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Council Digs Up Trash and Confronts Protests
City Council Report, April 24 By Charlie McCarty You might assume from the agenda and recent happenings that the April 24 Council proceedings focused on Public Safety issues, its newly reinforced Public Safety workforce and its recent YouTube internet celebrity status… they didn’t. THE WORK SESSION was very “trashy,” covering Public Works, citywide code... »
“Agreeable Council” Whips Through April 10 Meeting ‘Unanimously’
By Charlie McCarty WORK SESSION, 6 p.m. The meeting began with an update on the beach renourishment process, which you can read here. CM Stuckey presented two amending ordinances for discussion. The first dealt with Ordinance 10-12. prohibiting certain building operations on weekends, and the second, Ordinance 11-12 deals with conditions relating to surfboards,... »
Renourishment Update
By Charlie McCarty From City Council work session, April 10, 2012 The Council met in a work session at 6:00 p.m. Lead-off and key discussion featured an update by Mayor Goodwin on beach renourishment problems. His recent trips included visits with S.C. Congressional delegation members and staff in Washington as well as with senior... »
Civic Club Meet The Candidates: Information On Forum Process
Provided Introduction: The Club provides a forum for the candidates to present their positions to voters and respond to brief written questions. The location is the Community Center and commences at 7 P.M. Tuesday, February 21st. The Club invites as many of the voters/residents to attend as can fit safely in the room. Process... »
Vendors, Voters, and Sewers
City Council, January 24, 2012 By Denise K. James Work Session, 6 pm Council met to discuss the four topics of transient vendors, beach franchise, elections, and maintenance through James Island’s Public Service District. The topic of transient vendors began with zoning administrator Aaron Pope, who explained a switch in the ordinances. Ordinance 24-11... »
Renourishing the Beach, Reconsidering Election Commission
Council Notes and Work Session, January 10 By Denise James All council members were present. COMMENTS AND APPEARANCES Mayor Goodwin and Office J. Couche introduced Folly Beach’s new Sergeant, Kevin Barckle, from Pennsylvania. “He has lots of experience, including fire-fighting certification,” remarked Couche. Barkle said, “I just turned 44 in August and I wanted... »
A Penny Here, a Penny There
City Council Notes, Dec. 13, 2011 All council members were present except Eddie Ellis. COMMENTS AND APPEARANCES Council approved the Splash and Dash swimming and foot race on July 28 to raise money for the S.C. sea turtle hospital, with an amendment by D.J. Rich to cap the number of race participants to 100... »
Food Trucks and Flood Insurance
City Council December 8, 2011 Work Session, 5 p.m. Council met to discuss how to govern transient vendors in 2012, including food trucks, sidewalk art and jewelry stands, and rental companies. They struggled to define a transient vendors, bringing to light ‘brick and mortar’ businesses like the Sand Dollar that might have art for... »
Paying to Replace the Disappearing Beach: Folly Council October 11, 2011
WORK SESSION Council convened at 6 pm to discuss appropriation of Accommodations Tax (A-Tax) funds. At issue was the A-Tax Advisory Board’s recommended cuts to funding requests, including a 40 percent reduction in funds for beach renourishment. A-Taxes are meant to be spent on tourism related costs, and are subject to review by the... »
Erosion, Dump Trucks, and Paid Parking: City Council Notes September 27, 2011
By Jakob Flannick Work session, 4 p.m. Discussion of Resolution 42-11 (Allocating $24,350 from various Public Safety accounts to obtain new record management software) Public Safety director Chief Dennis Brown recommended investing in a top-notch record management software (RMS) system, a program heightening Public Safety’s ability to track criminal activity and expanding the department’s... »
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