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Current Action Alerts
GA DNR Coastal Resources Division (CRD) recently released a draft rule to codify the standards by which these private docks can be built. Rules are important so that landowners and contractors clearly understand the size standards and procedures required for a new dock. But while the draft rule proposes some standards and best practices that have been in place for more than 20 years, several sections ignore years of research demonstrating the negative impact of large docks. More and longer docks will result in ecological damage.
The draft rule was not written to protect our shared resource and public access, but was written for exclusive private access via golf carts. Offering residents and visitors access to our marshes and waterways is a good thing, but the new rule must protect our habitat, wildlife, and viewshed.
After the July 7 Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing at which several residents and county staff pointed out concerning elements of the draft, the commission voted unanimously to table the zoning draft pending further review by the board. We’re waiting to hear about the next public meeting and draft iteration.
The City of Pooler is considering a three-warehouse development immediately adjacent to the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal and Tom Triplett Park. This development would require a new road and bridge over the canal—bringing an estimated 3,140 trucks a day too close to Pooler’s last remaining public greenspace and a vital wildlife habitat.
However, the impacted section of the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal is owned by Chatham County—not the City of Pooler—so the developer will need the county’s permission before they can begin construction on the warehouse.
Join us in asking the Chatham County Commission to say NO to this new road and bridge crossing over the canal, for the sake of the area’s communities and wildlife!
Jekyll Island is the crown jewel of Georgia’s coast—a state park and the most accessible of our protected barrier islands. Unfortunately, the Jekyll Island Authority (JIA) is pushing through two major hotel projects with no public engagement or transparency—all while ignoring their own rules put in place to manage development on the island.
Though the JIA is charged with the management and stewardship of Jekyll Island, it has been operating with with little to no oversight. Join us in urging Governor Brian Kemp, Representative Steven Sainz, Senator Michael Hodges, and the Jekyll Island-State Park Authority Oversight Committee to reverse these bad decisions and rein in overdevelopment before Jekyll Island is spoiled for Georgians forever.
Our community has been working hard for more than seven years to advocate for long-overdue updates to Glynn County’s antiquated beachfront lighting ordinance and protect threatened loggerheads on our beaches. Hundreds of scientists, business leaders, and stakeholders have contributed to and spoken out in support of these critical updates—but the County continues to stall. Meanwhile, despite receiving authorization and requests from GDOT to turn off the high mast lights, they are still visible miles away from the nesting beach on the north end of Little St. Simons—in clear violation of the County’s current ordinance.
Join us in telling the Glynn County Commissioners to IMMEDIATELY fix these issues and protect Georgia’s sea turtles!
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