Step Up Savannah adds new board members
Eleven new members will join the Step Up Savannah, Inc. board of directors in January. The new members’ terms began Tuesday and they will serve for three years. The board also elected its officers for 2013, who serve for one year.
Step Up Savannah Board Officers for 2013 include: Michael Traynor, publisher, Savannah Morning News, president; Pamela Howard Oglesby, West Savannah community activist, vice chairman; John Wills, president of Consumer Credit Counseling Service, treasurer.
New board members and their affiliations include:
Arthur Best, workforce development director, Economic Opportunity Authority; Scott Center, president, National Office Systems, Inc.; Tabatha Crawford-Roberts, founder, Right Track Consulting Services; April Joy Hetzel, proprietor, Mint Green Tag Sale Company; Patricia Lyons ,president, Senior Citizens, Inc.; Maureen McFadden, director, Department of Family & Children Services; Chris Miltiades, president, Workmen’s Circle Credit Union; John Neely, president, Colliers International; Al Scott, chairman, Chatham County Commission; Pat Shay, president, Gunn, Meyerhoff, Shay; Gloria Williams, president, Cuyler Brownville Neighborhood Association.
A complete list of board members is available on Step Up’s Website: www.stepupsavannah.org
Amusement park hopes for tax break under new law
ROSSVILLE — A northwest Georgia amusement park hopes to open a new water park with a tax break under a new Georgia law.
The Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park hopes to break ground in January on the new five-acre water park just south of the Tennessee-Georgia line, The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported.
Park officials also hope to know by then whether they’ll get a $198,050 tax break on the water park’s equipment under Senate Bill 386, a new Georgia law that exempts projects of “regional significance” from state and local use taxes.
The water park could be the first project to get the tax break, said state Sen. Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga.
“The project is the type of project they’re looking for, because it is a great regional impact,” Mullis said.
Brian Williamson is deputy commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, which will have a hand in deciding whether Lake Winnie gets the tax break.
“It’s an eligible project, and we look forward to reviewing the application,” Williamson said.
DBA sets January luncheon
The Savannah Downtown Business Association’s January luncheon will take place Wednesday at Satisfied, 301 W. Broughton St. Networking will begin at 11:30 am followed by lunch at noon. Guest speakers Ga. Reps. J. Craig Gordon and Ron Stephens will discuss state issues affecting the business community. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Reservations required at www.SavannahDBA,com.