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August 26, 2019
Established in 1972
Vol 47 Issue 34
CCGA opens expanded library
On Tuesday, August 20 the College of Coastal Georgia (CCGA) administration cut the ribbon
opening the newly expanded Clara Wood Gould Memorial Library. Taking part in the program
were: (left to right) CCGA Assistant Vice President for Finance Michelle Ham; University System of
Georgia Board of Regents Chairman Don Waters, CCGA President Dr. Michelle Johnston; CCGA
Provost / Vice president for Academic Affairs Dr. Johnny Evans; and Dean of Library Services
Debbie Holmes Islander Staff Photo - Shierling
College of Coastal Georgia opens expanded
Clara Wood Gould Memorial Library
Space & security
are issues at
Courthouse
By Matthew J. Permar
A panel of Glynn residents,
chosen for their fields of ex
pertise, have confirmed what
two Glynn County Superior
Court judges told the Coun
ty Board of Commissioners
(BOC) - there are problems in
the County Courthouse with
the lack of space and with in
adequate security.
Several months ago Chief
Superior Court Judge Ste
phen Scarlett and Judge Ste
phen Kelley came to a BOC
work session to talk about the
space and security needs at
the Courthouse that was built
1991.
The judges said the space
situation at the courthouse
was not critical yet, but it was
a problem. They asked the
BOC to appoint a committee
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Courthouse committee
JWSC approves
smoke testing
for mainland
• L St. project update
By Matthew J. Permar
The Brunswick Glynn Joint
Water and Sewer Commis
sion (JWSC) voted during last
week’s Facilities Committee
meeting to recommend smoke
and dye testing in the Bruns
wick and north mainland sew
er system districts.
The full JWSC approved
the recommendation during
their meeting on Thursday,
August 22.
The utility has already per
formed the testing on St. Si
mons Island.
One of the major issues at
Glynn’s two main wastewater
treatment plants is the unnec
essary treatment of storm and
ground water that seeps into
the sewer system though bad
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JWSC smoke testing
College of Coastal Georgia
students returned to the cam
pus, a new academic year and
a newly expanded and reno
vated library.
Construction on the expan
sion and renovation of the
Clara Wood Gould Memorial
Library, located on the Col
lege’s Brunswick campus,
began in September 2018. In
celebration of the project’s
completion, the College host
ed a ribbon-cutting ceremony
on Tuesday August 20 to open
the Clara Wood Gould Memo
rial Library expansion.
University System of Geor
gia Board of Regents Chair
Don L. Waters will be part of
Tuesday’s celebration.
Constructed in 1973, the
library could no longer ac
commodate Coastal Georgia’s
growing student body. The
expansion project was fund
ed by the University System
of Georgia. The Statesboro-
based construction firm Lav
ender and Associates con
structed the library extension.
The project added a 3,025
square-foot extension on the
side of the library facing the
Southeast Conference Cen
ter. The additional space
increased the library’s total
size to 34,023 square feet.
The campus community will
now have access to an active
learning space, which faculty
and students can utilize for
projects and study groups;
a learning commons; study
rooms; and a large conference
room. Major changes were
also made within the existing
library. There are now more
study rooms, student carrels,
quiet spaces, a centralized
circulation desk, and other
updates.
One of the biggest changes
inside the library is the relo
cation of the Academic Tu
toring Instruction Center,
known as the “The ATTIC.”
Previously housed in the
Correll Center, the ATTIC
provides academic support
to Coastal Georgia students.
Through the hard work and
support of the College’s Plant
Operations Department and
Technology Services Depart
ment, the ATTIC moved to
its new space just in time for
classes to begin. The ATTIC
has its own office space, writ
ing center, and better access
to library resources for tutor
ing sessions.
50 Oaks law suit
dismissed
By Pamela Permar
Shierling
Last Wednesday Glynn
County Superior Court Judge
Stephen Kelley “dismissed
with prejudice” the 50 Oaks
law suit brought against
Glynn County and the 50
Oaks developers.
With prejudice’ means the
suit is dismissed permanently.
St. Simons Island residents
Mark Forsling, George and
Donna Hoh, Thomas Lawton
Nalley and Shedrick Ramsey
brought the law suit against
the Glynn County Commu
nity Development Director,
the Board of Commissioners
individually and collectively,
50 Oaks Group LLC, and the
Don and Denese Gentile Fam
ily Trust.
The property which was the
subject of the law suit is ap
proximately 9.442 acres at the
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50 Oaks suit dismissed
JIA awards golf
master plan
contract
By Pamela Permar
Shierling
Last week the Jekyll Is
land Authority (JIA) awarded
a contract to Vincent Design
LLC for the design of a Golf
Master Plan.
In January 2017 the JIA
and Jekyll residents heard
what the National Golf Foun
dation (NGF) consultant had
to say about the health of Je-
kyll’s 63 holes of golf.
The $50,000 analysis in
cluded market demographic
and economic factors; local
competition; operations and
maintenance comparisons;
review of the condition of the
courses; provide a strategy
for facility re-configuration
and /or change in the number
of golf holes; and a financial
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JIA golf master plan
County-Wide News - Read County-Wide
Page 3 - Ga Pacific to sponsor
Page 12 - City sets millage rate
March Madness
Page 13 - Sports with Dave Jordan
Page 6 - JWSC approves leak adjustment
Page 14 - Pew News
ordinance
Page 16- Back Talk
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