Coastal Navigator — Developer asks city for “island” on mainland

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September 1, 2025

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Welcome aboard! This is a list of public meetings and agendas to help you follow the work of officials you’ve elected.

Request for island at Kingsland Planning and Zoning

An Atlanta-based developer wants 571 marshfront acres miles from Kingsland rezoned for a neighborhood and annexed into the city. Kingsland’s planning and zoning board is set to hear the unusual request, which comes in part from a congressman, Tuesday evening.

Drapac Investments LLC proposes building 750 homes in the Sheffield Island enclave, most of which are wooded acres now owned by Coastal Georgia Congressman Earl “Buddy” Carter, The Current’s Mary Landers reported. 

An “island,” a piece of city that isn’t connected to the rest of the city, brings some administrative headaches and costs. Even when a developer covers upfront costs of bringing city water to an island, it leaves ongoing costs of providing maintenance, police, planning and other services to a distant area.

Both a city and county have to OK any island annexation. Kingsland is claiming neutrality and commitment to the public process. Camden is raising questions about issues like traffic and the costly need for a new bridge in the unincorporated county to serve a new city population.

We know about this proposed subdivision because annexation and zoning questions are heard in public at a board that makes a recommendation to the city council.

Kingsland proactively publishes its planning and zoning meeting dates, agendas and staff reports.

To see what your public officials offer online, check our list of meeting notices for the next two weeks. How are we doing? Let us know at staff@thecurrentga.org.

Bryan County

Bryan | County Commission and Planning & Zoning 🖥

• Bryan County Commission pre-agenda meeting Tue. Sep. 2, 3:30 p.m. Agenda
• Bryan County Commission Tue. Sep. 9, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda

Bryan County Board of Health

• Bryan County Board of Health Thu. Sep. 4, 4:00 p.m. Agenda

Bryan County Development Authority

• Bryan County Development Authority Tue. Sep. 9, 8:00 a.m. Agenda

Pembroke

• Pembroke City Council meeting and millage rate hearing Mon. Sep. 8, 7:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Richmond Hill | City Council 🖥

• Richmond Hill City Council Tue. Sep. 2, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
• Richmond Hill Downtown Development Authority Wed. Sep. 3, 8:30 a.m. Agenda

Bulloch County

Bulloch | County Commission 🖥

• Bulloch County Commission Tue. Sep. 2, 5:30 p.m. Agenda
• Bulloch Board of Elections and Registration Mon. Sep. 8, 1:30 p.m. Check for agenda

Development Authority of Bulloch County

• Development Authority of Bulloch County second Tuesdays Tue. Sep. 9, 8:00 a.m. Check for agenda

Camden County

Camden | County Commission and Election Board 🖥

• Camden County Commission Tue. Sep. 2, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
• Camden County Board of Assessors Thu. Sep. 4, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Camden County Board of Education

• Camden Board of Education work session Thu. Sep. 4, 5:00 p.m. Check for agenda
• Camden Board of Education Tue. Sep. 9, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Camden County Board of Health

• Camden County Board of Health Fri. Sep. 12, 12:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Camden County Joint Development Authority

• Camden County Joint Development Authority Thu. Sep. 11, 9:00 a.m. Check for agenda

Kingsland

• Kingsland Planning and Zoning Board Tue. Sep. 2, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
• Kingsland Development Authority special called meeting Thu. Sep. 4, 3:30 p.m. Agenda
• Kingsland City Council Mon. Sep. 8, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
• Kingsland Georgia Gateway Community Improvement District Thu. Sep. 11, 10:00 a.m. Agenda

St. Marys | 🖥

• St. Marys Planning Commission Tue. Sep. 9, 5:30 p.m. Agenda

Chatham County

Chatham | County Commission 🖥

• Chatham County Commission Fri. Sep. 5, 9:30 a.m. Check for agenda

Chatham Board of Elections

• Chatham Board of Elections second Mondays Mon. Sep. 8, 3:30 p.m. Check for agenda

Garden City

• Garden City Planning Commission Tue. Sep. 9, 6:00 p.m. Agenda

Port Wentworth | 🖥

• Port Wentworth Planning Commission Tue. Sep. 2, 3:30 p.m. Check for agenda

Savannah | 🖥

• Savannah City Council Thu. Sep. 11, 2:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Savannah Economic Development Authority

• Savannah Economic Development Authority executive committee Tue. Sep. 9, 9:30 a.m. Check for agenda
• Savannah Economic Development Authority board Tue. Sep. 9, 11:00 a.m. Check for agenda

Savannah Housing Authority

• Savannah Housing Authority Wed. Sep. 10, 12:15 p.m. Check for agenda

Savannah-Chatham Board of Education | 🖥

• Savannah-Chatham Board of Education informal meeting Tue. Sep. 2, 3:00 p.m. Agenda
• Savannah-Chatham Board of Education regular meeting Tue. Sep. 2, 6:00 p.m. Agenda

Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority

• Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority Wed. Sep. 10, 11:00 a.m. Check for agenda

Thunderbolt

• Thunderbolt City Council Wed. Sep. 10, 6:30 p.m. Check for agenda

Tybee Island | City Council 🖥

• Tybee Island City Council second Thursdays Thu. Sep. 11, 6:30 p.m. Check for agenda

Effingham County

Effingham | County Commission and Planning Board 🖥

• Effingham Board of Commissioners Tue. Sep. 2, 5:00 p.m. Agenda

Glynn County

Brunswick | City Commission 🖥

• Brunswick Historic Preservation Board Tue. Sep. 2, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
• Brunswick City Commission Wed. Sep. 3, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
• Brunswick Planning and Appeals Commission Wed. Sep. 10, 5:15 p.m. Check for agenda

Brunswick | Housing Authority 🖥

• Brunswick Housing Authority work session Wed. Sep. 10, 9:00 a.m. Check for agenda

Glynn | County Commission 🖥

• Glynn Mainland Planning Commission Tue. Sep. 2, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
• Glynn Finance Committee Thu. Sep. 4, 4:00 p.m. Check for agenda
• Glynn County Commission Thu. Sep. 4, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
• Glynn Brunswick Area Transportation Study (BATS) Technical Coordinating Committee Mon. Sep. 8, 1:30 p.m. Check for agenda
• Glynn Brunswick Area Transportation Study (BATS) Citizens Advisory Committee Mon. Sep. 8, 4:00 p.m. Check for agenda
• Glynn Board of Elections and Registration Tue. Sep. 9, 2:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Glynn County Board of Education | 🖥

• Glynn Board of Education work session Thu. Sep. 4, 5:00 p.m. Check for agenda
• Glynn Board of Education Tue. Sep. 9, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Glynn County Board of Health

• Glynn County Board of Health Fri. Sep. 12, 8:30 a.m. Check for agenda

Golden Isles Development Authority

• Golden Isles Development Authority Tue. Sep. 9, 9:00 a.m. This agency does not post agendas online

Liberty County

Flemington

• Flemington City Council Tue. Sep. 9, 4:30 p.m. Check for agenda

Hinesville

• Hinesville City Council Thu. Sep. 4, 3:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

• Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Coordinating Committee Thu. Sep. 11, 9:00 a.m. Check for agenda
• Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizens Advisory Committee Thu. Sep. 11, 4:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Hinesville Housing Authority

• Hinesville Housing Authority second Tuesdays Tue. Sep. 9, 3:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Liberty | County Commission 🖥

• Liberty County Commission Tue. Sep. 2, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
• Liberty Board of Assessors Tue. Sep. 9, 10:00 a.m. Agenda

Liberty County Board of Education | 🖥

• Liberty Board of Education Board Tue. Sep. 9, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda

Liberty County Board of Health

• Liberty County Board of Health Thu. Sep. 11, 8:30 a.m. Check for agenda

Midway

• Midway City Council second Mondays Mon. Sep. 8, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Riceboro

• Riceboro City Council first Tuesdays Tue. Sep. 2, 6:00 p.m. This agency does not post agendas online

Walthourville

• Walthourville Time/title tbd; see website Tue. Sep. 2,(time unclear) Agenda

McIntosh County

McIntosh and Darien post some schedules only via The Darien News.

McIntosh and Darien streams for Darientel subscribers only | 🖥($)

Darien Downtown Development Authority

• Darien Downtown Development Authority first Tuesdays Tue. Sep. 2, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda

McIntosh

• McIntosh Planning & Zoning Tue. Sep. 2, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda
• McIntosh McIntosh County Board of Elections Mon. Sep. 8, 4:00 p.m. Check for agenda
• McIntosh County Commission Tue. Sep. 9, 10:00 a.m. Check for agenda

McIntosh County Board of Education

• McIntosh Board of Education work session Wed. Sep. 3, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda
• McIntosh Board of Education business meeting Wed. Sep. 10, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda

Multi-County

Coastal Regional Commission

• Coastal Regional Commission Council meeting Wed. Sep. 10, 10:00 a.m. Check for agenda

 

This list starts with an automated collection that does not involve AI. It is checked and edited by a human. But agencies may announce new meetings, change meeting times or cancel them, sometimes without any online notice. Some publish calendars in more than one place with different information.  Some rely on Facebook posts which may require a login to read and cannot be collected automatically. 

You may want to call ahead and verify the meeting time and place, especially for smaller agencies.

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