Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor, center, makes a point at the Oct. 20 Bartow-Cartersville Joint Development Authority meeting as JDA Secretary Eric Strickland, left, and JDA Executive Director Melinda Lemmon look on. Bartow-Cartersville Joint Development Authority Executive Director Melinda Lemmon addresses the JDA's Oct. 20 meeting. Bartow-Cartersville Joint Development Authority Vice-Chair LaDonna Jordan presides over the JDA's Oct. 20 meeting. The Bartow-Cartersville Joint Development Authority at its Oct. 20 meeting conveyed some land off of Cassville-Pine Log Road to Bartow County and discussed economic impact statistics. The board voted unanimously to transfer about 33 acres on the north side of Cassville-Pine Log Road to the county for recreational use. Cartersville and Bartow County jointly purchased the land, explained County Attorney Boyd Pettit. It was given to the JDA, but was never developed. “The city of Cartersville and Bartow County came to an agreement to convey this 33 acres, which allows Bartow County to expand on some recreation parks and recreation projects that they have going on on Cass-Pine Log Road,” Boyd said. The resolution recognizes that the city and county bought the land jointly, and Bartow County will pay the city about $251,000, which is what the land went for back then. “That was a very generous offer from the city of Cartersville,” said Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor, who was at the meeting. “It was great working with them.…
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