Meeting Minutes, August 31, 2016
Lake House Field Project
The Greenery has revised a new maritime planting at a cost of $373,000. The EC will review with the Board for further direction.
Waste Management/Recycling
Trash Issues have been improving. Monthly brown/white is doing well and has been well received. In answer to a member’s question, Charleston County has no paper shredding service at this time.
Rich Siegel has agreed to coordinate the Adopt a Highway program. The next one is scheduled for November 5. Volunteers welcomed.
Nature Trails
Most of the signage and repairs are finished. Green Space has asked SiPOA to perform a bi annual walk through each of their properties and to keep a log of any pertinent information from year to year.
Turtle Patrol
This summer 61 nests have been identified on Seabrook. Last year 75 nests were found, but in 2014 there were only 32 nests. The six year average total nests, including 2016, is 58.
Deer Management
The first 2016 annual survey will be conducted from September 26 to 28.
Blue Birds
Nesting has ended. There were 404 eggs counted; 366 hatched and fledged during the summer. The Chickadee count was 119 eggs and 96 hatched.
SBI Birders
The September 28 meeting will be about banded birds on Seabrook. Warning buoys were placed near the prohibited area of North Beach by the Town but they have failed twice.
Alligator Safety
Young alligators have been observed eating fish food on Palmetto Lake. More warning signs have been added around the lake.
An elevated fish dock was suggested for the Lake. Approximate cost is $35,000 which breaks down to $5,000 for design, and $30,000 for construction. The EC recommended adding the dock to the budget.
Beach Management
The coastal monitoring report is on the SIPOA website including habitat monitoring. A copy of the report was sent to the regulating agencies.
Safety Information For Rental Properties
COVAR and rental agencies will be contacted for advice on posting alligator, and other safety information in all rental properties.
Submitted by Jane Marvin
This has been forwarded to the Environmental committee.
Would someone please write a definitive article on what we can recycle? There are several things that are marked as recyclable but I don’t think our area accepts them. Eg: Styrofoam containers, aluminum cooking containers (like the ones you get with stuff in them from Costco), tops of bottles and jars, birthday cards with decorations, envelopes with glassine. I know there are more but can’t think of them.
sorry to be picky but there were 60 sea turtle nests this year, not 61