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Cultural Regeneration

55 months of data collection and research resulted in a 3-prong approach to ​Gullah-Geechee Cultural Regeneration:

This begins with knowing what a COMMUNITY LAND TRUST is, what a COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT is, ​and what a SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR can do for you. 
​It's time to SAVE (Support Alternatives Versus Eradication) our Sapelo Island land.

Sapelo Ancestral Land Trust (SALT)

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A Community Land Trust (CLT) is a member-based nonprofit organization which acquires and manages land on behalf of the residents of a community based solely on community input.

 

The income generated from each respective area will yield resources to pay property taxes and operating cost of the small businesses conducting the work. 

​​For Example: Various sections of land will be designated for specific uses like agriculture, housing, etc.

Learn more
Resources: 
http://www.atlantaltc.org/
CLT model: http://www.athenslandtrust.org/

SIG Community Improvement District (CID)

Making Sapelo Island, GA, More Livable, Walkable, Bikable

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Gullah-Geechee Life Everlasting Herb Improves. SIG CID will, too!
The Sapelo Island, Georgia (SIG) Community Improvement District (CID) is designed to create a more walkable and livable rural environment. We meet the challenges of sustainable growth by investing tax dollars collected from commercial property owners within the district, as well as other funds we leverage from outside the district, to make meaningful improvements in the transportation network and public realm that connect people and places. ​The SIG CID seeks to provide opportunities for small business owners.



SIG Small Business Incubator

Small Business Incubators are programs designed to support the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services, developed and orchestrated by incubator management and offered both in the incubator and through its network of contacts. Incubator small businesses will directly feed into the Community Improvement District.

Cultural Heritage Tourism is Economic Development

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Tap the Peach to learn more from the Georgia Department of Economic Development

NEXT STEP 
Call (508) 309-2828 or click Raccoon Hogg CDC for more

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Raccoon Hogg CDC

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  • Home
    • About
    • How Can I Help?
  • Public Awareness
    • 2015
    • 2014
    • 2013 >
      • AP, AJC, Tom Joyner, etc.
      • SIG TRUTH TAB >
        • Real Property Taxpayer Awareness
        • Sapelo Island Heritage Authority
        • WORLD NEWS!
    • 2012 >
      • The New York Times
    • 2009 - 2011
  • News
  • Sapelo Descendants
    • Cultural Regeneration
    • Living Descendant Genealogy Form
    • Know Your SIG Family Tree
  • Visit Sapelo Island, GA (SIG)
    • SIG Ferry Schedule
  • Donate
  • Contact Us