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I lived in the Brunswick area for several years and often return on business. Brunswick itself is pretty much a mill town that has grown little over the decades. You have Brunswick Pulp and Paper and the Hercules Plant adjacent to dense residential areas. Both of these facilities spew pretty malodorous emissions that stink up the place. I do not recommend living in Brunswick itself, rather the hottest places are St. Simons Island or Jekyll Island.

FLETC used to be the old "blimp base" that Nixon shut down in the 70's. When I was taking flying lessons out of St. Simons I used to fly over to that very long runway at FLETC which today is open to both private and commercial aviation. The old base is sprawling and FLTEC takes up but a portion of the property.

Getting back to the hot spot, St. Simons is the place to go and when you visit you'll see why. From the live oaks to the quaint village and beautiful ocean views its a great place to live.
Great bars too! Check out Murphy's Tavern in the village thats been a local hangout since the 70's. Not much offered in Brunswick aside from a community college, small indoor mall and some interesting stores downtown. In my view, its pretty worn down! I was in Brunswick a few months ago and the downtown area is being hit hard by the recession. The plants support the town. Brunswick once supported a huge shrimping fleet, but that too has dwindled over the years. They deepened the port a few years ago and are trying to make Brunswick competitive with Jacksonville, so you can say its working hard to be a major port city. The only claim to fame I can think of with Brunswick is that during WWII it had the largest Liberty Ship constructioon area!

Jekyll Island just south of St. Simons is another place to consider for housing. Its very quiet, but beautiful and peaceful.

Usually, if you want to get away, Savannah is just an hour up the road and Jacksonville an hour south. The entire coast of Georgia and North Florida are great places to see and explore. If your a fisherman of boater you cannot beat the marshes and Georgia barrier islands. So consider that working at FLTEC and living on St. Simons is a pretty good combo. Add a nice powerboat with a cuddy cabin for nights on the water and your livin large!!!

My wife and I both love the Georgia coast. If it were me I would jump on the chance to live on the coast in the Glynn County area. Keep St. Simons in your sights.

Good luck

Bob
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