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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... »
City develops action plan for litter
Staff Report The Folly Beach City Council held their regular workshop on October 13 and had only one thing on their mind: litter. Council member Tom Scruggs had been chosen to emcee the meeting whose complexity had derailed progressive conversation on at least one occasion. A moderator was called in for the initial meeting to... »
Folly Beach City Council
Staff Report The September 22 meeting of the Folly Beach City Council had to be a record as the shortest meeting of any municipal Council in the area. Lasting less than 45 minutes, the Council’s huge task of quelling the trash problem was put on hold as they had previously agreed to re-approach the issue... »
Folly Beach City Council – September 8 work session
Staff Report To Styrofoam or not; what was the question? The City Council was supposed to address an ordinance that would ban Styrofoam on the beach. However, it was lost in a circular sea of conversation, debate and opinion on the innumerable issues surrounding litter. For an hour, the Council jetted from the Styrofoam discussion to... »
Styrofoam up in the air
The City seemed to be taking a small step in the war against trash at their September Council meeting in the form of an Ordinance introduced by Mayor Carl Beckmann that would have banned styrofoam on the beach. However, a two pronged argument criticizing the Council’s consideration of residents’ opinions and the Mayor’s alleged... »
Folly Beach City Council – August 24
Not all non-profits are equal The City Council was asked to consider donations to different non-profits: Pet Helpers asked for $3500 and James Island Outreach asked for $4000. The money comes from a pool of $15,000 in the City’s budget that is dedicated to non-profits. However, Council member Eddie Ellis pointed out a technicality in... »
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