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Charlie in Charge: Ditching Kegs, Scrapping County 911, and Micro-managing the Budget
By Stratton Lawrence The meeting began with Chief Dennis Brown explaining that earlier that afternoon, beachgoers had discovered two pre-WWII mortar rounds on the beach, due to the erosion at the west end of the island. Brown expects to find more ordnances of this type and urged people not to touch or pick up suspicious... »
Who You Gonna Call? City Council Meeting: June 28, 2011
By Blake Bunch After an hour-long executive session to discuss personnel matters, City Council convened. All members were present. MAYOR’S COMMENTS Mayor Goodwin stated that this year’s firework festivities will go forward as planned, at 2nd Street East, on the beach. On July 15 at 6 pm, the City will be unveiling a historical marker for the 55th... »
Budget Woes and Birding Follies: Folly Beach City Council Meeting June 14,2011
By Jacob Flannick Work Session, 5 p.m. The city’s proposed 2011-2012 fiscal year budget, awaiting first reading approval, currently shows total revenue and expenditures equaling roughly $5 million. Despite the narrow margin of incoming and outgoing funds, the budget does not reflect a tax increase, according to City Administrator Toni Connor-Rooks. In an effort to boost revenue,... »
Folly City Council – Tuesday, April 26, 2011
By Stratton Lawrence Mayor Goodwin reported that he attended the National Hurricane Conference and learned a lot of information he hopes we’ll never use. The City staff recently held their first planning session regarding hurricane preparedness. “It’s better to be ready and not use it,” said Goodwin, encouraging everyone to be prepared, have a plan,... »
Folly Beach City Council – March 22, 2011
By Stratton Lawrence “The traffic and beachgoers are here,” said Mayor Goodwin at the start of the meeting. “We found them last Saturday. We need to adjust our schedules accordingly, like we do every year.” The work session was cancelled after presenter Bill Taylor of the Municipal Association of South Carolina called in sick, and Council,... »
Folly Beach City Council – Tuesday, March 8, 2011
By Blake Bunch Work Session Mayor Goodwin spoke in regards to the verbiage in their recent ordinance concerning surf lessons/camps in Section 1 and Section 2 of the beach. Council member Eddie Ellis stated that, in previous years, people who wanted to run lessons or camps had to come before council. Mayor Goodwin elaborated on the fact... »
Folly Beach comes of age: A short and recent legal history of the development of Folly Beach (part 3 of 3)
By Ben Peeples Turtle Bay During 2003 one of the biggest issues was the development on the Folly River near the existing Turtle Bay development. City Council spent a significant amount of time discussing the merits of Planned Development District Zoning. PDD Zoning allows a good bit of flexibility for the landowner and the City... »
City Meetings
By Lauren Dean City Council Work Session: October 26 Items on the workshop agenda were discussion of the rules to post in rental houses and the traffic study recommendations. Both topics require more discussion before legislation is enacted. Posting the rules Posting of rules in rental houses was part of an ordinance passed last month. Public Safety Officer... »
City meetings
By Lauren Dean City Council: October 12 Special Meeting A special meeting was called by three Council members to grant funding for FollyPalooza, a festival started three years ago by Councilman D.J. Rich to attract business to Folly Beach in the off-season and raise money to help residents suffering from cancer. A resolution to draft a check... »
City meetings
By Lauren Dean City Council: September 28 Follypalooza Councilman D.J. Rich appeared before City Council to ask permission to hold the third “Follypalooza” on October 23. He said it would necessitate the closing of Center Street only from Cooper to Erie Avenues. Rich said he hoped the festival, which benefits cancer patients on Folly Beach, will become... »
