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Finance Committee OKs fee waiver and temporary dock closure for King McIntyre tournament at Gascoigne Bluff Park
Summary
The Glynn County Board of Commissioners Finance Committee approved a fee waiver and a temporary closure of the public dock at Gascoigne Bluff Park for the Golden Isles King McIntyre fishing tournament in August 2025, subject to a public conduct permit from the Glynn County Police Department.
The Glynn County Board of Commissioners Finance Committee approved a fee waiver and a temporary closure of the public dock at Gascoigne Bluff Park so the Golden Isles King McIntyre tournament organizers can hold a weigh-in in August 2025, the panel decided Thursday.
County staff presented the request for a fee waiver and a dock closure, and staff member Miss Garganis told commissioners the event has come before the county yearly during her seven-plus years with Glynn County and has historically been approved. Garganis said the organizers had already applied for and, she believed, been issued a public conduct permit by the Glynn County Police Department and that security would be on site.
The request covered the tournament’s use of Gascoigne Bluff Park at no cost and asked that the dock be closed to the public for a three-hour weigh-in window. The transcript records two different proposed dates for the weigh-in (Aug. 3 and Aug. 23); the motion recorded and approved at the meeting specified Aug. 23 for the weigh-in. The motion approved the request “subject to the issuance of a public conduct permit from Glynn County Police Department.”
Garganis told the panel the tournament’s entry fees largely cover tournament expenses and prize money and that organizers “have been good stewards at the park,” routinely cleaning up after the event. She also noted a prior year when organizers banned or suspended teams after on-site problems and said security plans were in place for this year’s event.
The committee approved the item by voice vote after a motion and a second; the meeting record shows the motion carried but does not list individual roll-call votes. The approval is contingent on the county police department issuing the public conduct permit and on the organizers’ compliance with any permit conditions.
Next steps: issuance of the public conduct permit by the Glynn County Police Department and any permit conditions will determine final event logistics. The county record shows organizers are required to secure the permit and follow any security and cleanup requirements imposed by county staff or law enforcement.
