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PAGE 2, NOVEMBER 3, 2008, THE ISLANDER Glynn Drug Court celebrates 10th anniversary is to increase recycling awareness and recycling opportunities throughout the State. The idea behind the trailer is to reinforce the recycling ethic by encour aging participation away from home. The goal is to provide local govern ments with promotional and educa tional resources that can be used to continue recycling services at special events. The Department of Community Affairs has assembled a "turn key" spe cial event recycling kit which includes portable reusable special event recy cling containers, a custom designed carrier to transport the containers and bags, as well as guidance materials for special event planners; all of which are provided in an enclosed trailer with the recycling promotion image on it. The recycling containers are designed to minimize contamination and encourage event attendees to recy cle. Glynn County has partnered with Keep Brunswick-Golden Isles Beau tiful to oversee management of the trailer. The recycling trailer will be available for "loan out" to various organizations that can use it to collect recyclables at their events and market recycling in got their first look at the brand new recycling trailer during last weekend’s Georgia-Florida game. The trailer was parked at the Coast Guard Bath House to raise awareness of KBGIB’s efforts. Recycling recepta cles were strategically placed at beach access points and in heavily frequented island parks over the weekend. In addition to this effort, the Glynn Comity 4-H Advisory Council, KBGIB and the University of Georgia Glynn County Cooperative Extension Office sponsored a Community Beach Sweep on Saturday & Sunday, November 1 and 2 beginning at 8:00 a.m. each day. Community volunteers joined efforts to keep our beaches clean during this busy weekend. For more information pertaining to the Recycling Trailer and its use, contact Keep Brunswick-Gold en Isles Beautiful at 279-1490. □ Sept, revenue figures Net revenue collections for the month of September 2008 (FY09) totaled $1,632,334,000 compared to $1,561,749,000 for September 2007 (FY08), an increase of $70,585,000 or 4.5%. The percentage decrease year-to- date for FY09 compared to FY08 is 2.6%. □ On November 10, Judge Amanda F. Williams and the Glynn/Camden Drug Court will celebrate the 10th anniver sary of its first session. The Judge and staff invite community members and graduates of the corut to join them at 11 a.m. at the College of Coastal Geor gia Continuing Education Auditorium for a commemoration. 1,091 people with addictions have been served in the treatment program since November of 1998 and it is rec ognized as the largest program per population in the state. There are cur rently 309 clients being served in the treatment program. Over 381 clients have successfully completed the 24 month rehabilitation program. In September of 2007, the drug corut became the only drug corut in Georgia to be awarded certification from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. For years Judge Williams, as an attorney, prosecutor and judge wit nessed numerous cases in which defendants and families were desper ate for help when addiction had been the driving force behind criminal acts. Incarceration alone in most cases had not been sufficient to stop the progres sion of addiction. Learning that states like Florida and California were developing drug coruts to offer both treatment and sanctions to offenders eligible to enter rehabilitation programs, Judge Wil liams convened a planning team of community people who were involved with the corut system and treatment. In addition, she applied for grants from the U.S. Department of Justice to plan and implement a local drug corut. In November of 1998, Judge Wil liams and the team held the first court session and enrolled the first nine cli ents. In order to allow sufficient treat ment time for clients to achieve stabil ity in their lives, the required treat ment time was set for 24 months. Law enforcement reviews all drug corut candidates to eliminate any with violence in their background. In July of 2007, the drug court moved from its facility in downtown Brunswick to a larger space in the county's renovated Office Park build ing to accommodate its increase in numbers. □ Page 2 N County takes recycling on the road Glynn County recently received an Away From Home/Special Event Recy cling Grant' for a recycling trailer from the Georgia Department of Commu nity Affairs Office of Environmental Management. The purpose of the local govern ment grant program, which is funded through the Solid Waste Trust Fund, our community. KBGIB has enlisted the support of local community partners - Coastal Disposal and Recycling, Southland Waste Systems and Waste Manage ment to assist with the collection and promotion of the recycling efforts here in Glynn County. Glynn County residents and visitors Standing in front of the county's new Recycling Trailer are (from left to right) Bob Malouin, Gen. Mgr. Coastal Recycling Services; County Com mission chairman Don Hogan; Charles Creveling, Site Mgr. Southland Waste; Marsha Smith, KBGIB Exec. Dir.; Dick Newburn, Glynn County Grants Coordinator; Joseph Floyd, Southland Waste; and Wesley Davis, Glynn County Recreation Dir. In front of the group is one of the portable stands that holds a plastic bag for recyclables. The stands are one of the items contained in the trailer. Islander staff photo Serving you... for 119 Thanksgivings. Jk Southeastern Bank Serving Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida since 1889. Southeastern Bank has been privileged to serve you for 119 years. 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