Bill Text: SC S1233 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: George Bailey Interchange
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-09-22 - Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence [S1233 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-S1233-Introduced.html
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE INTERSECTION LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 178 AND UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 78 IN DORCHESTER COUNTY "GEORGE BAILEY INTERCHANGE" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS LOCATION CONTAINING THESE WORDS.
Whereas, the Honorable George Hampton Bailey was born on March 24, 1937, in Charleston, the son of George Hampton and Inez Horne Bailey; and
Whereas, he and his wife Ann Brown Bailey are the proud parents of five children and have seven grandchildren; and
Whereas, a graduate of Lee Institute, Mr. Bailey currently is chairman of the Dorchester County Council and serves on the county council's Agenda and Rules Committee, Audit Committee, Budget, Finance and Purchasing Committee, Public Safety, Health and Human Services Committee, and Water and Sewer Committee; and
Whereas, Chairman Bailey served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives for twenty years; and
Whereas, he is a member of the Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce, Tri-County Chamber of Commerce, St. George Lions Club, St. George Rotary Club, St. George Businessman's Club, and is a Mason and Shriner; and
Whereas, he has been bestowed numerous recognitions and awards, including an Honorary Doctorate degree from the College of Charleston, and the Order of the Palmetto, the state's highest civilian honor; and
Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to recognize the many accomplishments of this son of the Palmetto State by having a highway interchange in Dorchester County named in his honor. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly request the Department of Transportation name the intersection located at the junction of United States Highway 178 and United States Highway 78 in Dorchester County "George Bailey Interchange" and erect appropriate markers or signs at this location containing these words.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.
