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Wednesday, February 6,2013
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Woodbine benefits from Eagle Scout project
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
jocelyn@tribune-georgian.com
The welcome into Wood
bine is now brighter thanks
to Tennyson Lloyd and the
Okefenoke Council Boy
Scout Troop 208.
Lloyd, along with help
from his troop, parents, city
officials and members of the
Woodbine United
Methodist Church, was able
to organize the refurbish
ment of Woodbine’s city
limit signs for his Eagle
Scout project. He presented
the finished project to
Woodbine city council Mon
day evening and detailed the
process.
Lloyd said the signs were
in bad shape with holes and
hack marks from various ob
jects thrown at the signs
from the road. Lloyd said it
took he and his troop about
81 total hours to complete all
four signs. City administra
tor Sandy Rayson said that
the troop’s efforts saved the
city around $1,000 and that
Lloyd handled the entire
project “very professionally”
“We’re very proud of
you,” council member Hank
Higginbotham said. “You
went above and beyond.”
Lloyd’s mother, Ginger
Readdick-Lloyd, spoke dur
ing the public comment por
tion of the meeting to
express her gratitude to the
council in their help in the
process. She said she valued
the lesson that the project
taught her son about gov
ernment, the process of
proper paperwork and a
community working to
gether.
The new signs feature
brighter paint and one sign
includes a brand new
wooden carved crawfish, as
the previous one was too
damaged to be refurbished,
according to Lloyd. Two
new crawfish carvings were
constructed — one for the
current sign and one for the
city to keep in case another
one is damaged in the future.
In other news:
• Council approved the
revisions to the city’s water
and sewer ordinance in ac
cordance with suggestions
from their last meeting. Res
idents will now be fined after
tampering with any pipes,
meters or other equipment
related to their water or
sewer systems. First offenses
will be charged repair costs
plus $100. Each subsequent
offense will be issued a cita
tion to appear in municipal
court.
• Council approved a res
olution to agree to a contract
between the Georgia De
partment of Natural Re
sources and the city for a
state grant that will provide
$100,000 toward the con
struction of trail and trail-
head amenities including
workout and comfort sta
tions, signs, entrances, land
scaping, picnic tables,
benches, parking lot delin
eation, bike stations and
racks, a water fountain and
trail lighting.
• Debbie Carter, director
of finance, provided an up
date on dock reimburse
ment, as discussed at the
council’s last meeting. Prop
Submitted photo
Boy ScoutTroop 208 member Tennyson Lloyd gives his final presentation Monday to Wood
bine City Council members at city hall. Lloyd refurbished several city limit signs as his Eagle
Scout project.
erty owners with docks had
previously been overcharged
in property taxes and Carter
said that she has been work
ing on this issue and that re
imbursements for the past
three years including 2012
should be going out next
week to the seven home-
owners affected. $he also
said that the city has re
ceived $39,700 in property
taxes in January alone and
that taxes overall have been
“coming in pretty quickly.”
Study
from page 1A
Once the report is re
turned in about three
months, the document will
be given to the public and
discussions held, council
member Jim Gant said, not
ing consolidation of the po
lice department with the
county is also being exam
ined.
“We’re ready to look at
this, study it and that’s what
this does in conjunction with
the county,” Gant said.”...
This is not something that’s
going to be done overnight
and without a lot of public
participation.”
The study is premature,
mayor Bill DeLoughy said,
noting someone always wins
and someone always loses in
consolidation.
$t. Marys lost in the 1990s
when the county handled its
fire protection, paying 40
percent of the cost and re
ceiving less than 15 percent
of the service with one sta
tion and a couple of fire
fighters or paramedics,
DeLoughy said.
The service was reclaimed
in July 2000.
“I’ve read the report... and
I think there’s a lot of things
in there that shows the
county needs an awful lot of
help,” DeLoughy said. “... I
question a lot of things in
that report. I question why
the county has nine fire sta
tions and I question a lot of
things about things that are
happening there. I’m think
ing that we should not be
going into this until we do a
lot more research on it.”
Through the process of
examining consolidation,
leaders should remember:
“Do we really want to con
tinue as a city?” DeLoughy
said.
“I mean once we start giv
ing up these services,” he
said. “... Once you give that
up, you turn that over, it’s
going to be out of your con
trol.”
Woodbine depends on the
county for police and fire
protection and has for years.
The city continues to pro
vide nine services to resi
dents either directly or
through contracts. Those
services are fire protection;
road and street maintenance;
solid waste management;
water supply and distribu
tion; wastewater treatment;
storm water collection and
disposal; enforcement of
building, housing, plumbing,
electrical and other codes;
planning and zoning; and
recreation facilities.
“We need a study to show
where we are,” council mem
ber $idney Howell said, not
ing he would not vote for
consolidation unless it saves
the city money.
Submitted
An artist’s rendering shows what a proposed lodging facility for Southeast Georgia Health
System would look like.
Donor offers housing funds
Southeast Georgia Health
System will soon embark on a
new construction project
thanks to a generous dona
tion received in late Decem
ber.
Although the donor wishes
to remain anonymous, the
purpose of the gift is very spe
cific. The health system is re
quired to use the funds to
build a new lodging facility
similar to the Ronald Mc
Donald House concept,
which will serve as short-term
residential quarters for visit
ing family members of cancer
and critical care patients, Cy-
berKnife patients from out
side the primary service area
and medical students rotating
with the health system’s med
ical staff.
“We are very thankful for
this gift and the opportunity
to improve our patients and
their family members’ experi
ence,” says Gary R. Colberg,
president and CEO. “We
often have family members
who travel from out of town
to be near their loved one
when they are hospitalized,
and patients who travel sig
nificant distances to receive
cancer treatments. $oon we
will be able to offer them a
comfortable home-like envi
ronment which, we hope, will
help to alleviate some of their
stress and anxieties.”
The facility will be located
adjacent to the Brunswick
campus on Kemble Avenue,
between $tarling $treet and
Oriole $treet.
Plans include a one-story
residential building with
three neighborhoods. The
cancer patient residential
neighborhood will include 16
one-bedroom units, the criti
cal care patient residential
neighborhood will consist of
12 two-bedroom units and
the student/on-call residential
neighborhood will have 16
one-bedroom and two two-
bedroom units, all of which
will include compact refriger
ators, microwaves and handi-
cap-accessible restrooms with
showers.
$imilar to a vacation time-
share, each unit will be fully
furnished and equipped with
dinnerware and other essen
tial items. A comfortable,
welcoming common area will
serve as the central entry
point joining the three neigh
borhoods, and community
laundry facilities will be avail
able. The grounds will fea
ture a courtyard with two
existing oak trees and parking
areas.
“To my knowledge, this is
the single largest gift the
health system has ever re
ceived,” Colberg said. “This
lodging facility will help us to
achieve our vision of being
the region’s health care
provider of choice.
“I commend all my fellow
team members for their pro
fessionalism and dedication to
delivering excellence, which
is what ultimately led to the
donor’s interest in our health
system,” he added. “This gift
was given because of the con
fidence our donor has in each
of them and $outheast Geor
gia Health $ystem.”
Fitness classes aid seniors
The seniors of $t. Marys
have enjoyed Zumba Gold
at the $t. Marys $enior
Center since $eptember
2012.
Fiesta Fitness has re
turned to the senior center
to resume Zumba Gold
classes for the 55-plus and
older residents for free.
Those who are under 55 or
not a $t. Marys resident
are welcome for a small
fee.
The classes, sponsored
by the $t. Marys Hospital
Authority, are for all fit
ness levels, including a
chair class for anyone with
mobility challenges. A gold
toning class will be added
as well. Research supports
the use of light weights,
which help increase bone
density and strength.
Classes are held 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and
Thursdays. Registration
forms can be obtained at
the senior center.
For more information,
contact Fiesta Fitness at fi-
estafitnesstnt.com, fi-
estafitness@gmail.com or
call Jocelyn Melchor at
(912) 227-0934.
Celebrating Black History Month
Join us for a journey into African American
history and culture. Through songs, dances
and stories, the folk music ensemble
Georgia Sea Island Singers describe the
world of their slave ancestors. Like their
forebearers for whom musical instruments
were forbidden, the group sings a cappella
or with only the accompaniment of
rhythm instruments. Don’t miss this
unique tribute event.
Date: Tuesday, February 19
Time: 6 p.m.
Where: Senior Care Center-St. Marys
Activities Room
805 Dilworth Street
St. Marys, GA 31558
Admission is free.
Space is limited. Light
refreshments provided.
Southeast Georgia
Health System
Quality Health Care Close to Home
sghs.org
Southeast Georgia Health System is a tobacco-free organization.
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