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🌱 Chatham Taxes For Fire Service + St. Vincent Academy Reno

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Happy Monday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 76 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories today in Savannah:

  1. On Friday, Chatham County voted to tax residents for fire protection — a service that roughly 20 percent of residential property owners don't currently pay for. Commissioners will cover $11.5 million in costs of Chatham Fire, a private group, out of county reserves. The county will then impose a fee on property tax bills for residents in unincorporated areas. Chatham Fire serves more than 35,000 properties in unincorporated Chatham County. (fox28media.com)
  2. A Savannah private school unveiled the results of a multi-million dollar renovation project this weekend. The project, which took a year and a half to complete and was funded by donations from alumnae, businesses, organizations, and other donors throughout the region, provides an additional 11,000 square feet of space to St. Vincent's Academy on East Liberty Street. Up until 2017, the building had been used to house the Convent of St. Vincent De Paul, at which point it was repurposed for the use of the students of the Academy. (WJCL News)
  3. A group of juveniles were playing with a gun in a home on the 1900 block of Duval Street when the gun accidentally discharged, resulting in one of the juveniles being shot in the arm. The victim was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon with non-life-threatening injuries, and the Savannah Police Department has not yet said if there will be any charges filed. (WJCL News)
  4. On Saturday morning, the Enmarket Savannah Bridge Run returned for the first time in two years, with hundreds of participants running in multiple events over Savannah's historic bridge. (WTOC)
  5. To help downtown Savannah residents stay safe this holiday season, Savannah firefighters, Red Cross of Southeast Georgia, and other community partners went door to door in the Poplar Place neighborhood on Saturday, installing smoke alarms and discussing holiday fire safety. (WSAV-TV)

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— Sammi Caramela

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