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By Lauren Dean City Council: August 24 Good Neighbor Award Daniel Culpepper, James Dowdy, Sonny Miles, and Jack Thomas received the “Good Neighbor Award” for their prompt action in helping to put out a fire at the Sandbar Apartments. Appointments City Council reappointed John Kachmarsky as Municipal Court Judge, Been Peeples as City Attorney, and Mary Cunningham as Municipal... »
Planning commission and city council meetings
By Lauren Dean The new buzz phrase for the Planning Commission is “form-based codes.” According to Zoning Official Aaron Pope, City Council has asked the Planning Commission to come up with some definitive standards for new construction and ownership changes of businesses in the downtown commercial district, formerly referred to as C-1. Pope stressed that the... »
City government
City Council City Council did not meet on July 13 because that was Election Day. Their next regular meeting will be July 27 at 7:00 p.m. in Council chambers. Agenda items were to include ordinances amending the current rules for dogs on the beach, requiring non-residents to purchase a license tag for pets they bring... »
City Council election on July 13
By Lauren Dean At 7:00 p.m. on July 13 it will all be over. Folly Beach residents will have chosen the City Council member who will represent them for the next two years. Either Susan Breslin or D.J. Rich will take the empty seat once occupied by Tim Goodwin and serve the remaining two years... »
City Council Meeting – March 23, 2010
By Lauren Dean You know summer’s right around the corner when City Council spends half its meeting hearing requests from groups wanting to hold events on the beach. On March 23 Council heard requests for the third annual Army Wives Beach Party at which 250 guests are expected, the “Big Gay Beach Party” for... »
Folly Beach City Council – February 23, 2010
Mayor Beckmann began the meeting by handing out biodegradable trash bags to be placed in dispensers at the walkovers and passed out by the beach patrol. That happy note was short-lived as residents took the podium to put the Mayor on the spot regarding parking decals for renters and use of Folly’s Greenbelt money. A... »
Folly Beach City Council – December 8
Staff Report The Folly Beach City Council held its monthly workshop and regular meeting, back-to-back, on December 8. Council member Tim Goodwin was absent from the meeting and Mayor Carl Beckmann explained that he was sick. Council coup fails Council member Tom Scruggs surprised the rest of Council when he made a motion to hold a special... »
City Council Report: November 10
Staff Report The Folly Beach City Council held its regular meeting on November 10 at 7pm. The work session which had been scheduled at 6pm to discuss litter was cancelled. All members of Council were present. Expanding criticism The City did not discuss the City Hall expansion except to debate when and how another meeting on the... »
Folly Beach City Council – November 10, 2009
Dogs on the beach Addressing concerns that have arisen since the City has begun to pass legislation banning dogs on the north end of Folly Beach for the sake of migratory birds, Mayor Carl Beckmann reiterated his arguments for the ordinance. First, he pointed out that Folly Beach has always been a bird sanctuary and... »
City shoots down $1.6 million expansion
Folly Beach Public Safety Chief Terry Boatwright begged the City Council to approve $1.6 million for a Public Safety/City Hall expansion at their regular meeting on October 27. But despite his pleading, the Council voted 4-3 against the measure prompting Mayor Carl Beckmann to go on a tirade criticizing the four Council members who... »
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