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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. □
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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
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