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Glynn County details progress on public safety facility, roads, drainage and coastal projects
Summary
County staff reported May 2026 that the public safety multi‑use facility is 60% in design with ground planned for fall and a 12‑month build; multiple road, drainage, sidewalk and shoreline projects are underway or complete, several under budget.
Glynn County officials provided a broad update on major capital projects at the May quarterly execution review, highlighting a mix of design‑phase work, projects under construction and recently completed contracts.
EMA director Andy Leansza and Fire Chief Vince Chris Paul said the public safety multi‑use facility—intended to house the emergency operations center, EMA staff, 911 and county IT—has reached roughly 60% design. Leansza said critical systems coordination (generators, NextGen 911) is underway and that the county expects to begin site work in the fall with about a 12‑month construction period.
On fire‑rescue infrastructure, staff reported Fire Station 9 (Chapel Crossing/Highway 17), a 10,000‑square‑foot facility with four apparatus bays, broke ground in March and is expected to be operating in spring 2027. The Airport Fire Station 5 project is a partnership with the airport authority and uses FAA funding alongside S.P.L.A.S. dollars; the station has reached a topping‑off milestone and will include four bays to serve airport and surrounding development.
Public works and engineering described roadway and drainage projects across the county: Old Jessup box culvert replacement, targeted street drainage replacements, cure‑in‑place lining on aging storm pipes to reduce excavation and traffic disruption, and Old Chest Road improvements (4‑ft widening, curb/gutter, new 5‑ft sidewalk) with a ~190‑day construction window after the May 11 notice to proceed. Staff named Southeast Land LLC as the contractor on multiple drainage jobs and noted strong competitive bidding has produced underruns on several contracts.
Coastal and park projects included a completed phase‑two revetment rehabilitation on St. Simons Island (FEMA grant + SPLS funds), substantially completed April 2, 2026 and finishing about $46,000 under the awarded $1.9 million construction contract. The Coast Guard Park renovation is advancing: the horizontal parking/drainage work (permeable grid parking and dry ponds) began Sept. 2025 and paving was scheduled ahead of Memorial Day; the vertical program will add restrooms, concessions, lifeguard quarters and a lookout tower funded in part by grants, the convention and visitors bureau and accommodation excise tax.
Commissioners praised staff coordination with state partners (GDOT) on road projects and with grant writers on FEMA and other awards. County leaders closed the QER noting improved transparency and delivery under the 2022 program; several projects will return to the board for finance committee review or construction bids in coming weeks.
