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Utility addresses online services
Nowadays people can do almost everything online, whether it's watching TV, locking a car or ordering food. So why can't residents pay water bills online?
Source: Brunswick News
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Trash service slow following switch
A spokesman for Waste Management says trash and garbage pickup customers in the city are having a difficult time adjusting to the new collection system.
Source: Brunswick News
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City applauds police's role in infant case
Law enforcement agencies in Glynn County received an official thank you from Brunswick city commissioners Wednesday for their work in the investigation of the shooting death of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago on March 21.
Source: Brunswick News
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Accessibility in city OK
The city of Brunswick says almost all municipal buildings are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the ones that aren't only require minor renovations.
Source: Brunswick News
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Workers comp can end in termination
A city official says it is fairly common for a municipality to tell an employee with a workers compensation claim not to come back.
Source: Brunswick News
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City seeks solutions to rising ocean
Brunswick leaders want to learn more about the potential impacts of sea level rise, especially after being told the ocean could one day claim ground now staked out by Southeast Georgia Health System.
Source: Brunswick News
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City takes on pesky cracked sidewalks
Inmate workers were busy Monday rehabilitating the sidewalk on Richmond Street in Brunswick behind the building that will become the home of South Coast Bank and Trust and the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce at 1500 Newcastle St.
Source: Brunswick News
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City hopes China ties pay off
It has been a while since any Brunswick city official has traveled to China on a business-development trip, but that's OK, says Brunswick Mayor Bryan Thompson.
Source: Brunswick News
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Oyster project set for city park
An oyster reef restoration project will take center stage this month at Overlook Park on U.S. 17 in Brunswick.
Source: Brunswick News
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Rep. proposing change to authority
A member of the Golden Isles' state delegation wants to change the way members of the local development authority are appointed, but the director of the authority the bill takes aim at says the proposal wouldn't change much.
Source: Brunswick News
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Police will film chase as part of promo
The Brunswick Police Department is banking on attracting a few good men and women with the help of a self-produced recruitment video that will feature a car chase scene to be filmed this weekend.
Source: Brunswick News
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Animals may get to ride along
Dogs may be able to ride in the back of a pickup truck in the city of Brunswick after all - just not in a manner that could be deemed unsafe by police.
Source: Brunswick News
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Traffic light, crossings coming
The Altama Avenue entrance to College of Coastal Georgia and new Brunswick High School is getting a face-lift. City of Brunswick crews are working to modify the four-lane roadway in front of the two schools to create an intersection with a traffic light that serves the college and the high school when its construction is complete.
Source: Brunswick News
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City still talking about tax project
Glynn County officials predict all county projects on the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax 4 list will be completed within the year.
Source: Brunswick News
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City police to have new H.Q. soon
Renovation of the Brunswick Police Department headquarters on Mansfield Street is on schedule, the architect for the project has reported to the city commission.
Source: Brunswick News
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City parks will not be left unused
Glynn County's recreation director says he is doing everything in his power to bring children to the city's Howard Coffin Park.
Source: Brunswick News
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Water-sewer commissioners get to work
The Joint Water and Sewer Commission discussed a new headquarters and created four committees following the swearing in of new board members Thursday.
Source: Brunswick News
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After-school program seeks home in city
Youth Enrichment and Deliverance Center Executive Director Patricia Brown is asking the city of Brunswick to help her expand the program by giving her access to the Roosevelt Lawrence Community Center on H Street.
Source: Brunswick News
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New utility board to decide headquarters
The Brunswick Glynn County Joint Water Sewer Commission will let the new board that will be seated in January decide where to put its headquarters.
Source: Brunswick News
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City will maintain community center for children
When the Glynn County Recreation and Parks Department takes over city recreation in January, it will stay away from the Roosevelt Lawrence Community Center on H Street.
Source: Brunswick News
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City mulls maintaining energy tax
Brunswick is considering adopting an ordinance that would allow the city to continue collecting an excise tax on manufacturers that the state plans to phase out.
Source: Brunswick News
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Realty suitors woo utility headquarters
The Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission is continuing a search for a permanent home even though the board is just a month away from being replaced.
Source: Brunswick News
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City commission approves new fire chief
The unanimous approval of Randy Mobley as the Brunswick Fire Department's next chief was met with applause and a standing ovation at Wednesday's City Commission meeting.
Source: Brunswick News
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Voters settle utility runoff
Only three dozen votes separated winner from loser in Tuesday's runoff election for the Post-2 At-Large position for Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission.
Source: Brunswick News
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City police plan reorganization
Brunswick Police Chief Tobe Green is heeding the advice of a University of Georgia study and taking steps to ensure maximum efficiency.
Source: Brunswick News
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Late bid to ditch Brunswick-Glynn tax deal fails
A last-ditch effort to scuttle an agreement for sharing 1-cent sales tax receipts between Brunswick and Glynn County has failed after only two of four city commissioners attended a special meeting Friday.
Source: Florida Times-Union
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Waste collection services go private
Large green trash cans with bright yellow lids are beginning to line the streets of Brunswick, a sign that a private company is about to take over solid waste pickup in the city.
Source: Brunswick News
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