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Glynn County to drain stagnant East Beach "slew"; Coast Guard station construction slated for later this year
Summary
County Manager Bill Fallon said Glynn County will use state and DNR money to drain and remediate a stagnant pool at East Beach on St. Simons Island and expects construction bids for a new Coast Guard station to move forward this summer with work beginning later in the season.
Glynn County Manager Bill Fallon said the county will move ahead with work to drain and remediate a stagnant pool — described in the interview as a "slew" behind lifeguard stands on East Beach, St. Simons Island — after state and Department of Natural Resources funding becomes available.
Fallon told Good News Glenn that state lawmakers helped secure money in the upcoming state budget and that the Department of Natural Resources is expected to contribute roughly $1 million toward the effort, but that the funding is contingent on the governor signing the budget. "We're going to be able to drain that and then, do some scraping, on the beach to be able to fill most of that. And then we might have to truck in some sand," Fallon said.
The county describes the feature as stagnant water that is not tidally flushed; Fallon said it has been mistakenly described in the past as a tidal…
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