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10 The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Hungry Club Forum’s Voter Education and Information Presentation Supersedes Expectations Continued from Page 1 Disney On Ice Presents Frozen & Encanto The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Enmarket Arena from May 2nd-5th Continued from Page 1 Putting forth a con cept for a formalized Citi zenship Education School or Program that would focus on educating citizens on how the levels of government work, and the citizens’ roles and du ties necessary for it to function the way that the founders, and subsequent crafters, had in mind. James drove home the point that the impact of Voter Apathy and Voter Disengage ment is that it may lead to Au tocratic Rule and/or a Dictator ship. “We want to encourage voters to ask themselves and those they are concerned about: Do You Cherish Your Individ ual Freedoms, or Do You Want Them Taken Away? It may be closer than you think!” Coming up to the Tuesday, May 21, 2024 pri maries for important coun ty-wide elections in Chatham County, the HCFS’s Signature Roundtable and Open Forum also featured candidates on the ballot. All candidates who qualified were invited to in troduce themselves and their platforms. Those who attended were Sheriff John T. Wilcher; Judges Tom Bordeaux, Mary Katherine Moss, VaNessa Bai ley, Trade Macke, and Katie Brewington; Frank Penning ton, Esq., Kimberly Gadsden; Commissioners Tanya Milton and Bobby F. Fockett; Faureen Monica Boles, Pastor Marsha Buford, Tanet Tarharka Myers, Dr. Dionne Hoskins Brown, and Connie Hall by John Hall. Diana Harvey John son, Founder and Fead Con sultant to the HCFS, says that the HCFS Board of Directors hopes that this will signal to the community that it is time to focus on the May 21st elec tion as well as those coming up through the General Election in November. Informed and participatory citizenship are a must at this crucial time. Each of the candidates on every bal lot should be given the courte sy of a listen-to and a platform examination. Roy F. Jackson, 3rd Vice President and Politi cal Action (PAC) Chairman of the Savannah Branch, NAACP, joined Johnson, as co-moder ator of the Open Forum. The format provided people of the community an opportunity to to hear the candidates, share their visions, and generate dia logue for the cause of commu nity progress. The HCFS will continue to provide informa tion, awareness, and exchange among those living and work ing in the area community. For more information, email: hun- gryclubforumsav @ earthlink. net or call 912-667-5525. As an extra service, The Savannah Tribune hosted a private space, on-site, where information, Redetermination, and sign-up may take place to comply with the new require ments and guidelines concern ing Medicaid and PeachCare in GA. If you know of people who receive and/or are eligi ble for Medicaid but have not renewed the eligibility process or signed up under the new re quirements, encourage them to contact The Savannah Tribune at 912-233-6128 or 912-655- 7081 (Voice Message or Text). The deadline for signing up is May 2024. INVITATION TO BID Sttil-cd bids/propwids, a* appropriate will be received by the Bonn! of Education for the City of Savannah and County of Chatham at the Purchasing Department, 208 Hull Street, Room 213, Savannah,Georgia 31401, REI 24-50 RequvsI for Proposal Fut the Suit or Adaptive Use, Rehabilitation and Redevelopment (if 208 Hull Street, Savannah-Chatham County Board of Public Education Central Office An Optional Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on May 2. 2024, at 10:00 AM at the following location: Savannah-Chatham County Pith lie School System District Administrative Offices 208 Bolt Street. Room 103, Savannah, (Georgia 31401, Offerors should also he advised that attendance by an agent at the pre-proposal conference is optional. A walk-through of the site will be conducted immediately following the conclusion of the pre-proposal conference. Offerors should he advised that attendance may he required at an interview scheduled after the submission of proposals for this R.FL Closing Date: 6/21)24 @ 2%m PM. RFt*24-57 Swimming fool Maintenance (Annual Contract) A pro-proposal conference is scheduled to occur on Wednesday, May 1, 2(124, at a.m. (ET), 'the pre-proposal conference will be held at Jenkins High School, 1801) East Dercnnc Avenue, Savannah, GA 31406. Depending on COV ID-19 conditions prevailing at the time of the pre-proposal conference, the district may require par tie ip an Is to wear a mask and observe other CQVID-19 safely protocols. Closing Date: 05/16/2024 @ 11:00AM. At the time and place noted above, bids wilt be publicly opened, and proposals registered. No extension of tire bidding/proposul period wilt be made unless indicated by Written addendum. The Board reserves I he right to reject all bids/proposals and to waive any irregularities or technicalities in bids/pnoposals received whenever such rejection or waiver is in the best interest of the Board. The Hoard has the right to disqualify a bid/proposa! of any offeror deemed non-responsive to she Board. The Savannah Chatham County Board of Public Education does not discriminate in educational programs, activities or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability. Bidding documents may be obtained from the Purchasing Department, 2<>K Hub Street. Room 213. Savunnah. Georgia 31401 or they rusty be downloaded from the District's website, www.savannahjchatham.kl2.ga.us- The Hoard of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer, SAVANNAH AIRPORT COMMISSION NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and the Savannah Airport Commission in the office of Hie Savannah Airport Commission Engineering Department, 400 Airways Avenue, Third Floor, Savannah. Georgia 31408 unlit Tuesday, May 21. 2024, 1:30 pm EST, at which time anti place all proposals received will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidders arc invited to submit proposals for: CONSTRUCT AUXILIARY PARKING LOTS SAC JOB ID: 30614 Bidders are invited to submit proposals for this work on the proposal forms provided. Other proposal forms will not be aeeepted. The complete examination and undcrslanding of the construction plans, specifications, contract documents and site of the proposed work is necessary to properly submit a proposal. Construction plans, specifications and contract documents arc available for examination and may he obtained from the offices of the Savannah Airport Commission, 400 Airways Avenue, Savannah I Hilton Head International Airpurt, Savannah, Georgia 31408, Phone (912) 964-0514, for a cost of $25.00 per set. This cost is non-rcfundablc. Please make checks payable to Savannah Airport Commission. To pay via credit card, please dial extension 3326 and reference the SAC Job ID 30624. A pre-bid conference for bidders will he conducted in the Savannah Airport Commission Conference Room, Third Floor, Savannah International Airport, Savannah,Georgia,un April 30th,2024,at 1:30 PM EST. A Bid Bond in the form as bound in the contract documents or certified check in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount bid must accompany each bid. Successful bidder will be required to execute and to provide a Payment Bond and Performance Bond each in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of ihe total value of the conirtic! awarded lo him with a satisfactory surety or sureties for the full and faithful performance of the work. If the total value of the contract is less than $100,000.00, no Payment Bond or Performance Bond will be required. The Savannah Airport Commission, tn accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Slat 252, 42 U.S.C. 2(MX)d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation. Subtitle A. Office of Ihe Secretary. Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby noli lies all bidders that, in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will he afforded equal opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. The Contractor agrees to ensure thal Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as defined in 49 CFR Part 26 have an equal opportunity to participate in the performance of this contract, in this regard at] Contractors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps lo ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises have an equal opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. Contractors shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin or sex in the award or performance of this contract. The Contractor,or any subcontractor, submitting a hid for utility contracting, as defined in O.C.G.A. Section 43-14-2 lo a utility system as defined in said section, shall conform to O.C.G.A. Section43-14-8.2 et seq. with reference to Utility Contractor’s Licenses and shall submit the bid with the license numbers, as issued by the Division of Utility Contractors, affixed on the outside of the bid envelope as provided by O.C.G.A. Section 43-14-8.2(h). Utility Contracting means a proposal to perform utility work, the cost of which exceed* SlftD.000 00, to a utility system as defined in OjCjGA. Section 43-14-2(17). No bid may be withdrawn after closing time for the receipt of proposals for a period of ninety (90) days. This is a bid for construction and therefore the City’s local vendor preference ordinance will not apply. The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and the Savannah Airport Commission reserve the right lo waive any informalities or irregularities in or reject any or all bids and to award or refrain from awarding the Contract for the Work. For the first time live, fans can witness Tia Pepa, who can control the weather with her emotions; her husband Felix; their daughter Dolores, with her gift to hear; and Bru no, the mysterious and mis understood Madrigal family member whose visions foretold the future. In the end, audienc es will learn that everyone has their own gifts, magical or not, and being true to yourself and loving those around you is what makes you special. YOU are the magic! Show Dates and Times: Thursday, May 2 at 7:00 PM; Friday, May 3 at 11:00 AM & 7:00 PM; Satur day, May 4 at 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM; and Sunday, May 5 at 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM. Family-friendly tick et pricing available - tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com in-person at the venue box office. *Tick- et pricing is subject to change based on market demand. Georgia Historical Society Dedicates New Historical Marker Recognizing Complex Story of American Slavery & Freedom Continued from Page 1 “The transition of the Montmollin Building’s use from slave mart to free school in 1865 captures a pivotal mo ment in history as newly freed African Americans worked to secure their rights and free doms by forging a path forward through education,’’ said Fuci- ana Spracher, City of Savannah Municipal Archives Director. “The installation of a histori cal marker sharing the history of the building and the Bryan School is long overdue, and we look forward to utilizing the marker to share this important story with all our residents and visitors.’’ The marker dedica tion took place in Savannah’s City Market, near the Mont mollin Building, at 23 Barnard Street. Speakers included Ken Slats, Office of Communica tions, City of Savannah; Rev erend Thurmond Neill Tillman, First African Baptist Church; Fillian Grant-Baptiste; Aider- man Detric Feggett, District 2, City of Savannah; Honorable Van R. Johnson, II, Mayor, City of Savannah; Joseph A. Melder, City Manager, City of Savannah; Dr. W. Todd Groce, President and CEO, Georgia Historical Society; Reverend Christopher J. Pittman, First Bryan Baptist Church; and Fuciana Spracher, Municipal Archives Director, City of Sa vannah. The marker text reads: The Montmollin Building and Bryan School Banker and slave trader John S. Montmollin commissioned this building (c.1856) for his business. Af ter Montmollin's death, Alex ander Bryan continued using the building to hold and sell enslaved people. When US General William T. Sherman captured Savannah in Decem ber 1864, the US government, implementing emancipation, confiscated the building and provided it to Savannah’s Af rican-American community, which formed the Savannah Educational Association (SEA) to fund and establish schools. This building became the site of Bryan School. On January 10, 1865, at the school’s open ing, hundreds of Black chil dren marched here from First African Baptist Church. SEA schoolchildren publicly show cased their knowledge of gram mar, history, geography, arith metic, and other subjects in July 1865. The American Mis sionary Association, a north ern benevolence organization, absorbed SEA and founded the Beach Institute in 1867, con solidating several schools, in cluding Bryan School. Erected by the Geor gia Historical Society and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah For more information about The Montmollin Build ing and Bryan School historical marker dedication or the Geor gia Historical Society marker program, please contact Keith Strigaro, Director of Commu nications,at 912.651.2125,ext. 153, or by email at kstrigaro@ georgiahistory.com. City to Celebrate New Community Space for Westside Neighborhoods The public was in vited to a Westside Neighbor hoods Celebration on Saturday, April 13 from 10 AM - 1 PM, to celebrate the completion of a new public park and pedestri an mural outside the Enmarket Arena. The free event will featured food, music, fun ac tivities, games, fresh produce, inflatable bounce houses and a slap shot cage organized by the Savannah Ghost Pirates and manned by their mascot, Dav- ey. A dedication was held for the largest pedestrian mural in Georgia, created by five differ ent mural groups comprised of Savannah artists. Following a highly competitive selection process conducted by a panel com prised of representatives from westside neighborhoods and the art community, five artist teams were hired by the City to craft a 650-foot-long mural outside the Enmarket Arena. Portions of the mu ral were painted with the help of children from the neighbor hood as well as students partic ipating in the Foop it Up pro gram. The groups of artists included: Team 1, Amiri Far ris and Cynthia Collins; Team 2, Adolfo Alvarado; Team 3, Matthew Hebermehl, Kath erine Sandoz, Troy Wandzel, Jamie Bourgious; Team 4, Bri an MacGregor, Alfredo Mar tinez, Nae’Keisha Jones, Zay Hutchins; and Team 5, Tara Garrigan, Shay Garrigan, Car oline Rose, Sean Keeth, Olivai Morrison-Bressler, Cortney Fredette, and Tim Patterson. Organizations par ticipating in the community celebration include the City of Savannah, the Enmarket Arena, the Savannah Ghost Pi rates, Forsyth Farmers Market, Farm Truck 912, Bike Walk Savannah, United Way, Five Oak Public Fibraries, Goodwill Southeast Georgia, Healthy Sa vannah, and Cloverdale Civic Improvement Association. CHATHAM COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE III 7 EISENHOWER DRIVE SUITE E, SAVANNAH, GA 3J406 MAIL: P,0, BOX 13757, SAVANNAH, GA 31416 PHONE; (912) 790-1520 FAX: <9U) 790-1519 EMAIL: ff duThamfqqfiiv.qirt WEBSITE: bttiw.V/vatffi.dialhamtattniTfa. gov GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION ELECTION DATE: May 21, 2024 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 22, 2024 ABSENTEE VOTING BY MAIL APPLICATION: March 04, 2024 - May 1U, 2024 A request £qr an absentee ballot may he suhmillcd by mail, email, fax. or onl ire nt Ihe statewide websilu hltpt//scfliitnwabgiitc(lallol or you may complete the Application in person at out office. ConiAc: Chatham County Voter Resist ion at (912) 7V0 ■ tS2Q for further details. MAIL OUT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS: will begin Oil April 22nd and end on May lUlh. EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING: Any eligible registered Chatham County voter desiring io vote in advance during this period may do so in person. No reason is required. LOCATION ADDRESS HOURS WEEKDAY VOTING: VR Annex Mosquito ContiSt Cine Center Oattflnd island Wildlilf Lemer April 291 ti May 17th 1H9 Eisenhower Dr 63 Hilly B Harr Dr J01 W Ogjediarpe Ave 711 Sandwwii Rd 3:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 9;O0A.m. S;00p.m. 0:00 a.m. - J:00 p.m. 9;00i,ift,-5;00 p.m, WEEKEND VOTING: VR Annex Saturday May nth 1H9 Eisenhower Dr O:00a,iii. - 5:00 p.m. VR Annex Sunday May 5 th 1H9 Eisenhower Dr 11:00 a.m. -5:00p.m. VR Annex Ctric Center Saturday May lllh 1147 Eisenhower IJi TO I W Oglethorpe Awe 0:D0a. m. - S:00 p.m. 0:00 j.ui- 5:00 p.m. VR Annex Ci^ie Ceisier Sunday May IZtli lJ-fO Eisenhower Dr Jui W OEJttluMj*i Aw 11:00 a.m - JflOp m. [1:00 a n. - ! 00 p.m. DROP BOX LOCATIONS: VK Annex MujqiiiliCnnlrul Qatlind Island WildltlcCenler Drop boxes ore open only during the hours that Early hi-Person voting is available.
