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14th Annual Washington Fly-In
The
2009 Camden County Chamber of Commerce Washington Fly-In
was a huge success with twenty-seven local government and community
leaders delivering the message – Camden County is
positioned for growth.
The participants represent a consortium of likeminded Camden County
citizens with the intent of supporting and strengthening military
missions and improving quality of life in our community.
A great deal of planning takes place in the months prior to the
trip, with the fly-in participants and interested parties meeting
regularly to discuss the many issues affecting Camden County now and
in the future. This year the message was again clear, concise and,
as always - we spoke with one voice! During the many planning
meetings issues were discussed, researched, debated, and discussed
some more.
Community leaders from the Cities of Kingsland, St. Marys &
Woodbine, Camden County, Board of Education, Camden County Chamber
of Commerce, Camden County Joint Development Authority, The Camden
Partnership, The Camden-Kings Bay Navy League, V.T. Services,
Southeast Georgia Health System, Soncel, Georgia Power Company,
Cumberland Financial Group, Satilla Community Bank, Gilbert,
Harrell, Sumerford and Martin PC, Altamaha Technical College,
College of Coastal Georgia - Camden Campus and P & A Engineering
represented Camden County.
The issues presented during this year’s trip are organized in three
major topic areas and are listed below: Military, Education and
Quality of Life. We have also provided the
Navy
League of the United States' Legislative Agenda for the 111th
Congress, First Session.
Military:
- Kings Bay – An Ideal Installation Ready for Mission Growth (Mike McKinnon)
- Securing the Future of NSB, Kings Bay (Sheila M. McNeill)
- Special Operations Center of Excellence at NSB, Kings Bay (Mike McKinnon)
- Trident Training Facility (TTF) (Sheila McNeill & Keith F. Post)
- Installation Maintenance Funding (Mike McKinnon)
- United States Coast Guard Operations at NSB, Kings Bay and in St. Marys, GA (Sheila McNeill and Keith F. Post)
- Marine Corps Security Force Battalion – NSB, Kings Bay (Sheila McNeill and Keith F. Post)
- Relocation of the St. Marys Airport (Mike McKinnon)
- Aircraft Carrier Presence at Naval Station Mayport, FL (Mike McKinnon)
Education:
- Exclusion of Federal Impact Aid Revenue from State Equalization Payments to Georgia School Systems (Dr. William Hardin)
- Issues Regarding the "Supplement not Supplant" Provision of the IDEA and Title Programs (Dr. William Hardin)
Quality of Life:
- Transportation (Diana Smith)
- Rails-to-Trails and East Coast Greenway (Diana Smith)
- Kingsland By-Pass (Diana Smith)
- Horse Stamp Church Road Interchange (Diana Smith)
- Camden County’s Workforce Development & Technical Education (Christine Daniel and Rachel M. Baldwin)
- Service for Camden County from Workforce Investment Board (Christine Daniel and Rachel Baldwin)
- Southeast Georgia Health System – Camden Campus St. Marys Convalescent Center, Medicare Reimbursement and Budget Issues (Howard Sepp)
- Southeast Georgia Health System – Camden Campus Hospital Expansion Project & VA Clinic (Howard Sepp)
- Coastal Medical Access Project - 2009 Appropriation Request Summary (Patricia A. Kota)
- 700 MHz or 800 MHz Communications System (Diana Smith)
- All-Digital Channel Receiver Act (James Steele)
- Broadcast Freedom Act of 2009 (James Steele)
- No New Performance Taxes on Radio Stations (James Steele)
- Preventing Signal Interference to Broadcast FM Radio Stations (James Steele)
- Housing – Availability and Affordability (Robbie Frye and Keith F. Post)
- Implementation of the "AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009" In Camden County (Robbie Frye, Diana Smith and Keith F. Post)
Navy League of the United States: