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Public Facilities and Safety Committee August 28, 2023 at 2 PM
Agendas can be found at https://beaufortcountysc.gov/council/council-committee-meetings/index.html
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A
We
definitely
need
it.
That'll
be
moved
forward
with
no
objections
and
we
will
go
into
Citizen's
comments.
As
always.
Anyone
who
wishes
to
speak
during
the
citizens
comment
portion
of
the
meeting
will
limit
their
comments
and
speak
no
longer
than
three
minutes.
Speakers
will
address
the
council
in
a
respectful
manner,
appropriate
to
the
decorum
of
the
meeting
refraining
from
the
use
of
profane,
abusive
or
obscene
language
in
ordinance
of
BU
County's
rules
and
procedures.
Giving
a
speaker's
time
to
another
is
not
allowed.
We
have
three
people.
Four
people
I'm
sorry
skip
how'.
J
Good
afternoon
everybody
afternoon
afterno,
my
name
is
Michael.
Murphy
I
live
on
ladies
Island
and
I'm
here
today
to
speak
in
favor
of
item
eight
on
today's
agenda
agenda.
So
the
gford
county
has
a
very
active
passive
Park
system
and
Rural
and
critical
land
program.
Since
1999
the
program
has
secured
113
land
Parcels
for
a
total
of
just
under
24,000
Acres.
This
next
potential
addition
could
prove
to
be
the
Crown
Jewel
of
the
whole
program.
The
Cherry
Hill
Oak
Park
will
be
a
facility
like
no
other
open
space
throughout
the
entire
low
country.
J
On
its
12
acres
grows
a
diverse
collection
of
low
country
native
trees,
but
it
also
houses,
32
Landmark
trees,
as
well
as
the
Cherry
Hill
live
o
itself,
and
this
is
Buford,
County's,
oldest
and
largest
documented
tree.
So
the
tree
is
already
a
celebrity
in
2009
it
top
the
Buford
three
Century
big
tree
sech
as
the
area's
largest
and
oldest
tree
in
2013.
J
It
was
dedicated
as
the
heritage
tree
of
the
Year
by
trees,
SC,
which
is
South
Carolina's,
Community
forestry
arm
and
in
1818
22-year-old
Mary
Pope,
a
member
of
the
Baptist
Church
of
Buford,
was
laid
to
rest
under
this
tree's
branches,
and
we
have
reason
to
believe
that
there
are
more
graves
in
the
area,
so
this
site
has
ecological,
environmental,
aricultural
and
Multicultural
importance,
and
this
committee
today
has
the
ability
to
preserve
it
for
forever.
With
your
recommendation
of
approval
to
this
today's
resolution.
Thank
you.
A
J
A
K
Grant
hello,
my
name
is
Grant
McClure
I'm
with
the
coastal
conservation
League
here
in
bufor.
Our
address
is
1212
King
Street
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
Cherry
Hill
Oak
as
well
I
kind
of
want
to
backtrack
a
little
bit
and
talk
about
how
we
got
here
almost
a
year
ago
on
September
1st
of
2022.
This,
this
piece
of
property
was
actually
before
the
town
of
Port
Royals
design,
review
board
for
a
height
variance
for
some
apartments
that
were
going
to
be
right
at
the
base
of
this
tree.
K
Thankfully,
that
that
variance
was
denied.
The
community
showed
up
in
support
of
of
protecting
this
tree
and
and
with
with
help
from
the
town
Port
Royal
the
community.
The
land
owners
fast
forward
forward
a
year
and
we're
talking
about
permanent
protections
for
Beford
County's
largest
live
o
for
the
32
other
landmark
trees
that
are
on
this
property
at
the
headwaters
of
the
Battery
Creek.
So
it's
taken
a
lot
of
collaboration
amongst
multiple
partners
and
I'm
excited
to
see
this.
K
This
property
hopefully
become
a
passive
Park
one
day
because
it
really
should
be
publicly
accessible
for
everyone
and
and
celebrated.
This
tree
is
larger
than
John's
Island's
Angel
Oak
by
some
measurements,
and-
and
you
know
the
added
significance
of
having
the
grave.
You
know
right
right
at
the
base
of
the
tree.
It
really
tells
a
story
and
we
want
to
make
that
that
story
accessible
to
all.
So
you
have
the
power
to
do
that
today
and
hope
you'll
you'll
vote
accordingly.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
L
Phillips,
thank
you
all
very
much.
My
name
is
Kevin
Phillips
I'm,
a
councilman
for
the
town
of
Port
Royal
and
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you
one
for
getting
this
on
y'all's
agenda.
I
know
you
got
a
lot
going
on
and
so
I
appreciate
that
I'm
here
to
just
show
my
support
for
article
I
mean
number
eight,
the
Cherry
o
tree.
We
believe
it's
really
important
to
the
town
of
Port
Royal.
L
If
you
look
at
where
it's
located
at
it's
kind
of
up,
it's
on
the
boundaries
of
our
town
limits
and
it's
kind
of
up
in
that
area
really
don't
have
any
park.
Green
Space,
open
open
to
the
public
and,
as
you
heard
before,
it's
got
a
huge
historical
significance
in
enironmental
significance.
We
also
think
it
would
be
just
a
great
piece
for
the
for
the
public
we're
here
to
support
back
in
June
the
town
we
voted
and
issued
a
proclamation
showing
our
support.
L
I,
believe
you
have
a
copy
of
that
in
your
packets
I'm
here
today,
with
you,
Town
manager,
van
Willis
and
our
planning
director,
Noah
creps
is
here
in
the
back
from
the
town.
You
know
this
is
a
really
great
example
of
when
you
know
multiple,
multiple
government
agencies,
public
private
citizens
get
engaged,
and
we
can
really
do
something
really
great
and
positive
for
the
citizens
of
this
County
and
of
the
town
of
B
Royal.
So
just
here
to
support
that,
and
thank
you
for
your
time
and
just
urge
you
to
approve
it.
L
D
Thank
you
very
much
skip
hogland
U
Jenkins
Island,
wh,
Harbor,
Hilton
Head.
We
really
don't
know
who
we
are
in
light
of
the
U
Greenway
Scandal
mayor
SOA,
caught
at
misuse
of
tax
funds,
mayor
Perry
recently
committing
what
I
call
financial
fraud
or
financial
Mal
feens
I
ask
all
of
our
in-house
budgets
prepared
and
Audits
and
prepared
inhouse
I.
Ask
those
to
be
independently
audited.
Also
wait.
D
Funds,
let
me
make
a
point:
I
want
to
make
sure
that
public
funds
are
not
used
for
private
purposes.
The
the
the
example
I'm
going
to
give
you
wait
a
minute
there,
a
public
service
and
monies
are
being
used
for
buying
equipment
and
public
use.
You
cannot
I
want
to
I
just
want
to
warn
you
that
you
can't
use
public
monies
for
private
purpose,
and
the
dredging
of
Harvard
toown
would
be
somebody
that
would
be.
A
It
do
we
have
any
other
anybody
else
for
public
comment
today.
How
many
of
you
guys
are
here
with
Cherry
Hill
I,
appreciate
you
guys
taking
the
time
to
come
out.
You
know
a
lot
of
people
don't
come
out
to
committee
meetings.
They
just
come
to
like
the
County
Council
meetings.
I
know
sometimes
they're
at
a
weird
time,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you
guys
for
taking
the
time
out
of
your
day
being
so
dedicated
to
getting
this
done.
A
It
is
something
that
we're
hoping
to
get
accomplished
and
we're
glad
all
these
groups
could
come
together
to
get
it
done.
I
just
wanted
to
recognize
you
guys.
We
also
had
a
bunch
of
emails
come
in
I
know,
I
was
able
to
read
a
a
few
of
them
that
were
coming
in
so
I
just
want
you
guys
to
know
that
they
were
seen
by
the
council
members.
They
were
forwarded
over
to
us.
A
P
First
in
transportation,
a
unified
Mo,
Metropolitan
planning
organization
trying
to
get
out
of
the
using
all
our
acronyms
Miss,
Tabet,
so
Metropolitan
planning
organization.
That's
how
we
look
at
regionally
at
our
roads,
Network
on
latch,
low
country
area
transit
study
is
another
acronym.
That's
the
name
of
the
body
that
is
over
that
earlier
in
the
year
due
to
the
Census
Data,
the
northern
part
of
Buford
County
had
the
opportunity
to
form
their
own
Mo.
There
was
limited
information
from
do,
but
there
was
a
deadline
that
do
needed
an
answer.
P
All
the
northern
entities-
Buford
County
city
of
Buford
and
town
of
Port
Royal
got
together,
decided
it
was
more
worthwhile
to
be
in
one
Unified.
No,
even
if
there
was
less
money
than
what
we
would
get
if
we
were
two
separate
ones,
we
didn't
know
exactly
what
that
money
was
how
much
we
were.
We
would
get
or
not
get,
but
we
trusted
the
process
and
stayed
as
one
recently.
It's
not
approved.
P
Yet
by
do
commission
but
there's
a
presentation
that
do
is
making
in
September
to
the
commission
on
the
new
funding
allocation,
of
which
our
Unified
no
will
increase
from
5.9
million
to
8.
5
million
over
the
next
two
years.
So
a
two
$2.6
million
Step
Up,
because
we're
together
as
one
so
pretty
pretty
significant
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
and
point
it
out
other
Transportation
278
joint,
independent
study.
P
P
So
we've
worked
hard
to
expedite
this,
and
so
we
have
a
contractor
established
and
set
ready
to
go
at
the
first
week
at
September
we
are
working
and
and
Eric
Clawson
and
his
group
is
working
to
finalize
our
encroachment
permit
with
do
we're
pretty
close,
we're
back
and
forth
on
a
few
comments,
and
we
think
we'll
get
that
so
that
we
can
seamlessly
move
straight
into
construction
from
there.
So
most
of
that
work's
going
to
take
place
at
night.
P
So
you
won't
see
a
lot
of
it
going
on
during
the
daytime,
but
it
will
be
getting
done
here
sooner
than
later
and
I'm
just
going
to
give
you
the
highlights
of
the
Highlight
list.
So
I'm
not
going
through
all
these
I'll
send
out
an
email
with
these,
so
you
guys
have
them,
but
just
a
few
more
from
other
departments
and
public
works.
There's
two
Marine
projects
going
on
both
in
the
aljoy
neighborhood
to
the
aljoy
boat.
P
We
did
an
evaluation
on
the
on
the
shape
of
that
dot
and
it
needs
some
repair.
So
it
was
more
than
repair,
so
it
needed
or
more
than
a
rehab.
So
we're
going
to
demolish
that
and
then
replace
the
demolition
of
that
deck
is
or
dock
is
about
to
go
out
to
be
advertised
in
the
next
couple
weeks.
Disaster
Recovery
as
we're
all
aware,
we're
into
hurricane
system
hurricane
season,
so
we're
revisiting
our
emergency
rosters
and
make
sure
our
teams
are
finalized
with
some
of
our
new
Personnel,
so
making
sure
we're
squared
away.
P
P
P
Okay,
there
you
go.
Thank
you
for
the
correction.
You
got
a
little
bit
more
time
to
train,
so
John
ran
a
21
minute.
5K
barely
beat
his
son,
we'll
see
if
he
beats
his
son
this
year
or
not
with
a
year
worth
of
training,
all
those
whether
you
run
a
20-minute
mile
or
not
or
20-
minute,
5K
you're,
more
than
welcome
to
come
out
there
in
October.
Also
in
November,
is
the
Hilton
Head
motor
event,
Island
motor
event.
So
that
was
a
really
successful.
P
Basically,
they
have
cars
from
all
around
come
out,
but
they
also
have
planes
and
that'll
be
at
Hilton
head
Hilton,
Head
airport
in
November,
St,
James,
Baptist,
Church,
County
and
town
staff
are
working
at.
We
have
an
existing
MOA
that
we're
working
to,
amend
or
or
make
an
amendment
to
how
that
is
function
so
that
we
can
move
the
project
forward.
P
We've
had
good
discussions
with
the
town
on
that
and
actually
have
a
a
positive
meeting
with
FAA
plan
for
this
week
and
we'll
see
what
comes
of
that
meeting
so
looking
forward
to
U
movement
on
that
from
capital
projects.
Stop
me
if
you
have
a
question
I'm
just
hitting
these
highlights.
So
stop
me.
If
you
have
a
question:
Public
Works
admin
building
is
currently
under
designed,
so
that
building
will
be
at
Shanklin,
Road,
it'll
house,
Public,
Works,
capital
projects,
engineering
and
other
related
departments.
P
S
P
Q
P
P
Also
in
capital
projects
is
voters
register
ation
Warehouse
expansion,
so
you
had
approved
previously
an
expansion
to
the
existing
voter
registration
about
1,700
ft
that
has
been
awarded
to
BU
for
construction
and
they're
going
to
get
started
on
that
project.
Here
shortly
in
public
safety,
we've
got
several
Renovations
that
are
taken
place
in
the
Detention
Center
all
across
from
painting
the
flooring
to
body
scan
installation
cell
door,
upgrades
locker
room,
a
whole
host
of
things.
P
Those
projects
are
all
in
the
works
and
we'll
be
coming
forward
here
and
there,
as
as
progress,
allows
the
Sun,
City
fire
and
EMS
station
I.
Try
to
keep
this
A
happy
goodlucky
presentation.
This
project
is
not
happy
gol
lucky
every
now,
and
then
you
just
have
hard
projects
that
are
harder
than
they
should
be.
This
is
one
of
them.
We
are
working
through
that
effort
and
we're
trying
to
have
this
project
finished
up
by
the
end
of
November.
H
P
P
They
have,
but
then
we've
had
issues
where
they
didn't
have
everything
right
for
inspections
and
a
whole
host
of
issues.
So
anyhow,
it's
just
one
of
those
projects,
we'll
fight
we'll
get
through
it,
but
just
know
that
that
project
is
is
ongoing.
And,
lastly,
a
couple
two
other
projects-
Charles
ly
Brown,
Community
Center.
If
you
haven't
been
there,
there's
been
a
lot
of
good
Renovations,
a
lot
of
painting,
redoing
some
rooms,
upfitting,
the
the
the
workout
station
and,
more
recently,
the
open
end.
P
E
P
P
The
the
senior
program
is
going
really
good,
we're
just
glad
that
that
one's
getting
remodeled
and
and
it's
going
to
have
a
lot
of
use
out
of
it.
If
you
haven't,
we
do
have
a
couple
things
left
to
do
some
grading
outside
some
drainage
improvements
and
and
issues
with
the
pool
de
that
we're
working
on
and
and
then
lastly,
I
said
two
things,
two
more
things:
the
oy
River
passive
part.
So
this
is
at
pepper,
Hall.
The
design
is
being
scheduled.
P
It
should
be
complete
here
soon
and
go
out
to
bid
in
the
next
60
to
90
days,
so
good
job
on
that
one
to
passive
parts,
and
then,
lastly,
is
the
indoor
pools.
Last
year
everybody's
aware
of
MC
rally,
we
had
to
replace
a
roof,
we're
moving
into
phase
two
of
improvements
there
at
MC
rally,
which
includes
HVAC
sliding
doors
and
restroom
Renovations,
as
well
as
looking
at
the
other
pools
at
Battery,
Creek,
High,
School
and
Buford
High,
School
and
working
on
those
improvements
as
well
so
I
know,
there's
a
whole
list
of
items.
P
P
P
A
Else,
real,
quick
on
the
pools
thing
we
are
looking
myself
specifically
I,
know
others.
We
are
interested
in
some
type
of
future
design
for
pools
in
the
county
that
are,
those
are
conversations
still
ongoing,
but
we
do
need
to
maintain
the
pools
we
have
currently
going
on
during
that
process.
So
that
is
still
something
we're.
A
As
options
as
a
council
and
just
finding
the
right
location
and
the
right
mixed
use
for
it
is
where
we're
at
right
now
other
than
that
Jared
thanks
for
keeping
us
going
you're
welcome
all
right.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
right.
We
will
move
on
to
item
number
eight,
which
is
why
everybody
is
here
today
not
just
to
come.
U
U
The
land
owner
also
is
going
to
contribute
some
money
for
the
maintenance
of
the
program
which
will
go
into
the
passive
par
department
for
use
on
this
property.
There
also,
the
town
of
Port
Ro,
agreed
to
accept
maintenance
responsibility
for
this
proper.
We
have
partnership
with
the
and
there's
also
been
private
funds
raised
for
tree
maintenance
and
park.
I
B
E
A
recommendation
for
Pur
Mr
chairman
I'd,
like
to
make
the
motion
I'd
like
to
add
a
special
thanks
to
Hope
Cunningham
and
Mike
Mery
for
all
the
hard
work
and
the
community
did
on
this
project.
They
were
out
at
the
farm
Market
on
Saturday,
spreading
the
word
and
raising
funds
for
maintenance
of
it,
and
it's
just
been
a
really
success
for
for
the
community
and
for
the
count.
Thank
you.
A
S
S
S
I
appreciate
that
U,
one
of
the
things
that
happened
on
do
was
basically
that
they
discover
that
the
slave
Cemetery
there
and
basically
outline
those
Graves.
Even
though
there
was
no
headstone
but
there's
a
plaque
showing
that
there
are
cemeteries,
I
mean
their
graves
in
this
particular
Cemetery.
I
would
love
to
know
that,
so
that
the
public
would
be
aware
and
respect
the
deceased.
A
H
A
So
does
that
mean
you
guys
are
just
going
to
stay
around
for
the
rest
of
the
show,
if
not
I'll,
give
you
guys
a
couple
moments
to
head
out
if
you'd
like,
if
you're
willing
to
stay
and
want
to
more
than
welcome
to,
but
just
figured
I'
go
ahead
and
give
you
guys
the
offer.
Thank
you
very
much
for
coming
in
today,
y'all.
B
B
B
A
R
Doing
good
afternoon,
thank
you,
I
thought
everybody
was
here
for
me,
like
the
airports
board,
they're,
probably
all
Wasing
it
on
their
mobile
device.
So
that's
fun
all
right.
The
first
item
here
the
cost
recovery
model.
We
spoke
about
this
a
little
bit
U
before,
but
it's
the
kind
of
the
culmination
of
an
18-month
process
give
or
take
a
few
months
and
what
we
did
was
we
we
work
with
a
professional
firm.
R
M
R
Long
story
short:
we
generated
a
plan
that
would
take
two
years
to
get
the
full
recovery
this
this
year,
this
first
fiscal
year,
24,
is
the
first
half
of
that
implementation.
Then
next
year
would
be
the
second
half
to
get
us.
Even
we
did
meet
with
the
airlines
in
person
twice
down
to
Hilton
Head
Island
airport.
We
briefed
the
plan,
they
accepted
the
plan
and
so
we're
we're
underway.
One
of
the
good
things
about
this
plan
is:
it
is
a
a
living
plan
and
we
revisit
it
twice
a
year.
R
So
we
do
a
mid-year
check-in
just
to
see
how
you
know.
Expenses
are
trending
and
what
our
charges
are,
what
the
rates
are
and
then,
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year,
our
fiscal
year,
we'll
sit
down
with
the
Airlines
and
we'll
do
a
Reconciliation.
So,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
all
the
airport
does
is
recover.
Those
costs
nothing
more,
nothing
less.
E
A
A
R
Yes,
first
hxd
we
had
a
typo
there,
that's
hilight
Island
airport
again,
and
if
you
remember,
just
over
a
year
ago,
Senator
Davis
came
forward
and
and
gave
a
briefing
from
the
end
of
I
guess
would
an
fy22
and
the
budget
for
FY
23
and
that
included
that
$12
million
to
be
used
for
the
terminal
and
what
happens
with
that
is
that
that
money
has
to
go
through
an
agency
to
disperse
it.
Obviously,
Aeronautics
was
chosen
to
do
that.
B
A
B
R
If
I
could
get
a
dollar
for
every
time,
someone
ask
me
when
the
terminal
is
going
to
start
I'd
be
retired
by
now,
but
we
do
have
a
good
contractor
who's
ready
to
go,
and
so
this
is
a
attached
to
the
packet
or
the
the
bid
tab.
So
you
can
see
what
everybody
bid
on
the
project,
but
we
do
have
a
good
good
cost
basis
to
go
forward
with
phase
one
of
the
terminal
and
that's
what
this
is.
R
The
phase
one
will
basically
consist
of
all
most
of
the
new
construction,
so
it'll
have
the
new
boarding
gate
areas.
It'll
have
the
new
security
screening
checkpoint
it'll
include
a
a
lot
of
the
work
on
the
the
entrance
Road
and
the
road
in
front
of
the
terminal.
It
will
probably
have
some
of
the
the
parking,
even
if
it's
kind
of
on
a
temporary
basis
off
to
the
side,
and
we
should
have
at
least
one
of
the
jet
Bridges
included
in
this
phase,
which
would
be
a.
A
R
There
is
there
is
a
share
of
the
airport.
Share
of
this
is
actually
tied
to
the
FAA
Grant,
so
we've
got
just
over
21
million
do
in
FAA
funds
going
into
this
actually
over
22
million
22.6
million.
So
by
math
we
have
a
$2.2
million
obligation
from
the
airport
that
will
happen
over
the
life
of
that
construction.
So
we're
looking
at
a
couple
of
years
and
again,
those
are
project
payments
that
happen
so
we'll
have
10%
of
those
project
payments
as
as
we
move
along
PA.
So
so
we're
good
with
that.
H
I
have
a
question
Mr
chair
on
this
one:
that's
on
the
screen.
This
does
not
match
item
10's
funding,
so
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
this
one
says:
FAA
grants
22
million6
on
item
10,
it's
21
million6
and
on
this
one
for
the
the
airport,
it's
2
mil2
on
the
other
one,
it's
2,160
so
I'm
confused.
Why
they're?
Not
the.
R
B
A
H
R
Perfect
all
right,
so
we
just
didn't
catch
the
double
on
that.
What
this
is
is
the,
as
you
can
read
in
the
description.
It's
been
a
long
time
since
the
the
overall
use,
Fe
Fe
have
been
updated
and
it's
a
facility
that
obviously
gets
older
every
week
like
the
other
facilities,
and
we
need
to
self-fund
the
maintenance
on
that.
R
So
that's
what
this
means
and,
as
you
may
see,
I
don't
know
if
it's
spelled
out
in
there
specifically,
but
this
does
favor
the
the
tenants
we
do
try
to
take
care
of
our
local
Folks
at
the
airport,
who
are
hanger
there
and
tied
down.
So
although
they
have
some
increases
as
well
they're
much
smaller
than
the
the
transient.
Y
A
R
Right,
thank
you.
This
is
the
reason
we
call
it.
An
interim
letter
of
agreement
is
this
is
our
first
shot
at
shuttle
service
at
the
airport
in
in
many
many
years
by
understanding
is
that
in
the
past,
some
of
the
resorts
and
hotels
might
have
had
shuttles,
but
that's
that
kind
of
went
away
for
a
number
of
years.
As
you
know,
there's
still
taxi
cabs
there,
but
Uber
and
Lyft
gotten
very
popular
and
the
demand
for
shuttle
services
has
come
back
and
so
company
called
best
of
hilen
head
Local
Company
down.
R
There
has
requested
to
provide
you
know
Reser
on
reservation
basis,
shuttle
service,
and
we
have
a
couple
other
folks
who
are
interested
as
well.
So
we
took
this
opportunity
to
draft
this.
This
interim
letter
of
agreement
kind
of
a
policy
to
go
by
for
this
first
year
and
see
how
that
goes
with
the
shuttles
and
this
it's
good
for
the
customers,
because
because
it
provides
more
options
for
ground
ground
transportation
and
it
is
a
revenue
generator
for
the
airport.
A
A
A
R
A
AA
Of
many
Pathways
that
we
have
that
are
part
of
the
2018
transport
sales
tax,
so
this
is
one
of
the
first
ones
you're
going
to
see,
but
we
have
alljoy
Laurel
Bay
store
point
and
Depot
Road
that
are
all
going
to
be
coming
to
you
in
the
next
month
or
so
so
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
movement
on
these
Pathways.
This
is
one
actually
that
we
had
to
rebid,
though
so
the
original
bid
was
in
July
or
June
9th
of
2022
brought
that
forward.
AA
AA
This
go
around
so
again,
hopefully
a
hopefully
a
little
more
activity
as
far
as
contractors
being
interested
in
this
type
of
work
for
us,
so
that
was
good
and
this
bid
actually
came
in
lower
than
what
was
what
we
had
previously
gotten
from
the
previous
bid
the
year
earlier.
So
again,
this
is
for
650
ft
of
pathway.
It
was
just
a
gap
on
Bluff
and
Parkway
from
the
traffic
circle
on
bluon
parkway
at
46
down
to
sotton,
which
is
right
there
by
Myrtle
Park
the
county
facilities
over
there.
AA
H
H
A
AA
Well,
yeah
I
think
I
think
that
there
probably
is
a
little
more
a
little
more
interest
I
we
are
reaching
out
to
a
few
others.
We've
gotten
some
other
contractors
that
we
typically
have
not
had
on
some
of
these
pathway
projects,
s
at
least
on
pathway
projects.
Hopefully
that's
a
good
sign
of
things
to
come.
Yeah
on
some
of
the
bigger
projects
you
know,
I
I,
just
don't
think
that
the
contractors
are
necessarily
super
hungry
right
now,
with
all
the
state
work
going
on
so
again,
I
think
on
the
smaller
projects.
A
Perfect,
thank
you
move
this
forward
with
no
objection,
and
this
will
go
forward
with
no
objection
so
number
15,
16,
17
and
18.
This
is
going
to
be
Jared.
All
of
these
have
to
do
with
purchasing
new
equipment.
I
would
like
to
entertain
a
motion
to
take
all
four
of
them
together
after
I
read
them
if
someone's
so
inclined
and
then
we'll.
Let
Jared
give
some
info
on
that
number.
A
15
recommended
approval
to
purchase
a
mower
Max
with
front
lift
and
boom
attachments
for
the
public
works
departments,
roads
and
drainage
division.
Number
16
is
recommended
approve
to
purchase
a
bucket
truck
under
State
contract
06920,
which
is
a
do
Dodge
Ram,
5500,
4x4,
Cummings
Diesel
for
traffic
operations
recommend
approval.
A
Number
17
is
recommend
approval
to
purchase
a
dump
truck
for
the
public
works
department
through
the
source,
well,
contract,
06920,
roads
and
drainage
division
recommend
approval
to
purchase
four
replacement,
ambulances
for
Buford
County,
EMS
Department,
which
is
number
17
and
if
I
remember
correctly,
all
four
of
these
are
being
funded
out
of
the
exact
same
source,
which
is
Capital
Improvements
funds.
If
I
could
entertain
that
motion
to
take
all
four
together.
P
A
P
Absolutely-
and
you
are
correct
with
your
remembering
they
are
coming
from
the
capital
project
fund.
I
don't
have
the
balance,
but
in
the
budget
there's
about
$22
million-
and
this
is
some
of
the
first
items
we're
getting
to,
but
we
will
have
the
balance
on
later
later.
Ais
form
so
to
go
through
these
in
order.
The
first
one
is
the
mower
Max
for
$276,000.
So
this
is
replacing
there.
You
go
it's
a
great
picture.
Thank
you
y.
So
this
is
replacing
what
we
have
now.
P
The
2004
John
Deere
tractor
with
a
with
its
own
arm.
So
this,
as
you
can
see,
is
a
mower
machine
is
specifically
made
for
this
and
and
other
similar
mowing
task.
That's
what
the
other
attachments
are
for
that
John
Deere
tractor
I
said,
is
19
years
old
and
has
4,300
hours,
so
it
is
due
for
replacement
this.
This
one
will
need
council's
approval
because
of
the
threshold.
The
second
one
is
the
bucket
truck.
So
this
is
a
bucket
truck
again
using
Source.
P
Well
for
this,
so
it's
a
pre
pre
identified
procurement
location
with
custom
truck
One
Source
So.
Currently,
we
have
two
bucket
trucks
for
our
traffic
operations:
one's
a
little
bit
newer.
This
is
the
older
one.
This
is
for
our
replacement,
our
2008
bucket
truck
that
has
128,000
miles
on
it.
It
recently
has
failed
a
safety
inspection
due
to
overuse
on
the
the
starting
to
have
some
issues
with
the
actual
bucket.
So
again,
that's
hence
the
reason
for
replacement.
P
P
$3,143
and
then
the
last
one
is,
is
for
four
replacement
ambulances,
so
this
one's
kind
of
interesting
a
little
bit
of
narrative
and
background
on
this.
So
in
2022
we
had
in
the
budget
and
we're
approved
and
ordered
two
replacement
remount
ambulances
and
if
I
get
anything
wrong.
John
can
correct
me
but
to
to
try
to
sum
it
up
U.
So
we
had
an
order
purchase
with
hgac
by
Cooperative.
We
placed
that
order.
We
have
not
received
it
yet.
In
2023
we
had
a
order
for
two
new
ambulances
with
the
same
vendor.
P
So
come
the
new
fiscal
year
fiscal
year
24.
We
still
have
not
received
those
yet
alone
they
hadn't
even
been
built
nor
delivered.
However
EMS
Department
was
they
the
vendor,
reached
out
to
our
EMS
department
and
said:
hey.
We
actually
have
four
ambulances
from
another
entity
that
have
been
a
canel
order,
they're
just
coming
off
the
assembly
line.
Would
you
want
them?
So
we
looked
at
them
to
make
sure
that
met
our
needs
and
specifications
of
the
other
four
that
we
had
previous
ordered
and
they
do
so
again.
P
All
this
is
with
the
same
vendor.
So
what
we
have
worked
out
is
an
opportunity
to
take
ownership
of
these
right
away,
cancel
the
other
four
orders
at
no
cost
and
and
then
receive
these.
The
the
backside
is
some
little
Financial
Hoops
that
we
have
to
jump
through
so
because
the
first
order
was
from
22.
Those
funds
would
go
back
to
general
fund
balance
that
was
in
that
purchase
order,
the
23
funds,
those
purchase
order,
has
already
rolled
over
into
fiscal
year,
24
for
$310,000
$878
and
then
in
24.
P
We
had
budgeted
in
our
Capital
fund
budget
$1.2
million
just
a
little
bit
over
1.2
million
do
for
EMS
purchases,
so
we're
going
to
use
the
combination
of
those
two,
the
Rollo
over
from
last
year
and
the
capital
project
fund
to
fund
this.
So
each
of
the
four
ambulances
is
approximately
$260,000,
the
total
price
being
there
$1,399
184.
So
that's
what
this
entails
and
I'll
gladly
take
any
questions.
P
No,
so
that's
what
we
were
looking
at,
but
because
it's
it's
a
Beyond
repair
as
far
as
the
operations
of
that
bucket
and
the
bucket
has
a
safety
requirement
that
we're
just
going
to
Surplus
that
vehicle,
but
in
the
future
that
would
be.
Our
goal
is
if
we
can
have
that
as
an
extra
and
right
now,
the
way
we
work,
we
have
one
that
we'll
keep
in
north
and
one
that
we
keep
in
South.
So
we
have
two
bucket
trucks,
kind
of
in
strategically
placed.
H
H
Take
a
picture,
let
you
know,
and
the
other
thing
is.
Sometimes
people
think
that
we
just
replace
things
to
replace
them.
I'm
interested
the
dump
truck
is
from
2004,
the
average
standard
is
10
years,
so
it
should
have
been
2014
and
we
have
253,000
miles
twice
what
the
standard
is,
so
that
should
show
the
public
we're
doing
good
use
of
their
funds.
For
this.
P
B
O
P
H
A
Perfect,
the
only
statement
I
want
to
make
is
I
appreciate
you,
you
know,
given
the
impact
and
where
they're
coming
from
glad
we're
cleaning
some
of
that
up
and
I
also
appreciate
Sarah
getting
some
of
the
pictures
and
stuff
there.
So
we
can
see
exactly
what
we
are
purchasing
for
us
and
a
run
back
on
TV
as
well
for
the
public.
Can
we
move
these
forward
with
no
objection.
A
They'll
move
forward
with
no
objections.
Number
15,
16
17
18,
are
all
approved.
Yeah.
Okay
I
would
like
to
entertain
a
motion
to
move
into
executive
session
for
numbers,
19
and
20.
The
items
are
pursuing
to
SEC
code
sections,
30-4
70,
A2
and
A1
to
receive
legal
advice
covered
by
the
attorney
client
privilege
rela
to
the
appointment
of
persons
to
a
public
body
and
discussions
of
the
appointments
of
such
persons.
This
is
pertaining
to
the
2024
super
pen.
J
AB
B
B
X
Fort
Freemont
closes
out
a
350-year
legacy
of
coastal
fortifications
in
Port
Royal
sound
beginning
in
the
mid
16th
century.
It
also
represents
the
closing
chapter
of
America's
coastal
defense
system
before
the
dawn
of
air
power.
Port
Fremont
is
an
example
of
the
most
advanced
military
technology
of
its
time.
It
would
parallel
the
B17
and
aircraft
carrier
of
World
War
II.
The
F35
of
today
Fort
Fremont
was
an
important
part
of
the
Buford
culture
very
similar
to
Paris
Island
and
the
Marine
Corps
Airbase.
X
Z
In
1525
the
Spaniards
named
this
sound
and
this
Harbor
Santa
Elena.
They
called
the
navigational
point
laun
to
Santa
Elena,
the
point
of
Santa
Elena,
and
what
the
Spanish
explorers
discovered
is
that
Port
Royal
sound
is
a
unique
piece
of
geography.
It's
the
deepest
natural
Harbor
south
of
the
Chesapeake
Bay,
possibly
south,
of
New
York,
the
channel
into
Port
Royal
sound.
This
I
find
a
remarkable
geological
fact.
Z
That
became
the
first
capital
of
Florida
and
they
explored
the
back
country
from
this
location
for
more
than
a
century,
with
the
object
of
building
a
highway
from
This
Magnificent
Harbor
to
Mexico
City.
So
the
sound
was
known
to
the
Spaniards.
It
was
known
to
the
French,
who
actually
got
here
first
and
follow
and
created
the
first
Protestant
colony
in
the
New
World
on
Paris
Island
over
my
shoulder
and
that
colony
was
a
failure.
The
Spaniards
replaced
them.
Z
It
was
part
of
Spanish
Florida
when
the
English
arrived
150
years
later,
and
this
was
became
as
a
consequence,
a
Battleground
in
the
18th
century,
between
Spanish
interests
in
Florida
and
St
Augustine
and
the
English
colony
in
Carolina
and
in
Charleston
and
back
and
forth.
These
wars
went
many
of
them,
Naval
Wars,
many
of
them,
employing
as
all
the
sailors
Knew
by
then
the
magic
of
Port
Royal
sound
when
the
Civil
War
came,
Confederates
defended
the
Harbor,
but
it
was
basically
indefensible
against
large
Naval
forces.
Z
So
the
US
Navy
made
it
their
principal
Target
during
the
beginning
of
the
Civil
War,
and
sent
the
largest
flotilla
of
ships
assembled
by
the
United
States
Navy
in
the
19th
century,
into
Port
Royal
sound
on
nove
November,
7th
1861
in
a
4-Hour
canonade,
which
would
have
been
deafening
from
where
we're
sitting
Was
Heard
for
miles
from
Savannah.
Nearly
to
Charleston
it
was
called
The
Day
of
the
big
gun
shoot
during
the
Civil
War.
This
Harbor
that
we're
looking
at
was
filled
with
ships.
There
would
be
hundreds
of
ships
in
this
Harbor.
Z
There
was
a
thousand
foot
dock
with
a
railroad
on
top
off
of
Hilton
Head.
The
military
installation
was
Mammoth.
There
were
13,000
US
soldiers
on
Hilton
Head,
which
we're
looking
at
the
largest
population
on
Hilton
Head
until
1974.
So
this
was
a
major
US
Government
installation
in
the
heart
of
the
South.
It
was
the
headquarters
of
the
US
Army
Department
of
the
South.
Y
Bu
after
the
Civil
War
we're
going
to
see
a
massive
change
in
technology.
That's
going
to
revolutionize
the
military.
During
the
Civil
War,
we
had
Ironclad
ships,
we
had
rifled
cannons,
but
they
were
all
made
out
of
iron
and
they
were
not
terribly
effective,
but
its
technolog
is
going
to
change
after
the
Civil
War,
we're
going
to
see
Steel
steel
produced
and
steel
is
much
harder.
So
now
we
have
a
new
material
to
make
armor
out
of
for
ships.
Y
So
we
can
have
these
armored
ships
made
with
steel
that
are
much
more
resistance
to
the
shot,
because
I
have
steel.
I
can
make
Stronger
barrels
for
my
guns.
I
can
rifle
and
machine
these
much
better
and
the
rifling
is
the
spirals
that
are
cut
in
the
barrel.
That
allows
it
to
shoot
further
with
more
accuracy,
and
we
can
also
now
have
breach
loading
guns
that
can
lock
from
behind.
So
I
can
load
my
gun
from
behind
I
don't
have
to
go.
Have
the
whole
black
pow
muzzle
loading
cannon
that
I
had
before
now?
Y
I
can
fire
much
more
rapidly
if
I
compare
the
gun
of
1890
to
The
Guns
of
1860
for
the
same
caliber,
the
same
diameter
gun
the
1890
gun
will
be
able
to
fire
projectile
that's
four
times:
heavier
can
shoot
it
three
times.
Further,
can
put
it
in
with
greater
precision
and
can
put
it
through
much
more
armor
than
anything
we
had
in
1860s
World
difference.
Y
A
military
historian,
ER
Lewis
would
say
that
the
change
between
the
Civil,
War
and
1890
in
artillery
technology
was
the
greatest
that
would
be
seen
since
invention
of
artillery
in
the
14th
century
to
the
introduction
of
the
nuclear
projectile
in
the
1950s.
So
there's
been
a
huge
change
in
gun
technology.
At
the
same
time,
it's
not
just
the
steel
but
also
the
powder
that
fires.
These
guns
is
different.
We're
having
new
chemical
makeup
and
so
like
cordite
is
invented
now
and
it's
still
a
widely
used
military
explosive.
Y
Even
today,
smokeless
powder
is
invented
during
this
period
of
time,
and
it's
not
just
chemical
composition,
but
it's
the
details
of
how
you
make
the
grain
how
fast
they
burn.
So
much
like
the
skill
of
firing.
A
solid
rocket,
solid
fuel
rocket
is
that
same
kind
of
Technology-
that's
been
developed
in
these
gunpowder
and
this
new
powder,
so
our
weapons
of
this
day
are
much
much
greater.
They
would
be
the
great
killing
machines
of
World
War
I,
most
of
the
casualties
on
the
battlefields
of
World,
War
I
would
come
from
artillery.
Y
So
the
world
has
seen
a
huge
change
in
artillery
and
that's
tied
into
changes
in
ships.
We
now
have
steel,
armored
ships
they're
all
steam
powered.
They
are
now
equipped
with
these
fine
long
range
guns
and
they
now
become
the
dominant
threat
of
the
late
19th
early
20th
century.
This
is
the
threat
the
French
and
the
English
would
bombard
cities
like
Cairo
and
reduce
them
to
Rubble
because
they
were
unable
to
defend
them.
So
this
is
how
the
world
was
seeing
the
threat
from
this
new
technology.
Z
Them
one
of
the
most
important
and
first
things
that
happened
after
the
Civil
War
is
they
build
a
railroad
to
Port
Royal
sound
which
didn't
exist?
It
was
the
first
connection
of
the
sea
Islands
to
the
mainland.
The
advantage
of
that
railroad
is
it
brought
coal
to
Port
Royal
sound.
So
when
the
coal
was
delivered,
the
Navy
followed.
Y
In
1872,
Robert
Smalls
was
in
the
South
Carolina
legislature
and
he
pushed
through
a
resolution
to
the
Secretary
of
War,
calling
for
them
to
put
a
Navy
station
on
Paris
Island
and
eventually
he
would
go
on
to
Congress
where
he
would
continue
his
support
for
a
Navy
station.
Here
in
the
Buford
Port
Royal
area.
They
eventually
opened
a
Navy
station
here
and
coing
station.
Z
They
created
in
the
1890s
on
Paris
Island,
the
largest
Dry
Dock
in
the
United
States.
This
is
the
period
when
the
US
Navy
was
switching
from
sail
to
steam.
All
the
Navies
of
the
world
need
coing
station.
This
was
the
principal
coing
station
because
of
the
railroad
for
the
Caribbean
and
South
American
us
fleets.
This
would
be
the
biggest.
Y
Dry
Dock
south
of
norfol,
in
fact,
it
is
the
only
Dry
Dock
south
of
nor
Virginia,
that's
capable
of
taking
these
new
modern
battleships
and
these
new
modern
armored
Cruisers.
So
this
becomes
at
this
point
a
strategic
Navy
base
in
that
it
have
provides
coal
and
it
provides
Topline
support
to
the
ships
and
they
can
repair
the
holes
of
even
the
biggest
ships
in
the
US.
Y
Navy
following
the
Civil
War
National
strategy
and
emphasis
in
the
United
States
shifted
from
to
recovery
from
war
and
all
of
our
Coastal
fortifications
went
into
neglect.
The
military
was
busy
taming,
the
west
and
Coastal
defenses
became
something
that
was
no
longer
important
in
the
rest
of
the
world.
Technology
is
moving
forward
and
they're
developing
these
battleships
they're
developing
new
highquality
artillery,
and
this
is
going
on
worldwide
and
in
1885
president
Grover
Cleveland
appointed
indicot
board.
Y
This
was
SEC
headed
by
Secretary
of
War,
indicot,
William,
indicot
and
the
board
would
meet
an
issue,
a
report
in
1886,
and
they
said
the
conditions
of
our
Coastal
defenses
were
just
unbearable.
It
cannot
be
allowed
to
stay
like
that
and
they
made
recommendations
for
fortification
and
improvements.
They
identified
29
places
that
needed
fortifications
and
11
of
which
were
critical
in
that
list
of
29,
Savannah
and
Charleston
are
on
the
list.
But
Buford
is
not
on
the
list.
It'll
take
international
events
to
bring
Buford
into
the
play
of
of
modern
Fort.
Z
Technology,
so
the
USS
main
was
here
on
patrol
and
in
the
harbor
and
while
they
were
in
the
harbor
several
times,
they
entertained
the
local
population.
So
the
merchants
and
the
social
leaders
and
the
political
leaders
of
Buford
were
invited
to
come,
have
lunch
with
the
captain
of
the
ship.
Captain
sigsby
and
the
officers
got
to
know
the
people.
The
people
get
got
to
know
the
officers.
The
crew,
which
was
large,
would
go
ashore
on
payday
and
make
friends
with
everybody
in
town.
Y
This
inflamed
the
already
hot
passions,
both
in
Cuba
and
here
in
the
United
States.
At
that
point,
somebody
in
the
war
department
realized
that
we
had
this
big
Dry
Dock,
the
only
Dry
Dock
in
the
South
that
could
take
on
and
repair
these
big
Capital
ships
that
were
in
our
Navy.
We
were
going
to
start
operations
against
a
power
in
the
Caribbean,
and
this
fort
was
totally
undefended
and
that's
what
put
Fort
Fremont
on
on
the
map.
Y
Z
Of
course,
that
event
which
killed
300
or
more
Sailors
on
the
ship
was
very
much
followed
by
the
local
news
media
and
very
much
lamented
by
the
many
friends
that
the
crew
had
made
here.
The
destruction
of
the
USS
main
was
a
personal
matter
to
Buford
and
to
Port
Royal
sound
and,
of
course
it
was
the
Spanish
American
War
and
the
the
attempt
to
defend
this
Harbor
again,
which
led
to
the
the
creation
of
Fort
Freeman.
The
United
States
declared
war
on
Spain
in
in
April
1898.
Y
And
by
early
may
we
had
temporary
batteries
in
place
here.
Submarine
mines
were
in
place
and
in
the
summer
they
would
actually
place
the
mines
across
the
buett
river.
Behind
me,
the
temporary
batteries
were
a
temporary
expedient.
They
were
located
to
my
left
about
a
th
yards.
They
immediately
beginning
construction
of
what
would
become
Fort
Fremont,
the
large
batteries
with
House
of
large
guns,
battery
fornance,
the
rapid
fire
guns.
The
smaller
battery
was
completed
by
June
of
1898.
Z
Y
Q
1899
well,
Fort
Fremont
was
named
for
Major
General
John
Fremont.
He
was
actually
a
local
boy,
so
to
speak.
He
was
born
and
grew
up
in
Savannah
Georgia,
just
south
of
us,
and
went
to
College
in
the
College
of
Charleston
up
just
north
of
us
in
Charleston.
He
served
in
the
Army
and
primarily
initially
as
a
u
Explorer,
as
army
forts
were
generally
named
for
army
officers
and
he
was
connected
locally.
This
is
more
than
likely
why
the
fort
was
named
for
him.
AC
The
fort
was
constructed
on
a
site
directly
across
the
river
from
the
Paris
Island
naval
station
and
the
site
selected
was
170
Acres,
which
included
the
two
artillery
batteries.
Fort
Fremont,
of
course
had
battery
foress
and
battery
Jessup.
But
then
Adent
to
the
battery
site
was
an
administrative
quadrangle,
a
very
typical
military
type,
administrative
Square.
Q
We
are
sitting
in
the
number
three
gun
position
of
a
three-
gun
battery
battery
Jessup,
which
had
three
10in
disappearing.
Carriage
large
caliber
guns
breach
loading
guns.
Their
purpose
was
to
engage
the
warships
that
might
be
entering
the
harbor
and
Port
Royal
sound
we're
here
now
at
the
second
battery
that
was
part
of
Fort
Fremont.
This
is
battery.
Forance
was
named
for
a
army
officer
that
was
actually
killed
during
the
Spanish
American
War.
Q
Q
The
purpose
of
battery
forance
was
to
defend
the
Minefield,
which
was
the
other
component
of
the
endicot
Coast
artillery
or
or
Coast
defense
system,
a
Minefield
with
controlled
mines
controlled,
meaning
that
they
were
connected
electrically
to
Shore
and
could
be
fired
on
command
from
Shore.
That
control
station
would
have
been
probably
shared
with
the
plotting
room
and
in
order
to
protect
the
minefield,
obviously,
an
enemy
would
want
to
interfere
with.
That.
Q
Y
AB
AB
If
you
can
imagine
with
these
big
guns,
they
had
to
have
skills
in
and
practice
the
skills
in
artillery
M
laying
signaling,
which
involved
in
our
case
at
Fort,
Fremont
the
use
of
the
fire
control
tower,
which
was
a
pretty
sophisticated
and
Advanced
signaling
technique.
Then
they
also
had
to
practice
the
typical
military
skills
marching
and
drilling
Small
Arms,
fire,
first
aid
and
so
forth.
In
addition
to
that,
they
ALS
also
had
participated
in
athletics.
They
had
physical
training
PT
and
they
also
had
sports
teams.
Y
Freem,
when,
eventually
the
decision
was
made
to
move
the
dry
dock
and
the
coing
station
and
the
Navy
station
up
to
Charleston,
then
this
fort
no
longer
became
significant.
There
was
nothing
left
here
that
was
to
be
protected
and
at
that
point
1911,
the
last
troops
were
transferred
out
and
Fort
was
closed.
Z
In
1901,
the
mayor
of
Charleston
and
the
United
States
Senator
Pitchfork
Ben
Tillman
from
South
Carolina,
wanted
this
to
move
from
Buford
County
to
Charleston
County,
because
there
are
more
votes
in
Charleston
County
and
the
mayor
wanted
the
US
core
of
engineers
in
the
Navy
to
dredge
the
harbor
in
Charleston,
because
battleships
in
those
days
is
required.
26
ft
of
water
Charleston's
natural
Harbor
is
15
ft
of
water.
Port
Royal
is
30
ft
of
water.
In
order
for
Charleston
to
sustain
its
Port,
its
commercial
Port,
it
had
to
dredge
the
harbor.
Z
Well,
if
they
get
get
the
Navy
up
there,
they
get
the
core
of
engineers
to
Drudge
the
harbor
that
was
the
play
and
the
the
play
for
Pitchfork
Ben
Tilman.
The
US
senator
in
1900
was
that
he'd
get
a
whole
lot
more
vot
from
votes
from
the
largest
city
in
South
Carolina.
So
it
was
a
political
commercial
operation
and
they
moved
the
n
and
it
was
done
boom
like.
Y
That
the
fort
did
its
job
a
deterrent
for
anybody
that
wished
to
attack
these.
It
provided
protection,
in
fact,
the
whole
indicot
system,
although
never
challenged
in
this
era.
Here
in
the
United
States,
provided
some
300
major
guns,
Coastal
guns
to
Pro,
protect
major
areas
and
left
the
United
States
at
the
the
beginning
of
the
20th
century,
with
as
well-defended
Coastline
as
any
place
in
in
the
world,
but
I
I.
Z
Would
just
like
to
say
that
it's
a
magnificent
artifact
of
an
era
and
it's
an
era
that
has
been
neglected.
The
turn
of
the
20th
century,
the
naval
station
across
the
river
here,
and
so
it's
a
it's
a
piece
of
History
that's
disappearing
and
the
friends
of
Fort,
Fremont
and
Buford
County
have
preserved
it
for
the
use
of
the
public
and
as
a
memorial
to
that
moment
in
history,
Fort.
X
Fremont
closes
a
350e
story
of
Homeland
Security
addressing
European
imperialism
in
the
19th
century.
It's
a
tale
of
how
geography,
technology
and
National
Security
creates
a
transition
for
America
to
become
a
global
power.
It's
also
a
wonderful
snapshot
of
America.
In
the
beginning
of
the
20th
century,
the
friends
of
Fort,
Fremont
and
Buford
County
have
a
valued
partnership,
working
in
tandem
to
preserve
the
fort's
integrity
and
promote
the
historical,
natural
and
cultural
aspects
of
the
fort
most
important.
We
are
always
looking
for
creative
ways
to
enhance
a
visitor.
AD
It's
civilization
versus
Nature's,
Fury
raging
blizzards
bury
cities
under
thousands
of
tons
of
snow
howling
hurricanes,
tear
apart
Coastal
communities
with
wind
and
rain,
and
Flash
FL
blood
to
wipe
entire
towns
off
the
face
of
the
Earth.
As
the
skies
clear
people
begin
to
pick
up
the
pieces,
but
after
the
storm
Insidious
damage
is
still
being
done.
Our
most
vital
natural
resource
is
under
assault.
Our
nation's.
AE
AE
AC
AE
AE
AF
AD
Water
east
of
the
Continental
Divide
drains
to
the
Atlantic,
while
water
west
of
the
Divide
flows
to
the
Pacific
and
one
drop
of
rain,
can
cross
many
different
watersheds
along
the
way
as
runoff
flows
into
rivers,
streams
and
storm
trains.
The
water
picks
up
trash
dirt
bacteria,
toxic
chemicals
and
fertilizers,
creating
a
soup
of
pollutants
that
is
extremely
hazardous
to
the
environment
and
the
consequences
of
polluted
runoff
exist
worldwide.
AD
AD
AG
In
many
cases,
people
mistakenly
identify
large
discharge
pipes
in
the
water
as
the
problem,
but
that
may
not
be
the
problem
it
may
be
coming
from
agricultural
runoff.
It
may
be
coming
from
storm
water
runoff
over
parking,
lots
and
impervious
surfaces.
Every
watershed
is
different
and
you
need
to
look
at
each
Watershed
in
its
own
terms
and
then
think
systematically
about
how
you
remediate
how
you
clean
up
that
Watershed.
AF
T
Plutons
in
the
water
affect
Surfers
because
we're
actually
the
indicator
species
with
all
the
plutons
when
we
are
in
the
waters,
we're
ingesting
it
through
our
skin
and
our
mouth.
Even
if
people
don't
take
a
swallow
of
water,
it's
still
getting
into
our
systems
our
ears,
any
orifice
on
your
body
and
it
causes
infections.
It
can
cause
cold
sore
throats
at
the
very
least.
U
F
Most
of
the
bacteria
that
you're
going
to
see
you're
going
it
comes
from
thesis
and
when
you
put
under
the
UV
light
you're
going
to
see
a
different
kind
of
color,
it's
a
fluorescent
sign
that
there
is
a
bacteria
and
then
was
it's
called
eoli
that
one
definitely
is
feces
from
animals
or
it
could
be
humans.
Also.