St. Marys Candidates 10-5-05

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PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
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IN THE ST. MARYS ELECTION
ELECT THE STEVE BERRY LINE

BRIAN FEWOX - MAYOR
DOUG VAUGHT – POST 6
J.R. ROLLINS – POST 4

Remember if you want good dictatorial
government that promises consolidation
of Police and Fire Services with the County.

If you want walking out when the vote
goes the other way. Elect the Berry Line.

Paid for by I.M. NUTS

CANDIDATE DEBORAH HASE:
Goals and Objectives for the next four years:
*Keep our government open and accessible
to the public, and continue to simplify the
process.

*Continue with the upgrade and expansion
of our infrastructure: Water/Sewer Master
plan implementation (including the
annexed areas); Drainage Master plan;
Comprehensive/Quality Growth Plan.

*Fiscal Accountability: Continue to develop
a realistic budget to accommodate the
growth, but keep taxes low in the process.

*Maintain the integrity of our small town
atmosphere; continue the concept of
"walking community" neighborhoods with
a higher level of public safety.

*Tax Collection consolidation:
My proposal:
County Tax Commissioner collects our
taxes, reduces staff time and is more
"taxpayer-friendly" by having one bill to pay.

*Improve/Expand Emergency Management
Services in our community, along with better
health care.

*Continue to work to diversify our economy.
Including the development of the mill site
property, lobbying to expand the Coast
Guard Unit, and additional functions at
Kings Bay Navy Base.

*Develop and implement a Main Street
Program to enhance Tourism.

*Keep honest and effective government
by continuing to fight "Good Ole Boy" ,
politics in St Marys City Government.

God Bless St Marys, Georgia-A Place
We Love to Call "Home"

CANDIDATE LARRY JOHNSON:
Goals and objectives for next four years
Protect the homes of seniors by supporting
the freeze on property value assessments.

Allow the supply of resources, primarily
water and utilities, to catch up with
development

Provide additionall access facilities for
seniors and the physically challenged

Provide a larger and more reliable van
for the Senior Center

Become more business friendly toward
incoming small businesses. The City
needs a better mix of taxpaying
businesses and residential

Revise the proposed high fees for XXXXXX
and related utilities

Adjust teh budget to allow increased
support of the police and fire fighters
and make needed repairs to the infrastructure

Support the blockage of extending the law
of Eminent Domain to include private big
business.

CANDIDATE BILL DELOUGHY
This Is a Crucial Time for St. Marys

You can trust Bill DeLoughy.

Bill will continue to do the right thing for St. Marys
and its citizens.

Bill has served as a St. Marys City Councilman for
4 years.

He has made important strides forward.

With 4 more years he assures continued progress.

Bill provides fiscally responsible leadership for the
future growth of St. Marys

Accomplishments
* As chair of the Finance Committee of
the Council, drove a millage rate decrease
every year for 3 consecutive years, even
after the closing of the paper mill

*Led the way to save our City Police
Department by championing a feasibility
study which cleared the air and brought
about a resolution in the best interests of
both the police and the citizens of St. Marys

*Successfully led the effort to save insurance
protection for the volunteer members of the
St. Marys Fire Department.

*Identified solutions to resolve rain water
and drainage problems and flood threats

*Strong supporter of the St. Marys 20
year Water and Sewer Master Plan.

CANDIDATE GULL WEAVER
Thank you for allowing me this opportunity.
I am an involved member of this community and
I understand our needs. I am a wife, mother,
homeowner, taxpayer, and consumer in St. Marys
and Camden County. I love living and raising my
family here. I want St. Marys to continue to be the
City we would all want to raise our families in for
many years to come.

I will work hard to make decisions that are in the
best interest of our wonderful city and its citizens.
I have no hidden agenda to my platform, except to
serve the people of St. Marys.

Our area has so much potential for quality and
controlled growth, and we are growing every day
as our trees are coming down and new
developments are springing up all around us.
In order for this growth to be better controlled,
we need better communication among the city and
the citizens. While I do not claim to have all the
answers, I do have a lot of great ideas and I will
listen to yours ! We need to all work together
toward common achievable goals.

Raise our Standards
Development: We need to make sure that the
development of St. Marys is in the best interest
of St. Marys, not the developers. Developers need
to provide curbs and gutters, not only in their
subdivisions but to their subdivisions. Sidewalks
should be included in the plan for each subdivision
as well providing a family-friendly and safe
environment. We have a finite amount to develop,
let's do it right!

Employment: Quality jobs are needed in St. Marys.
A plan should be in place to attract new businesses
to our area and to break down any obstacles that
exist for current businesses. We are on the right
track with the hiring of an economic development
director. St. Marys wants to be known as a
business friendly city!

Forward Thinking
As a collective body we need to envision the
future - to see our city in 5 - 10 - 20 years.
A master plan for the city would do this and more
for St. Marys. True, hard thinking and not pipe
dreams. We need to look at what we expect the
future to hold and make a plan for that. Ensure our
children make it to that future. Ensure that we
have affordable housing. Ensure that we
accommodate everyone in that plan. That plan
needs to be a solid written plan covering all
aspects of our city.

Respect our Past

Our collective past is what has made us.

Our heritage here in St. Marys is priceless

and we need to protect that passionately.

Many people have asked me why I want to

be on the St. Marys City Council and my

reply is, "I want to make a difference."

PRESS RELEASE
BRUNSWICK - Senator Jeff Chapman is conducting

a town hall meeting for Camden citizens on Tuesday,

October 11th, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the

County Annex Building, 1 07 North Gross Road in

Kingsland. He is inviting citizen input on legislative

issues for the 2006 Georgia General Assembly.

Sen. Chapman also plans to discuss the proposed

Camden Homestead Tax Freeze Initiative, issues

under review by the Senate Study Committee on

Eminent Domain which he chairs, and the new

State Merit Health Benefit Plan offered through

United Health starting January 06.

"I look forward to discussing these important

issues and hearing the concerns of Camden County

residents," stated Sen. Jeff Chapman. "The best

way to serve the public is to listen."

Senator Chapman will also field questions about

any of the standing Senate Committees on which

he serves. These include: Public Safety and

Homeland Security, Transportation, Insurance

and Labor, and Natural Resources and the

Environment. Additional Study Committees include

the Coastal Georgia Sound Science Initiative and

the Security for State and County Buildings Study

Committee. Sen. Chapman represents Brantley,

Camden, Charlton, Glynn, and McIntosh counties

which comprise the Third Senate District. For

further information about bills sponsored or

cosponsored by Sen. Chapman, visit his website

at www-jeffchapman. us or contact his Brunswick

office at 912-280-0456. His email is

jeff@jeffchapman.us and the media email

contact is update@jeffchapman.us.

Sandy Sez:
Get yourself up to speed on the
candidates. They will be in
charge for a long time. DO NOT
let a would be carpet bagger
take control.

P.S. More next Wednesday

"Working for the future without forgetting the past"