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Glynn County says Coast Guard Beach, St. Simons Marina projects to start after grant and settlement funds
Summary
Glynn County Manager Bill Fallon told a July episode of Good News Glenn that work on Coast Guard Beach is scheduled to start this summer and that St. Simons Marina improvements will use Golden Ray settlement funds and accommodation excise tax revenues.
Glynn County Manager Bill Fallon said the county expects site clearing for the Coast Guard Beach project to begin in July and “get a shovel in the ground sometime in August,” with the work financed largely by state grants and lodging taxes. The St. Simons Island Marina also will receive improvements funded in part by proceeds from the Golden Ray settlement, Fallon said.
The county manager said the Georgia Department of Natural Resources awarded the county a $3,000,000 grant for the Coast Guard Beach project and the state provided about $1,000,000 for a lifeguard tower. Fallon said the remainder of the beach project will come from the county’s accommodation excise tax, a levy on visitors.
Fallon said the marina work will use about $2,200,000 from the Golden Ray settlement plus additional accommodation excise tax revenue. “We actually got, about $2,200,000 from the Golden Ray settlement. And so we're gonna put that into, to that, marina,” he said.
Fallon also noted other transportation projects tied to the county’s ongoing capital work: a Canal Road roundabout nearing completion and road improvements at the Spur and Highway 99 intersection that the county is coordinating with the Georgia Department of Transportation. He added that Buc-ee’s opened last month and that related road work remains under way.
The county manager described the funding sources as largely coming from visitors and state sources rather than general-purpose property-tax revenue: “So it's really the tourists that are coming here that, and then the state that's really paying for that project for us,” Fallon said.
No vote or final construction contract award was discussed on the broadcast. Fallon said officials would provide more details in future updates as the county proceeds through procurement and final design.
Officials and residents seeking documentation or timeline updates were directed by Fallon to upcoming county communications and future briefings.
