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Inside The Island Connection...
 Volume 2 Issue 20
PRESORT STANDARDUS POSTAGE PAIDCHARLESTON SCPERMIT NO 437
page 8
calendar of events
page 7
healthy soil
page 4
groundhog day
 January 23, 2009
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ell, make that every month.On January 7, 2009, theKiawah/Seabrook ExchangeClub hosted the lovely ladies o the BishopGadsden 2009 calendar and, consequently,one o the largest crowds o members theClub has seen all year.aking a cue rom the women o theRylstone, England Women’s Institute,Bishop Gadsden’s Wellness Director Jennier Hartig took it upon hersel tosecretly inquire among the retirementcommunity’s 300 plus women as to who would be interested in modeling in thesemi-nude or a calendar. She was surprised with the results. “Almost everyone weasked wanted to be a part o it,” Hartigsaid. “Te hardest part was keeping it asecret or six months.”Even though some o the women who were asked weren’t even aware o what a“calendar girl” was, they were still happy to participate. Te photographs were takenby Katie Jayne and the cover was taken by  Wade Spees. Te settings ranged romneighboring back yards to county parksto bubble-lled bathtubs. And like the Women’s Institute beore them, when thecalendar was released on November 13,2008, they sold out o their rst thousandin less than a week. Te second print soldout almost as ast and by the time they made it to the Exchange Club meeting,they only had 50 calendars let rom theirthird and nal printing. Needless to say,they were out o calendars by the end o the meeting, and the group was thrilledto announce that, along with the undsraised that night, they had collected over$18,000 in total, the prots rom which will go toward the Bishop Gadsdenresident assistance und.Kimberly Farone, daughter o Exchangite Frank Farone and directoro Bishop Gadsden’s Development andPublic Relations, introduced each calendargirl with the help o a hand written lyricalpoem. Each woman stood up as her name was announced and waved and blew kissesto the applauding crowd. Ranging in agerom 68 to 99, the ladies are still fatteredby all the attention they’ve receivedrom their per mensem ame. One evenremarked that she couldn’t even go to thesupermarket without getting recognized.“I’ll be checking out at the calendar whensomeone will look at me and say, ‘Hey,you’re Ms. September!’”, she laughed.Beore leaving, Ms. Farone asked i anyone had any questions or the calendargirls. “Yes,” said an Exchangite, “haveyou received any complaints rom HughHener?”
Te ladies look forward to releasing another calendar in the near future, but inthe meantime, if you’re interested in learning more about the Bishop Gadsden community,check out www.bishopgadsden.org or call 762-3300.
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Exchange Club celebrates every day of the year 
(Top) The Calendar Girls of Bishop Gadsden pose with speaker coordinator JenniferHaugen. (Above) Kimberly Farfone, Jennifer Hartig and Katie Jayne hold up one of the last prints of the 2009 Bishop Gadsden calendar.
 
2 January 23, 2009
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InternsJennifer MillarBridget HinkebeinBri HorahanAshley AndersonContributorsChris BrooksDavid FarrowLynda FoxRichard HricikDwight IvesJohn NelsonNick StrehleTown of Kiawah IslandPublished byLucky Dog Publishingof South Carolina, LLCP.O. Box 837Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482843-886-NEWS
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Council
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Monday, January 26
Kiawah Island Board o Zoning Appeals4pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers
Tuesday, January 27
Seabrook Island own Council All own Council meetings will be heldat 2:30pm at the own Hall unless notedotherwise on the own bulletin board.
Monday, February 2
Kiawah Island EnvironmentalCommittee3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Room
Tuesday, February 3
Kiawah Island Arts Council3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence RoomKiawah Island Ways and MeansCommittee meeting8amKiawah Island Municipal Center’s 2ndFloor Conerence Room
Wednesday, February 4
Kiawah Island Planning Commission3pm - 5pmown Hall Council ChambersSeabrook Island Planning Commission – work session All Planning Commission meetings willbe held at 2:30pm at the own Hallunless noted otherwise on the ownbulletin board.
Eye spy …Cassique!
Tank you to Angela Schuler o Simonini Builders on Johns Islandor identiying our mystery “eye spy”picture! Te aerial photograph in Volume2 Issue 19 o 
Te Island Connection
is aproject that Simonini Builders is in theprocess o constructing. Te homesare in the Cassique neighborhood,right near the Sports Pavilion and theCassique Club House.
Election o Mayor Pro-Tempore
Mayor Wert nominated Councilman Al Burnaord to serve as Mayor Pro-empore, a position which would allow the nominated Councilman to serve inthe position o Mayor i the current Mayoris either absent or unable to perorm hisduties. He would also serve as Mayor untilthe next possible election i the currentMayor is unable to complete his term. Temotion was seconded and CouncilmanSteve Orban nominated CouncilmanCharles Lipuma, which as also seconded.Finally, Councilman Lipuma nominatedCouncilman Orban and was seconded.Te nomination was held to a vote andCouncilman Burnaord was elected by the majority as Mayor Pro-empore witha vote o 3 to 2, with Councilmen Orbanand Lipuma voting against.
Council Committee assignments
Councilman Lipuma was assigned to the Arts Council, Councilman Orban wasassigned to the Public Saety and RoadsCommittees, Councilman McHugh wasassigned to the Environmental Committeeand Councilman Burnaord was assignedto the Planning Commission and External Aairs.
Committee member appointments
Planning Commission: 
Tere are sevenmembers on the Planning Commissionserving staggered our year terms. Te twoCouncil members with expiring terms, Mr.Capelli and Mr. edesco, were re-electedby the Mayor and approved unanimously.
Board of Zoning Appeals: 
Tere are sevenmembers on the Board o Zoning Appealsserving staggered three year terms.Te Mayor spoke with the head o theCommittee, Carol Fishman, and agreedto nominate the three existing members with expiring terms. Te re-elections wereapproved unanimously.
Environmental Committee: 
Tere canbe no less than six and no more than tenCommittee members on the EnvironmentalCommittee and all serve one year terms toexpire on January 31. Current membersDave Achey, Dale Anderson, JimChitwood, David Elliott, Aaron Given, Jim Jordan, Elizabeth King and NormShea were re-elected with new Councilmember Lois Bryant being nominated tothe Committee. All appointments wereapproved unanimously.
 Arts Council: 
Tere can be no less thanve and no more than eight Committeemembers on the Arts Council and allserve one year terms to expire on January 31. All current members, Bill Blizard,Ellie Burnaord, Arie DeZanger, JulieFenimore, Leni Freeburg, Mary Johnson,Linda Morganstein and Carol AnneSmalley were re-elected to the Committeeand all appointments were approvedunanimously.
Public Safety: 
Te terms or the members o Public Saety are or one year and expire on January 31. Current members Jim Broadus,Doug Dodge, Joe Pezzullo and Dick Sula were re-elected and all appointments wereapproved unanimously.
 Armation o 2008 Ordinances
Council afrmed the our ordinancespassed in 2008.
Ordinance 2008-01
 prohibits the use o glass containers andproducts on the beaches o Kiawah Island;
Ordinance 2008-02 
allows the owno Kiawah Island to collect, remove anddispose o storm debris rom KICA streetsand right-o-ways;
Ordinance 2008-03
 adopts the Fiscal Year 2008-09 Budgetor the own o Kiawah rom July 1,2008, until June 30, 2009, and
Ordinance  2008-04 
amends Aricle 12A-303: Accessory Uses, Buildings/Structures,Subparagraph 2, Standards or Detached Accessory Dwelling Units in ResidentialDistricts. Te afrmations were approvedunanimously.
Town sta re-appointments
Cathy Wilson was re-appointed asown Clerk, Kenneth Gunnells wasre-appointed as own reasurer andDennis Rhoads was re-appointed as own Attorney. All appointments were approvedunanimously.
Ordinances or frst reading:
Ordinance 2009-01:
 
 Amendments to Article 12C-204 Preliminary Plat-Procedural Requirements 
Following two public hearings on October1, 2008, and January 6, 2009, Council
Kiawah Town Council – January 6, 2009
Correction: Seabrook CER not disbanding
Te Island Connection would like to apologize or incorrectly stating in a recentown Council report that the CER team on Seabrook Island has disbanded. According to CER chairman Ron Bourn, Te Seabrook Island CER team isstill in existence and unctioning. Shortly ater receiving their CER training, theSeabrook group ormed a non-prot organization with a tax id number. Recently,the team has learned that their non-prot status may jeopardize its ability to deenditsel rom rivolous lawsuits. Tereore, the group is disbanding the ormal non-prot organization. Te own o Seabrook Island has agreed to include the CERmembers on their liability coverage. Te Seabrook CER continues to exist and isprepared to respond to emergencies.
Kiawah Island Town Hall
21 Beachwalker DriveKiawah Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9166Fax: 768-4764Email: cwilson@kiawahisland.org
Seabrook Island Town Hall
2001 Seabrook Island RoadSeabrook Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9121Fax: 768-9830Email:lmanning@townoseabrookisland.org
 Johns Island Council
Meetings are held at the Berkeley Electric Co-op located at 3351Maybank Hwy, John’s Island.Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113
Charleston County Council
4045 Bridge View Drive, NorthCharleston(843) 958-4700
City o Charleston
75 Calhoun St.(843) 724-3745
 
www.islandconnection.sc
 January 23, 2009
 
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moved to approve the amendment to Article 12C-204, which allows a developerto apply or a single (1) six month timeextension on an approved preliminary plat (Article 12C-204 previously allowedor three (3) six month extensions). Approval o preliminary plats applies orthree (3) years and when a subdivision isto be developed in sections or phases, thethree (3) years is measured rom the dateo the approval granted to that phase orsection o the subdivision. Te PlanningCommission may terminate an approval,or cause, at any time ater three (3) years.Councilman Burnaord stated that hehad spoken with Kiawah resident Denny Royal and pointed out that Royal is onhis second extension and would have tore-apply or his permit i the Ordinancepassed. Because o this, Royal askedthat the Ordinance allow at least two(2) extensions. Council approved theOrdinance as written unanimously.
Ordinance 2009-02: Amendments to Zoning Map
Since the 1994 zoning map or KiawahIsland was hand drawn and not parcel-specic, the own o Kiawah wishes toupdate the own zoning map in accordance with data based on the County GIS. All aected property owners have beennotied via letters rom the own and allaected parcels have been posted. A noticeo the public hearing on January 22, 2009, was published in
the Post and Courier 
on January 1 and 4, 2009, in accordance with the Freedom o Inormation Act. Teaected parcels are as ollows:
 Mingo Point, Mingo North and  Mingo South: 
1994 – listed as “SpecialDevelopment” and showed R-2/Commercial uses in the developmentagreement. Proposed rezoning to R-2/Commercial since, ater the adoption o the 2005 Ordinance, the zoning district“Special Development” does not exist.
Little Rabbit and Rabbit North:
1994 – listedas “Special Development” and showedR-2/Commercial uses in the developmentagreement. Proposed rezoning to R-2/Commercial since, ater the adoption o the 2005 Ordinance, the zoning district“Special Development” does not exist.
Kiawah River Commons:
1994 – listed as“Special Development” and showed R-2/Commercial uses in the developmentagreement. Proposed rezoning to R-2/Commercial since, ater the adoption o the 2005 Ordinance, the zoning district“Special Development” does not exist.
Beachwalker Park and Beachwalker Ocean
:1994 – listed as “Special Development”and showed R-3/Commercial uses inthe development agreement. Proposedrezoning to R-3/Commercial since, aterthe adoption o the 2005 Ordinance, thezoning district “Special Development”does not exist.
Captain Sam’s Spit – parcel 12B:
1994 –listed as “Park”. Proposed rezoning toConservation and R-1.
Captain Sam’s Spit – parcel 12A:
1994 –listed as “Park”. Proposed rezoning to R-3and Commercial.
Kiawah own Hall:
19994 – listed as“Special Development”. Proposed rezoningto “Community Support”.
Beachwalker Lagoon:
1994 – listed as“Special Development” and showed R-3/Commercial uses in the developmentagreement. Proposed rezoning to R-3/Commercial.
Beachwalker Ofce Park:
1994 - listed as“Special Development” and showed R-2/Commercial uses in the developmentagreement. Proposed rezoning to R-3/Commercial.
 Marsh Point Residual (parcel 10):
listed as“Special Development” and showed R-2/Commercial uses in the developmentagreement. Proposed rezoning to R-2/Commercial.
Kiawah Island Resort:
1994 – listed as“Resort”. Proposed rezoning to RS-2since, ater the adoption o the 2005Ordinance, RS or “Resort” was split intotwo districts.\
Eugenia Avenue:
1994 - Listed as R-E(Residential Eugenia). Proposed rezoningto R-1.
Te Sanctuary Hotel:
1994 – listed as“Resort”. Proposed rezoning to RS-1since, ater the adoption o the 2005Ordinance, RS or “Resort” was split intotwo districts.
Blue Heron Pond ower:
1994 – listed as“Water”. Proposed rezoning to “Park”.
Cougar Island Residual:
1994 – listed as“Park”. Proposed rezoning to R-2 as thisparcel as not mapped in 1994.
Little Bear Island (everything east o Penny’s Creek):
1994 – listed as “Park” and R-2.Proposed rezoning to “Conservation”.
Ordinance 2009-03: Amendment to Ways and Means 
 Tis ordinance amends Article 4 Section2-401 to have at least two own Councilmembers and the Mayor on the Waysand Means Committee. Te Mayor shalldesignate the chairman o the Ways andMeans Committee. Te amendment waspassed unanimously.
Charitable contributions
Te own o Kiawah began with a budgeto $100,000 or charitable contributionsrom the General Fund or the year.Donations are given on a bi-annual basis,in January and July, and limits charitabledonations, o more than $1000, to non-prot organizations with 501(c)(3) status.Preerence is given to organizations locatedin the geographic region o CharlestonCounty whose services and programsseek to benet, directly or indirectly,the Kiawah Island and Johns Islandcommunities. As $56,050 o the budgethas already been used, the own was only able to donate up to $43,950 to requestingnon-prots. Ways and Means consideredall the applications and recommended theollowing to Council:
Rural Mission, Inc 
: Requested $15,000or equipment. Ways and Meansrecommended donating $6,500.
Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic 
:Requested $25,000 to support theirmission and budget. Ways and Meansrecommended donating $15,000.
Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy:
Requested$7,000 to support their mission andbudget. Ways and Means recommendeddonating $3,500.
St. Johns High School:
Requested $5,000 tound a trip or 45 students to WashingtonD.C. or President-Elect Obama’shistorical inauguration. Ways and Meansrecommended not giving a donation.
Pet Helpers:
Requested $2,500 to supporttheir mission and budget. Ways and Meansrecommended not giving a donation.“I gave a lot o thought to this and KiawahIsland is very proud o all the work we doin the community,” said CouncilmanLipuma. “It would seem to me, in adesire or community outreach, that thisis a one time opportunity to support St. Johns High School.” Even though Waysand Means recommended that St. JohnsHigh School not receive a donation,Lipuma pointed out that there was still$3,900 let in the contributions coer. “Ithink we should give them what’s let,” hesaid. Councilman Orban agreed, statingthat he had voted against the donationoriginally, but his heart was sotenedovernight, mainly due to a number o calls he received regarding the issue. “I say  we take this one time opportunity to givethese kids this trip,” said Orban.Councilman Burnaord pointed outthat that own has received donationrequests rom other schools in the pastand the own turned them down. “99%o the requests are well-intentioned,” saidBurnaord. “I will not vote or this.”Council voted or the dontation witha vote o 3 to 2 with Mayor Wert andCouncilman Burnaord voting against.
2009 Holiday schedule
Te own approved the 2009 ownholiday closing schedule unanimously.
Beach parking 
Councilman Lipuma reported that he hadreceived a letter rom Bill Goodwin justbeore today’s meeting in regards to thebeach parking issue. “It’s good news that we have this inormation beore us,” saidLipuma. “But, it’s still to be continued.”
 Kiawah River revetment 
Councilman Lipuma reported that theOfce o Coastal Resource Management(OCRM) has issued a permit, approving270 eet o the requested 2,783 oot longbulkhead along the Kiawah River. Telength was approved specically or theparking lot o Beachwalker Park, which isconsidered an “endangered area” as it runsthe risk o eroding into the river. “I mustadmit that I’m disappointed that Kiawah was not on the list to receive notication when the permit was approved,” saidLipuma. Te own received a copy o thepermit on January 2, and ound that theown needs to specically request a copy o any OCRM permit in the orm o a letter with the Mayor’s signature. “Normally,the requester asks or the own to know about the permit,” said Mayor Wert. Healso noted that there is a 15 day period toappeal any OCRM decision and permitsmust be signed in 30 days or they willbecome void.
Environmental report 
Councilman Lipuma reported that there were three deer incidents, all in the secondand third weeks o December. A emaledeer was hit near Mingo Point and a buck  was hit near the real estate sales ofce.Both were badly injured and needed tobe euthanized. Tey were unable to locatethe third deer.Tere was a dolphin stranding recently,but no urther inormation is known atthis time. Te piping plover count remainssteady, around 17 birds per survey.Last week, own biologist Jim Jordangave a presentation on the State o theBeach to the Community Association. Hereported that the beach remains stable andthat an o-shore sand shoal has nally 
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