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October 21, 2024
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Vol 52 Issue 43
BOC rejects
DOT idea for
Hwy. 82
By Matthew J. Permar
Lase week the Glynn Coun
ty Board of Commissioners
(BOC) rejected a proposal
from the Georgia Dept, of
Transportation (DOT) to im
prove the intersection where
Myers Hill and Ratcliff Roads
connect to Hwy. 82.
The BOC has had concerns
for some time about the in
tersection where there has
been at least one fatal traffic
accident.
The BOC was going send
the DOT a resolution asking
them to study the intersec
tion, but were told during
last week’s regular meeting
(Thursday, Oct. 17) the study
has been done and the DOT
recommended what is referred
to as a modified R-cut at the
intersection.
In brief, at an R-cut inter
section, side-street motorists
(Myers Hill and Ratcliff Rds.)
will turn right and do a legal
U-turn at a nearby crossover.
It is also called a ‘reduced con
flict u-turn.
County Attorney Aaron
Mumford told the BOC the
DOT was looking for a letter of
support for the R-cut project.
County Engineer Jason
Hartman told the board
that the DOT did the study
from April to August and
recommended the R-cut
improvement.
He said there’s about 55 of
these intersections state-wide
and they reduce the number of
potential conflict points where
accidents can happen.
“If you approve and send
the letter,” said Hartman, “the
DOT can get the project done
within the next year. They
currently have the money for
the construction.”
Hartman noted that the
DOT looked at other options
like a roundabout, but ruled
them out as unsuitable for the
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Hwy. 82
Carter speaks to local Republicans
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-1) speaks during last week’s Golden Isles Republican Women’s meeting.
Islander Staff Photo - Shierling
Rep. Carter optimistic about election outcome
Last Monday (Oct. 14) U.S.
Representative Buddy Carter
told the Golden Isles Repub
lican Women’s group that he
was optimistic about the out
come of the 2024 election.
“Three weeks from tomor
row is the most important
election of our lifetime,” Cart
er said. “Vice President Ka-
mala Harris cannot wipe her
fingerprints off the last four
years.”
“I am amazed that she can
say she is going to fix what is
broken in our country. They
have had three and a half
years to fix the problems,” he
continued.
“The economy is in sham
bles. It was humming under
President Donald Trump. The
tax cuts and jobs act enacted
under Trump is set to expire
next year. Taxes will increase
if that happens.”
By Pamela Permar-Shierling
“Harris has said she will
increase corporate taxes and
will tax unrealized capital
gains. If you make money she
will tax it.”
“She is the border czar and
she is the root cause of the
problems at our Southern
border. Building on the wall
that President Barack Obama
started and that President
Trump continued has stopped.
The infrastructure is rusting.”
“There are more non-Mex
icans than Mexicans cross
ing the border. We need to be
concerned about terrorists.
Fentanyl is also coming across
the border and poisoning
Americans.”
“I heard from a family in
McIntosh County who told me
their son took one fentanyl pill
and died. This person was not
an addict.”
“On the world stage there
are wars in Israel and the
Ukraine. We know Iran is fi
nancing the war against Is
rael. Iran has the money to do
this since President Joe Biden
sent billions of dollars back to
them.”
“(Vladimir) Putin would not
have invaded the Ukraine if
Trump had been in office. This
administration is not respect
ed on the world stage. Trump
will get our economy going
again and gain world respect
for the United States.”
Carter said he believed the
election would be secure. He
pointed out that Georgia’s
laws make it easier to vote
and harder to cheat.
Carter mentioned the Ho
locaust Reauthorization Act
which passed the Senate in
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Carter
Chief Magistrate
judge asks for
raise for part
time judges
By Matthew J. Permar
Glynn County Chief Mag
istrate Judge Steven Morgan
asked County Board of Com
missioners (BOC) for a pay
increase for his three part
time judges during the BOC’s
called work session last week
(Tuesday, Oct. 15).
The BOC will consider the
request at a future meeting.
Morgan asked that the
part time deputy magistrate
judges be paid the same as the
Glynn’s new Juvenile Court
prosecuting attorney.
Note: Last month Glynn’s
District Attorney Keith Hig
gins notified the BOC that due
to financial issues he would no
longer be prosecuting cases
in Glynn Juvenile Court as of
October 1. The BOC then had
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Judges
Ordinance
changes needed
for GCAS
By Pamela Permar-
Shierling
Last week (Oct. 15) Lori
Austin, Director of Glynn
County Animal Control Ser
vices (GCAS) presented the
Glynn County Board of Com
missioners with suggestions
for ordinance revisions relat
ing to Glynn County’s animals.
GCAS has come a very long
way over a period of years. It
evolved from a ‘pound’ into a
shelter many years ago and
was led for several years by an
extraordinary director.
However, when that per
son retired problems began to
surface which included inad
equate employee performance
and an aging shelter that was
located in a very wet area.
In the past the money wasn’t
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GCAS
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