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County advances SPLOST projects, seeks GSWCC review authority and eyes Army Corps help for coastal project
Summary
Glynn County’s capital development team reported improved project budgeting and tighter change‑order control, said it is close to gaining review authority from the Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission, and received encouraging news from the Army Corps on a flood‑protection project.
Glynn County’s capital development and procurement staff told the board they have strengthened project delivery discipline across SPLOST projects, are pursuing a Memorandum of Agreement with the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) to perform certain plan reviews in-house, and received positive signals that the Army Corps might help fund a large coastal project.
Resin Talbert, director of Capital Development and Procurement, and Jason Hagen, program director, said the department is completing construction contracts within the issued contract amount and has greatly reduced change‑order exposure on SPLOST work. Talbert said most completed contracts have returned savings under the original contract value and that the program team is improving procurement competition and project controls.
The department also described progress toward a GSWCC Memorandum of Agreement that would allow Glynn County to perform bimonthly inspections and, eventually, review and approve certain erosion‑and‑sediment plans locally rather than waiting on review from Athens. Talbert said GSWCC’s district board will vote on approval and that the county expects a favorable process if the vote passes — a step that would shorten some approval timelines now measured in weeks. “If they approve us, they’ll send that to Athens, and then we’ll start the ... where they review with us for a short time and then they set us free to review on our own,” Talbert said.
Staff also highlighted a project at South Palm/Hornet (coastal area) where the county is pursuing federal funds. Talbert said the Army Corps of Engineers indicated positive progress and that the county is hopeful federal funding will help close a large cost‑gap for that project.
One project identified as at‑risk is the Selden Park/US‑341 intersection improvement where the county, Georgia DOT and the City of Brunswick have not reached agreement on the final configuration; the county described that item as “at risk” pending an intergovernmental solution.
Why it matters: local review authority for erosion controls would shorten plan timelines, improving permitting speed for development and capital projects; SPLOST project controls that reduce change orders preserve taxpayer value; federal participation could unlock funding for a high‑cost coastal infrastructure job.
Officials said a full SPLOST-focused quarterly review will be presented in the next QER in May and that they will continue outreach and town‑hall updates to maintain transparency on project milestones and budgets.
