A boundary feud colors a ruby-red county's view of Kemp

FORSYTH — Monroe County is so conservative that Donald Trump carried it by more than two-thirds of the vote, so ruby-red that none of the four state legislators who represent the territory faced any Democratic opponent two years ago.

The county is also just one of two that Brian Kemp lost in the GOP runoff for governor, and many voters here remain deeply suspicious of him. It’s not because of his policies or background, but for a reason far more parochial.

Monroe has been warring with neighboring Bibb County for more than a decade in a boundary dispute that’s cost taxpayers millions in legal fees. At stake is a chunk of land with dozens of homes and a lucrative Bass Pro Shops complex.

And many blame Kemp, who in his role as secretary of state is responsible for hashing out these boundary fights but has yet to do so.

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