The Islander. (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 1972-current, March 22, 2010, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE yfSLANDER Published by Permar Publications www.theislanderonline.com • March 22, 2010 Established 1972 ssislander@bellsouth.net Vol 38 Issue 12 A tale of two liquor licenses By Matthew J. Permar Last week, in something of a precedent breaking action, the Glynn Comity Commission granted an alcoholic beverage license for a location that has been denied licenses on four different occasions in the past. Brunswick businessman Pankajkumar Patel applied for two alcoholic beverage licenses for different stores during the March 18 commission meet ing. One for an Altama Ave. address and the other for the Beer and Tobacco Express at 1182 Chapel Crossing Rd. directly across the street from the main entrance to the Fed eral Law Enforcement Train ing Center (FLETC). Both applications were met with public opposition. Patel withdrew his applica tion for the Altama Ave. store in the face of the opposition. The commission approved the license for the Chapel Crossing Rd. location. Since the mid-1990’s four different business owners have applied for licenses in the Cha pel Crossing Rd. strip center across from FLETC and every one was turned down. The precedent was set for the Chapel Crossing Rd. loca tion with the first application, for a package store, that was opposed by members of two nearby churches, the Bruns wick Christian Academy, also nearby, and area residents. The location met all the requirements to legally be granted a license. But based on the volume of public opposi tion the commission denied the license citing a section in their ordinance that gives them the authority to deny a liquor license if they believe it will be detrimental to the general health and welfare of the sur rounding area. The package store was fol lowed by a sports bar-restau- Turn to Page 5 Liquor licenses a future date. Last Thursday we caught a crew from Steven Edwards Contracting installing a Bull- dawg near Brogen's North res taurant at the Frederica North shopping center. This particular Dawg, which is sponsored by the Bulldawg Illustrated, was painted by Turn to Page 6 Bulldawgs JD’s Dawg Local celebrity and Comic Book Hall of Fame cartoonist Jack Davis paint ed one of his easily recognizable Uni versity of Georgia 'Bulldawgs' (right) for the Humane Society of South Coastal Georgia's 'Coastal Dawgs Unleashed' fundraising art event. Above, Clever Perez (left) and San tiago Perez of Steven Edwards Con tracting install the Jack Davis Dawg at Frederica North shopping center on St. Simons Island. Along with Time and TV Guide magazines and Dell Comics, Davis was a regular con tributor to the hugely popular Mad magazine. Islander Staff Photos - Permar Humane Society Bulldawgs surface By Pamela Permar Shierling Brunswick and the Golden Isles are beginning to see the Dawgish results of the 'Coast al Dawgs Unleashed' public art fund raiser begun by the Humane Society of South Coastal Georgia in January 2009. To raise funds for a new shelter, the Society began the campaign by asking local businesses to sponsor a large, medium or small Bulldawg for display at their business. Each Bulldawg will be painted by a volunteer artist and remain at the donor's busi ness until it is auctioned off at County seeks federal help for SPUR extension By Matthew J. Permar About a half a mile before you reach the Glynn Coun ty Public Safety complex on SPUR 25, the four lane road narrows to two lanes and stays that way the rest of the way through to its intersection with Hwy. 99. As the area grows and traf fic on the road increases, so does the Glynn County Com mission's concern for motor ists' safety. A project to extend the SPUR north to Hwy. 99 has been in the planning stages for ten years and now the Glynn County Commission is asking the federal government for funding assistance to get the road constructed. Turn to Page 6 SPUR Extension GICA students head to National SkillsUSA The Golden Isles Career Academy’s (GICA) SkillsUSA region winners won gold at the state competition, Friday, March 12, 2010 in Atlanta, qualifying them to advance to the national SkillsUSA Lead ership competition. There were a total of 17 GICA students to qualify and advance to the state competi tion in 12 different contests, including Welding, Construc tion, Auto Collision Repair, Television and Video Produc tion, and Nursing. GICA students won 1st place in six of these contests and walked away with 12 gold medals. As a result, eight of the stu dent participants will compete in the national SkillsUSA com petition this June. The GICA SkillsUSA win ners for each category includ- Turn to Page 2 GICA wins at state County-Wide News - Read County-Wide NCCA picks From the Ground Up The Green Zone Community News Gardening Column Movie Review - Pg 2 -Pg 10 -Pg 11 Back Talk Editorial Column -Pg 16