CITATION IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF BULLOCH COUNTY GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DOCKET NO. SUCV2025000168 VS. IN REM ______________ 0.303 acres of land; and certain easement rights; and Paul S. Akins; Josephine A. Akins; Bulloch County Board of Commissioners; and Tax Commissioner of Bulloch County 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 June, 2025; 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 $1,200.00 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; FOR DESCRIPTION This 5th day of June, 2025. /s/ Jennifer Raymond Clerk Superior Court BULLOCH COUNTY PROJECT NO.: P.I. 0016604 COUNTY: Bulloch County PARCEL NO.: 4 PROPERTY OWNERS: Paul S. Akins; Josephine A. Akins; Bulloch County Board of Commissioners; and Tax Commissioner of Bulloch County. Right of Way All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 1209th and 1575th Georgia Militia Districts of Bulloch County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 29.83 feet left of and opposite Station 59+19.96 on the construction centerline of Akins Pond Rd on Georgia Highway Project No. 0016604; running thence N65deg03'33.1"W a distance of 20.32 feet to a point 50.00 feet left of and opposite station 59+17.47 on said construction centerline laid out for Akins Pond Rd; thence N31deg58'20.6"E a distance of 641.04 feet to a point 50.00 feet left of and opposite station 65+58.51 on said construction centerline laid out for Akins Pond Rd; thence S57deg43'25.6"E a distance of 20.37 feet to a point 29.63 feet left of and opposite station 65+58.40 on said construction centerline laid out for Akins Pond Rd; thence S31deg52'07.4"W a distance of 317.85 feet to a point 29.05 feet left of and opposite station 62+40.55 on said construction centerline laid out for Akins Pond Rd; thence S32deg06'40.9"W a distance of 320.60 feet back to the point of beginning. Containing 0.303 acres more or less. The title, estate or interest in the above described land, required by condemnor and now taken by condemnor for public use is as follows: Fee simple title to the above described land as shown described within the attached plats DATE OF R/W PLANS: REVISION DATE: January 10, 2024 January 22, 2025, Sheet Nos. 4 and 6 ACQUISITION AREA: 0.303 Acres of land; and certain easement rights Driveway Easement All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 1209th and 1575th Georgia Militia District of Bulloch County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows: Also, granted is the right to an easement for the construction of a driveway as shown on the attached plat. Said easement expires in five (5) years or upon completion and final acceptance of said project by the Georgia Department of Transportation. Beginning at a point 50.00 feet left of and opposite Station 64+97.00 on the construction centerline of Akins Pond Rd on Georgia Highway Project No. 0016604; running thence N58deg01'39.4"W a distance of 10.00 feet to a point 60.00 feet left of and opposite station 64+97.00 on said construction centerline laid out for Akins Pond Rd; thence N31deg58'20.6"E a distance of 41.00 feet to a point 60.00 feet left of and opposite station 65+38.00 on said construction centerline laid out for Akins Pond Rd; thence S58deg01'39.4"E a distance of 10.00 feet to a point 50.00 feet left of and opposite station 65+38.00 on said construction centerline laid out for Akins Pond Rd; thence S31deg58'20.6"W a distance of 41.00 feet back to the point of beginning. Containing 0.009 acres more or less. 71248 7/24/25 RL