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Last week, I received a couple of text messages, chiding our coverage of hastily called county commission meetings to approve memorandums of understanding for the four Bullock County wells to supply water to the Hyundai Metaplant in Bryan County. You can read that coverage right here >> Official: Water permits for wells...
Does Bryan County need an airport? Study to determine needs, size and location.
The city of Richmond Hill, Bryan County and the Development Authority of Bryan County are contributing $62,000 each for a comprehensive airport study. DABC’s interim CEO Sean Register said there is a demand to have an airstrip and hangers for smaller aircrafts located on the south end of the county. He added that it could attract new industry but since the project is in the early stages, the county has not determined all the ways such an airport could be utilized.
Bryan County leaders making plans to build airport
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (WSAV) – The ever growing area of Bryan County and specifically Richmond Hill is sparking conversation among city and county leaders to give residents the ultimate transportation hub, an airport. “We get asked a lot, when industry want to come here, do you have an airport?” says Sean Register. Register is CEO […]
Bulloch Commission supports Bryan County wells, residents outraged
BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – Bulloch County leaders reached a controversial vote Thursday night, voting in favor of four Bryan County wells. Around 75 or more Bulloch residents attended the meeting, concerned about the four new groundwater wells being built in their backyards. “This is a lot more than just putting in wells,” said speaker […]
Residents welcome widening of Belfast Keller Road
BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The widening of Belfast Keller Road comes as the area prepares for an influx of people and new businesses to the area. We’ve been following this story as this two lane road expands to four, and some locals say its long overdue. Resident Anthony...
Official: Water permits for wells to supply Hyundai plant to be approved 'in a few days'
Editor's Note: The Georgia Environmental Protection Division responded after initial publication of this article. It has been updated to reflect the EPD's statement. State environmental officials are expected to release drafts of permits “in the next few days” for new wells that will provide up to 6.6 million gallons of water daily for...
Environmental issues spark permit controversy at Hyundai’s Georgia plant
- Advertisement - Hyundai Motor Group’s Georgia electric vehicle plant, the Metaplant (HMGMA), currently in its final construction phase and aiming for an October operational start, is embroiled in controversy over alleged irregularities in its establishment permit process. Environmental group Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) recently claimed that the Metaplant’s permit...
Feds should have known – and been told – of water demands for Hyundai site, experts say
With production just months away at Hyundai Motor Company’s nearly 2,500-acre manufacturing complex near Savannah, a federal agency’s conclusions about projected water demand at the site remain as murky as nearby Black Creek after a daylong deluge. A Savannah Morning News review of local, state and federal documents related to the $7.6 billion...
‘The decision was mine:' Pride Month display removed from Richmond Hill library
Nearly two dozen residents in Bryan County held a protest June 12 after learning a display celebrating Pride Month in the Richmond Hill-Bryan County Public Library was placed in the children’s section. The protest, which took place outside the library on Highway 144, called for the material to be removed. According to Regional...
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