Jack Bandy Way Dedicated At Ceremony

The City of Dalton's newest roadway was dedicated on Tuesday afternoon with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new Jack Bandy Way connects Broadrick Drive to Elkwood Drive and restores traffic circulation around Hamilton Medical Center which was disrupted when a part of Memorial Drive was closed to make way for the Peeples Cancer Institute. The road is now open to traffic. 

The road was named in honor of the late Burl Jackson “Jack” Bandy who passed away in March last year. He was a legendary philanthropist and business pioneer whose leadership, generosity, and love of this community helped shape Dalton into what it is today. Bandy founded Coronet Industries in the 1950s and turned his success in business into numerous philanthropic endeavors in Dalton and beyond. Among his numerous contributions to causes and organizations he supported were contributions over the years to the Hamilton Healthcare System and the Whitfield Healthcare Foundation.

Members of the Bandy family took part in the ribbon cutting ceremony, including his granddaughter and City Councilmember Annalee Harlan, who spoke on behalf of the family. Mayor David Pennington also gave remarks at the ceremony, speaking of his admiration of the late philanthropist and businessman. Hamilton Health President and CEO Jeff Myers also spoke. 

The roadway was built by Hamilton Health Care System and it was accepted by the City and dedicated as a public right of way at Monday night's meeting of the Mayor and Council. Hamilton Medical Center Vice President Danny Wright oversaw the project which was built to the City's standards. TU Parks was the general contractor for the roadway project, and Tally Construction performed much of the grading, base, and paving work as a subcontractor. Realty Trust provided project management support for the project and inspectors for the City and Whitfield County provided supervision during the construction of the new road. 

Below: Scenese from Tuesday's ceremony