Private roads, inmate laborers and street lighting (or lack thereof) were among items covered during the Fort Oglethorpe City Council meeting last Monday.
The council rejected a proposal to accept responsibility for Cobb Parkway, the road that serves Costco, as a city street, pending the resolution of some legal matters.
The road was constructed as part of the Catoosa County Economic Development Authority’s site preparation work for that retailer with an understanding that it would eventually be turned over to the city for maintenance.
The road was built to city specifications and has been in place for the amount of time required before any private road is accepted as a public throughway to assure there is no problem with its construction. The problem is due to it being necessary to follow a certain protocol: the county must agree to turn the road over to the EDA which would then transfer title to the city. All three of the parties met this week, but not in the order needed.
The transfer should be completed during the council’s next meeting, July 23.