Some meeting highlights are provided below. Note that these items and many others are explained more fully in minutes of the Town’s May 17 Ways & Means Meeting where the topics were discussed at greater length–see the Town’s website, http://www.townofseabrookisland.org
Members of Seabrook Island Birders and SEADOGS are helping the Town enforce beach rules for dogs by informing offenders of the reason for the rules and pointing out where dogs are not allowed. Mayor Ron Ciancio noted that the Town is considering enhancing enforcement of its beach ordinance with an additional part-time code enforcement officer.
The Town Hall meeting on May 12 focused on talks by Senator George E. “Chip” Campsen III, Representative Peter M. McCoy Jr., and Robert Clark, District 6 Engineering Administrator, Engineering Division, South Carolina Department of Transportation. There were 70-75 attendees, and the speakers answered residents’ questions for about an hour following the presentation. The Town was told to expect a response by end of May to our request (filed jointly with the Town of Kiawah) for a Safety Audit of Main/Bohicket roads.
Mayor Ciancio reported that he is working with Mayor Lipuma of Kiawah to request that the Cross-Island Parkway be added to the County’s list of important road improvements, and he will soon meet with Charleston Mayor Tecklenburg regarding Charleston’s desire to use part of the proposed sales tax increase to deal with the I-526 funding shortfall. In relation to this work, Town Council passed a resolution approving that the Town provide a letter stating its support for completion of I-526. Mayor Ciancio noted that Kiawah has just provided such a letter, and he added that Seabrook had passed similar resolutions on 4/28/09, 9/29/10, and 1/24/12.
The annual Disaster Awareness Day, co-sponsored with Kiawah, will be held at the Club on June 16th from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All are invited to this free event to hear the speakers, win door prizes, and enjoy a free luncheon. On June 6-7, the Town will sponsor a two-day Emergency Preparedness exercise involving leaders from the Town, SIPOA, Club, and other stakeholders.
Town Council approved a budget amendment to pay for a July 3rd performance by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra as part of Seabrook Island’s fireworks display.
–Tidelines Staff