Bryan County News, Second candidate forum brings debate to Pembroke

Wes is originally from Effingham County, and lives there with his wife and two sons. He graduated from Georgia Southern with a degree in construction management. The family attends Pembroke First Baptist Church.

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Wes Silas' campaign for Bryan County Commissioner is his first entry into politics.

As of March 23, 2024, Wes Silas did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports "incoming subdivisions and developments, seeing them as incoming taxpayers  who could fund their Bryan county’s needs."

- Supports "incoming subdivisions and developments, seeing them as incoming taxpayers  who could fund their Bryan county’s needs."
- Supports small businesses.

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Alex received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Georgia Southern University. He is married with children and they attend Compassion Christian Church and Pembroke Christian Church.

Alex is a Construction and Infrastructure Inspector serving Richmond Hill, Guyton, Springfield, Effingham County, and Port Wentworth. He previously worked at the Downtown Development Authority for the City of Pembroke. He also taught at Bryan County High and was the Program Associate at the Bryan County 4-H office. He also worked as an employee at the University of Georgia.

Alex Floyd has served on Bryan County's Planning and Zoning Commission.

 Floyd running for Board of Commissioners seat 

Said, "Growth and change are coming to Bryan County and more people should be a larger part of the conversation and harness that power."

- Said, "Growth and change are coming to Bryan County and more people should be a larger part of the conversation and harness that power."

As of March 23, 2024, Alex Floyd’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to increase the size of the sheriff’s department, jail, fire department, and Emergency Medical Services.

Said, "I will propose a construction bond for a new or expanded jail, prioritize upgrades in fire equipment and push for more competitive pay and working conditions for EMT’s."

- Wants to increase the size of the sheriff’s department, jail, fire department, and Emergency Medical Services.
- Said, "I will propose a construction bond for a new or expanded jail, prioritize upgrades in fire equipment and push for more competitive pay and working conditions for EMT’s."

Said, "We need a Commissioner who will work with the Coastal Regional Water Council who monitors permitting and withdrawals."

Was part of the group that wrote the Unified Development Ordinance that placed guidelines and restrictions on development and building.

Said, "As our area faces mounting pressure and higher land prices, we need a Commissioner who will work with landowners, current residents, engineers, developers and builders."

- Said, "We need a Commissioner who will work with the Coastal Regional Water Council who monitors permitting and withdrawals."
- Was part of the group that wrote the Unified Development Ordinance that placed guidelines and restrictions on development and building.
- Said, "As our area faces mounting pressure and higher land prices, we need a Commissioner who will work with landowners, current residents, engineers, developers and builders."

Opposes new road corridors around Pembroke but supports the reconfiguration of College-Camellia-Ash Branch-Smith Streets into a roundabout and the improvement of Ash Branch Road to state standard to become a state route.

- Opposes new road corridors around Pembroke but supports the reconfiguration of College-Camellia-Ash Branch-Smith Streets into a roundabout and the improvement of Ash Branch Road to state standard to become a state route.

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As of May 18, 2024, Scott Puffer did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Second candidate forum brings debate to Pembroke

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This is Scott Puffer's first entry into politics. 

As of March 23, 2024, Scott Puffer did not have a website or any information online.

Supports small businesses, and opposes food trucks from fast food franchises from "coming into town and taking business from local restaurants."

- Supports small businesses, and opposes food trucks from fast food franchises from "coming into town and taking business from local restaurants."

Opposes zoning for large projects, saying "the boom in subdivisions in Chatham, Effingham and Bulloch counties should negate the need to build large subdivisions in Bryan County.

- Opposes zoning for large projects, saying "the boom in subdivisions in Chatham, Effingham and Bulloch counties should negate the need to build large subdivisions in Bryan County.

Opposes the recently built Hyundai plant, saying "They...could’ve put that Hyundai somewhere else...We need an ecosystem here and to save stuff for our kids and future generations."

Opposes allowing Hyundai to "withdraw millions of gallons daily.... state and local officials are bending over backward to make the company happy...It’s sad, all this water being sucked away from the aquifer..." , which he claims is currently affecting farmers, and will be harmful to citizens in the future.

Wants to install policies aimed to protect the aquifer.

- Opposes the recently built Hyundai plant, saying "They...could’ve put that Hyundai somewhere else...We need an ecosystem here and to save stuff for our kids and future generations."
- Opposes allowing Hyundai to "withdraw millions of gallons daily.... state and local officials are bending over backward to make the company happy...It’s sad, all this water being sucked away from the aquifer..." , which he claims is currently affecting farmers, and will be harmful to citizens in the future.
- Wants to install policies aimed to protect the aquifer.

Scott Puffer

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