Writer: Lauren McDonald
Published August 19, 2022
The Brunswick News
The Glynn County Police Department plans to roll out a map that will clarify for golf cart drivers on St. Simons which roads they’re allowed to drive on.
Residents concerned about illegal golf cart use on the island attended a town hall hosted Wednesday by Glynn County Commissioner Cap Fendig at The Club on St. Simons.
Discussion also included an overview of SPLOST 2022 proposed projects and an update on a roundabout planned at the intersection of Frederica and Sea Island roads.
Poor acoustics and bad weather outside created noise challenges, prompting complaints from those unable to hear the speakers. To make up for the problem, residents were given the opportunity to ask questions face-to-face with county staff at the end of the town hall.
Bill Fallon, county manager, gave an overview of plans for the proposed special purpose local option sales tax, a 1% tax that will raise money for county projects if voters approve it in November.
Fallon said a University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government study found that 43.6% of every dollar spent in Glynn County is by someone who lives outside the community.
“Almost every dollar that we spend, somebody else spends a dollar here,” he said. “So SPLOST takes advantage of that.”
The list of proposed projects to be funded by a 2022 SPLOST is made up of critical infrastructure developments, Fallon said.
“The list that we have doesn’t have any wants on it,” he said. “These are all needs for Glynn County.”
The list was created through a collaboration with the county, city, Joint Water and Sewer Commission, Jekyll Island Authority, Brunswick-Glynn Economic Development Authority and the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, Fallon said.
The tax could generate between $130 million and $170 million over the six-year collection period.
Proposed projects include the widening of Glynco Parkway, improvements on Demere Road, Old Jesup Road and the St. Simons gateway area, and ditch and drainage work across the county.
The full list can be found at www.glynncounty.org/2284/SPLOST-2022.
