to a point 52.38 feet right of and opposite station 116+12.81 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the northwestern property line of the condemnees; thence northeasterly along said property line a distance of 27.84 feet to a point 80.00 feet right of and opposite station 116+16.28 on said centerline; thence S 23° 04’ 17.3” E a distance of 602.86 feet back to the point of BEGINNING.
Said described lands being the required right of ways and are shown colored yellow on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A.
Also to be acquired by condemnation are four temporary easements for construction of driveways being described as follows:
Driveway Parcel No. 8
BEGINNING at a point 79.99 feet right of and opposite station 109+88.18 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00(045); running thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 80.00 feet right of and opposite station 110+13.42 on said centerline, said point also being a point on the Land Lot/Land
Parcel No. 8/13 20-B.
District line on said project; thence northeasterly along said Land Lot/Land District line to a point 110.02 feet right of and opposite station 110+27.68 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line to a point 110.02 feet right of and opposite station 110+10.18 on said centerline; thence southwesterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING.
Driveway 1, Parcel No. 13
BEGINNING at a point 110.02 feet right of and opposite station 110+27.68 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00(045); running thence southwesterly along a straight line to a point 80.00 feet right of and opposite station 110+13.42 on said centerline; thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 79.99 feet right of and opposite station 111+49.05 on said center-
line; thence southeasterly along a straight line to a point 110.01 feet right of and opposite station 111+19.05 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING.
Driveway 2, Parcel No. 13
BEGINNING at a point 80.00 feet right of and opposite station 112+60.76 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00(045); running thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 80.00 feet right of and opposite station 113+44.77 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line to a point 115.00 feet right of and opposite station 113+22.79 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line to a point 114.99 feet right of and opposite station 112+82.79 on said centerline; thence southwesterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING.
Driveway 3, Parcel No. 13
BEGINNING at a point 80.00 feet right of and opposite station 114+29.63 on the construction centerline of State Route 87/US 23 on Georgia Highway Project MLP00-0087-00(045); running thence northwesterly along a straight line to a point 80.00 feet right of and opposite
Parcel No. 8/13 20-C.
station 115+03.63 on said centerline; thence northeasterly along a straight line to a point 114.66 feet right of and opposite station 114+81.62 on said centerline; thence southeasterly along a straight line to a point 114.65 feet right of and opposite station 114+51.63 on said centerline; thence southwesterly along a straight line back to the point of BEGINNING
Said described lands being temporary easements for the construction of driveways and are shown colored orange on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A.
The title, estate, or interest in the above described lands, required by condemnor and now taken by condemnor for public use is as follows: Fee simple title to the above described lands as shown colored yellow on the plats dated 10th day of March, 2008: Last Revised: Sheet Nos. 6 and 7 on April 28, 2015; Sheet No. 8 on May 6, 2015 and attached to Appendix “A” to Exhibit “A” as Annex 1-A.
Four temporary easements are condemned for the right to construct driveways to connect the newly constructed road and right of way to the condemnees remaining lands for driveway purposes. Said easements will expire on January 1, 2018, and are shown colored orange on the attached plats marked Annex 1-A. Upon completion of the project, the driveways will remain in place
or use by the condemnees.
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1004 CONDEMNATIONS

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CITATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VS.
1.225 acres of land; and certain easement rights; and Debbie Bryant; Chad Bryant and Shelly Bryant, individually
DOCKET NO. 15-V-7654
IN REM
The said named persons and any and all other persons known and unknown claiming any right, title, power, interest, ownership, equity, claim or demand in and to the lands hereinafter described, and all occupants, tenants, lessees, licensees and all holders, owners and users of ways and easements in, across, over and under said land are hereby notified, under the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-4 through 32-3-19, providing for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Georgia, or any of its subdivisions, or by any county of such State, as follows:
That the above stated case, being a condemnation in rem against the property hereinafter described, was filed in said Court on the 2nd day of October, 2015. That, in accordance with provisions of the aforesaid Official Code, a Declaration of Taking, duly authorized and properly executed as provided by the Official Code, has been made and filed in said case, declaring the necessity for and exercising the power of taking the said described lands for State-aid public road purposes, thereby vesting the title to same in the Department of Transportation; and, in pursuance of such authority, the Department of Transportation has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County $28,500.00 as the just compensation for the said lands described; and all persons claiming such fund or any interest therein, are hereby required to make known their claims to the Court;
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Plaintiff-Condemnor has prayed the Court for Immediate possession of said property, and all persons having any interest in or claim against such property, as above set forth, are required by the Order of the Judge of said Court to surrender possession of the property to the Department of Transportation no later than 30 days from filing of the Declaration of Taking.
That in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 32-3-13 through 32-3-19, if the owner, or any of the owners, or any person having a claim against or interest in said property, shall be dissatisfied with the compensation, as estimated in the Declaration of Taking and deposited in Court, such person or persons, or any of them, shall have the right, at any time subsequent to the filing of the Declaration and the deposit of the fund into Court but not later than 30 days following the date of service as provided for in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-8 through 32-3-10 to file with the Court a notice of appeal, the same to be in writing and made a part of the record in the proceedings.
The said property, as thus affected, is described as follows:
Project Number: MLP00-0087-00 (045) Dodge County

Parcel Number: 35
Required R/W: 1.225 acres of land; and certain easement rights
Property Owner: Debbie Bryant; Chad Bryant; Shelly Bryant

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 46 OF THE 20TH LAND DISTRICT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION ON THE EXISTING SOUTHWESTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN PROPERTY LINE OF THE CONDEMNEES, SAID POINT BEING 49.86 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 128+55.69 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY PROJECT MLP00-0087-00 (045); RUNNING THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID PROPERTY LINE A DISTANCE OF 30.14 FEET TO A POINT 80.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 128+55.63 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 23° 04’ 16.9” W A DISTANCE OF 218.81 FEET TO A POINT 80.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 130+74.44 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY 167.63 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT (SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 9926.31 FEET AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 167.63 FEET ON A BEARING OF N 23° 33’ 20.6” W) TO A POINT 80.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 132+43.43 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 24° 02’ 22.9” W A DISTANCE OF 66.57 FEET TO A POINT 80.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 133+10.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 69° 02’ 22.9” W A DISTANCE OF 14.14 FEET TO A POINT 90.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 133+20.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 24° 02’ 22.9” W A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO A POINT 90.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 133+50.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 20° 57’ 37.1” E A DISTANCE OF 14.14 FEET TO A POINT 80.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 133+60.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 24° 02’ 22.9” W A DISTANCE OF 90.00 FEET TO A POINT 80.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 134+50.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 28° 12’ 28.1” W A DISTANCE OF 150.39 FEET TO A POINT 90.93 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 136+00.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 24° 02’ 24.6” W A DISTANCE OF 260.59 FEET TO A POINT 90.93 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 138+60.59 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 79° 51’ 31.6” W A DISTANCE OF 10.96 FEET TO A POINT 100.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 138+66.75 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 24° 02’ 20.8” W A DISTANCE OF 133.25 FEET TO A POINT 100.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 140+00.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 32° 16’ 12.9” E A DISTANCE OF 18.03 FEET TO A POINT 85.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 140+10.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N 24° 02’ 22.9” W A DISTANCE OF 129.19 FEET TO A POINT 85.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 141+39.19 ON SAID CENTERLINE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERN PROPERTY LINE OF THE CONDEMNEES; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID PROPERTY LINE A DISTANCE OF 51.77 FEET TO A POINT 35.38 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 141+53.94 ON SAID CENTERLINE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE EXISTING SOUTHWESTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 1297.52 FEET BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID DESCRIBED LAND BEING THE REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY AND IS SHOWN COLORED YELLOW ON THE ATTACHED PLATS MARKED ANNEX 1-A.

ALSO TO BE ACQUIRED BY CONDEMNATION ARE TWO TEMPORARY EASEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DRIVEWAYS BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT A POINT 80.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 134+50.00 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY PROJECT MLP00-0087-00 (45); RUNNING THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 89.02 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 134+47.14 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 113.75 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 134+72.68 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 113.75 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 135+15.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 84.51 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 135+11.81 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

BEGINNING AT A POINT 90.93 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 137+46.64 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE 87/US 23 ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY PROJECT MLP00-0087-00 (045); RUNNING THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 125.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 137+69.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 125.00 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 137+99.00 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT 90.93 FEET LEFT OF AND OPPOSITE STATION 138+20.63 ON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SAID DESCRIBED LANDS BEING TEMPORARY EASEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DRIVEWAYS AND ARE SHOWN COLORED ORANGE ON THE ATTACHED PLATS MARKED ANNEX 1-A.

The title, estate, or interest in the above described lands, required by condemnor and now taken by condemnor for public use is as follows: Fee simple title to the above described lands as shown colored yellow on the plats dated 10th day of March, 2008: Last Revised: Sheet Nos. 8, 11, and 12
on May 6, 2015, and attached hereto as Annex 1-A.
Two temporary easements are condemned for the right to construct driveways to connect the newly constructed road and right of way to the condemnees remaining lands for driveway purposes. Said easements will expire on January 1, 2018, and are shown colored orange on the above mentioned plats. Upon completion of the project, the driveways will remain in place for use by the condemnees.
This 2nd day of October, 2015.
RHETT WALKER
Clerk Superior Court [Full Story »]