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Tribune & Georgian file photo
A map shows the possibilities for a potential spaceport at the east end of Harrietts Bluff/Union Carbide Road. In Novem
ber, the county’s joint development authority began the task of due diligence on the proposal.
Tasks
from page 1
“We’ve still got some
major issues in the future to
look at,” he said.
An early goal for Howard
will be convening the five
county commissioners to
formulate a new strategic
plan that covers 24 months.
The county’s previous five-
year plan was completed in
December, Howard said.
“My goal is to get the
consensus of the board,” he
said. “... If you don’t have a
clear focus, you don’t ac
complish anything.”
Leaders will continue to
monitor the digest and look
at every opportunity for
partnerships and to reduce
the cost to taxpayers while
being more efficient and
more effective, Howard
said.
“We’re very fortunate;
we’ve done a lot of things
right,” he said.
Still, governments are op
erating in uncharted waters
because of the economy,
which makes now a good
time to start talking about
consolidating functions.
“You’ve got to be open
minded,” he said. “These
are different times.”
Everything should be
considered — public safety,
planning and zoning and
other services — to see
where duplications occur.
“You’ll have to look more
at partnerships and shared
services if it makes sense,”
Howard said. “... You look at
every option, then you make
a fact-based decision.”
Aside from the challenges,
there are some ideas that
could impact the county,
such as establishing a space
port, Howard said, terming
those ideas “game chang
ers.”
In November the Cam
den County Joint Develop
ment Authority voted to
explore and begin due dili
gence on turning the Bayer
CropScience site off Union
Carbide Road into a space
port. The more than 4,000-
acre facility offers space
companies the ability to
launch crafts over the marsh
and quickly access ocean-
based airspace, JDA director
David Keating told the au
thority in November.
Authority members
agreed to let staff continue
due diligence and explore
partnerships with tenants
and land owners to expand
the project. Construction
could start by 2014 and op
erations could follow by
later that year or early 2015.
Interest
sought
for adult
classes
A group of Camden resi
dents is seeking those in
terested in continuing
education classes for adults.
The classes would allow
local adults to expand their
knowledge in a pressure-
free, no exams environ
ment.
The group seeks to es
tablish an organization
whose mission is to provide
members of the community
with a college-level, non
credit learning experience
designed for the sole pur
pose of personal enrich
ment.
In order to make this
goal a reality, the group
needs support from the
community. To learn more,
call Carol at (912) 510-
0739 or Pat at (912) 510-
7687.
Tribune & Georgian file photo
Adults wishing to take part in continuing education classes are asked to contact a group in
Camden that is surveying the community for interest.
Commission to
promote Gullah
culture Jan. 21
Heritage corridor crosses Camden
The Gullah Geechee
Cultural Heritage Corri
dor Commission has been
selected by the Presidential
Inaugural Committee
(PIC) to participate in the
57th inaugural parade on
Jan. 21.
More than 2,800 appli
cations were submitted —
double the 1,380-plus or
ganizations that applied
to take part in President
Barack Obama’s first in
auguration. The historic
parade will follow the
swearing-in of Obama
and Vice President Joe
Biden.
“The talented groups
chosen to participate in the
inaugural parade reflect the
spirit, values and diversity
of our great nation,”
Obama said. “Vice Presi
dent Biden and I are hon
ored to have them join us
in the parade.”
The Gullah Geechee
Commission was estab
lished by Congress in 2006
and extends along the coast
from Wilmington, N.C., to
St. Augustine, Fla. Com
mission Chairman Ronald
Daise said, “It is indeed an
honor to participate in this
event, to showcase our sup
port and appreciation of
President and First Fady
Obama and his administra
tion.”
“We glad op fa dis hona
an cyan hoi we head op
high, fa true!” he said in
Gullah Geechee language.
“That means, ‘we can truly
take pride and hold our
heads high with the real
ization that our heritage
has shaped American cul
ture.’ That’s what our par
ticipation means. We no
longer need to be ashamed
of our language, our ways,
or our history.”
Daise is a native of St.
Helena Island, S.C., and
serves as vice president for
creative education at
Brookgreen Gardens in
Murrells Inlet, S.C.
We no longer need to
be ashamed of our
language, our ways, or
our history.
— Ronald Daise
commission chairman
“Our float will be vi
brant. It will represent our
unique African-American
culture, which has direct
linkages to First Fady
Obama, our folk life and
traditions that continue to
impact the American cul
tural fabric and influence
military families who re
side in communities of the
11 military bases through
out the four-state corri
dor,” he said.
The Gullah Geechee
Cultural Heritage Corri
dor is the only one of 49
National Heritage Areas
that celebrates a living cul
ture of an African-Ameri
can population. The
commission has a coopera
tive agreement with the
National Park Service.
“The Gullah Geechee
Commission has been mak
ing significant progress in
its mission to protect and
preserve this tremendous
cultural legacy,” said Con
gressman James E. Clyburn
(D-South Carolina), who
sponsored the Gullah
Geechee Cultural Heritage
Corridor Act. “I believe its
inclusion in the 2013 Inau
gural Parade will bring
added attention to its ef
forts and would be espe
cially relevant for President
Obama’s inauguration.”
Contributions are wel
come, Daise said, as federal
appropriations will not be
used for commissioners’
expenses. Visit the corri
dor’s website, www.gul-
lahgeecheecorridor.org,
click Donate, and specify:
Inaugural Parade.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF CAMDEN COUNTY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 19th day of March
2013, an election will be held at the regular polling places in all
election districts of Camden County, Georgia (“the County”), at
which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of the
county for their determination the question of whether a one per
cent county special purpose local option sales and use tax (“the
SPLOST”) shall be imposed on all sales and uses in the special
tax district created in the Country for a period of 6 years for the
raising of approximately $65,000,000.00 for the purpose of fund
ing capital outlay projects (“the Projects”) specified in the form of
the ballot set forth below:
(YES) • (NO)
Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in the
special tax district of Camden County for a period of time not to
exceed 24 quarters and for the raising of an estimated amount of
$65,000,000.00 for the purpose of (1) funding for the County and
Public Service Authority Projects, and (2) for the funding of the
City of Kingsland, City of St. Marys, and City of Woodbine Proj
ects.
RESOLUTION OF THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF COM
MISSIONERS CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON MARCH 19,2013 TO FILL THE OFFICE OF JUDGE OF
THE PROBATE COURT AND ESTABLISHING THE QUALIFYING
FEES FOR THE MARCH 19,2013 SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE
OFFICE OF JUDGE OF THE PROBATE COURT
The qualifying fee shall be $1,894.94.
Deadline to register to vote is February 19,2013.
All precincts will be open 7AM-7PM.
Qualifying starts at 9AM, Jan. 14 through Jan. 16 at noon.
Judge Martin O. Gillette
Election Superintendent
61087 CPC 1.2
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