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Altamaha Park lease
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lease (with the Altamaha Park of
Glynn Comity, Inc. - APGCI).
• when a camp site lot becomes
available, person at top of list is con
tacted and offered the opportunity to
execute new lease; if that person turns
down the offer, individuals on waiting
list are contacted in order.
• all individuals on the waiting list
are ensured equal access to camp site
lots and equal opportunity to execute a
camp site lease.
• any transfer, sale or conveyance
of personal property will be promptly
reported to Glynn County Tax Com
missioner.
• APGCI is required to carry $1 mil
lion in comprehensive public liability
insurance.
• financial statements and copies of
all camp site rental agreements will be
provided to the County on a quarterly
basis as well as the park manager's
income tax return.
• all camp site and lot agreements
occurring after the date of this second
amendment will state that
- Glynn County is the property
owner of Altamaha Regional Park
- the lot agreement is subject
to the leasehold agreement between
the Comity and APGCI.
- the agreement between the
Comity and APGCI terminates Aug.
20, 2013.
- the County can terminate
the leasehold agreement with APGCI
with 90 days written notice for any
reason
- no vested property rights are
conveyed with any camp site lease
- all camp site agreements
existing at the time of the Second
Amendment expire on Sept. 30,2009.
• APGCI shall make and pay for
all repairs and improvements to the
water and wastewater systems and
make them compliant with EPD of Ga.
Department of Natural Resources and
Glynn County Health Dept, regula
tions.
• structures may be inspected at any
time my the County to make sure they
are in compliance with County Code
of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinances.
APGCI must take the necessary action
to make structures compliant.
• APGCI will ensure all public facil
ities comply with terms of Americans
with Disabilities Act and, at its cost
and expense, make all improvements,
repairs and renovations to public facil
ities which may be required.
Commissioner Amy Callaway, Dis
trict 1, who has spearheaded the effort
to make changes at Altamaha Park
said, "I am happy with the amend
ment. I hope it will appease both sides.
The Amendment was modeled after
the seven points previously presented
by APGCI."
"I realize it's going to take a long
time to accomplish what I want to
accomplish in Altamaha Park but this
(the lease amendment) is a start,"
Comm. Callaway said.
What Callaway said she would like
to see happen in the future at the Park
is no automatic lease renewals and no
sale of personal property.
"When there is someone on the
waiting list, I would like to make that
renewal available to them," she said.
Other Finance Committee business
• In other business diming the June
9 meeting, the Finance Committee
recommended to the Board of Com
missioners (BOC) that they exempt
themselves from bidding requirements
for professional services for architec
tural and landscape design services
for Phase II Neptune Park and issue
a purchase order to Ussery/Rule for
$45,000 based on a proposal from Rob
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ert Ussery.
Charles Stewart, County Admin
istrator, made the recommendation
based on Robert Ussery's long involve
ment with the project. "Also," Stewart
said, "bids would likely be higher (than
the $45,000)."
In a June 3, 2009 letter to Stewart,
Ussery outlined his firm's proposed ser
vices which include preliminary plans
and budget, design review, design
development, construction documents,
bidding and negotiation and contract
administration. Additional services
would be provided at an hourly rate.
Total cost for Phase II is budgeted
at $1.1 million and includes paving
and new sidewalks, plaza area at the
end of the pier, site lighting, landscape
and irrigation, rework roof design on
pier, playground, benches and park
furnishings, Georgia Power relocate
overhead wiring, landscape and archi
tectural design, and signage.
Funding for Phase II is included in
SPLOST V. According to Stewart Uss
ery's fee will be paid from the County's
general fund balance and reimbur sed
with SPLOST V funds with interest
when funds become available.
• The Committee recommended to
the BOC approval of a contract with
the Georgia Department of Corrections
for $39,500 per year for prison detail
roadside litter pickup.
• The committee also recommended
to the BOC approval of the Interlocal
Agreement with the City of Brunswick
designating Glynn Comity as the fiscal
agent and distributes the $394,468 in
Justice Assistance grants.
The Glynn County Police Depart
ment and City of Brunswick Police
Department will receive $140,000 each
for equipment and $114,468 will be
spent on Drug Court operations. □
Eagle Scout
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“really helped raise awareness” of the
city's unique and lovely design.
According to Ms. Hunter, the
squares date back to the 18th cen
tury when Georgia was still a British
colony. Brunswick was planned in
a similar manner to Savannah and
followed a grid pattern. The checker
board blue print allowed designers to
place squares throughout the city that
would allow nature to flourish and
provide recreation for the citizens.
Brunswick has been in a unique
situation because it preserved the
squares after the American Revo
lution, while many municipalities
Americanized what was formerly
British.
Instead of Americanizing, Bruns
wick kept all of the original squares'
names. The nomenclature is largely
divided between local islands, such
as Blythe and Jekyll Squares, and
important British political figures.
Over the years many of the squares
in Brunswick had deteriorated and
had come to resemble vacant lots
instead of emerald islands in a sea of
brick and mortar.
The Signature Squares project
was founded in December of 2004 in
order to ultimately reinvigorate the
squares.
Eventually the signage project came
to fruition for two reasons.
A grant was delivered by The
Friends of Coastal Georgia History in
order to pay for the signs and young
McClain Culver contacted Julie Hunt
er while he was researching his Eagle
Scout project. Thanks to a few people's
donations and one scout's generous
application of elbow grease the Bruns
wick Squares have been enlivened and
returned to glory.
Troop 248 will hold an Eagle cer
emony for Culver in about two or
three weeks.
Squares included in Culver's Eagle
Scout project along Norwich Street,
north to south were: Hillary, Blythe,
Hillsborough (near Glynn Academy),
Wright (near Glynn Middle School),
Halifax, Satilla and Frederica.
Squares along Newcastle Street,
north to south included: Machen,
Jekyll, Queen, Hanover, King, Crisp-
en and St. Simons. □
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