CITATION IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LIBERTY COUNTY GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DOCKET NO. SUV2026000429 VS. IN REM ______________ 0.015 acres of land; and certain easement rights; and Susan Rae Copner; and all known and unknown occupants; and LIBERTY County Tax Commissioner, individually The said named persons and any and all other persons known and unknown claiming any right, title, power, interest, ownership, equity, claim or demand in and to the lands hereinafter described, and all occupants, tenants, lessees, licensees and all holders, owners and users of ways and easements in, across, over and under said land are hereby notified, under the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-4 through 32-3-19, providing for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Georgia, or nay of its subdivisions, or by any county of such State, as follows: That the above stated case, being a condemnation in rem against the property hereinafter described, was filed in said Court on the 14th day of July, 2026; That, in accordance with provisions of the aforesaid Official Code, a Declaration of Taking, duly authorized and properly executed as provided by the Official Code, has been made and filed in said case, declaring the necessity for and exercising the power of taking the said described lands for State-aid public road purposes, thereby vesting the title to same n the Department of Transportation; and, in pursuance of such authority, the Department of Transportation has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County $37,600.00 as the just compensation for the said lands described; and all persons claiming such fund or any interest therein, are hereby required to make known their claims to the Court; In accordance with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Plaintiff-Condemnor has prayed the Court for Immediate possession of said property, and all persons having any Parcel No. 17 19. interest in or claim against such property, as above set forth, are required by the Order of the Judge of said Court to surrender possession to the Department of Transportation no later than 30 days from filing of the Declaration of Taking. That in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 32-3-13 through 32-3-19, if the owner, or any person having a claim against or interest in said property, shall be dissatisfied with the compensation, as estimated in the Declaration of Taking and deposited in Court, such person or persons, or any of them, shall have the right, at any time subsequent to the filing of the Declaration and the deposit of the fund into Court but not later than 30 days following the date of service as provided for in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 32-3-8 through 32-3-10 to file with the Court a notice of appeal, the same to be in writing and made a part of the record in the proceedings. The said property, as thus affected, is described as follows: SEE PAGE 20-A FOR DESCRIPTION This 16 day of July, 2026. /S/ TASHA SCHAEFFER Clerk Superior Court LIBERTY COUNTY Parcel No. 17 20. Project Number: N/A/ P.I. 0017697 LIBERTY COUNTY Parcel Numbers: 17 0.015 acres of land; and certain easement rights; and Property Owner: Susan Rae Copner; and all known and unknown occupants; and LIBERTY County Tax Commissioner, individually Right of Way All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot NA of the NA Land District and/or 17, 1458 Georgia Militia District of Liberty County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 48.82 feet right of and opposite Station 82+92.10 on the construction centerline of SR 38/US 84 on Georgia Highway Project No. 0017697; running thence N12deg48'07.6"E a distance of 107.81 feet to a point 48.75 feet right of and opposite station 83+99.91 on said construction centerline laid out for SR 38/US 84; thence northeasterly 4.10 feet along the arc of a curve (said curve having a radius of 29.95 feet and a chord distance of 4.10 feet on a bearing of N16deg43'36.9"E) to the point 49.02 feet right of and opposite station 84+04.00 on said construction centerline laid out for SR 38/US 84; thence S06deg45'21.9"W a distance of 79.95 feet to a point 57.50 feet right of and opposite station 83+24.50 on said construction centerline laid out for SR 38/US 84; thence S12deg50'32.3"W a distance of 32.37 feet to a point 57.50 feet right of and opposite station 82+92.13 on said construction centerline laid out for SR 38/US 84; thence N77deg19'46.2"W a distance of 8.68 feet back to the point of beginning. Containing 0.015 acres more or less. Last Revised: 01/22/2026 Permanent Easement All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot NA of the NA Land District and/or 17, 1458 Georgia Militia District of Liberty County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows: ALSO, granted is the right to construct and maintain any required slopes within the easement area shown on the attached plat. Beginning at a point 57.50 feet right of and opposite Station 82+92.13 on the construction centerline of SR 38/US 84 on Georgia Highway Project No. 0017697; running thence N12deg50'32.3"E a distance of 32.37 feet to a point 57.50 feet right of and opposite station 83+24.50 on said construction centerline laid out for SR 38/US 84; thence N06deg45'21.9"E a distance of 79.95 feet to a point 49.02 feet right of and opposite station 84+04.00 on said construction centerline laid out for SR 38/US 84; thence northeasterly 22.79 feet along the arc of a curve (said curve having a radius of 30.00 feet and a chord distance of 22.24 feet on a bearing of N42deg24'36.2"E) to the point 60.00 feet right of and opposite station 84+23.35 on said construction centerline laid out for SR 38/US 84; thence S04deg44'26.1"W a distance of 99.34 feet to a point 74.00 feet right of and opposite station 83+25.00 on said construction centerline laid out for SR 38/US 84; thence S12deg50'32.3"W a distance of 32.82 feet to a point 74.00 feet right of and opposite station 82+92.18 on said construction centerline laid out for SR 38/US 84; thence N77deg19'46.2"W a distance of 16.50 feet back to the point of beginning. Containing 0.044 acres more or less. Sheet nos. 17 and 36, last revised on 1-22-2026 Parcel No. 17 54241 8.6.26 RL