ATLANTA — Months after a deadly shooting in Charleston sparked calls for the removal of Confederate symbols, Georgia leaders are still batting around proposals, including ideas related to Stone Mountain, the state’s Confederate memorial park and site of the world’s largest stone carving, which depicts three Confederate leaders.
SSI Township proposed at Grits and Issues
Lindsey Adkison/The Brunswick News
Glynn County’s delegation to the Georgia General Assembly is pushing for township over incorporation for St. Simons Island.
That was the collective message Sen. William Ligon and Reps. Alex Atwood and Jeff Jones, all St. Simons Island Republicans, delivered to the business community during the annual Grits and Issues event, hosted by the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce.
“I personally support this concept. It avoids the full blown city issue but still gives authority to the residents,” Jones said. “It will help address the real issue — control over development on St. Simons Island..."
Creating a township would be a wiser route to take, they said, noting it would mitigate any negative effects incorporation may have on Brunswick, Sea Island or other unincorporated areas of the county. READ FULL STORY →
Preventing Syrian Refugees from being Relocated to Georgia
House of Representatives
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Jeff Jones
Representative District 167
139-358 Altama Connector
Brunswick, GA 31525
(912) 386-0428
jeff@votejeffjones.com
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Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Room 411
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-0126
FAX (404) 651-8086
Jeff.Jones@house.ga.gov
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Standing Committees:
Natural Resources & Environment
Motor Vehicles
Interstate Cooperation
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November 16, 2015
The Honorable Nathan Deal
Governor of the State of Georgia
206 Washington St.
111 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Subj: Preventing Syrian Refugees from being Relocated to Georgia
Dear Governor Deal,
I am writing to you today to urge you to tell President Obama and the Federal Government that the State of Georgia will not accept Syrian refugees being relocated into our state, just as the Governors of a number of states have already announced.
While I appreciate that this may be a difficult decision, I fully support your efforts to protect Georgia and our country by taking this very important stand. So that you know, I have been contacted by a number of constituents supporting the position of protecting our state by refusing to accept Syrian refugees. I have assured my constituents that your interests are to protect Georgia and that I am contacting you to let their, and my, views be known.
Respectfully,
Jeff Jones
Discussion about Confederate symbols reverberates
Other legislators feel the same, such as Rep. Jeff Jones, another freshman who’s a Republican from Brunswick. Jones is unhappy with a change Deal instituted by executive order in August when he decreed that the state would no longer observe Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee’s birthday while keeping them unnamed holidays for state employees.
“This power should rest with the people and their representatives, not the executive branch,” Jones said.
Read Full Story Here: http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-10-25/discussion-about-confederate-symbols-reverberates#
Delegation opposes expanding gambling
Pro-gambling legislators would be wise to forget about convincing Glynn County’s state delegation that Georgia is ready for legalized gambling.
It would be a losing bet.
“in the vast majority of cases, those who can least afford it and those who are most adversely affected by it are the citizens who fork over their money to gamble.” ~ Rep. Jeff Jones
State Sen. Sen. William Ligon and Reps. Alex Atwood and Jeff Jones, all St. Simons Island Republicans, are opposed to pari-mutuel betting and casinos.
Fourteen years ago today, September 11, 2001, It seems like yesterday
Fourteen years ago today, September 11, 2001, It seems like yesterday. #neverforget
Legislators say market should determine wage
Legislators in Glynn and Camden counties say they are opposed to raising the minimum wage in Georgia.
State Reps. Alex Atwood, Jeff Jones and Jason Spencer and Sen. William Ligon feel what employers pay their employees should be determined by the market, not elected officials.
None favors increasing the minimum wage at this time.
Rep. Jones, R-St. Simons Island, agrees with Ligon. As the owner of Express Lube & Car Wash on Community Road, he knows what increasing the minimum would mean to employees, the business and the consumers.
Read moreDelegations right about minimum wage
Brunswick News Editorial: Delegations right about minimum wage
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:00 am
Members of the state delegations of Glynn and Camden counties say they are disinclined to support any movement in Atlanta during the 2016 session of the Georgia General Assembly to raise the minimum wage. Their arguments for not doing so are sound.
JWSC New Headquarters Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
"It was my honor to attend this event today along with Senator William Ligon, and Steve Swan, executive director of the JWSC." ~Rep. Jeff Jones
“We are excited about our new home and hope that our customers will be too. This building is made with them in mind,” said Steve Swan, executive director of the JWSC.
Learn more about the new JWSC facilities here: http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/jwsc-new-building-tour/article_9142ec64-6e23-5a91-bb43-0498f8514ca1.html