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Surfin’
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Published by Permar Publications • P.O. Box 20539 • St. Simons Island, Ga. 31522 • 912-265-9654 • ssislander@bellsouth.net
September 1, 2008 Established 1972 Vol 36 Issue 35
Ga. Pacific donates to CIS
CIS treasurer Laura Cross (second from left) accepts a check for $1,500 from Charmaine
Ward, Director of Community Affairs for Ga. Pacific in Atlanta. On hand for last week's pre
sentation were (left to right) Randal Morris, Public Affairs Manager GP Cellulose in Brunswick;
Luke Fennell, CIS Exec. Director; Sarah Mansfield, GP Community Affairs Coordinator/Atlanta;
and Jill Mitchell, CIS Program Coordinator. Islander Staff photo
Communities In Schools gets financial boost
from Georgia Pacific Foundation
County faces
minor setback
in treatment
plant funding
By Matthew J. Permar
Expansion of Glynn Coun
ty’s Exit 29 wastewater treat
ment plant in the south part
of the county has been in the
works for a long time and
comity officials are confident
that a small funding glitch will
not hold up the start of the
project.
Water and sewer projects
require a lot of planning due to
lengthy permitting processes
required by the state and fed
eral governments.
Last week the Glynn Comi
ty Finance Committee was set
to act on a GMP (Guaranteed
Maximum Price) proposal for
the Exit 29 treatment plant
expansion.
But, on the advice of Assis
tant County Attorney Will
Worley, the finance commit
tee deferred action to the full
comity commission meeting on
Thursday, September 4.
In addition the Brunswick/
Glynn Joint Water and Sewer
Commission (JWSC) will dis
cuss and possibly take action
on the issue during their meet
ing on Wednesday, September
3.
Worley told the finance
committee that a glitch in the
funding had occurred based on
two issues.
One, the JWSC is going to
have to apply for a $13 million
GEFA loan (Georgia Environ
mental Facilities Authority).
And two, the project is going
to take longer than a year to
complete.
The result, according to
Worley, is since the project
will run over a year it could be
construed as “creating debt,”
since the GEFA loan has not
yet been approved.
County Attorney Aaron
Mumford further explained
that the comity can have a
contract that lasts more than
a year if they have the funds
in hand.
‘We have to make sure the
debt is not carried over from
year to year unless we have
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Treatment plant funding
82 acre Sinclair
tract rezoned for
development
Last week the Glynn Comi
ty Commission unanimously
approved a rezoning request
for 82 acres on the north end of
St. Simons Island from Forest
Agricultural (FA) to Planned
Development (PD).
The property, approximate
ly 1.8 miles north of the Law
rence/Frederica Road intersec
tion and known as Sinclair
Plantation, is located on the
east side of Lawrence Road
and currently owned by the
Sea Island Company.
Proposed land use for the
property is residential develop
ment including one-family res
idences and row houses with
varying lot sizes. The maxi
mum number of dwelling units
is 181. The former FA zoning
allowed 161 units.
Recreational facilities, club
houses, community dock, and
support buildings are also pro
posed. Subject to state and fed-
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Sinclair tract
Glynn County
decision on yard
debris cleanup
Due to the limited amount
of fallen yard trash result
ing from Tropical Storm Fay,
Glynn County will not provide
countywide curbside pick up
for residential property.
The decision was made, in
part, due to no significant dam
age being documented from
this storm to warrant federal
or state funding. The County
also considered that the pos
sibility remains for more dam
aging storms later in the hurri
cane season, which lasts until
November 30.
Southland Waste Systems
customers who have purchased
the yard trash service will be
able to use this service for their
residential debris. All others
are responsible for the disposal
of their yard trash and can
contact local businesses that
specialize in yard vegetation
disposal, if necessary.
Below is a list of area busi-
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Debris cleanup
Communities In Schools of
Glynn County (CIS) just got
a $1,500 shot in the arm last
week with a donation from the
Georgia Pacific Corporation’s
(GP) Foundation.
“This is the just first dona
tion,” said Randal Morris, GP
Public Affairs Director for the
company’s Brunswick Cellulose
plant. “There will be more in the
future as we make it an annual
donation. You can take it to
the bank that Georgia Pacific
is committed to the future of
education and to Communities
In Schools.”
GP Director of Community
Affairs Charmaine Ward and
Community Affairs Coordina
tor Sarah Mansfield, both from
GP’s Atlanta office, were in
Brunswick last week and made
By Matthew J. Permar
the check presentation to CIS
Executive Director Luke Fen
nell, CIS Board of Directors
Treasurer Laura Cross and
CIS Program Coordinator Jill
Mitchell Thursday morning.
The donation, according to
Morris, was from GP Cellu
lose in conjunction with the GP
Foundation.
Ward said, ‘We are very
supportive of Communities In
Schools and in education in
general. In fact, education is
one of the four cornerstones of
our Foundation’s ‘investment
areas’. Areas where we look to
donate.”
“Georgia-Pacific believes that
strong communities are good
for business,” said Ward, “Our
core philosophy is anchored in
a belief that for a business to
survive and prosper, it must
develop and use its capabilities
to create sustainable value for
both its customers and soci
ety.”
We believe that self reli
ance and economic fortitude
are indispensable components
of vibrant communities,” Ward
continued, “The Foundation
primarily invests our resources
in four key areas that are essen
tial to creating and sustaining
strong communities, called the
“Four E’s” - Education, Enrich
ment, Environment and Entre
preneurship.”
According to the Foundation
website, Education covers job
training, literacy and scholar
ships.
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GP donates
