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 Inside the Island Connection...
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island osprey nests
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Unsafe at any speed
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fire festival
 Volume 3 Issue 6July 10, 2009
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r. Seuss had such a wonderul way o teachingchildren to look outside o the box. In his shortstory 
Yertle the urtle 
, an overly ambitious turtledemands that all o the other turtles in his pond stand oneach other’s back and create a tower on which he couldsit and observe his kingdom. But one turtle, at the baseo the tower, grew tired ater standing or hours with somany turtles on his back and said to King Yertle, “I don’tlike to complain, but down here below, we are eelinggreat pain. I know, up on top you are seeing great sights,but down at the bottom, we, too, should have rights.”Tose words could be the ongoing motto or theFriends o the Kiawah River organization. Formed by island residents with a passionate interest in protectingCaptain Sam’s Spit, as well as the health and wellnesso the aquatic and mammalian residents o the KiawahRiver, the Friends o Te Kiawah River have organizedtwo undraising kayak trips over the past ew months.Both trips launched rom Mingo Point and meandereddown the river to Captain Sam’s Inlet, where paddlersdisembarked and explored the shoreline and bare sandat the tail end o Captain Sam’s Spit. During the trip,naturalists and knowledgeable citizens shared inormationabout the resident species o the river, and pointed out where uture developments would be built should theSteel Sheet Pile Wall request by Kiawah DevelopmentPartners be approved by the Oce o Coastal ResourceManagement.Battling 100 degree weather, the last kayaking grouptook o rom Mingo Point on June 20 and spent an houror so oating along the inlet in swim trunks and liepreservers, enjoying the cool water and tranquility o theuninhabited end o the island.On their return, the kayakers enjoyed pulled pork barbeque and Johns Island tomato sandwiches (with Dukesmayonnaise, o course) at Rosebank Farms while MarilynBlizzard introduced the group to a young diamondback 
 
Kayaking for the future
By Kristin HacKler
“A nice little pond. It was clean. It was neat. The water was warm, there was plenty to eat. The turtles had everything turtles might need. And they were all happy. Quite happy indeed.” 
~
Yertle the Turtle
by Dr. Seuss
Kiawah River 
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Council 
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Financials
Revenues or the month o May were$37,539.70, which was short $45,098.15according to the budget. However,Mayor McNulty noted that this wasmainly due to a late check or theMunicipal Association in the amount o $50,000, which came in on June 2. “It’sall a matter o timing,” said the Mayor.“Right now, we’re practically on budget.”For the year-to-date, revenues are only $32,282.93 behind budget, but with thecheck added in, the Mayor noted that theown is actually about $15,000 ahead.“Last year our year-to-date revenues were$422,707.07 compared to $285,241.19this year,” said McNulty. “So we’re about33% behind, which is pretty much where we thought we’d be.” As or expenses,the own is $16,031.17 under budget orthis year-to-date, but the own is still waiting on an auditing bill, which shouldbe in some time this month. Overall,however, expenditures are doing well, with $227,970.76 spent last year-to-dateand only $109,349.88 this year.
Bumps in the road 
Ed Dear rom Bohicket Marina askedCouncil what their thoughts are onslowing trac around the crosswalk on Seabrook Island Road between theMarina and bikepath. “I’m concernedabout the speed o vehicles,” said Dear.“People go pretty ast on that road anda lot o the pedestrians move slowly across that crosswalk; especially mothersand their young children.” Dear notedthat a rumble strip would be too noisy and a speed bump would probably be ahazard at 35 mph. Instead, he suggestedthat signs be placed 500 yards beorethe crosswalk on both sides o the roadreading “Yield to Crosswalk”, as wellas a rectangular sign at the center lineo the road directly on the crosswalk  which would indicate its location. “Wecan’t just letit go becausesomethingis going tohappen,” saidDear. “I hopeyou considerthese ideas.”MayorMcNulty stated that hedidn’t have aproblem with looking into signs on eitherside o the road, “but I don’t imaginethe one in the middle o the road lastingvery long,” he remarked. CouncilmanHoltz suggested putting in signs on eitherside o the road rst and watching whathappens. “We need to do what we can tomake it better,” he said. McNulty askedown Administrator Peirce to look intothe costs o signs as soon as he could.
Maor’s report: making music
“Just a couple o things,” said MayorMcNulty. “First, I would like to considerrevising the budget or this year.” Te way the own currently handles roadmaintenance is to mainly draw rom Accommodations ax unds, whichis a legitimate use o the unds, but,according to the Mayor, it uses up almostall o the unds so that there’s very littlelet or anything else that might comeup. “I we put a line item or roadway maintenance in the budget and spendbetween $50,000 and $60,000 or theyear to maintain the roads, that wouldree up the Accommodations axunds,” said the Mayor. Funds rom AAX are usually around $40,000 orthe year. “We’ve already spent $10,000on reworks and about $3,000 on thebridges; what do you say about allocating$17,000 or the Charleston Symphony Orchestra to come out to the island?”Seabrook Island Real Estate, whichnormally sponsors the CSO summerperormance on the Real Estate lawn atthe entrance to the island, can not aordto bring the Symphony out this year andi the sponsorship is taken out o the AAX unds, it would still leave roughly $10,000 or the own to use i anythingelse should come up.Te Mayor split the vote into twosections: one or the approval o including a line item o $55,000 or roadmaintenance in the own budget and thesecond to spend $17,000 o the AAX unds on a concert by the CharlestonSymphony Orchestra. Both motions wereapproved unanimously.
O leash laws
Councilman Holtz reported thatCouncilman Cummin had received aletter about two dogs playing o leashin the designated “o leash” area o thebeach; however, they were there at 3pm,and island leash laws orbid dogs rombeing o-leash between 10am and 5pmno matter what during the summerseason. “Te signs are conusing,” Holtzempathized. “One says ‘Dogs o-leasharea’ and another says ‘on-leash between10am and 5pm’.”Mayor McNulty recommended creatinga smaller sign that could be hung romthe o-leash signs rom Memorial Day to Labor Day, stating the on-leash hourso 10am to 5pm. Holtz noted that therehad been no incidents to date, but it isan ordinance. Administrator Pierce saidthat he would speak with the Property Owners Association about addingdetachable time signs to the o-leashsigns. “It’s not earth shattering,” saidHoltz, “I just want to take care o itbeore it gets too busy.”
Utilit report 
 Joe Hall o the Water Utility Commission could not be at the meetingas he had been hospitalized due tointernal bleeding. However, “I tried totalk with him,” said the Mayor, “andtypical Joe, all he wanted to do was talk about Utilities.” Hall reported to theMayor that an issue has come up with theUtilities insurance provider. Te Utility Commission has a clause in its bond which guarantees the highest dividendto its bond holders and $435,000 isas high as it can go. ypically, theinsurance covers that amount, but dueto the insurance company’s coverage o several homes which ell into deault, the
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Tuesday, July 20
Kiawah Island Public Saet CommitteeMeeting 
3pm – 5pmown Hall – 2
nd
Floor Conerence Room
Kiawah Island Board o Zoning Appeals
4pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers
Tuesday, July 28
Seabrook Island own Council
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Monday, August 3
Kiawah Island EnvironmentalCommittee3pm - 5pm
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Tuesday, August 4
Kiawah Island own Council
2pm - 4pmown Hall Council Chambers
Kiawah Island Was and MeansCommittee meeting 
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Kiawah Island Planning Commission
3pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers
Seabrook Island Planning Commission – work session
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 Johns Island Council Meeting 
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Kiawah Island Arts Council
3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Room
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Seabrook Town Council – June 23, 2009
 
 
Te Council celebrated Mayor McNulty’s 21st birthday (again) ater the meeting.
Council 
continued rom page 2company can no longer make any o theUtility’s payments, which is in violationo the bond covenant. “So somethinghas to be done to come up with the$435,000,” said the Mayor. “Joe talkedto some banks or a loan guarantee. Tey don’t have to put up any money; they  just need to have it as a line o availablecredit. However, i they go that routeand want to change halway through,they can’t; they’re locked in.” Te otherpossibility, said McNulty, would be orthe own to put $435,000 in escrow orthe Utility Commission. “Te cash owor the Commission is usually neand ve years rom now, they should beable to handle it on their own,” said theMayor. “Tat way, they’re not locked inand they could take it over themselvesas soon as they were able.” McNulty noted that this was just a suggestion, butstated that no insurance company willtouch the Utility Commission right now.“It’s not just us, either,” he explained.“Tere are a lot o municipalities inthis same boat. We’re not unique, but we’re ortunate that we might be ableto handle it ourselves.” Even though avote was not taken at the time, MayorMcNulty remarked that, according to theCommission’s lawyers, they would haveto do something soon.
 What a racquet 
Council unanimously approved the setup o a 20 x 30 oot tent on the rontlawn o the Racquet Club “to provideshade relie or the players and spectatorsbetween matches and during lunch”between October 7 and October 11,2009, or the Alan Fleming Senior Clay Court ennis ournament.
Ordinance 2009-04:
Seabrook Comprehensive Plan
 With a ew minor editorial changes,Seabrook Council unanimously approvedthe rst reading o the Seabrook IslandComprehensive Plan, which is requiredby the State “to be reviewed every veyears to determine whether changesin the amount, kind or direction o development o the area or other reasonsmake it desirable to make additions oramendments to the plan, and urtherrequires the Comprehensive Plan,including all elements o it, to be updatedat least every ten years.” A public hearingon the ordinance will be held ten minutesbeore the 2:30pm own Councilmeeting on uesday, July 28. Copies o the Comprehensive Plan are available atown Hall.
Ordinance 2009-03 
: clarication o own Council succession
Council approved the second readingo ordinance 2009-03 unanimously.Te ordinance species that the mostsenior “in terms o age” would take thechair as presiding ocer o all ownCouncil meetings i neither the Mayorpro tempore nor the Public Saety chairperson was available.
Charleston Visitor’s Bureau report 
Katie Chapman o the CharlestonVisitor’s Bureau thanked the own orhosting several members rom a recenttravel writers conerence, noting that theattendees thoroughly enjoyed their visitto the island and to the new Beach Club.In attendance were writers or
National Geographic 
and
USA oday 
, as well as theincoming president o the travel writersorganization. Chapman noted that they had already received some articles romthe attending writers and expected morethroughout the coming year.
his old mobile home was purchased by Mrs.Shirley Smiley in 1975. It is beyond repair, with numerous deciencies that make itvery unsae, unhealthy and completely inadequateor her amily. Mrs. Smiley lives in this home withher husband, a son and two grandchildren. Te only heat is a small propane heater in the living room with no heat in the bedrooms. Only one windowair conditioner works. Te roo leaks extensively and the oors and walls have numerous holes which are blocked with boards and rags to keepout the rain. Te home has impacted the health o her son, who has severe allergies and asthma. Tedeteriorated conditions o the home, especially theproblems rom cold and moisture, also compromiseher respiratory conditions signicantly during the winter and damp weather.Te eorts to assist Mrs. Smiley have beenadopted and embraced by St. James ParishEpiscopal Church in Warrington, Virginia. Tey have pledged to contribute unds and labor to bringthe home to a ramed and dried-in condition, ully rooed and sided. Locally, those generously givingo their time and expertise are Stubbs, Muldrowand Herrin Architects and E.M. Seabrook, Jr.Engineers. Te plans speciy that StructuralInsulated Panels (SIP) rom Global BuildingSolutions on Daniel Island be used to complete theexterior walls, oor and ceiling o the home. Tisproduct is extremely durable, maintenance ree,energy ecient and is quickly put into place. St. James Parish Church has raised $10,000 or thiseort, but the cost o meeting their constructiongoals will be $15,000. Teir week-long mission trip will bring 75 volunteers to work on this home, butit will also require about $10,000, which still needsto be raised. I you wish to make a donation to helpthis amily, please contact the Rural Mission at768-1720 or by mail at PO Box 235, Johns Island,SC 29457. Learn more about the Mission at: www.ruralmission.org
Give a smileto the Smiley family 
By cHris BrOOKs
Te Smiley amily currently lives in this very unsae, unhealthy trailer.
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