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May 6, 2019, The Islander, Page 5 Logistec Continued from Page 1 being able to use their air conditioning because of the outside air. “It isn’t fair that an industry can trespass into our home,” they said. City Manager Jim Drumm agreed that the Logistec fires should not hap pen as often as they do. Since the huge fire in 2015 that destroyed the warehouse, the Easter Day fire is the third wood pellet fire at Logistec and the second fire in the new warehouse (April 2017 and Sept. 2018). Com. Johnny Cason asked Drumm what the state had to say about the situation. When Drumm said he had not con tacted the state, Cason told him to get the state and the Port Authority involved. Cason also asked City Attorney Brian Corry what could be done about the situation and Corry said he was looking into the matter but was not ready for public comment. In other business the City ap proved an Intergovernmental Agree ment (IGA) with Glynn County which defines the cost split between the city and county for the engineering design fees for the new storm drainage out fall for College Park. The Commission also approved a $315,000 contract with EMC Engi neering Services for the outfall design subject to the County’s approval of the IGA and engineering contract. Mayor Pro Tern Vincent Williams was concerned that the county would not approve the IGA. “What if the county changes its mind?” he asked. Public Works Director and City En gineer Garrow Alberson told the com mission that county staff had been involved with the College Park drain age problem and that both staffs had agreed upon the 67% county 33% city split. “The split,” Alberson said, “was proposed by EMC based on their es timation that approximately 67% of the storm water runoff conveyed by the proposed outfall will be generated from Glynn County properties, and approximately 33% of the storm water runoff will be generated from parcels within the City of Brunswick.” Alberson said EMC is ready to go with the design process which will take about eight months. ‘We will do as much permitting as possible during this time,” Alber son said. “There will be issues with the marsh that require DNR (Geor gia Dept, of Natural Resources), EPD (Georgia Environmental Protection Division) and U.S. Army Corps of En gineers permits.” Because the proposed outfall route lies within the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) right of way along Spur 25, DOT approval is re quired for construction. Representa tives from DOT’s Hydrology Depart ment visited the site in February to meet with EMC, City of Brunswick and Glynn County engineering staff. During the visit, DOT representatives listed several criteria that must be met in order to gain approval for con struction of the outfall channel within the right-of-way. These criteria will be fulfilled in the proposed project design by EMC. The proposed EMC contract also in cludes evaluation of short-term drain age improvements which will bring relief to the College Park residents. The EMC contract includes evalu ation of some smaller improvements which are intended to provide some relief to the flooding problems during the time that the overall project is un der design and construction. The City’s share of the contract is $105,000. The county’s portion is $210,000. The contract is between the City and EMC and the county, pro vided it approves the IGA and the con tract, will reimburse the city. The City’s portion of this contract will be funded through SPLOST VI funds. Approximately $3.24 million is included in SPLOST 2016 storm drainage improvements. The design and construction of the proposed outfall will take multiple years and is expected to be included in a 2020 SPLOST for both the city and the county. Wednesday - Karaoke Thursday -free fish Pry with Tony Adams firiday and Saturday- Live Bands The TreeDar is Southern Casual and ready for your planned , private event or impromptu party. Rustic, Indoor / Outdoor Venue next door to Bennie’s Red Barn Bennie's Red Barn an Island Icon since 15VH- www.benniesredbarn.com • 012 6^8-23++ • benniesredbarn@beIIsouth.net 551+ Frederica Rd. PO Box 20355 • St. Simons Island, Ga. 51522 The Georgia Department of Revenue is installing a new vehicle tag and title registration system called DRIVES, which is designed to integrate Georgia driver records and enhance data integrity. What Glynn County Customers can expect: • May 23 and 24 - Walk-in tag and title services will be UNAVAILABLE. • May 21 through May 27 - Online tag and title services will be UNAVAILABLE. • All property tax services will continue to be AVAILABLE during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. How will this new system impact tag and title customers? • Beginning with implementation, tag and title customers may experience longer than normal wait times. • To avoid such delays, Glynn County residents with May and June tag renewal dates who normally renew in person are encouraged to renew prior to Monday, May 20. • Customers and dealers seeking to conduct any title transactions should complete their business prior to Thursday, May 23. We are excited to partner with the Georgia Department of Revenue on the DRIVES project. Our staff wants to continue offering excellent customer service, so please share this information with your family and friends. We appreciate your patience as Georgia makes this important transition. For more information, please visit www.georgiadrives.com. Respectfully, J.L. 'Jeff' Chapman Tax Commissioner, Glynn County, GA
