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Friday, February 8,2013
Tribune & Georgian
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White Oak Post Office
stays open, alters hours
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
jocelyn@tribune-georgian.com
The White Oak Post Of
fice will not be closed, but
customers will see a change
in window service hours.
The office currently offers
retail hours from 8 a.m. to 12
p.m., 12:30 to 4 p.m. every
weekday and from 8 to 10:15
a.m. on Saturdays.
As of March 9, the White
Oak Post Office will adjust
to two hours of window serv
ice on weekdays from 2 to 4
p.m. Saturday hours will not
change, along with access to
delivery receptacles and
mailboxes.
According to Stephen See-
woester, a media specialist
for the postal service, a full
list of these changes was sent
to current White Oak resi
dents on Feb. 1.
The post office, which was
established in 1894, was put
on a list of 3,700 locations
being evaluated by the USPS
in summer 2011. Offices on
this list were evaluated for
services provided, number of
employees affected and loca
tion of the nearest facility to
those affected should the of
fice close.
Florence Drury, a cus
tomer of the White Oak Post
Office, got the chance to at
tend some of the community
meetings that were held with
USPS officials. Drury said
Tribune & Georgian file photo
Though the White Oak Post Office will remain open, its
hours will be reduced to weekdays from 2 to 4 p.m.The post
office will still be open from 8 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday.
that officials indicated that
hours would be cut, but
White Oak residents seem
upset and disappointed that
the new open hours will be
in the afternoon rather than
the morning, when many
people were used to stopping
at the post office.
Gloria Jones, officer in
charge at the White Oak
Post Office, said that a few
people have come in to com
plain about the change of
hours and to express that
they’re “not pleased.” Jones
said about five people on
Camden County Board of Commissioners
AGENDA
Tuesday, February 12,2013
Government Services Building, (Courthouse Square)
200 East 4th Street, 2nd Floor, Room 252,
Commissioners’ Meeting Chambers
Woodbine, Georgia
Convene Regular Meeting at 6:00 PM
Opening Ceremonies
• Invocation
• Pledge
Roll Call
Agenda Amendments
Adoption of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
• January 22, 2013 regular meeting minutes
Public Comments
Presentation
• Camden Leadership Class of 2013 Community Impact
Project presented by Diane Lustenader
• Showcase Camden County Photo Contest winners
presented by County Clerk Katie Bishop
• Employee of the Quarter presented by Employee
Recognition Committee Chair Keri Moreland and
Proclamation read by County Clerk Katie Bishop.
• St. Marys River Management Committee 2012 Annual
Report presented by John Myers
Regular Agenda
Administration - County Administrator Steve Howard
1. Feasibility analysis of consolidating the fire services of
Camden County Fire Rescue and City of St Marys
Purchasing Officer Keri Moreland
2. Approval to Award Purchase of Tanker Trucks
Adjourn Regular Meeting
Convene Public Hearing
Public Hearing
• Introduction of item 3 by Planning & Development Di
rector John Peterson and receive public comments re
garding this item.
Adjourn Public Hearing
Reconvene Regular Meeting
Planning & Development - Director John Peterson
3. Consideration of request by Troy L. Harrelson for a
Special Use (#SU2012-08) allowance to place a man
ufactured home on a % acre lot, located at 415 Elliott's
Bluff Rd., St. Mary's, GA, a portion of Tax Map 132A
Parcel 040. (District 3 - Vice-Chair Starline)
Reports
• Calendar - February / March
• County Administrator’s Report
Additional Public Comments
Adjourn BOC Meeting
Please be advised that this agenda is subject to amend
ments. As set forth in the American with Disabilities Act of
1992, Camden County does not discriminate, on the basis of
disability, and will assist citizens with special needs, given
proper notice. Please contact the Office of the County Clerk
before 4:00 PM the day of the scheduled meeting at (912)
576-5651 for assistance.
mail routes aren’t happy that
their route time will change
to afternoon rather than
morning and that around
eight or 10 residents that are
regulars at the post office in
the morning will have to ad
just their visits to the new
two-hour window as well.
Drury said that some resi
dents suggested a “village”
style post office at the com
munity meetings, which
would be similar to mailbox
setups at apartment com
plexes.
“I would love to have it
like that,” Drury said. “But I
guess this is what they
worked out.”
According to Seewoester,
the review for White Oak
concluded after taking cus
tomer survey responses,
input from the community
meetings and the operational
needs of the postal service
into consideration.
The USPS also announced
another attempt to save
money this week. First class
mail deliveries on Saturdays
will come to a halt nation
wide and save billions of dol
lars a year. This plan will
start in August, but package
delivery will remain available
Monday through Saturday.
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Masons re-enact memorial
On Sunday, Feb. 17, St.
Marys Masonic Lodge No.
109 will perform its annual
re-enactment of the St.
Marys George Washington
memorial service.
Citizens and residents are
encouraged to join in. The
group will gather at noon at
the St. Marys Masonic
Lodge, located on the cor
ner of Weed and Wheeler
streets where food will be
served during the prepara
tion. A procession will start
at 2:30 p.m., consisting of
several Masons and Eastern
Star ladies dressed in period
costume, along with horses
and carriage, which will
head to the waterfront
where a replica wooden cof
fin will be loaded onto a
horse-drawn carriage then
marched up to the Wash
ington stump where the
original memorial service
speech will be given.
St. Marys is located so far
south that, news of George
Washington’s death did not
reach residents until about
30 days later. Citizens con
ducted their own memorial
service. A wooden coffin was
off-loaded from a ship onto
a horse-drawn funeral
wagon. A white horse with
boots mounted backward in
the saddle followed the
wagon and cannon fire rang
out every half hour through
out the day. The town’s Ma
sons then buried the
wooden coffin at what is
now known as the St. Marys
Washington stump.
For more information,
call Kevan Duncan at (912)
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Student gains new position in alliance
Camden County High
School senior Steven Sainz
has been promoted to serve
as the Camden Community
Alliance & Resources’
(CCAR) new Georgia
Strategic Prevention Systems
project coordinator.
Sainz, a native of Costa
Rica, previously served as the
project assistant, where he
contributed to strategies for
community-level prevention
of underage and excessive al
cohol use. Sainz works
closely with the schools,
churches and many of the
community’s nonprofits to
coordinate prevention efforts
in the community.
Celenda Perry, CCAR’s
executive director, said that
Sainz has proven himself as a
creative and competent pre
vention professional in his 15
months as prevention assis
tant and is confident of his
ability to successfully meet
the contract. Sainz also
serves on the Souper Bowl of
Caring national youth advi
sory board.
“We are excited about the
youthful insight and enthusi
asm Mr. Sainz brings to this
project, and he has proven
himself to be a strong advo
cate of prevention and leader
in community collabora
tion,” said Veronica Anklam,
CCAR president. “He will
be working with the Georgia
Department of Behavioral
Health — Office of Preven
tion Services, statewide un
derage alcohol prevention
colleagues and community
partners to reduce underage
and excessive alcohol use in
Camden, Brantley and
Pierce counties.”
Sainz said it is an honor to
have been selected for this
new role, and humbling be
cause of his age and inexperi
ence.
“Each community has
within it the resources to
best serve the needs of its
members,” he said. “Camden
Community Alliance & Re
sources has a stellar reputa
tion with its local, state and
international colleagues in
delivering superior preven
tion and health promotion
services. I am very excited to
be given this opportunity
and challenge.”
Sainz’s project agenda is
packed with charges of com
munity readiness assessments
and community capacity
building. He will be working
with statewide partners to
meet national objectives.
“Our next tasks will be see
ing just how ready these
communities are to reduce
underage and excessive alco
hol use,” he said. “Some
might be eager, some might
be ready but unenthusiastic.
They might be reluctant, or
some may be in denial about
the problem.”
Sainz stressed education,
problem identification and
referrals to intervention and
a community-based process
to change the cultural envi
ronment.
“Prevention works,” Sainz
said. “Prevention saves
money and trouble, but pre
vention alone is not enough.
We have to develop strong
networks among prevention,
intervention and recovery
providers.”
For information about the
Georgia Strategic Preven
tion Systems and Camden
Community Alliance & Re
sources, call (912) 882-7295.
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