This article has been updated.
City of Tybee Island resident Kelly O’Brien said during a recent city council meeting said the conversations surrounding a multi-use community facility in Memorial Park, the Tybee Island Maritime Academy (TIMA) and the YMCA aren’t really about those things—a school, a park, a gym. The conversations are really about the future of the island.
“It’s about who do we want to be when we grow up?” O’Brien said. “Do we want to be a retirement community, or do we want to be a place where families can come and raise their kids. Do we want to be a town where young and old can live year-round? Or a second-home community? There’s maybe no right or wrong, but it is a big decision.”…