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Page 6, August 26, 2019, The Islander Courthouse committee Continued from Page 6 “Straight forward, we need to do something about security,” said Bash am, “This is an immediate need. Com ing from my world, I see this as an urgent issue. There are areas where the public and courthouse staff and prisoners are in the same area. The staff has concerns about going to the bathroom. We would be remiss if we don’t deal with the security issue immediately.” Saying they had not put a cost on security at this point, Ben Hartman said security at Office Park was par ticularly inadequate. Commissioner Allen Booker asked if the security could be done for less than $50 million. Murphy said they needed to know the scope of the security upgrades. Basham said if they deal with se curity the space issues would be at tached. He said they needed bath rooms for the public, bathrooms for the prisoners and bathrooms for the staff. Basham said the committee agreed with the judges’ assessment. He said, “The security issues exac erbate the problem because the cur rent building footprint does not allow for changes in security, so we need to address the spaces issues as well.” Tuten said security seemed to be the top priority. He said the sugges tion in the Heery study to build a building adjacent to the courthouse was a good idea and they could ad dress security while doing that. “And with some planning and common sense we can deal with issues at the Juvenile Court,” he said. Basham said, “Demands are going to continue to grow and at the end of the day you will need to facilitate these future needs. Your court sup port staff needs to be in the immediate vicinity to be able to do their jobs, with access to records and information. We need to address the space issues and incorporate security with it.” Hartman said they needed another adjacent building, but that decision was up to the county. Tuten agreed, saying a building connected to the courthouse would be a good start and then they could do the courthouse itself. In response to a question by Mur phy, Tuten suggested using the Heery study as a master plan for the project. “The Heery study is very specific,” said Tuten, “it’s good, it’s almost a master plan itself.” Basham asked if they could meet with the people from Heery. Judge Kelley agreed security was the top priority but felt the $50 mil lion figure that had been talked about was too much. “The $40 million in the study,” said Judge Kelley, “is for the Cadillac ver sion, I don’t think Glynn County needs that. Also, the District Attorney has done some renovation that has helped in that area. I think $25 million gets us going.” Murphy said, “Okay, let’s get with the Heery folks and if it’s not $50 mil lion then so much the better.” Basham agreed saying the commit tee did not have enough information to develop a cost estimate. Murphy noted that the issue deals with a critical part of the community and while the situation is not critical yet, it is a problem and now is the time to get going on it. Tuten said he would work with Assistant County Manager Kathryn Downs on contacting Heery to ask them for an update on the study. Craft Bazaar • Saturday, September 7 • 10 AM - 2 PM Location: Squares along Newcastle Street Details: Stroll the tree-shaded streets of Historic Downtown Brunswick while enjoying the artistic creations of local crafters and artisans. A wonder ful variety of items is included, such as candles, woodworking, jewelry, and so much more. This is a great chance to jump-start your holiday shopping. LUNCH O/l UA? OUR AGENTS ARE ALWAYS HUNGRY & KNOW THE BEST SPOTS IN TOWN. SEA PALMS COASTAL REALTY 5445 Frederica Road M St. Simons Island, GA 31522 <f/ 912-638-6660 iX<] realestate@seapalms.com seapalms.com JWSC approves leak adjustment ordinance By Pamela Permar Shierling At the regular Brunswick Glynn Joint Water and Sewer Commis sion (JWSC) meeting (August 22) the board approved sending several ordi nance revisions to the City and County commissions. The two with the most impact to customers are the new leak adjustment ordinance and the ordinance governing the metering of sewer only customers. The main objective of the revised leak adjustment ordinance is to sim plify it for customers. The current or dinance does not allow for adjustments in irrigation accounts or on accounts with outstanding balances. The new ordinance specifically allows for these types of adjustments. Currently sewer only customers are billed a flat rate of 7,000 gallons per month if their private water supply is not metered. According to JWSC In terim Executive Director Andrew Bur roughs there are customers on these flat rate accounts that have delinquent accounts. Some of them have never paid for sewer service. Burroughs said about $40,000 is owed from sewer only customers and the JWSC has no practical way of dis connecting them due to non-payment. The revised ordinance requires de linquent sewer only users to install an accessible (to the JWSC) cleanout if their water supply is not metered. A lockable plug will be placed on the cleanout if the account is in arrears or closed. The JWSC will work the Glynn County Board of Health to install the lockable plug. Customers will receive a letter from the JWSC allowing them 30 days to have the lock installed. The Health Department can con demn the property if the sewer is turned off. These ordinances will go into effect when the City and County Commis sions approve them. Last week (August 21) the JWSC finance committee deferred approval of a GEFA (Georgia Environmental Finance Authority) loan resolution for $15 million and an interest rate of 2.38%. The loan funds will be used to reha bilitate the Academy Creek Wastewa ter Treatment Plant, sewer line CIPP (cured in place pipe) work, and inflow and infiltration reduction projects. “Once the loan documents are ap proved,” Burroughs said, “we have six months to start to draw on the loan. We will pay a continuation fee if we don’t draw within those six months.” According to Burroughs the design for Academy Creek is due back in March 2020 and construction could be gin June 2020. The loan resolution is expected to be approved by the finance committee at their September 18 meeting and by the full board at the September 19 meeting. 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