03/19/2026
A MESSAGE FROM TL CAIN's FAMILY:
Hello! We are TL Cain's great-granddaughter, and TL Cain's great-great-grandson enjoying the beautiful, historic park that he donated to the county a century ago.
Our great-grandfather intended Twitty Park to be a gift to the public — a peaceful, beautiful space for you, your children, and to future generations to enjoy nature. Unfortunately, it has been sliced up over the years with easements and roads leading to Sea Island and their properties. Now it’s being threatened again by a proposed roundabout that would remove old oak trees, harm the environment, and forever change the character of this historic space.
Imagine if your grandfather or great-grandfather donated land to this community for everyone to enjoy… and many decades later you watched it slowly be destroyed. It is absolutely heartbreaking to see.
Our letters to the county commissioners from members of the family of TL Cain have gone unanswered. This park matters deeply to our family — and to many others — and we intend to continue standing up for it. Thankfully, many people in the area have expressed serious concerns and we hope the citizens of Glynn county will stand with us to preserve this historic piece of land before it’s too late. Glynn county has enough roundabouts and Sea Island needs to find another alternative to cutting down trees and destroying land just so that their residents and visitors won't be inconvenienced.
The county is a trustee for the park dedicated under the Public Trust Doctrine. We are asking every citizen to please write to the county commissioners and respectfully urge them to preserve Twitty Park as it is. Let them know that you oppose any further development.
If you care about protecting what was entrusted to your community, now is the time to speak up. Email or call your county commissioners on behalf of preserving the land. Commissioners work for the people of Glynn county — and your voice matters!
Here are their names, phone numbers and email addresses:
[email protected], the general email.
Individual emails:
1- Sammy Tostensen, Commissioner, District 1- Email: [email protected], Phone: 912-269-0470
2- Bob Duncan, Commissioner, District 2, Email: [email protected], no phone number listed on the county website.
3- Thomas "Wayne" Neal, District 3 Commissioner, Email: [email protected], Phone: 912-261-1045
4- David Sweat, Commissioner, District 4, Email: [email protected], Phone: 912-509-0260
5- Allen Booker, Commissioner, District 5, [email protected], Phone: 912-398-9923
6- Bo Clark, Commissioner, At-Large Post 1, [email protected], Phone: 912-753-6237
7- Walter Rafolski, Commissioner, At-Large Post 2, [email protected], Phone: 912-270-2230
Thank you,
The family of TL Cain