IT IS OFFICIAL AND WE ACTUALLY DID IT!! THE LEGISLATION TO BRING THE CITYHOOD REFERENDUM TO A VOTE HAS OFFICIALLY PASSED!! I AM BEYOND THRILLED THAT OUR HARD WORK PAID OFF AND WE ARE FINALLY GETTING THE CHANCE TO DECIDE OUR OWN FUTURE!
May 23, 2016
Final supporters
I support the right of residents of St. Simons Island and Sea Island to have the opportunity to vote and determine whether St. Simons Island and Sea Island should be incorporated as a city.
I urge our State Representatives Alex Atwood and Jeff Jones and our State Senator William Ligon to support the passage of a bill in the Georgia General Assembly in the 2016 session calling for a referendum on the issue of city-hood.
Updates
March 15, 2016
ONE THOUSAND SIGNATURES HIT!! THIS MOMENT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND SHOWS JUST HOW READY WE ARE TO SECURE OUR RIGHT TO VOTE ON CITYHOOD!! LET THIS ENERGY CARRY US STRAIGHT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY!!
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 14, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
December 1, 2015
129 Comments
The right to vote is a legitimate request that continues to be denied by our local delegation. Where is Rep. Atwood and Sen Ligon on this issue. Sen Ligon voted YES on a charter bill for the city of Greenhaven. What gives?
We pay 63% of the taxes. We should have the right to decide how our islands are developed. That includes SSI and Sea Island. Just let us vote yes or no.
St. Simons and Sea Island have unique issues that can not and are not being addressed by the county government. If these issues are not properly addressed Georgia will loss an extremely valuable part of their coastline to over and unfettered development.
The IPC is toothless and the current Commisioners side with high density developers in the face of overtaxed Island infrastructure. Help before it is too late!
Please give St Simons Island and Sea Island residents the right to vote on whether to be incorporated or not. While I own a home on St Simons Island, I am actually a resident of Sandy Springs, GA ....and becoming a city was the best thing to ever happen to Sandy Springs!
I've lived on St.Simons for 61 years. I understand why people come to live on SSI but why change it. I'm very opposed to making SSI a city or Incorporating it. I have 30 plus properties in the city of Brunswick and I see how it is run. I pay more taxes for being a CITY and get less. There is no way that you can make SSI a city or Incorporate it without Raising the Property Taxes and adding new FEES. Who pays for the NEW GOVERNMENT that will be in place. A VERY BAD IDEA.
Island residents have the right to vote on the place of their homes. Our Commission has not represented the island homeowners, just their agenda.
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IT IS OFFICIAL AND WE ACTUALLY DID IT!! THE LEGISLATION TO BRING THE CITYHOOD REFERENDUM TO A VOTE HAS OFFICIALLY PASSED!! I AM BEYOND THRILLED THAT OUR HARD WORK PAID OFF AND WE ARE FINALLY GETTING THE CHANCE TO DECIDE OUR OWN FUTURE!
May 23, 2016
Final supporters
I support the right of residents of St. Simons Island and Sea Island to have the opportunity to vote and determine whether St. Simons Island and Sea Island should be incorporated as a city.
I urge our State Representatives Alex Atwood and Jeff Jones and our State Senator William Ligon to support the passage of a bill in the Georgia General Assembly in the 2016 session calling for a referendum on the issue of city-hood.
Updates
March 15, 2016
ONE THOUSAND SIGNATURES HIT!! THIS MOMENT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND SHOWS JUST HOW READY WE ARE TO SECURE OUR RIGHT TO VOTE ON CITYHOOD!! LET THIS ENERGY CARRY US STRAIGHT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY!!
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 14, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
December 1, 2015
129 Comments
As a life-long resident of St. Simons Island, and business owner, I feel that it is the right of those who reside on St. Simons to make the ultimate decision as to whether or not St. Simons is destined for incorporation, and not leave the decision to the state legislature.
The right to vote is a legitimate request that continues to be denied by our local delegation. Where is Rep. Atwood and Sen Ligon on this issue. Sen Ligon voted YES on a charter bill for the city of Greenhaven. What gives?
We pay 63% of the taxes. We should have the right to decide how our islands are developed. That includes SSI and Sea Island. Just let us vote yes or no.
St. Simons and Sea Island have unique issues that can not and are not being addressed by the county government. If these issues are not properly addressed Georgia will loss an extremely valuable part of their coastline to over and unfettered development.
The IPC is toothless and the current Commisioners side with high density developers in the face of overtaxed Island infrastructure. Help before it is too late!
Please give St Simons Island and Sea Island residents the right to vote on whether to be incorporated or not. While I own a home on St Simons Island, I am actually a resident of Sandy Springs, GA ....and becoming a city was the best thing to ever happen to Sandy Springs!
I've lived on St.Simons for 61 years. I understand why people come to live on SSI but why change it. I'm very opposed to making SSI a city or Incorporating it. I have 30 plus properties in the city of Brunswick and I see how it is run. I pay more taxes for being a CITY and get less. There is no way that you can make SSI a city or Incorporate it without Raising the Property Taxes and adding new FEES. Who pays for the NEW GOVERNMENT that will be in place. A VERY BAD IDEA.
Island residents have the right to vote on the place of their homes. Our Commission has not represented the island homeowners, just their agenda.
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As a life-long resident of St. Simons Island, and business owner, I feel that it is the right of those who reside on St. Simons to make the ultimate decision as to whether or not St. Simons is destined for incorporation, and not leave the decision to the state legislature.