10 The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Hungry Club Forum’s Voter Education and
Information Presentation Supersedes Expectations
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Disney On Ice Presents Frozen & Encanto
The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Enmarket Arena
from May 2nd-5th
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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.
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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
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“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.
