Jekyll Island
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Senator: Jekyll lied about revenue, visitor numbers
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By STACY SHELTON A state senator on Tuesday accused the Jekyll Island Authority
of misrepresenting revenue and visitor numbers to make the case for more ...
Jekyll plan opposition taken in stride
By larissa.harris
Resistance to the plan as outlined by the Jekyll Island Authority and Linger
Longer, its private sector partner, extends all the way to the Georgia General
Assembly, where bills introduced in the House and Senate threaten to stop or ...
Jekyll Island - http://blog.jekyllisland.com
Jekyll income figures misled, Chapman says
ATLANTA - Numbers used by the Jekyll Island Authority to justify a major
overhaul of the state park's creaking tourist infrastructure are overblown, a
state senator critical of the authority's plans charged Tuesday.
Jacksonville.com: Georgia News - http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/georgia/
Jekyll Island Authority (JIA) has underreported its revenues
By admin
The breaking news is that the Jekyll Island Authority (JIA) has underreported
its revenues over the past decade and quietly put over $11 million in a reserve
fund for capital improvements, a fund not disclosed in its public documents. ...
Jekyll Island State Park Forum - http://www.jekyll.coastalviewpoint.com/
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The Initiative to Protect Jekyll Island State Park
Crunch Time Has Arrived!
Senator Jeff Chapman has recently said he believes legislation has become
necessary to defend the remaining open beachfront of Jekyll Island State
Park from commercial exploitation. He is currently seeking public support
for his “Open Beach Resolution” and is also asking the public to comment on
the need for additional legislation to protect “the people‘s park.”
The success of Senator Chapman’s effort may well hinge on
how much public support he can muster for. If enough people visit the
Senator’s ***website -
http://www.jeffchapman.us/ - to endorse his Open Beach resolution and
submit ideas for protective legislation, then he will be armed with public
support when introducing a bill that would block the commercialization of
Jekyll’s most popular public beach and point the way toward responsible
revitalization of Georgia’s Jewel.
***NOTE: If the link to Senator Chapman’s website fails to activate when
you click on it, please enter it in your internet address bar manually. Or,
you can Goggle Senator Jeff Chapman to get to his website.***
If you haven’t yet endorsed the Senator’s Open Beach resolution, please do
so now.
If you haven’t yet passed along word of the Senator’s initiative, please do
so now. If each of us manages to arrange for just three other people endorse
the resolution, we can triple our contribution to its success.
We’ve worked very hard to get to this point in our defense of Jekyll Island
State Park. With the Georgia General Assembly session just underway, we need
to shift into high gear now, meaning quick and aggressive action is needed
in support of Senator Chapman’s Jekyll Resolution.
http://www.savejekyllisland.org/
A Request for Contributions
The Initiative to Protect Jekyll Island, in an effort to retain its
grassroots character, has yet to ask for funds from its supporters, relying
instead on sporadic contributions and the good graces of a small core of
people at the center of our organization. However, our lack of money is now
limiting our ability to publicize our cause and the opportunity Senator
Chapman has given Jekyll’s friends. With Jekyll legislation on the horizon,
we need to be able to buy radio time and newspaper space across the state.
We are therefore asking for contributions, in any amount, to support our
effort. Checks should be made out to the Initiative to Protect Jekyll Island
and sent c/o of David and Mindy Egan, 308 Old Plantation rd., Jekyll Island,
GA 31527. The IPJI is registered with the State of Georgia as a non-profit
public service organization.
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