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THE ^ISLANDER Published by Permar Publications www.theislanderonline.com ssislander@bellsouth.net January 21, 2019 Established in 1972 Vol 47 Issue 3 It's STEW tastin' time!!! Last year a large crowd gathered under the pavilion in Mary Ross Park in downtown Brunswick for the Brunswick Kiwanis Club’s 19th Annual Brunswick Stewbilee. This year’s event is set for Saturday, January 26. The Stewbilee kicks off at 9:00 a.m. with a motorcycle ride. Stew tasting starts at 11:00. Photo - Kiwanis Club President Mike Parrish Kiwanis Club celebrates 20 years of Brunswick Stewbilees By Bob Cunningham & Matthew J. Permar BOC opinion split on toll By Matthew J. Permar Glynn County Board of Commissioners (BOC) mem bers Peter Murphy (Dist. 2) and Allen Booker (Dist. 5) were the only two commis sioners who voiced full sup port for the reinstatement of a toll on the F.J. Torras Cause way during last week’s county work session (Tues. Jan., 15). While the other commis sioners did not state outright opposition to the toll, they were skeptical and wanted more information. At the start of the discus sion, Assistant County Man ager Kathryn Downs made a presentation that provided some information. Downs said according to state agencies, it was legal for a “government body” to collect a toll. Turn to Page 5 Torras toll County joins city on Brownfields grant By Matthew J. Permar During their regular meet ing Thursday (Jan. 17) the Glynn County Board of Com missioners (BOC) voted unanimously to sign a “letter of commitment” to the city of Brunswick joining a coalition to apply for Brownfields grant funding. Brownfields grants are pro vided by the federal Environ mental Protection Agency and are used to assess sites that are either actually contami nated or perceived by the com munity to be contaminated. An example of a use for a Brownfields grant would be: • first, identify a Brown fields property for assessment; • conduct Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments (ESA) through Turn to Page 4 Brownfields I dislike the term ‘foodie,’ but for those of us who love food, the cold, winter weather means something special... hot, hearty meals in a bowl - beef stew, chili, gumbo and that south Georgia favorite: Brunswick stew. Every year since 1999 the Kiwanis Club of Brunswick has taken the lead in spon soring the Brunswick Rockin’ Stewbilee in Mary Ross Park in downtown Brunswick and 2019 will be no different. The 20th Brunswick Stew bilee will be held Saturday, January 26, again in Mary Ross Park. According to Kiwanis mem ber Bob Cunningham, “The inaugural event was in the fall of 1999. We usually held the event in October, but in the fall of 2017, hurricane weather caused a postponement to late January, 2018. That worked out so well we reset the event for the Saturday before the Super Bowl Weekend.” Long time club member Ron Adams explained some background, “The Kiwanis Club was looking for a fund raising event and one option was a food-based event. In a conversation with Bruns wick Mayor Brad Brown, he suggested Brunswick Stew. I asked Brad for a name and he suggested Stewbilee, stew and jubilee, and the event was born.” “Over the past 20 years,” Adams continued, “we have celebrated our food heritage on our beautiful waterfront and brought people together in a fun family event and sup ported The local Boys and Girls Club. Our stew teams, our sponsors, and our loyal ‘official tasters’ all make this a special time in our commu nity. And we are looking for ward to another great event this Saturday.” The full schedule for Sat urday, January 26, is on the website, stewbilee.com/, and is as follows: 9:00 a.m. - Motor Cycle Ride 10:00 a.m. Live Music with Turn to Page 6 Stewbilee County-Wide News - Read County-Wide Page 2 - City approves stabilization loan ~ DNR sets up temporary parking Page 3 - Seafarers' Center receives new flag pole and lighting ~ GEC announces new leadership Page 10 - Pew News Page 11 - La boheme at the Ritz Page 12 - Back Talk Chief Powell stresses working with other LEAs leads to success By Pamela Permar Shierling Glynn County Police Chief John Powell spoke to the Gold en Isles Republican Women’s Club last Monday (Jan. 14) and stressed the importance of working with other local law enforcement agencies. One of the questions Chief Powell was asked if the Coun ty Police could respond im mediately to a problem at a Glynn County school or did they have to wait for permis sion from the Glynn County Schools’ Police Chief Rod Ellis. Powell said, “We don’t have to wait for an SRO (School Re source Officer). We all work together, the Brunswick Po lice, Coastal Georgia College Turn to Page 8 Chief Powell JIA approves concept for new marina condo development By Pamela Permar Shierling Last Tuesday (Jan. 15) the Jekyll Island Authority (JIA) approved the “concept” for 42 condominium units to be con structed at the Jekyll Harbor Marina. The presentation was made by Gary Wadsten, Principal, Carolina Holdings Group which has developed Ocean Oaks and The Cottages at Jekyll. Jones Hooks, JIA Executive Director, said future manage ment of Jekyll Island dictated that the character of Jekyll be retained. According to Hooks, David Blue has leased the marina property since 1991. He also Turn to Page 9 Jekyll condos 0 9492229970 3
