by skidawaytimes | Feb 14, 2019 | Skidaway Island Incorporation
If you plan to vote in the Incorporation Special election, and are not a registered voter, you must register by Tuesday, February 19th. To register to vote, or to check your registration status, visit the My Voter Page from the Georgia Secretary of State. Go to My...
by Landings Association | Feb 7, 2019 | Landings Association News, Skidaway Island Incorporation
Landings Association Board Passes Resolution Supporting Incorporation Thu, 02/07/2019 - 5:10pm At its annual two-day Board Planning Meeting at Delegal’s Sunset Pavilion that ended February 7, 2019, The Landings Association’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the...
by skidawaytimes | Jan 29, 2019 | Island Chatter, Skidaway Island Incorporation
Adam Van Brimmer, editorial page editor of the Savannah Morning News, interviewed State Rep. Jesse Petrea about the Skidaway Island incorporation, and about similar interest among other local island communities. Petrea represents GA district 166, which includes most...
by skidawaytimes | Aug 8, 2018 | Island Chatter, Skidaway Island Incorporation
Due to a typo in the bill drafted by the Georgia Legislature, the vote to incorporate Skidaway Island as a city will be postponed until 2019. According to the Savannah Morning News, the Georgia Office of Legislative Counsel confirmed that the legislature’s attorney...
by skidawaytimes | Apr 10, 2018 | Group Events, Groups and Activities, Skidaway Island Incorporation
On April 24, Sen. Ben Watson and Rep. Jesse Petrea will be visiting Skidaway Island to present a State of the State to the Skidaway Island Republican Club. As part of their agenda, they will discuss the bill that passed the Georgia legislature to allow the Skidaway...
by skidawaytimes | Mar 27, 2018 | Skidaway Island Incorporation
Skidaway Island residents will likely be voting this November on whether to incorporate their area of Chatham County. Georgia lawmakers in both the Senate and House have passed the bill that aims to make Skidaway Island an official city. Right now, it’s still a...
by skidawaytimes | Mar 23, 2018 | Skidaway Island Incorporation
The bill authorizing a vote this November on whether Skidaway Island will become a city has now passed the State Legislature and is awaiting the Governor’s signature. House Bill 618 (www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20172018/HB/618) originally passed the...
by skidawaytimes | Mar 9, 2018 | Skidaway Island Incorporation
The bill to authorize a vote whether or not to incorporate Skidaway Island is making its way through the Georgia Legislature. The most recent version specifies that one of the council members must come from outside of The Landings. Here is the update as shared by the...
by JHGrove3 | Dec 27, 2017 | Skidaway Island Incorporation
All the talk about incorporating Skidaway Island has other parts of Chatham County weighing their options, too. From the Savannah Morning News: “It was standing room only at the Frank Murray Community Center on Whitemarsh Island Tuesday night, where...
by JHGrove3 | Dec 25, 2017 | Skidaway Island Incorporation
A Savannah Morning News editorial about Skidaway Incorporation “With all issues that involve taxes and governance, residents owe it to themselves to become educated and be informed voters before making up their minds. There should be no rush to judgment.”...