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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... »
City meetings: September 2010
By Lauren Dean Planning Commission: September 13 There was a new face at the table – Karen McNamara Burkette, Councilman D.J. Rich’s new appointment to the Planning Commission – and a few missing faces. The meeting had been postponed one week because of Labor Day and Kirk Grant, Ken Holland and Sam Robinson were unable to... »
Planning Comission
City Meetings By Lauren Dean Planning Commission – June 7 Vacation Rental Management Strategy The Planning Commission is getting ready to tackle an issue many people say is long overdue – a revamp of trash and noise issues related to vacation rentals at Folly Beach. When the Planning Commission met on June 7, Chairman LaJuan Kennedy “introduced” the subject... »
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... »
City Council and Planning Commission Meetings
By Lauren Dean City Council Meeting The City Council work session scheduled for March 9 was cancelled by Mayor Beckmann. City Administrator Toni Connor-Rooks explained that Beckmann did not want to bring up new items before a Council that would change membership so drastically after the April elections. City Council is comprised of six Council... »
New Zoning & Land Use ordinance to be unveiled at Council meeting
By Lauren Dean City Council will give first reading to the new zoning and land use ordinance when it meets on February 23. This ordinance (commonly referred to as the “zoning re-write”) is the culmination of three years’ work by Clarion, City Council and the Planning Commission. According to Zoning Administrator Aaron Pope, the... »
Folly Beach City Council – January 26, 2010
By Lauren Dean There are plenty of issues at Folly Beach, to be sure, and pet projects every now and then, and even a good, salacious scandal from time to time. It’s why we call it “Follitics,” but every resident worth his salt knows the two enduring and seemingly unsolvable problems at Folly are traffic... »
