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It was a chilly morning last week as Phase 2 of the Neptune Park renovation continued. Here, construction workers prepare the ground for the picnic area under the oak trees. The project got underway last Monday when the tables were moved from the picnic area and the playground near the pier was demolished. The finished area will feature new sidewalks and a toddler playground. The picnic tables will be returned to the area under the oaks on a renovated slate surface. According to Paul Christian, Assistant County Administrator, the Easter Sunrise Service will not be interrupted by the construction. "Arrangements will be made for the crowd," Christian said.
In addition, County Administrator Charles Stewart and county engineer Jim Bruner are working on a plan for repairing the pier.
Pier repair costs were included in the Phase 2 budget but removed when it was determined that the pier needed more than cosmetic repair.
Bruner was authorized by Stewart to get a proposal from EMC Engineering Services of Savannah who did the last two pier studies. The $25,000 proposal is for evaluation and study of what it will take to repair and rehabilitate the pier. Bruner, at Stewart's request, is moving forward with the proposal. "While the pier is perfectly safe," Bruner said, "the deterioration will accelerate over time. It's better to catch it before the deterioration gets too bad and becomes more costly to fix." |
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Citizen files suit against four County Commissioners
03.08.10
• Federal Judge asks for deferral on jail vote
A lawsuit naming Glynn County Commission chairman Howard Lynn (Dist. 4) and Commissioners Tony Thaw (Dist. 3), Don Hogan (At Large #1) and Jerome Clark (Dist. 5) as defendants was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick, on Tuesday, March 2.
The suit was brought by Brunswick resident Catherine Browning and filed by her attorneys Doug Alexander and Mary Helen Moses.
The suit was filed in federal court and heard by U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood on Wednesday March 3, because, according to the lawsuit, "state remedies …would be futile. Because of political ramifications associated with this action, no sitting superior Court Judge in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit can hear this case."
The suit also stated that further SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) funds would be wasted before the plaintiff could heard by an Superior Court judge outside of Glynn County.
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County hires search firm; grants Murphy's license
03.08.10
On Thursday, Feb. 25, after a lengthy work session, the Glynn County Commission adjourned into closed session to discuss personnel issues.
Reconvening the open session, the commission voted unanimously to hire Slavin Management Consultants, a Norcross, Ga. based company, to conduct a nationwide executive search to hire a new County Administrator to replace Charles Stewart who is retiring this June 30.
Slavin's fee is $14,000 and after candidate's travel expenses are added, commissioner's expect to pay about $20,000 for the search.
The county administrator is one of three county employees hired by the county commission. The other two are the county attorney and the police chief.
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Tait Feed and Seed - a family business since 1928
03.08.10
While Glynn County has the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Office to help local gardeners, Glynn also has a secret weapon, sort of, in Tait Feed and Seed. Tait's loves to assist customers with lawn, flower, and gardening questions.
Hugh Tait opened Tait Feed and Seed in 1928 on the corner of Monck and Reynolds Streets and then moved to Newcastle Street. In fact Spencer Tait's son-in-law Barry Morgan owns and operates Morgan's Cleaners on the very spot of the first Tait's.
Hugh's son Spencer bought the business from his dad in 1966 and added a second store on the New Jesup Highway in 1981.
Each Tait brother purchased a store from their dad. Tim Tait has kept the New Jesup Highway store more like the original Tait Feed and Seed, and Trey Tait has found a niche for the downtown store in lawn mower repair and equipment.
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