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THE ^ISLANDER Published by Permar Publications www.theislanderonline.com ssislander@bellsouth.net May 6, 2019 Established in 1972 Vol 47 Issue 18 County not happy with fix for Altama Connector / Spur By Pamela Permar- Shierling While the Glynn County Board of Commissioners (BOC) accepted the engineer ing ‘fix’ to the traffic conges tion in the area of the Altama Connector and the Spur, they were not thrilled about it. Chairman Mike Browning commented, “People are go ing to be driving in a direction they don’t want to go.” But then he said, “It’s a good plan given what we have to work with. But we need to find a way to get people out of Chick-Fil-A, Home Depot, and the Golden Corral directly onto the Spur.” A presentation of the traffic improvements was made dur ing the BOC work session last Tuesday, April 30. Pond Engineering studied the area east and west on the Altama Connector from the Home Depot, east across the Spur to the Walmart; and north and south along the Spur from the Golden Isles Plaza to slightly south of the Chick-Fil-A. The problems, as anyone who travels this area knows, are the entrance / exit to Golden Isles Plaza off Altama Connector and those trying to leave the Home Depot parking lot at the same intersection. The proposed improve ments at Altama Connector and Golden Isles Plaza includ ed raised medians on Altama Connector, restrict through and left turn movements from side streets, add right turn lanes to Altama Connector. Drivers would be forced to turn right out of Golden Isles Plaza or the Home Depot parking lot so some drivers would be headed in a direc tion opposite from what they Turn to Page 10 Altama Connector Trimming begins Above: Andy Jones of Jones Maintenance Co. began trimming the live oak trees in Neptune Park last Tuesday (April 30) after being contracted for the work by Glynn County. Below: Board Certified arborist Daniel Lippi (right), of Advanced Tree Care Inc. of St. Augustine was hired by the county to instruct and supervise the live oak canopy reduction pruning and support crutch placement for the Neptune Park trees. Here, Lippi and his father Charles Lippi discuss placement of the structures that will support the tree limbs. Photos provided by Glynn County JWSC Director resigns By Pamela Permar-Shierling Rumors flew even before the official notice came from the Brunswick Glynn Joint Water and Sewer Commission that stated a meeting would be held Wednesday, May 8 at 9 a.m. to “consider the resignation of the Executive Director.” Apparently the decision to oust Executive Director Jimmy Junkin was finalized in an hour long closed session Thursday, May 2. JWSC commissioners were asked for comment but re fused except to say that Junk in had resigned. Junkin came to the JWSC officially in August 2016 from the Tuscaloosa (Ala) Water and Sewer Department where he served as director. Hurricane Matthew hit in October 2016 and he brought the system successfully through that storm as well as Hurricane Irma in 2017. Junkin was not shy about telling the commission what he thought the county’s water and sewer system needed and putting a price tag on it. Turn to Page 4 Junkin Union St. couple concerned about Logistec fires By Pamela Permar- Shierling A couple who live on Union Street on the south end of Brunswick spoke to the Bruns wick City Commission last week (May 1) about the fires at the Logistec warehouse on Bay Street that houses wood pellets. The most recent fire was Easter Sunday morning when the pellets in the warehouse caught on fire. A Brunswick firefighter was taken to South east Georgia Health System and treated for carbon monox ide poisoning. Some Logistec employees also were treated on the scene for carbon mon oxide poisoning. The couple complained about the lingering smell of the fire at their home and not Turn to Page 5 Logistec Plan to install new water meters discussed at JWSC By Pamela Permar- Shierling Last week during the Brunswick Glynn Joint Wa ter and Sewer Commission (JWSC) meeting (May 2), commissioners were updated on the utility’s meter replace ment project. The JWSC is in the process of finalizing an RFP (request for proposal) to solicit AMI (advanced metering infra structure) proposals to provide new metering infrastructure with telemetry capabilities that meters can be monitored in real time. Existing meters are be yond their expected life and Turn to Page 4 JWSC County-Wide News - Read County-Wide Page 2 - Twitty Park to remain a park Page 3 - SGHS Wound Care Center receives national award Page 8 - Mosaic opens Page 13 - Talking Sports with Dave Jordan Page 14 - Pew News Page 15 - Historic Preservation Month Page 16- Back Talk 0 94922 29970 3
