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Published by Permar Publications • P.O. Box 20539 • St. Simons Island, Ga. 31522 • 912-265-9654 • ssislander@bellsouth.net
May 4, 2009 Established 1972 Vol 37 Issue 18
Nunnallys thanked for donation to SGHS
During the ground breaking ceremony last Monday, April 27 for the Miriam and Hugh
Nunnally Maternity Care Center at the Southeast Georgia Health System's (SGHS)
Brunswick Campus, SGHS President-CEO Gary Colberg, FACHE (second from right)
presents Hugh Nunnally with a crystal bud vase containing a Magnolia blossom in
appreciation for the Nunnally's donation to the maternity center. Glynn-Brunswick
Memorial Hospital Chair Michael D. Hodges (far right) prepares to give bud vases to
the other members of the Nunnally family who attended the afternoon event: Tripp
Nunnally (from left to right) Mary Hopkins Nunnally; Hugh Nunnally and Lee Nunnally.
The magnolia blossom represented the two magnolia trees that had to be removed
for the project. Colberg said, "They were two of the most beautiful magnolias in the
area. We hated to remove them and we tried to save them by building around them,
but it just wasn't possible." Islander Staff Photo
Ground broken for Miriam & Hugh Nunnally
Maternity Care Center expansion & renovation at SGHS
Chief would
like input on
barrier design
By Matthew J. Permar
Glynn Comity Police Chief
Matt Doering has seen the
Georgia Dept, of Transporta
tion’s (DOT) proposed plan to
build a concrete barrier wall
down the middle of the F.J.
Torras Causeway and does not
particularly like what he sees.
While Doering stopped short
of opposing the wall altogether,
last week he told the Bruns
wick Golden Isles Chamber of
Commerce’s Board of Direc
tors that he does have some
concerns about the barrier and
would like some input into the
project design process.
Doering said, “It’s not my
place to oppose the barrier, my
concern is traffic safety. There
is no doubt in my mind that the
wall will improve traffic safety
by eliminating crossover acci
dents. But accidents are still
going to happen and I want the
public to be fully aware of the
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Causeway barrier
Georgia in better
shape than most,
says Keen
By Matthew J. Permar
“Georgia’s revenue is cer
tainly down, and we need the
economy to improve, but com
pared to other states we are
better off than most.”
This was the ‘it’s bad, but
it could be worse’ news that
Representative Jerry Keen (R-
Dist. 179) gave the Brunswick
Glynn County Chamber of
Commerce’s Board of Directors
during their monthly meeting
last week.
Giving an end of legislative
session report to the Chamber,
Keen said, “It was a tough
session, but a good one. We
have $55 million to $60 million
in bonds and capital invest
ment money coming to Glynn
County in addition to what we
normally get. This is all good
news for Glynn.”
At $18 billion, the state
budget is down about $3 billion
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State finances
Infrastructure
development
on tap for
Brunswick airport
By Pamela Permar
Shierling
The Brunswick Golden Isles
Airport is prepared for future
growth. Right now Phase I of
the West General Aviation
Development plan is 'shovel
ready' and Steve Brian, Exec
utive Director of the Glynn
Comity Airport Commission,
is working on getting $2.5 mil
lion in stimulus money.
"If stimulus money is avail
able, we can break ground
within six months," Brian
said. "If we apply to the Fed
eral Aviation Administration
(FAA) for the money, ground
breaking could be as far away
as 24 months."
Another reason to apply for
the stimulus money is that it
doesn't require matching local
dollars. The FAA funds 95%
of a project; 2.5% would be
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Brunswick Airport plans
County implements
cost cutting to offset
shrinking revenues
By Pamela Permar
Shierling
Duringthis economic crunch
time Glynn County is working
hard to control expenses and to
keep expenses below budget.
Several county departments
are under budget through
March 31, 2009: Public Works
- 19%; General Government
(administration) - 15%; Rec
reation - 12%; Housing and
Development - 20%.
At the April 28,2009,
Finance Committee meet
ing Phyllis McNicoll, Finance
Director, reported current year
revenues are projected to be
nearly $4 million less than
budgeted.
Budget reductions of $4 mil
lion have been implemented to
offset the revenue loss. Cost
containment measures include
suspension of all overtime and
a hiring freeze and a 90 day
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County cost cutting
Southeast Georgia Health
System held a ground breaking
ceremony Monday, April 27, to
mark the official beginning of
the expansion and renovation
of the Miriam & Hugh Nun
nally Maternity Care Center
on the Brunswick Campus.
The new construction will
add 6,550 feet of additional
space to the existing center
and will provide more upscale
finishes to provide a more fam
ily-centric setting.
When complete the Cen
ter will feature 24 redesigned
labor, delivery, recovery, and
postpartum rooms (LDRPs)
with the latest technologies
that will allow mothers and
their babies to remain in the
same hospital room through
out their stay.
Two enclosed courtyards
also will be added, as well
as new waiting areas and an
enhanced security system.
The honorees at last week's
event were Hugh Nunnally
and his children, Lee, Mary
Hopkins, and Tripp.
Mr. Nunnally and his late
wife Miriam made a $1 million
donation to the expansion and
renovation of the Maternity
Care Center and have been
long-time supporters of the
Health System.
Participating in the ground
breaking with the Nunnally
family were Health System
President and CEO Gary R. Col
berg, FACHE; Glynn-Bruns
wick Memorial Hospital Chair
Michael D. Hodges; Brunswick
Campus Chief, Department of
Obstetrics/Gynecology Marga
ret Hartnett Goodman, MD;
and Brunswick Campus Chief,
Department of Pediatrics M.
Townsend Cooper, MD.
For more information about
the new Miriam & Hugh Nun
nally Maternity Care Center
and the Southeast Georgia
Health System, visit www.
sghs.org □
