Jekyll Island Authority Seeks Input for Master Plan Review
Request For Information (RFI) posted, deadline extended
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jekyll Island Authority (JIA) is requesting information (RFI) that will assist with revising and refining the Jekyll Island Master Plan. The RFI is the first step in a process intended as a widely inclusive review of Jekyll Island's Master Plan. The Master Plan directs long range conservation and preservation, assures optimum operation of public amenities, guides maintenance and capital investment in infrastructure, and promotes economic development including leasing strategies and the creation of nature-based and eco-tourism opportunities. A key component of the Jekyll Island Master Plan is land delineation and land definition as specifically related to the statutory requirement that no more than 35 percent of the island can be developed.
The RFI can be found on the Georgia Procurement Registry under RFI 266 via the website http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/PR_index.jsp or by visiting http://www.jekyllislandauthority.org/importantpostings.aspx. Several resource documents are also available on the website or by contacting the JIA directly.
The current Jekyll Island Master Plan remains in effect as official policy until such a time when the JIA Board of Directors at its discretion may adopt a new Master Plan or a Master Plan Update subject to ratification by the Georgia General Assembly. The extended deadline is September 17, 2010.
About Jekyll Island
Located on Georgia's coast, Jekyll Island with its rich history and quiet, laid-back atmosphere has attracted vacationers for more than one hundred years. Jekyll Island offers a variety of amenities, including 10 miles of beach, a 250-acre Historic Landmark District, four golf courses, a large water park, 20 miles of bike paths, a tennis center, and an array of lodging options including hotels, cottages and campgrounds. Owned by the state of Georgia and managed by Jekyll Island Authority, the island's development is limited to just 35 percent of the available land area to preserve the critical barrier island ecosystem. Great lengths have been taken to honor this ratio as the highly anticipated revitalization of Jekyll Island moves forward. By 2012, the island will boast three new hotels, an all-new beachfront convention center with more than 78,000 square feet of function space, a beautifully redesigned entry corridor to the island, beach village shopping and dining area and many more enhancements. Please visit www.jekyllisland.com for more information or call (877) 4-JEKYLL.
SOURCE The Jekyll Island Authority
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