2023 Glynn County
Comprehensive Plan Update

Glynn County is currently in the process of updating their comprehensive plan for the next five years.
Discover a little bit about the update process and find out how you can contribute and make your voice heard.

Important Information

Draft Available for Review

40-Day Public Comment Period

The draft of the Glynn County Comprehensive Plan update is currently available for comment during a 40-day local review process and public comment period. Interested persons and parties should continue to follow updates at this webpage where all future drafts will be posted, and a survey to submit comments for revisions will be available. This will be an opportunity for any and all in the community to share ideas, voice concerns, and impress their vision regarding the direction of Glynn County over the near future.

Please submit all comments by Tuesday, September 26, 2023.

Comments may be submitted to:

planningzoning@glynncounty-ga.gov

acarpenter@crc.ga.gov

meagenjones@crc.ga.gov


Meeting Presentations

Community Survey Closed

Click here to view a summary of the responses

Stakeholders

A stakeholder is an individual, group, or institution who has a “stake” or interest in the future of their community. Those who are selected are involved in the planning process of the plan early on and offer input from a community perspective.

Stakeholders were appointed by the Glynn County Board of Commissioners at a regularly scheduled meeting on January 19th.

A list of those stakeholders and the respective entities they are representing can be found below:

Have a comment specifically related to Land Use in Glynn County?

Check out the video below to learn about the web app we’ve developed to take in feedback regarding it.

Stakeholder - Representing

Bill Austin - Economic Development Authority

Andrew Burroughs - Brunswick/Glynn Joint Water & Sewer Commission

Ken Durand - Weyerhaeuser Company

Sherrye Gibbs - Mainland Planning Commission

Lericia Harris - Glynn County Resident

Jones Hooks - Jekyll Island Authority

Jamie McCurry - Georgia Port Authority

Sam McPherson - Local Agricultural Interests

Wayne Neal - Glynn County Commissioner

Walter Rafolski - Glynn County Commissioner

George Ragsdale - Glynn County Resident

Tony Robinson - Glynn Environmental Coalition

Lance Sabbe - Forward Brunswick

Eaddy Sams - Board of Education

Ralph Staffins - Chamber of Commerce

Robert Ussery - Island Planning Commission

Erin Vaughn - Golden Isles Association of Realtors

Josiah ‘Jazz’ Watts - Glynn County Resident

Darren West - Glynn County Resident

Comprehensive Plan Maps

Proposed Timeline

  • Public Hearing #1

    Board of Commissioners nominates stakeholders

  • Public Survey Released

    Stakeholder Meeting #1

  • Stakeholder Meeting #2

  • Public Listening Session #1

    Stakeholder Meeting #3

  • Stakeholder Meeting #4

  • Public Listening Session #2

  • Public Listening Session #3

    Comprehensive Plan draft completed for review

  • Public Listening Session #4

    Public Listening Session #5

    Second Public Hearing

    Transmit Initial Draft to DCA

    Begin 40-Day review process

  • 40-Day review process ends

  • Plan is adopted by Board of Commissioners

    Plan is transmitted to DCA with adoption resolution

FAQs

  • A Comprehensive Plan is a document that lays out the shared vision and goals for a community. It takes input from a variety of community sources to synthesize a plan that is both agreeable and achievable in the actions and strategies proposed. This plan is updated every five years in accordance with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) guidelines so as to reevaluate what the previous plan accomplished and what needs to be revised to build off the previous successes.

  • A well-rounded Comprehensive Plan takes input from a wide range of voices from people and organizations of the community. Business leaders, environmental groups, homeowners associations, military base personnel, and everyday citizens are all encouraged to participate in public hearings, submit surveys, and volunteer for a position on the stakeholder committee whose purpose is to discuss, in finer details, what needs and opportunities the community is looking to address.

    Members of the public are encouraged to participate by attending public hearings, stakeholder meetings, public listening sessions, and filling out the survey on this page about their vision for Glynn County.

  • When there is a draft available of the 2023 plan, it along with any future updates will be posted on this site for public comment. In addition to this, meeting slides and related documents will be posted below along with the final draft that is adopted by the county commission.

  • There is a timeline to the right which lays out all the steps the update process must go through in order to build a robust plan in line with DCA expectations. Tentatively, a draft is expected in July or August of 2023 and multiple revisions are expected throughout the fall of 2023.