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Tradewinds Industrial Park closer to GRAD Certification December 10, 2018, The Islander, Page 3 Business Update The Brunswick & Glynn Develop ment Authority and the Brunswick- Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission (JWSC) have worked to gether to cross a significant milestone in bringing the Tradewinds Industrial Park to certified industrial status. In recent years, the Glynn County community has worked diligently to market industrial and commercial sites for economic growth. A signifi cant opportunity for over 600 acres of industrial growth is the Tradewinds Industrial Park at Exit 42 on 1-95. One key to better marketability is Georgia Ready for Accelerated Devel opment (GRAD) certification. The GRAD Sites Program is a pro active effort by Georgia’s economic development community to develop a pool of available sites ready for in dustrial development. The GRAD des ignation for an industrial site means that the site has been pre-reviewed and pre-qualified for the following cri teria: Phase I environmental assess ment, Preliminary geotechnical in vestigation, Cultural and endangered species investigation, Zoning designa tion, Utility service (water & sewer), Wetlands and stream delineation. The Brunswick & Glynn County Development Authority has persis tently made efforts to achieve GRAD certification for the Tradewinds In dustrial Park. Until recently, this site met all the requirements except sani tary sewer service capacity. “This is a significant development in our efforts to achieve GRAD Certification, and we appreciate the hard work of the JWSC. Having sites that are engineered and ready for development is critical to our success in attracting and growing our industry. We are working diligently to submit our application and look Kiwanis essay contest The Kiwanis Club of Brunswick has begun taking entries in its Seventh An nual Kiwanis Essay Contest. All stu dents in grades 9-12, six through eight, and four and five are eligible. The con test includes private, public school or home schooled students. High school winners will receive $250 for first place and $150 for second place. Middle school winners will receive $100 for first place and $75 for seond place. Elementary School winners will re ceive $75 for first place and $50 for sec ond place. Essays must be typed and original. Any work that is not the students own will be disqualified. High School submis sions should be two to three full pages with a text size no larger than 12. Mid dle School submissions should be two full pages with text size no larger than 12. Elementary School students should feel free to handwrite their essays and be at least one full page. Submissions that do not follow guidelines will be dis qualified. The deadline is February 12, 2019. Single entries can be emailed to kiwanisessays@gmail.com. Bulk en tries should be mailed to: Kiwanis Club of Brunswick, Essay Contest, PO Box 2094, Brunswick, GA 31521. Sea Palms West Community Association closes on West-Nine Golf Course purchase forward to continued success.” said Paulo Albuquerque, Chairman of the Authority. The JWSC has been working on the North Mainland Sewer Improve ments Project which was initiated to increase sewer capacity for economic development in the North Mainland Area. These efforts include increased capacity for the Tradewinds Indus trial Park. This project was made possible by funds provided from the 2016 SPLOST election. With these funds, Phase I of the North Mainland Sewer Improvement Project has been completed. With Phase I completion, sufficient sewer capacity has been made avail able to facilitate GRAD certification of the Tradewinds Industrial Park. This certification will provide much greater potential for industrial and commer cial development at this site and will increase opportunities for job creation. I The Sea Palms West Community Association (SPWCA) closed in No vember on the purchase of the Sea Palms West Nine Golf Course. The lender is BB&T Bank of St. Si mons Island. The property was purchased from the Ardent Companies of Atlanta, GA for $2 million dollars. In anticipation of the closing, sev eral studies are under way by the SP WCA to identify the best methods of maintaining and preserving the land. The former golf course will now be considered a natural green space and wildlife preserve nestled in the heart of St. Simons Island. 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