Pin set in most recent land survey in Bibb and Monroe County (file photo)
In 2005, then-Governor Sonny Perdue appointed a surveyor to establish a boundary between the two Middle Georgia counties. Monroe County says a 188-year old boundary was wrong.
Kemp says after considering the survey, visiting the site, examining historical records and even a taking into account a judge’s decision favoring Monroe, he could not move the county line:
“I did not feel comfortable setting a county line that I didn’t know 100-percent in my mind was the right location. When I went out there, when I looked at all the information that I received, I have substantial doubt.”
Millions in sales and property taxes are at stake. Monroe County could request a second grand jury or order a new survey.
