The Glynn County Board of Commissioners approved abandoning an unopened, unimproved alley adjacent to 241 Broadway Street, returning approximately 0.012 acres (about 530 square feet) to private ownership and the tax digest.

Staff explained the abandonment request (AB-19-3) covers a 10-foot-wide by 53-foot-long strip that has not been used by the public for several years and is located behind lots along Broadway Street. County engineers and service departments reviewed the request and indicated no utility conflicts; Georgia Power submitted no objection in a staff-circulated email. Staff also said the county posted notice, ran the required newspaper ads, and placed a sign on the property; no public comments were received during the formal comment period, though an adjacent neighbor filed an open-records request about the application the day before the meeting.

At the public hearing, resident Patricia Ann Barnador said she was not opposed to abandonment itself but questioned whether allocating the strip to a single neighbor would unfairly “enrich” one party and suggested a more equitable approach. Another neighbor asked how an alley abandonment would be apportioned; staff explained that typically half of an abandoned alley goes to each adjacent parcel unless a neighboring owner signs off to transfer their half to the other side. Applicant Victoria Griffiths, representing the parcel owners, said they had applied for the abandonment in February 2019 and that adjacent neighbors had already staked their half of the alley.

A commissioner moved to approve AB-19-3 as presented; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The county indicated it will retain utility rights if necessary and will follow standard procedures for dividing the abandoned strip between adjacent lots when issuing deeds and updating the tax digest.