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Fort Howard Road work almost done
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Work on Fort Howard Road improvements, which include a center turn lane for the 2.2-mile stretch from Highway 21 to Bunyan Kessler Road, should be done soon. - photo by Photo by Pat Donahue
Work on the Fort Howard Road improvement is 95 percent completed, engineer Tim Baumgartner said. Baumgartner, Rincon’s engineer and of EMC Engineering in Savannah, said the project should be completed by the end of October. “It’s about 95 percent done,” he said, adding modifications to the project have been added that will put the completion date at late October.
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Rincon City Council Approves First Pay Raise in 14 Years
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Chart shows monthly salaries for city council members and mayors in Rincon, other Effingham County municipalities and nearby Georgia cities.
Rincon City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve its first pay raise in 14 years, increasing council members’ pay to $750 per month and the mayor’s pay to $950 per month starting next year. The raises will apply to those elected in November, when three council seats and the mayor’s office will be on the ballot.
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