Citation for Publication 72438
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF BULLOCH COUNTY, STATE OF GEORGIA. Bulloch County v. 0.51 acres of land; Pinnacle Towers, Inc.; Verizon Wireless of the East, LP; and Bulloch County Tax Commissioner, Superior Court of Bulloch County, Civil Action No. SUCV2026000003. 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 an 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 6th day of January, 2026. 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 County public road purposes, thereby vesting the title to same in the Bulloch County; and, in pursuance of such authority Bulloch County has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County $14,900.00 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 Bulloch County 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 persona 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 rights, 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. That said property, as thus affected is described as follows: TRACT ONE All that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 1547th G.M. District of Bulloch County, Georgia, along County Road 261, also known as Hightower Road, said tract or parcel containing 0.51 acres and designated as Parcel 4 according to a right-of-way plat dated July 20, 2022, prepared by Denver W. Youngblood, Registered Land Surveyor, for the Bulloch County Board of 6 and recorded in Plat Book 70, Pages 371-376, Bulloch County Records. The aforesaid plat and the description thereon are by reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof. TRACT TWO All that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 1547th G.M. District of Bulloch County, Georgia, along County Road 261, also known as Hightower Road, said tract or parcel containing 0.16 acres contiguous to Parcel 4 and shown on that right-of-way plat dated July 20, 2022, prepared by Denver W. Youngblood, Registered Land Surveyor, for the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners and recorded in Plat Book 70, Pages 371-376, Bulloch County Records. The aforesaid plat and the description thereon are by reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof. Heather Banks McNeal, Bulloch County Superior Court Clerk 72438 1.22.26 RL