BoardofCountyCommissionersContact:JulieHaigler
OfficeoftheCountyAdministrator912-576-9631(office)
P.O.Box99/200East4"Street912-576-5648=(fax)
Woodbine,Georgia31569jehaigler@co.camden.ga.us
FORIMMEDIATERELEASE
St.MarysRiverWaterQualityImprovement
GrantContinues
WOODBINE,Ga.October21,2019TheCamdenCountyBoardofCommissionersis
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pleasedtoannouncethatitisonceagainarecipientofaSection319(h)NonpointSourceImplementation
Grant.The$212,000fundingfromtheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandadministeredbythe
GeorgiaDepartmentofNaturalResources—EnvironmentalProtectionDivision(EPD)willcontinuethe
clean-upeffortsalreadyinprogressintheHorsepenCreekareaoftheSt.MarysRiver.
“WeareexcitedtocontinuetoworkwithGeorgiaEPDandourlocal
partners,”saidCamdenCountyGrantsManagerJulieHaigler.j
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JoiningCamdenCountyistheGeorgiaDepartmentofPublic—&
Health’sEnvironmentalHealthOffice,St.MarysRiverkeeper,St.HRos
MarysRiverManagementCommittee,andtheUniversityofLagata
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Georgia.ThisisthethirdtimethatCamdenCountyhasreceived:—————
a
Section319grantandapproximately21septicsystemswillbeFromLeft:CommissionerLannieBrant,
repairedorreplacedintheBrowntownareaofsouthwestCamdenCommissionVice-ChairGaryBlount,
CommissionChairJimmyStarline,Grants
County.Thetotalproj.ectcost,.includi.ng.in-k.indservi.ces,.isOver
ManagerJulieHaigler,CommissionerChuck
$350,000.Clark,andCommissionerBenCasey.
AboutCamdenCounty:LocatedintheextremesoutheastcornerofGeorgia,CamdenCountytrulyis“Georgia’sCoastal
CommunityofChoice.”Originallyformedin1777,CamdenCountyisbestknownforitsrichhistory,naturalscenicbeautyand
Southernhospitality.Ourvisionishelpingtomakethisthebestplacetolivebypreservingandenhancingthehistoryandquality
oflife,whilepromotingsmartgrowthandprovidinganefficient,effectiveandresponsivegovernment.
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LANNIEE.BRANTCHUCKCLARKJIMMYSTARLINEGARYBLOUNTBENL.CASEY
Commissioner,District1Commissioner,District2Commissioner,District3Commissioner,District4Commissioner,District5