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Page 10, August 19, 2024, The Islander
Kilgore pays county for law suit costs
KTews
Community
friends are invited
to “Come home to
Calvary” on Sun
day, September
22, at 10:30 a.m.
as they celebrate
the founding of Calvary Baptist
Church in 1936. A covered dish lunch
will follow the worship service. I have
been blessed many times since God
moved us here in 1966 as we attended
special worship events at this memo
rable church. We all slow down as we
go past to read the words of wisdom on
their bill board.
Frederica Baptist Church ex
tends sympathy to Doug and Lynette
Powell in the death of Lynette’s father
Ed McKay in Kelle, TX. Sympathy
is also expressed to Nell Mills in the
death of her brother in law Robert
Wilkes in Phoenix City, AL.
St. Simons United Methodist
Church is looking for a Part Time
Youth Director - contact celia@stsi-
monsumc.com. Sympathy is expressed
to Steve and Linda Smith in the sud
den loss of Brian, their 45 year old son,
grandson of Norma Mock. Sympathy
is also extended to the family of Paul
and Cathy Hegeman in the sudden
death of his 45 year old brother Mark
Hegeman. Rev. Dr. John Stephens,
Senior Pastor at Chapelwood UMC in
Houston, Texas, will be guest preach
er in all three services on Sunday, Au
gust 25. Dr. Stephens is former Pastor
of Wesley United Methodist Church
on St Simons.
St. Simons Presbyterian
Church extends sympathy to Char
lotte Lueckel and family in the death
of her husband Bill Lueckel, to the
family and friends of Mary Kather
ine Arenas, mother of Greer Ander
son, and to the family and friends of
Bill Kyekel. Congratulations to Carla
Cate who was named Teacher of the
Year at Greer Elementary School.
St. William Catholic Church
extends sympathy to Ray Arens and
family in the death of his wife Mary
Katherine Arens.
Flowers were placed in Brunswick
First United Methodist Church in
loving memory of Ellen Voigt - wife,
mother, nana, aunt and friend.
Brunswick Christian Renewal
Church extends sympathy to Elder
Henry Wright and family on the pass
ing of his brother in law Joe Bradley.
Kellen Lariscy is the new Interim
Head of Heritage Christian Academy.
Dorothy “Dottie Anne” Smith, a
member of Christ Church, Fred
erica, entered into rest on August 13,
2024. The funeral was held at Christ
Church, Frederica on Saturday, Au
gust 17 followed by a reception in the
Parish Hall. Homecoming is sched
uled Sept. 6 through 8.
I join with family and friends in ex
tending sympathy to Terri Hardman
in the death of her father Neal Elder.
Our Gibson Family birthdays con
tinue in August with Number One
Grand Emily, Number One Son Billy
Jr, and Number One Son In Law/Love
David. Seems like the road to Atlanta
gets longer with each passing year.
Only Billy Jr. is close enough for a
birthday hug.
According to Glynn County officials,
the county has received payment from
Jeff Kilgore following more court fil
ings and an order from Judge Roger
Lane in the Frederica Rd. realignment
case.
Background
Jeff Kilgore and the Center for a
Sustainable Coast (CSC) sued Glynn
County and Christ Church over the
Frederica Road Realignment project.
After the County won the case,
Judge Roger Lane awarded $96,835.61
in total attorneys’ fees and expenses to
Glynn County and Christ Church.
In July 2024, the Court granted the
County’s motion to compel Jeff Kilgore
to respond to post-judgment discov
ery requests, imposing an additional
$2,278.50 in attorney’s fees on Kilgore
for non-compliance.
Judge Lane’s order stated that
Kilgore and the Center for Sustainable
Coast’s lawsuit lacked merit and was
brought without justifiable legal or
factual basis.
The claims were deemed to be with
out substantial justification and were
seen as delaying tactics or harass
ment, unnecessarily prolonging the
legal process.
2020
In 2020, the County entered into an
agreement with Christ Church which
required the Church to pay for the en
tire cost of construction for the Fred
erica Road Realignment project, except
for a small amount of costs contributed
by the County for improvements to an
adjacent Stevens Road portion of the
project.
That agreement also involved the
exchange of property of equal value
with the Church needed for the relo
cation. In return the County received
property for the new portion of the
Frederica Road, and the Church re
ceived the old portion of Frederica
Road, as well as Old Monument Road.
September -October 2021
In September 2021 Kilgore and CSC
filed a lawsuit against the County and
Christ Church challenging the Fred
erica Road Realignment project based
on allegations pertaining to alleged
violation of the tree ordinance.
The plaintiffs (Kilgore & CCS) law
suit was amended shortly after that to
add allegations challenging the prop
erty exchange.
In October 2021, Judge Lane held
a hearing on these issues, and denied
the Plaintiffs request for a temporary
restraining order. Road work was al
lowed to recommence.
November-December 2021
After Judge Lane denied the Plain
tiffs request for a temporary restrain
ing order on October 26, the plaintiffs
amended their lawsuit for a second
time; this time adding a new allegation
that the Frederica Road Realignment
project constituted impermissible fi
nancial aid to a religious institution
and violated the establishment clause
of the U.S. and Georgia constitutions.
The Court held a hearing in Decem
ber 2021 on whether to issue a tempo
rary restraining order and interlocu
tory injunction against the County and
Church based on these new claims.
Judge Lane again issued an order
shortly after the hearing concluded
ruling in the County and Church’s
favor and denying the Plaintiffs Mo
tion for Temporary Restraining Order.
Road work was allowed to continue to
proceed.
April 2022
By mid-April 2022, the newly re
aligned portion of Frederica Road was
completed and open for public use.
October 2022 - January 2023
In October 2022, the plaintiffs vol
untarily dismissed the case against
the County and Christ Church.
The County and Christ Church then
sought attorneys’ fees and expenses
from the plaintiffs.
In January 2023, Judge Lane issued
an Order awarding attorneys’ fees and
expenses to both Glynn County and
Christ Church.
Judge Lane awarded $40,143.32 in
attorneys’ fees and expenses to Glynn
County, and $56,692.30 in attorneys’
fees and expenses to Christ Church, for
a collective total award of $96,835.61.
March 2023
The plaintiffs then tried to appeal
Judge Lane’s order awarding attor
neys’ fees and expenses to the Georgia
Court of Appeals.
In March 2023, the Georgia Court of
Appeals Order issued an order deny
ing the plaintiffs application seeking
to appeal Judge Lane’s order awarding
attorneys’ fees and expenses.
In short, the Court of Appeals de
clined to take up or review the appeal.
February 2024
After the Court of Appeals declined
to take up or review the appeals, the
plaintiffs then tried to appeal the
Judge Lane’s order awarding attor
neys’ fees and expenses to the Georgia
Supreme Court.
In February 2024, the Georgia Su
preme Court issued an Order denying
the plaintiffs application seeking to
appeal Judge Lane’s order awarding
attorneys’ fees and expenses.
Like the Court of Appeals, the Su
preme Court declined to take up or re
view their appeal.
The County and Christ Church
proceeded with efforts to collect the
amounts owed.
The numbers referenced above only
include the amount of attorneys’ fees
and expenses owed awarded prior to
the appeals and do not include the
fees and expenses incurred defending
the appeals.
The county is evaluating options to
collect on those amounts as well.
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