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THE ^ISLANDER Published by Permar Publications www.theislanderonline.com ssislander@bellsouth.net August 27, 2018 Established in 1972 City, County hear from EPA on Terry Creek By Pamela Permar Shierling Last week (August 21) in a joint session City and County Commissioners heard a pre sentation from Scott Martin of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Terry Creek Superfund Site. Martin went through the history of the Superfund Site noting that it is made up of three operable units and that the current Consent Degree only covers 0U1 (Operable Unit One) which is the Outfall Ditch that empties into Terry Creek. The Consent Decree pro poses to move forward with the Terry Creek site remedies proposed in the Interim Re cord of Decision (IROD) June 2017. The Consent Decree com ment period, originally ending Aug. 21, 2018, has been ex tended until Sept. 20. Martin discussed the new method of analyzing weath ered toxaphene which is what is in the Outfall Ditch. Previously the EPA only had a way to analyze the toxa phene product itself, not how it changes in the environment. Martin pointed out that during the 1999-2000 dredg ing operation 35,000 cubic yards of material was removed mostly from the Outfall Ditch and mouth of the ditch and taken to a land fill. “We are now addressing the residual waste in the ditch,” he said. The interim remedy will re route the stream into a new outfall ditch, seal off the old outfall ditch and cover with backfill to cover the remaining sediment. The long term monitoring will determine the remedy’s effectiveness, he said. Turn to Page 5 Terry Creek cleanup Makin' a mess...!!! Above: Brunswick Library staff and Marshes of Glynn Libraries (MOGL) Board of Trustees members made a mess last week kicking off their long awaited renovation project by throwing paint balloons at the entrance wall. Vandals included: (left to right) Matthew Permar, MOGL Board; Hesper Montford, Cataloging Specialist; Lori Hull, Library Manager; Brittany Alderman, Library Assistant; Steve Croft, Senior Library Assistant; Jane Lafferty, MOGL Board, Donna Wade, MOGL Board; Sandy Turbidy, MOGL Board; Joan Campbell, MOGL Board; Ben Bryson, MOGL Assistant Director; Gloria Burns, MOGL Board; Mike Martin MOGL Board chairman; and Geri Lynn Mullis, MOGL Direcdtor. Bottom: Senator William Ligon who, with assistance from Representatives Don Hogan and Jeff Jones, secured state funding for the project, takes the first shot with a paint balloon. Mike Martin, Chairman of the Marshes of Glynn Libraries Board, spoke during the “ground breaking” ceremony for the renovation. Martin told the crowd, “The Library represents an opportunity for our citizens to improve their literary skills and is a great resource for the community.” “I am thankful for those of you who were on the board of trustees when we split from the Three Rivers System,” he said. “It allowed us to move on through this exciting period.” Martin thanked the Georgia Public Library Service for the $2 million in funding as well as the Glynn County Commission for their $1.5 million in matching funds for the renovation. He also thanked Sen. Ligon and Rep. Hogan for their help in acquiring the state funds. He thanked former Glynn County Commissioner Clyde Taylor, whose support of the library was instrumental in getting out of the Three Rivers Regional System, and his mother, Hildreth Taylor, for her early and long term service as a library board member. Islander Staff Photos - Shierling County-Wide News - Read County-Wide Page 2 -Demere paving to start Page 3 - Manning Aviation breaks ground for new FBO Page 6- ACS holds Meet / Greet for models Page 9 - Pets of the Week Page 10 - Pew News Page 11 - 2018-2019 Ritz Season Page 12 - Back Talk Vol 46 Issue 35 BOC still pondering islands ferry / trolley service By Matthew J. Permar In October of last year Stephen Williams of Anchor Shipping Group came to the Glynn County Board of Com missioners (BOC) with an idea to start a transit company that would provide both a fer ry service between Jekyll and St. Simons Islands and a trol ley service to shuttle the ferry customers around the islands. The primary issue for Wil liams and the BOC at the time was Williams needed a place to dock his ferry on St. Simons and asked the commission if he could attach a floating dock to the county pier at the end of Mallery St. in the St. Simons ‘village.’ No action was taken last year and Williams was back Turn to Page 9 Ferry / trolley service Property owners speak to Glynn Ave. plan By Pamela Permar Shierling “You have nine miles of marsh to look at when you cross the Torras Causeway,” said Jerry Edwards. “You don’t need access to my prop erty to view the marsh.” Edwards was one of several property owners and inter ested persons who spoke at last week’s (Aug. 22) meeting held for the public and proper ty owners to discuss the City Commission’s pending Glynn Avenue Design Framework. One of the areas of dis agreement was over the Framework’s required 45 ft. marsh setback. Mayor Cornell Harvey said at the August 15 City Commis sion meeting that he wanted Turn to Page 8 Glynn Ave. plan 0 9492229970 3 Turn to Page ?? Story 2
