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Letter To The Editor – Jim Crow
Dear Editors, The good-ole-boy government system continues to have a decent foot hold on Folly Beach. No one is more aware of this than former mayor Bob Linville. For years now, Mr. Linville has enjoyed disregarding the public right-of-way midblock easement at his 510 East Ashley Ave. property. This is a strip of land... »
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... »
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... »
Getting to Know the City Council Candidates
Election for Open Seat Will Be November 8 Over the next three issues, we’ll pose questions to each of the five candidates. Some are meant to be fun, to help readers get to know the candidates as people. Others deal more directly with the issues facing our community. Remember that to vote in the... »
Surf Day + Irene: Folly Beach City Council Meeting August 23, 2011
By Jakob Flannick Council Meeting, 7p.m. Mayor’s Comments Mayor Tim Goodwin dedicated Aug. 24 on Folly Beach towards Surfers Healing, a charitable foundation founded by competitive surfer Israel (Izzy) Paskowitz, combating autism with mind-easing surfing lessons. In response to Paskowitz’s son, Isaiah, receiving an autism diagnosis at age three, the widely-recognized surfer paired his... »
Council Dodges Beach Patrol Question: Folly Beach City Council Meeting August 9, 2011
By Blake Bunch Council member McCarty was not present. Council member Beck came at the end. “It is hot, even at the beach,” stated Mayor Goodwin at the beginning of the meeting. “Be sure to keep plenty of water for your pets, as well as yourself.” Chief Brown stated that he had three commendations... »
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... »
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... »
City Council Notes – Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Compiled by Stratton Lawrence 5 p.m. Work Session Ordinance No. 13-11 – Amended Utility Advisory Board “I did a little bit of Googling over the weekend,” offered councilmember Charlie McCarty, explaining his research on what other cities have done with their utility advisory boards. Folly established a similar board in 2006 that was ineffective... »
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