Community recivery following Hurricane Helene

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
11:30 am Brief

Electricity: Update from utilities on work to restore power:

Georgia Power:

• Brunswick Area / Glynn County - less than 4400 customers still without power.
• Okefenoke Rural Electric: less than 200 customers remaining without power.

Community Announcements:

• Glynn County Recreation & Parks activities will resume October 2nd. We will send information to our program participants to confirm plans. Blythe Island Regional Park campground is open.
• City of Brunswick Recreation activities expected to resume Wednesday.
• Brunswick's City Tax Sale is cancelled on Tuesday.
• Tuesday's National Night Out is cancelled
• DNR's CoastFest is cancelled for Saturday and will be rescheduled

Cooling and Charging stations:

• Ballard Gymnasium at 30 Nimitz Drive will cease operations at noon Tuesday.
• City of Brunswick cooling and recharging station at Howard Coffin Park, 1402 Sonny Miller Way is open to the public until 6pm Tuesday and will be open until noon Wednesday if needed

United Way: United Way of Coastal Georgia is offering assistance for people seeking services related to hurricane recovery. Call 912-265-1850; press 1 and you will be able to leave a message, they will direct you to the appropriate resource.

Public Safety (GCPD, BPD, GCSO): some roadways may be closed due to utility work or hazards, please limit travel, and adhere to driving rules when lights are not working (4-way stop rule); staffing intersections to help with traffic control; continuing to patrol neighborhoods and roadways.

As of Tuesday, these intersections are still closed:

• Old Jesup Rd between Drew Circle and Lille Way is blocked
• Old Jesup Rd @ Scranton Rd
• Georgia Power will be replacing power lines across Frederica Rd at approximately 1:30p.m. today. This work will result in a temporary closure of Frederica Rd for both north and south bound traffic. This work will be in the 3100 block of Frederica, approximately 720ft north of the Frederica / Sea Island Road intersection.

Public Works: Debris removal for unincorporated Glynn County will begin Tuesday, October 7; for the City of Brunswick the same date is tentatively scheduled to begin debris removal. Only storm related debris will be collected.

County Residents are advised to gather organic-only debris - i.e. tree limbs - and place it roadside for pickup. Public Works will make two passes through the county once collection begins.

City Residents: The city expects this to be a three to four week process with two passes through the city. Pickup will include organic debris (i.e. tree limbs, leaves, etc) and storm related construction & demolition (C&D). Items cannot be co-mingled. Please keep yard debris and other items separate.

It is important that only storm related debris is eligible for removal; the debris should not be bagged and it should not be mixed with other garbage or yard waste: if you are cleaning up your yard, please separate debris into piles, no bags, only organic materials, do not block right of ways, put at curb.

Glynn County Customer Service number: (912) 554-7111

City of Brunswick Customer Service number: (912) 267-3703

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