The Grand Jury was oriented about the process and given badges and handbooks. During their term, they heard cases presented by the District Attorney and returned a number of indictments and non-indictments. They make two recommendations - that the intersection of Highway 17 and Colerain Road be made a no passing zone due to accidents, and that updates about a spaceport project be better communicated publicly through the county website to improve transparency.
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Presentment from Grand Jury with comments on Spaceport Camden
The Grand Jury was oriented about the process and given badges and handbooks. During their term, they heard cases presented by the District Attorney and returned a number of indictments and non-indictments. They make two recommendations - that the intersection of Highway 17 and Colerain Road be made a no passing zone due to accidents, and that updates about a spaceport project be better communicated publicly through the county website to improve transparency.
The Grand Jury was oriented about the process and given badges and handbooks. During their term, they heard cases presented by the District Attorney and returned a number of indictments and non-indictments. They make two recommendations - that the intersection of Highway 17 and Colerain Road be made a no passing zone due to accidents, and that updates about a spaceport project be better communicated publicly through the county website to improve transparency.
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was given a Grand Jury handbook. District Attorncy Jackie Johnson met with the Grand Jury to provide an orientation about the Grand Jury process. PRESENTMENT OF CASES FORINDICTMENT During the April 2019 Term of the Camnden County Grand Jury, a total of cases were presented by the District Attorney for criminal indictment, a total of jCounts were True Billed and a total of LCounts were No Billed General Recommendations We the Grand Jury make the following recommendations; 1. The Grand Jury heard from Trooper Josh Riddle of the Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team (SCRT) regarding the intersection of Colerain Road. The Grand Jury Highway 17 and finds that there have been multiple wrecks involving serious injury and death at this intersection. The Grand Jury recommends that the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Camden County Commissioners declare the intersection to be a "No Passing Zone." The Grand Jury further recommends that the County and State consider installing a caution light and turning lanes at this intersection. 2. The Grand Jury voted to form a committee to look into matters regarding Spaceport. The Committee members met and reviewed materials requested from the County regarding Spaceport. The Grand Jury also met with County Administrator Steve Howard and County Attorney John M&yers, who answered questions about the project and addressed a number of concerns. The Grand Jury finds that there is a lack of public updates concerning the progress of the project. This The could be addressed by better communication. GrandJury recommends that updated information on the progress of Spaceport be provided by the County Commissioners and the County Administrator on the County website to the extent that does not compromise the
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violate law. The Grand Jury of November 2019 Grand Jury continue to review the progress committee members paceport under its civil authority. The current to the new Grand oT this Grand Jury will make themselves available Jury for this purpose. for law enforcement n rand Jury recommends additional training tg imnrnua: