Here is something from the Savannah Morning News detailing some of the pork projects for Southeast Georgia:

In the end, state budget-writers even found money for Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.

The Union “March to the Sea” soon could be commemorated with a special trail, one of four that the General Assembly funded to the tune of $200,000 total in the final draft of the spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1, which passed last week.

That’ll set well with the rednecks here in Georgia that are still fighting the Civil War. I will admit that I do share the negative feelings about Sherman. For all intents and purposes, he was a terrorist, but no different from Southern slave owners. But that is a debate for another time.

Here are some of the other projects listed in the article:

• $6.6 million in bonds for the Savannah Harbor Dike Disposal Area.
• $200,000 for Matthew Reardon Center to expand facilities.
• $5.5 million to Mercer University, a “private” college, to expand its medical school program in the area.
• $35,000 to build a covered shed for a community building in Bloomingdale.
• $30,000 to help with improvements at the Bryan County Conference and Aquatic Center.
• $20,000 to build a boat ramp on the Ogechee River in Bulloch County.
• $20,000 to restore and preserve the Houston Baptist Church in Port Wentworth.
• $20,000 for a “parents nurturing program” at Lutheran Services of Georgia in Chatham County.
• $20,000 for improvements to the Thunderbolt water system, which has been damaged by salt intrusion.
• $15,000 for community development in Bloomingdale.
• $15,000 to help Savannah with unspecified community service improvements.
• $15,000 to move a historical structure in Effingham County to the historic district.
• $12,000 to help the Screven County Chamber of Commerce with a museum renovation.
• $10,000 for infrastructure improvements at Pembroke’s Fatal Vision Program.
• $10,000 for similar improvements for the Bulloch County Emergency Medical Services.
• $10,000 to help the Duck Conservation Society with wildlife preservation in Bulloch County.
• $10,000 for the Ferst Foundation Childhood Literacy Program in Effingham County.
• $5,000 for waterfront environmental improvements in Effingham County.
• $3,000 to help the Rossignoll Hill community in Garden City with park improvements.
• $20,000 to help Liberty County with safety improvements.
• $10,000 to plan a veterans center in Hinesville.
• $15,000 for the Kingsland Boxing Club’s youth program
• $1,200 for economic development and tourism in Kingsland.
• $50,000 to buy a pair of vans for Gateway Behavioral Health Services in Glynn County.
• $30,000 for a regional arts center in Darien.
• $5,000 in technology improvements for Jesup.

This is from the “conservative budget” from the GOP controlled legislature.

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