eminent domain

The Georgia Public Service Commission has voted to let Sandersville Railroad Co. condemn 43 acres of privately owned land in Sparta through eminent domain.

ATLANTA — The Georgia Public Service Commission has voted to let Sandersville Railroad Co. condemn 43 acres of privately owned land in Sparta through eminent domain.

The unanimous vote upheld a recommendation from a hearing officer last spring to make way for a spur the freight rail line plans to use to ship locally-mined granite, farm products and timber along a CSX line to markets.

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