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Inside the Island Connection...
 Volume 2 Issue 22
PRESORT STANDARDUS POSTAGE PAIDCHARLESTON SCPERMIT NO 437
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big al
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progressive club
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church of our saviour
February 20, 2009
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he dark green collard leaves rustledin the aternoon breeze, their thick leaves sprouting rom orty or sobrown paper bags lined up on top o andaround one well-loved picnic table. Tevolunteers at Hebron Zion Presbyterianchatted happily as they waited or peopleto arrive. Another table oered hot dogsand drinks to visitors, as well as a chanceto win a $30 gas card i you lled out arafe ticket.Tere were no criteria, no nancialstatements that needed to be checked orquestions about yearly income. I youneeded ood, they happily handed you abag lled with dry pasta, juice, cannedpears, sweet potatoes and applesauce,among other things. “We’re trying tohelp the community, as well as attractattention to our school,” said James Parlor,a member o the Hebron Zion John andMattie Washington Preschool advisory board.Formed in 1966, the John and Mattie Washington Preschool was started becausethe Zion Presbyterian Church saw thatthe underprivileged children o the islandsneeded basic day care and a chance tohave a head start in school. When theZion and Hebron Presbyterian churchesmerged in 1990, the school continued asa community ministry. Over 900 childreno every race, color and creed have passedthrough the preschool’s doors in their 43years o operation, each o them with arespectul knowledge o shapes, colors,the alphabet and basic etiquette that hashelped them tremendously in their rstyear at kindergarten.Most o the parents who bring theirchildren to the preschool are unable toaord the $100 a week per child that isneeded to employ the teachers, eed thestudents and provide the school’s necessary supplies. On average, Parlor said, it costs$5,980 to send a child to preschool or12 months. Because o this, the churchbegan taking specic donations. Money given to the preschool is directly used tohelp parents pay or their child’s care. I the parent can only come up with $20 a week, the church does everything they can to pay the rest.So ar, the preschool has been ableto survive thanks to the donations o parishioners and the help o severalnearby organizations, including theChurch o Our Saviour, the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club and Johns IslandPresbyterian. In order to bring in more dry goods and school supply donations romlarger organizations such as Wal-Mart andK-Mart, the preschool is currently applyingor non-prot 501(c) status. Tey have alsomerged their program with an ater schoolprogram led by Cassandra Robinson, who was able to bring in computers and someneeded employees. Food is also a volunteereort, with lunches being prepared by volunteer Sharon Edwards in the church’sellowship hall. “Great ood,” said Parlor.“Tose kids eat well. Best red beans andrice I’ve ever had,” he smiled.Te John and Mattie Washingtonpreschool’s hours run rom 6:30am – 6pm,Monday through Friday and their aterschool program is open rom 3pm to 6pm.Tere are 19 students between the ageso six weeks and our years old currently attending, with ve children under the ageo one. Te preschool is always looking orvolunteers and interested persons can call(843) 559-1135 or more inormation.Upcoming events at the school includean open house in May, where parentscan showcase the work o their studentsand the preschool’s various programs. Inthe all, the church plans to hold anotherood giveaway and, like the one this past weekend, it will have no strings attached.I you need it, it’s yours. Ater working atthe ood table or only three hours, thevolunteers ended up giving away morethan 120 bags o ood. “We’re glad wecan help,” said Parlor, “and we hope it willattract more people to our school.”
Hebron Zion Presbyterian Church is located at 2915 Bohicket Road, Johns Island.For more information about the preschool,call (843)559-1135. For more informationabout the church, call (843)559-0865.
Helping hungry minds and bodies
By Kristin HacKler
(Left to right) James Parlor, Gloria Parker, Lily May Bligen, Virtire LaBoard and Nicole LaBoard worked the food giveaway atHebron Zion Presbyterian on February 7.
 
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Monday, February 23
Kiawah Island Board of Zoning  Appeals
4pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers
Tuesday, February 24
Seabrook Island Town Council
 All own Council meetings will be heldat 2:30pm at the own Hall unless notedotherwise on the own bulletin board.
Monday, March 2
Kiawah Island EnvironmentalCommittee
3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Room
Tuesday, March 3
Kiawah Island Town Council
2pm - 4pmown Hall Council Chambers
Kiawah Island Ways and MeansCommittee meeting 
8amKiawah Island Municipal Center’s 2ndFloor Conerence Room
Wednesday, March 4
Kiawah Island Planning Commission
3pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers
Seabrook Island Planning Commission – work session
 All Planning Commission meetings willbe held at 2:30pm at the own Hall unlessnoted otherwise on the own bulletinboard.
Thursday, March 5
 Johns Island Council Meeting 
7pm – 8pmBerkeley Electric Co-Op on Maybank Rd.
Kiawah Island Arts Council
3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Room
Monday, March 9
St. Johns Fire District Commission
7pmSt. Johns Commission Building3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island
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 of Charleston
75 Calhoun St.(843) 724-3745Prior to the own Council meeting,Tomas & Hutton Engineers gave apresentation on the plans or the new Kiawah Island Parkway and bike path.Drat plans are in the works, but thecompany is waiting on permits romthe State o South Carolina, the Corpso Engineers, Charleston County andOCRM. No plans are available to dateas the contract has not been nalized,but the current schedule shows work beginning in June, ollowing the new conduit installation project by Berkeley County Electric. Te new conduit runsmore or less under the proposed bikepath, as well as under the Parkway bridge, so construction will have to waituntil the project is complete. Bidding orthe Parkway and bike path should beginin mid-April.
Proclamation of William Fowler Day 
Mayor Wert and the own Councilacknowledged the work o the own o Kiawah Island’s rst Administrator withthe proclamation o Friday, February 6, 2009, as William Earl Fowler, USN(Ret.) Day. Fowler, who passed away on January 19, created the rst businesslicense program or the island. Teproclamation thanks him or his years o dedicated service to the property ownerso Kiawah. Both o Fowler’s sons wereon hand to accept a dedication plaque,noting that they would be sprinklingsome o their ather’s ashes on the beachin the spring. “He thought the world o Kiawah,” said William Fowler, Jr. “Andhe’ll always be here.”
 Approval of minutes
Te own unanimously approved theollowing minutes without a singlecorrection and congratulated ownClerk Cathy Wilson or such great recordkeeping:own Council Public Hearing
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Minutes - Article 12C-204 or January 6, 2009.own Council Minutes or January 
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6, 2009.own Council Retreat Minutes or
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 January 13, 2009.own Council Public Hearing
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Minutes - Zoning Map Update or January 22, 2009.
Ordinances for second reading:
Te ollowing ordinances were passed,approved unanimously and adopted by Council:
Ordinance 2009-01
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: Amendmentto Article 12, Section 12C-204,the preliminary plat-proceduralrequirements. Tis Ordinance allowsor the approval o preliminary platsor three years with permission toapply or a single, six month timeextension.
Ordinance 2009-02:
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Amendment to Article 12A-202(1) (Exhibit 12A-1),Zoning Map. Tis Ordinanceallows or the Zoning Map to bereplaced in its entirety by the new map discussed during the January 22 Zoning Map meeting. Applicablechanges requested during the publichearing were applied to the map,but the changes did not require anew reading o the Ordinance. Over1900 letters were sent to property owners regarding the zoning changesand public signs were placed on theproperties under discussion. “I amsure some elt that the notication was inaccurate and conusing, butI disagree and we’ll leave it at that,”Mayor Wert stated.
Ordinance 2009-03:
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Amendment o  Article 2, Section 2-401, Ways andMeans Committee. Tis Ordinanceallows or more than two memberso Council and the Mayor to serveon the Ways and Means Committee. With the approval o the Ordinance,Mayor Wert appointed bothCouncilmen McHugh and Lipumato serve on Ways and Means, so thatthe ull own Council now serves onthe Ways and Means Committee.
 Approval of Town Budget Calendar
Te 2009-2010 budget calendar wasapproved unanimously. “Te own Staf and Ways and Means were asked toconsider a reduction o revenues by 30%or this year,” said the Mayor. “We willreview these assumptions ater the rstquarter.”
Kiawah Parkway and bike path
Councilman Orban reported that theown has come to an agreement withKiawah Development Partners onthe new Parkway and bike path. Tey have agreed to use Tomas & Huttonengineers to work on the redesign, withthe work to be approved by the ownand KDP. As the own Code allows ora sole contractor to be used in uniquesituations, the own has elected tohave a sole source contract with KDPand Tomas & Hutton. In terms o paying or the $4.5 million project, theown had originally planned to pay $2million in cash and nance the other$2.5 million, “But ater we reviewed thisoption, we ound that our 5% notes werereplaced with 1%, non-reundable notes,so we are in the process o discussingnew nancing,” said Councilman Orban. While the own is taking suggestions,this option still seems to be the bestas it provides liquidity to meet thecontingencies o a slowing economy andthe risks o a hurricane.
Night Heron Park franchiseagreement 
Te own made an amendment to thenon-exclusive ranchise agreement withNight Heron Park, basically namingthe areas o the ranchise’s operationand changing the annual ranchise eeto $7,500. Te area o the Night Heronranchise operation is dened as betweenthe Old Inn Site marked by white andblue poles labeled “A” and the area o thebeach in ront o the Sanctuary markedby white and blue poles marked “B”. Teoperations may not extend into the dunesor on any land located within the area20 eet seaward o the toe o the primary dune.
Kiawah Town Council - February 3, 2009
Council 
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State Accommodations ax Advisory Committee
Te ollowing people were nominated tothe State Accommodations ax Advisory Committee or one year terms: BillDaniel, Elizabeth King, Roger Warren,Pam Harrington, Bill Blizard, DianaPermar and Gail Vandall.
Considering a car show 
Te Ways and Means Committeediscussed the expenditure o $5,000to conduct a study as to whether anantique car show on Kiawah would bea good idea as a chance to reach out tothe community and create some goodPR. Councilman Lipuma argued thattaking $5,000 out o the general und toconduct a study didn’t make much sensein these economic times. Te Mayorstated that, though Council had opposedLipuma’s view beore, they were now a little more sympathetic. Mayor Wertmoved that the expenditure be tableduntil the next Council meeting. Temotion was approved unanimously.
Beach parking 
Councilman Lipuma reported thatdiscussions on beach parking at theOcean Course were moving along nicely.He stated that the own had received anoer or a revocable license agreementrom KIGR or 30 parking spaces at theOcean Course clubhouse. Members o KICA would be able to park at the OceanCourse during daylight hours, exceptduring special events and tournaments.“I the parking agreement is revoked, which is in their right to do so,” saidLipuma, “alternative acceptable parking will be made available.” Beach access isanother issue as the ormer beach accessat Ghost Crab Run was washed away.“We need to clariy the pedestrian andemergency access to the beach,” Lipumasaid. “We have suggestions, though, and will discuss them with Roger Warren andKDP.” Tere is a light at the end o thetunnel, Lipuma noted, “Tough I hopeit’s the end and not the train coming,” hesmiled. But, he said, things were movingalong nicely.
 Arts Council
Councilman Lipuma was proud toannounce that the last three Arts Councilperormances had sold out. Upcomingevents include Sherrie Williams, BarcinoBaroque, Beethoven: the Sound and theFury and the Andrew Teilen Big Band.Lipuma noted that the Andrew TeilenBig Band has been rescheduled due to ascheduling conict with a Pops concert.
Te Big Band will be perorming at 7pm on March 1 at the East BeachConerence Center.Captain Sam’s rework 
Councilman Lipuma also reported thathe had met with Seabrookers John urnerand Carl Voelger to discuss the updatedplans or Captain Sam’s inlet. Seabrook representatives will meet with KICA andKICA will most likely give a presentationon the project at the next Seabrook ownCouncil meeting. Lipuma noted thatcurrent plans involve cutting a channelto the ocean, a process which will movearound 29,000 cubic yards o sand.
Public saety 
Councilman Orban reported that thePublic Saety Committee met on January 20 and each o the security groups on theisland gave a report. Te Fire Departmentnoted that there had been ewer alsealarms this past quarter, with only ouralse alarms in December. KICA security reported that there have been very ew incidences on the island. Te group alsodiscussed the check-in process or theKiawah Marathon. KICA and KIGR  will meet in October to discuss ways in which they can reduce trac lines at thegate and generally handle the marathontrac. KIGR might consider mailinggate passes to guests or more eciententry, but the plans will be discussed inmore detail as they get closer to the event.
 Ways and Means
Te Ways and Means committeediscussed cutting the available unds or AAX as they were $80,000 behind onnormal receipts rom the State. “We canonly spend what we get,” said Orban, “so we need to make reasonable projections.”
Environmental report 
Councilman McHugh gave hisfrst report as representative or theEnvironmental Committee. On January 21, he traveled to Columbia to receivea $4,000 beautifcation grant romPalmetto Pride. He also stated thaton April 19, the Resort will host anEnvironment Day with a one mile unrun and games that encourage greenactivities. Locally, McHugh reportedthat 20 ponds out o roughly 100 on theisland roze over during the recent reeze,but there has been no noticeable eect onthe fsh. Te bobcat study is also goingull speed and collaring is expected tobe done by the end o March. McHughthanked the Conservancy or steppingup and temporarily unding the new GPS collars. Te own was unable tomake the unds available in time or theshort window in which trapping neededto be conducted, but will pay back theConservancy or the ull amount. “Weonly had about a two week window tocollar the bobcats,” said McHugh, notingthat they needed to get it done beorebreeding season began.
External afairs
Councilman Burnaord reported thathe would be attending the UrbanLand Institute panel discussion on theMaybank Highway widening issue at the Johns Island Library on February 5. Atthe last Johns Island Council meeting,Burnaord reported that ChairmanCannon had started a discussion on the Johns Island roads issue an hour beorethe meeting. Te group will continueto meet at 6pm beore the 7pm Councilmeeting at Berkeley Electric Co-op.“Nothing’s changed,” said Burnaord.“Some people are or the roads, someare against and then there are those thatare against everything.” He pointed outthat he still elt it was up to the County and State and the SCDO to makethe decision. Burnaord also thankedDr. Paul Roberts or all o his help andthe time he’s spent looking at the CrossIsland Parkway proposal. He notedthat Dr. Roberts had recently chosenone o the most likely routes or theParkway and determined that a routerom the Stono Bridge to Betsy Kerrison would aect a total o 55 properties.Respectively, a widening o Bohicket would aect 180 properties while a widening o both Bohicket and River would aect a total o 360 properties. Dr.Roberts also pointed out that only onebuilding would have to be moved withthe Cross Island Parkway, while a totalo 77 would have to be moved i Bohicketand River were widened. “It [the CrossIsland Parkway] is less intrusive, i youlook at it that way,” said Burnaord, “Butthe beat goes on.”In response to a question romCouncilman Orban concerning MayorRiley’s opinion on the Cross Island,Burnaord remarked that Riley ison board with a solution other than widening Maybank. He has supportedthe Cross Island and has pointed out thathe would preer a surace road as opposedto a mounted or raised road.
own Administrator’s report 
own Administrator umiko Ruckerreported that she will be supplyingthe own Administrator’s report onthe own’s website. Te report willinclude important dates and events withmore in depth details on upcomingprojects. On Tursday, February 5, theown held a community meeting inCouncil Chambers to discuss islandrecycling procedures (SEE PAGE 5 FOR DEAILS). Plans or recycling include apotential new recyclables dumpster at theown Hall and replacing the recyclingdumpster behind the fre department.Rucker also stressed the importance o  working with the Census Bureau or the2010 Census. “We need to be as accurateas possible,” said Rucker. “We need thisinormation or applying or grants andunding.”
Mayor’s report 
Mayor Wert reported that the own’sInuit population had experienced amassive increase rom 1990 - 2000, goingup an astounding 100% rom 1 to 2 InuitIndians on the Island.Te Mayor also reported that BillBlizard had been making signifcantsteps in reaching out to the JohnsIsland community. Many o the own’supcoming events are being announcedat the local churches. He also notedthat Kiawah had been recognized in arecent newsletter rom Rural Missions,thanking them or their donation.Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy also thankedKiawah or their donation, noting thatthey had contributed more than the City o Charleston to their cause.
Citizen’s comments
Marilyn Olson thanked the ownon behal o St. Johns High School,remarking that the own was being very proactive in helping the children at theschool and was helping to create utureleaders on Johns Island. “Te greatestasset a country has is its people,” saidOlson. “Tank you or your help.” Art Morganstern also commented, notingthat he was pleased with the progress onthe Kiawah Island Parkway and was gladto see that it’s in the design phase. “Onequestion,” he said. “Is the mitigated landcontributed or paid or?”Te next Kiawah own Council meeting will be held at own Hall at 2pm onMarch 3, 2009.
Council 
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