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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, September 7, 2011
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Candidates Qualify For Local Elections
Candidates who intend candidate convicted and sen-
to run in the upcoming City
Council election were
required to be qualified by the
Clerk of Council at the end of
last week.
Each candidate had to
visit the Clerk’s office in City
Hall and pay a qualifying fee,
show proof of residency and
citizenship.
The qualifying fee is
3% of the Mayor and
Aldermen’s salaries. The
Mayor’s salary is $42,000
with a supplement of
$12,000, which makes the
qualifying fee $1,620. The
Aldermen’s salary is $14,500
which makes their qualifying
fee $435.
Georgia law requires all
candidates to be registered
voters and disqualifies any
tenced for fraudulent viola
tion of primary or election
laws, malfeasance in office,
or felony involving moral
turpitude.
Candidates who qualified
included: Savannah City
Council : Mayor: Edna
Jackson, Regina Thomas,
Floyd Adams, Ellis Cook,
James Dewberry, Jeff Felser;
Alderman At-Large Post 1:
Carol Bell, Suresh Persad,
Russ Sill; Alderman At-Large
Post 2: Tom Bordeaux, Bill
Gillespie, Clinton Young;
District l:Van Johnson (I),
Ruel Joyner, Tonia Miller;
District 2 :Gretchen Ernest,
Mary Osborne (I); District 3:
John Hall, Larry Stuber (I);
District 4: Pam Miller, Mary
Ellen Sprague (I); District 5:
Greg Hagins, Warren
Hickman, Estella Edwards
Shabazz; District 6: Tony
Thomas (I).
Tybee City Council: Mayor:
Jason Buelterman (I), Shirley
Sessions, Dick Smith;
Council: Marianne Bramble,
Barry Brown, Donald
Cowart, Wanda Doyle (I), Bill
Garbett (I), Thomas Groover,
David McNaughton, Jerry
Onyskiw, Montgomery Parks,
Frank Schuman (I), Paul
Wolff (I)
Pooler: Mayor: Travis
Cowart Jr., Mike Lamb (I);
City Council: Bruce Allen, (I)
Rebecca Benton (I), Shannon
Black (I), David Burke (I),
Ashley Brown, Laura Chan,
Jonathan Curry, Jeff Rayno,
Mike Royal (I), Stevie Wall
(I)
Garden City: Mayor:
Tennyson Holder (I), Gary
Monroe; At Large: Scott
George; District 1: Judy
Shuman (I); District 2: Don
Bethune (I); District 3: Bruce
Campbell, Gwyn Hall (I);
District 4: Rosetta Bryant
Cody; District 5: Jean Jacques
Bellemare, Bessie Kicklighter
(I)
Port Wentworth: At Large:
James Curry (I), Tim
Holbrook; District 2: Ernie
Stanhope, Gary Norton (I);
District 4:Bill Herrin (I),
Joseph Kiser.
Election Day is for
November 8, 2011. Get out
and vote!
EDNA JACKSON
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New Registry to Help Seniors Evacuate
SEETAP
Sen or Erne^genty Evacuation
Transportation Ambiance
The City of Savannah
has created a new program to
assist seniors and those with
minor disabilities who might
otherwise get left behind
during an evacuation. We are
now urging these residents to
call 3-1-1 to register, and are
asking the general public for
help in identifying these
individuals.
The City’s Senior
Emergency Evacuation
Assistance Program (SEE-
TAP) was created this year to
help seniors and persons
with disabilities who live
independently, but no longer
drive, have no one who can
drive them, and cannot get to
a nearby bus stop for a ride
to the evacuation center.
To qualify, individuals must
live in the City and be able to
ride a standard bus and pro
vide their own care at an
emergency shelter. The
Chatham County Health
Department already has a
registry for persons with spe
cial medical and care giver
needs.
Interested persons can
call 3-1-1 to be included in
the registry, and are urged to
do so as early as possible,
well before an evacuation
order.
The City will follow up
with each person to get addi
tional information to deter
mine eligibility. Residents
are asked to reach out to
neighbors they believe may
qualify. The City is working
with all neighborhood asso
ciations to help identify these
individuals as well.
The application can be
found on the City’s Web site
at savannahga.gov, or by
calling 3-1-1.
Ocean Exchange Announces
Upcoming Events
Sept. 6 - Oct. 25 | “The Water
Project” Photography by Sal
Lopez Telfair Museums’
Jepson Center. The renowned
photographer shares stunning
images of bodies of water from
around the world.
Sept. 9 | Savannah Ocean
Exchange Top 10 "Solutions
Inspiring Action" 9AM -
12:30PM, Savannah
International Trade &
Convention Center. Free
Admission.
Sept. 9 | Taste of Savannah
7PM, Savannah International
Maritime Trade Center. Hosted
by Savannah Area Tourism
Leadership Council.
Reservations and fees apply:
www.tourismleadershipcoun-
cil.com
Sept. 9 | Georgia Green
Economy Summit 8AM -
12:30PM, Savannah State
University Ball Room. Hosted
by Savannah State University.
Free Admission, Reservations:
info@amazonreforestation.us.
com.
Sept. 10 | McIntosh County
Shouters 5PM, First African
Baptist Church. These coastal
and national treasures preserve
one of the oldest forms of
African American cultural and
religious expression. Free
Admission.
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