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Folly Beach’s Newspaper
 Vol. 1 Issue 7January 23, 2009
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PRESORT STANDARDUS POSTAGE PAIDFOLLY BEACH, SCPERMIT NO 27
INSIDE
Goapele on page 5Snow on Folly on page 8Fluoridation on page 9
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Redbay 
on page 4
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n January 13, Laurie Reid o the South Carolina Forestry Commission, along withBilly McCord o the South CarolinaDepartment o Natural Resources (DNR),spoke to the Folly Beach City Councilabout an epidemic known as Laurel WildDisease (LWD) which is being spread by aoreign beetle and quickly killing Redbay Laural trees.Te tree is very ecologically important,McCord says, as a source o ood ormany animals, housing or others, and astabilizing actor on our barrier islands.For a particular species o buttery, it isthe only tree in which it will reproduce. Asa native plant, it naturally thrives in ourmarine environment and is able to surviveooding and strong winds, keeping soil inplace during extreme weather. Accordingto McCord, about 30-40% o the lotson Folly Beach have at least one Redbay Laurel.However, the tree is o little economicvalue, which has put a damper on thepossibility o ederal unding to helpcurb the problem. Strategies, such asthe organized removal and handling o inected trees, are expensive or individualsand municipalities alike.“Te USDA really couldn’t care lessabout it,” Mayor Carl Beckmann stated.Reid added that the South CarolinaForestry Commission is ocusing itsunding on research in lieu o slowingthe spread. With or without State andFederal dollars, Reid and McCordstressed the importance o implementinga management strategy as soon as possibledue to the beetle’s natural cycle.During the colder winter months,the beetles, in all diferent stages o 
A bleak future for Redbays
By Ali AkhyAri
 
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olly Beach residents now have anoption to buy new, conorming trashreceptacles rom the City. Whileresidents are not required to purchasethe cans, which cost $75, there are many benets. According to City Administratoroni Connor-Rooks, the new cans areeasier to handle, more sanitary, moreaesthetically pleasing, and can holdmore garbage. Te new cans are also lessdangerous to workers, making injury lesslikely.Service will also be more ecient withthe new cans. Tey are designed to work  with the new trucks that the City haspurchased, which can lit the receptacles with mechanized arms. Steve Robinson,Director o Public Works, says the rsttruck was purchased about 14 months ago when restaurants were required to use thenew receptacles. Since then, the City haspurchased a couple more trucks to servicethe rest o the island.Te $75 cost o a new trash receptaclecan be paid all at once, in monthly payments o $6.25 in association withtheir utility bill, or $18.75 quarterly. Formore inormation or to purchase a can,contact the Public Works Department at588-2447.
Kick it to the curb
Folly Beach residents can purchase new trash receptacles which are safer, easier tohandle, and easier on the eye for $75.
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n my mind, any place that posts a sign stating, “Getyour Woody serviced here” insists on a surere goodtime. Woody’s Pizza epitomizes what a good diningexperience should be: cozy atmosphere, exceptional oodand the riendliest o staf and patrons.Te ood and beverage business claimed Woody’sproprietor odd Webb long ago. For the majority o the last two decades, he donned the black pants and white shirt in some o Charleston’s nest o ne diningestablishments, including McCrady’s, a restaurant which was recently recognized as one o the top 10 restaurantsin North America by 
Opinionated about Dining 
. But onesunny April, about six years ago when the 39 CenterStreet location became available, odd let the land o nedining, pulled the trigger on his dream o a neighborhoodpizza joint and the rest … history.Te simple menu consists o pizzas, subs, salads anda ull bar. I you crave pizza, try Te Woody. It’s odd’sversion o a supreme: pepperoni, sausage, meatballs,mushrooms, onions, green peppers, black and greenolives, a tomato based sauce and a mozzarella/provolonecheese mix. Te delightully thin crust combined witha perect amount o cheese and sauce rates this, handsdown, as one o the best I have ever eaten and I mean inmy lie. wo things I know—a good burger and a goodslice o pizza. I will now make the drive rom Sullivan’sIsland any time my pizza beast growls rom within.I you are leaning more towards a sub, wrap yourhands around Te Goodella. Tis heated sub loaded with honey baked ham, prosciutto, pepperoni,provolone, mayo and a housemade vinaigrette will warm your cockles: the bread is sinully sot and resh and the sweet and savory choiceo meats delights the taste buds. Add the Greek salad to compliment anything you may order.Te color palate o the salad excites the eyes andthe addition o banana peppers adds a wonderulsurprise to the traditional version o the Greek salad. Te balsamic housemade vinaigrette thatis drizzled on both Te Goodella and the Greek salad has as an interestingly sweet twist. ry andguess what the ingredient is or better yet, ask thestaf yoursel when you go in. Woody’s hosts a trivia night on Tursdays andstarting in the Spring, check out music on the deck eaturing bands like the Stono River String Band.Hours o operation are 11am-11pm Sunday thru Tursday, 11am-midnight Friday andSaturday. For more inormation, visit the web site www.dowoodyspizza.com or call843-588-0088.Fun Fact: odd’s avorite band is TePixies and he is currently reading Te Arto Racing in the Rain.
Becca Finley is a freelance writer and marketing/branding specialist www.bayoulogic.com who recently moved toSullivan’s Island from Dallas, Texas.
Put your best food forward
Woody’s Pizza
By Becca Finley
Photos by Courtney Jarrard
(above) Left to right:Owner Todd Webb with employees AlannaChandler and CharlesSmith (left) The Woody, the pride of theestablishment.
 
 January 23, 2009
 
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civic
Tuesday, January 27
Folly Beach City Council7pmMonday, February 2Planning Commissioncall City Hall or times
Civic Calendar 
he City Council had a hard timeagreeing on how to accommodatetheir Public Saety Department, which has outgrown their acilities.Mayor Carl Beckmann emceed apresentation to highlight the reasonsor expansion and why the City shouldbuild an addition to the Fire Station. According to a “needs assessment”,square ootage needs to be increasedby 6,200 square eet to accommodatetheir needs. Currently, the City has9,200 square eet o space. All Council members seemed toagree that the expansion is necessary.Te transer to a new City Hall, which was built in 1997, resulted in a
decrease 
inarea by 300 square eet. It was the result o “champagne dreams and a beer budget”,according to Beckmann. Furthermore, thenumber o City employees has increasedsignicantly since then, cramping theamount o workspace available.Beckmann made a hard sell orbuilding a second oor on the re stationto the tune o $1.8 million. Te new space would add 5,000 square eet to the FireStation, 1550 square eet to the bay area,760 square eet or a mezzanine, and 860square eet or a connector between the restation and City Hall. Beckmann addedthat construction costs are at an all timelow, making this the best time to makethe move. He added that the project couldbe done without raising property taxes, i $800,000 were taken out o reserve undsas a down payment. However, it was notedthat the removal o those unds wouldresult in the loss o $32,000 o interest tothe city every year. Te annual debt service would be $89,667 under this plan.But other options were considered as well and the Mayor presented them sideby side. Tere was an option to rent spacerom Prudential and Avocet. According tothe presentation, renting rom Prudential would cost $4,017 a month ($48,204 ayear) with a gross increase in space o 3,000eet over two oors. However, this spaceis not handicap accessible. Te Avocetoption, however, is handicap accessible inaddition to having an elevator. Te totalcost would be $7,600 per month ($91,200a year), according to Beckmann. Bothoptions would put the City in competition with other private businesses or space, hepointed out. Furthermore, he stated thatrenting would be throwing money away versus building their equity and assets by adding on to the City’s property. Another option, oered by Councilmember Dave Stormer, was to use theCouncil chambers or additional spaceand move their meetings to the recently renovated Community Center. Tisoption would add only 1200 squareeet o space and would cost $36,000 tomake the kitchen and lounge compliant.Furthermore, the City would have tocompete with all the other organizationsthat currently use the Community Center or their meetings, in additionto the act that there would be no spaceor a jury room or ofce or the clerk or judge since court is held in the Councilchambers. Fire Personnel would moveinto the Council chambers and it wouldcost about $270,000 to renovate.However, Stormer presentedanother option at the meeting which would move the police departmento the island to another piece o City owned property. Te cost to add 5,000square eet o space would be abouthal o the estimate to add onto the restation. However, Public Saety Directorerry Boatwright stated it was not a goodidea to divide the department. Whilemany cities have separate police and redepartments, Folly Beach has a combinedPublic Saety Department. Furthermore,the departments are relatively smalland ofcers oten have to come back toheadquarters. While Folly Beach nowconsists o the area up to the Piggly  Wiggly, the concentration o activity is onthe island itsel. Moving the police away rom the epicenter o activity is a bad idea,according to Boatwright.Council members Stormer and imGoodwin argued that there was simply not enough money to do anything at thistime.“I’m not convinced you can do this without raising taxes,” Goodwin said. “Ithink moving orward on anything rightnow is not a good thing.” He added thatthe City had to take money out o theirreserve und to balance the budget last yearand that taking an additional $800,000out in order to build an addition thePublic Saety department is somethingthe City should not do. “We can’t keepdoing that,” he said.Te City Council nally agreedto ocus on building the $1.8 millionaddition while not actually proceeding with the project until March, when theCity will have a better idea o how muchrevenue they will be seeing in the comingyear. Tere are many options within thatplan that can bring the cost down and theCouncil will examine the choices in thecoming months.
City looks at expansion
StAFF REPORt
What a relief 
Rose Hardware will be hosting a community yard sale on February 28 to benetthe Folly Beach Relie Fund. Anyone who wants to set up and sell property or theirown personal needs is welcome to join the sale. Also, anyone who would like todonate items or the purpose is welcome to do so. Come by or contact Rose Hardwareahead o time i you would like to participate in any way. All sorts o hardware and supplies will be available at the yard sale in additionto any other materials being sold and brought by others. In addition there will be a15%-o sale at Rose Hardware during the yard sale.Te Folly Beach Relie Fund is kept at City Hall or people needing emergency assistance.Te yard sale will go rom 10am until 2pm at Rose Hardware. Te store is locatednext to the Post Ofce on East Indian. You can also call or more inormation at885-9650.
YArD SALe BeneFITS reLIeF FunD
 
Mayor Carl Beckmannmade a hard sell for
building a second flooron the fire station to
the tune of $1.8 million.
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