(Updated) Jekyll Island Authority chairman out
August 6, 2008 at 4:19 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsBen Porter, the Macon-area developer who’s weathered a fair share of controversy as chairman of the Jekyll Island Authority, has been replaced by Bob Krueger, a telecommunications executive and current board member. (His bio follows after the jump.) According the the authority’s website, Porter’s term would’ve expired in September 2010.
Porter’s term as chairman has been stormy, to say the least. Linger Longer LLC, the development company behind Reynolds Plantation, envisioned a “town center” project replete with hotels, condos and streetscape designs intended to revamp the state park. Residents throughout the state loudly voiced their disapproval of the proposal, saying it would block public access to one of the park’s most popular beaches and make a visit to the island getaway too expensive for the average Georgian. What resulted was a statewide grassroots movement to fight the plan that ultimately sent the developer back to the drawing board.
I’ve got calls in with the governor’s office to find out more details. More to come.
CLARIFICATION: Perdue’s in China, so we must likely won’t hear from his office. Some folks at the authority did offer some clarification, however. Porter’s term as chairman has ended, but he remains on the authority’s board. The chairman serves for one year; Porter’s stepping down is part of a routine transition, the authority says.
Chairman, Jekyll Island Authority Board of Directors
Robert “Bob” W. Krueger, 67, Hawkinsville, GA, – Krueger is the president and chief executive officer of ComSouth Corporation. He currently holds a seat on the Jekyll Island Authority Board of Directors. He is the chairman of the Middle Georgia Regional Development Authority and a member of the Hawkinsville Development Authority. Krueger serves as the director and treasurer of the Georgia Telephone Association and chairman and director of United Pulaski. Krueger serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University and a master’s degree from the University of Georgia. Krueger and his wife, Carol, have three grown children and two grandchildren.
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