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D
Have
the
ability
to
work
together
in
harmony,
even
when
there
is
honest
disagreement
and
to
have
personal
peace
in
our
lives
in
joy
in
our
tasks.
Finally,
please
help
us
to
ensure
our
deliberations
here
tonight
benefit
those
who
live
and
work
in
our
extended
community.
In
your
name,
we
pray,
amen,
amen.
Thank
you.
A
Public
notification
of
this
meeting
has
been
published,
posted
and
distributed
in
compliance
with
the
South
Carolina
Freedom
of
Information
Act.
What
a
member
of
council
please
offer
a
motion
and
a
second
for
approval
of
tonight's
agenda,
so
moved
Mr
chairman
Mr
flewelling
made
the
motion.
Mr
Rodman
made
the
second
duly
motioned
and
seconded
any
discussion.
I'd.
E
E
Public
hearing
and
approval
of
resolution
to
swap
identify
properties
between
Beaufort,
County
and
Rural
and
critical
lands
program
to
build
additional
Library,
additional
Parks
and
Recreation
fields
and
a
solid
waste
material
recovery
facility
in
southern
Beaufort
County.
The
rural
and
critical
lands
program,
a
board
met
on
Thursday
and
they
would
are
planning
a
field
trip
this
coming
week
of
the
19th
through
the
20th
or
21st,
and
I
would
like
to
request
that
we
delay
this
item
until
they
can
make
their
recommendations.
Okay,.
A
E
A
A
Oh
absolutely
yes,
yes
again,
the
agenda
will
be
approved
without
objection
and
I.
See
no
objections.
Next
will
be
the
approval
of
minutes
of
November.
The
14th
motion,
and
second,
please
so
move
Mr
chairman
Mr
fowling,
makes
the
motion
a
second
Mr.
Glover
makes
the
second
dually
motion
and
seconded
any
discussion
seeing
none.
The
minutes
will
be
approved
without
objection
and
I
see
no
objections
where
at
our
administrator's
report,
the
green
one
I'm
looking
over
there,
but
you.
I
Were
sitting
there
waiting
patiently
good
evening,
members
of
council,
chairman
and
citizens
of
the
county
who
are
joining
us
tonight
and
watching
us
online
either
through
the
county
Channel
or
by
YouTube
I,
wish
everyone
a
very
Merry,
Christmas
and
I'm
very
happy
and
safe
New
Year
must
be
our
last
opportunity
to
say
that
for
before
that,
time
is
upon
us,
I
have
three
things
real
quickly
tonight.
For
you
all.
I
In
I'm
in
this
project
is
one
of
the
24
Pathways
from
our
2018
sales
tax
program
and
the
grant
covers
100
of
the
cost
of
the
project.
The
improvements
to
this
pathway
along
sc116
will
provide
a
safe
passage
for
bicyclist
Runners
and
pedestrians
between
Laurel
Bay
and
the
air
stations.
That's
a
big
win.
I
This
will
be
the
first
time
since
the
physical
year
2012
that
we
have
applied
with
that
state
mandated
deadline,
so
appreciate
the
finance
department
for
their
hard
work
getting
up
on
top.
Getting
on
that
I
appreciate
the
deputy
County
Administrator
work,
Miss,
Richland
or
her
diligence
and
making
sure
that
that
guy
competed
in
a
timely
manner
and
also
want
to
thank
councilmember,
herver,
Shawn
and
council
member
Lawson
for
standing
with
the
finance
department
and
with
me
to
provide
the
resources
necessary
to
build
the
finance
department
so
that
we
could
accomplish
that
task.
I
I
I
know
we're
going
to
do
it
formally
of
some
a
point
in
the
agenda,
but
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
outline
council
members,
Mr
harvesting
on
Mr
Rodman,
Mr
Somerville,
you
all
your
support
of
me,
something
that
I'm
grateful
for
I'm.
Very
appreciative
of
your
support.
You
guys
have
offered
me
accountability,
both
in
my
role
as
a
finding
director
and
my
role
now
as
County
Administrator,
not
with
the
purpose
of
chastising
you,
but
with
the
purpose
of
making
me
a
better
person.
I
An
employee
here
at
the
county
and
I
appreciate
that
as
well,
so
councilmember
Somerville
you've
had
the
opportunity
to
hire
me
in
two
roles
here
at
the
county.
First
in
2018,
when
I
came
here
to
be
the
planning
director
and
then
promoting
me
to
the
County
Administrator
Beach
town,
you've
made
my
life
better
and
I
appreciate
that
and
I'll
miss
all
of
you.
I
A
K
K
Hopefully
119.
it's
a
very,
very
specific
I
would
like
very
much
to
express
my
sincere
thanks
to
all
Council
persons,
but
especially
for
all
of
those
that
are
retiring.
I.
Want
you
to
know
that
I
really
appreciate
your
services
to
all
the
residents,
the
Beaufort
County
for
all
of
the
years
that
you've
served
and
some
of
you
I
have
been
bothering
for
many
many
years.
K
I
am
concerned,
my
family
is
as
well
yes,
Highway,
278
extension.
We
want
the
highway,
we
need
the
highway,
the
community,
the
county,
the
region,
means
out
of
Iowa.
Let
me
be
sure
that
you
understand
that,
based
on
what
has
happened
in
Florida,
because
we're
washing
out
my
concept
is
that
it
certainly
would
be
an
opportunity
if
that
Highway
started
from
the
groundwater
at
Marsh,
Creek
expand
above
ground
level
until
it
Spanish.
K
J
K
B
L
Good
evening,
Graham
hey
good
evening,
it's
a
tough
hack
to
follow.
My
name
is
Grant
McClure
I'm,
the
South
Coast
project
manager,
with
the
coastal
conservation
League
item
10
on
the
agenda
this
evening
involves
the
potential
land
swap
of
60
Acres
from
the
rural
and
critical
lands
program
to
construct
a
new
library,
new
parks,
Rec
fields
and
a
waste
recovery
facility.
L
We
do
not
question
the
need
for
these
facilities,
but
we
believe
any
transfer
of
ruling
critical
property
must
be
scrutinized,
uphold
the
Integrity
of
the
program
and
the
original
intent
of
the
property's
inclusion
in
the
program.
The
loss
of
60
Acres
of
protected
the
land
in
exchange
for
just
18
acres
is
concerning.
In
addition,
there
needs
to
be
an
analysis
of
the
resource
values
lost
and
gained
in
this
exchange.
L
We
understand
the
Evergreen,
Evergreen
and
New
Leaf
tracks,
included
in
the
Rowan
critical
program
for
storm
water
management
and
to
protect
the
headwaters
of
the
okatee
river.
There
needs
to
be
an
assessment
of
how
and
whether
it
is
possible
for
the
remaining
land
on
the
new
Leaf
track
to
fulfill
these
purposes,
especially
when
factoring
in
conversion
of
the
adjoining
60
Acres
to
impervious
development.
L
This
information
is
critical
for
Council
to
make
a
meaningful
and
informed
decision
on
their
own
critical
Swap,
and
we
understand
that
the
rural
and
critical
board
got
this
issue
at
their
December
meeting
and
decided.
Further
analysis
was
needed
to
determine
if
it
is
indeed
a
fair
spot,
and
we
urge
the
council
to
postpone
this
issue
until
the
above
analysis
can
be
conducted
and
they
can
give
a
recommendation
to
help.
Thank
you
thank.
A
G
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman.
We
do
have
one
item
coming
out
of
public
facilities.
It's
item
number
five
and
the
consent
agenda,
and
it
is
basically
contract
approval
for
television
right
to
do
two
things.
One
is
the
funds
for
the
Construction
contract
Administration
and
the
second
is
the
repackaging
of
it,
since
we've
decided
that
we're
going
to
rebid
it
and
I'm
in
favor
of
what
is
proposed
just
a
couple
of
comments
on
it.
To
put
it
into
perspective,
you
know
when
we
like
you,
the
runway.
G
There
were
two
primary
benefits:
I
think
one
was
that
had
a
significant
impact
on
general
aviation
and
that
rolls
into
hospitality
and
also
into
profit
value.
So
the
second
was
it
preserved.
The
commercial
service,
which
was
literally
Ended
as
the
runway
came
online,
I
I,
think
my
sense
of
where
Hilton
Head
is,
at
this
point
of
the
council
and
the
and
the
citizens,
there's
a
concern
about
too
much
growth
and
too
many
visitors.
So
there's
not
a
large
appetite
for
them
to
put
significant
amount
of
money
into
the
currently
proposed
terminal.
G
So
it's
logical
to
to
downsize
it.
Now,
when
we
do
that,
I
think
there
will
be
a
couple
of
things
that
will
be
covered
clearly,
even
at
a
reduced
size
that
will
cover
residential
demand
of
people
there,
and
it
will
also
service
the
if
you
will
the
shoulders
seasons
in
the
spring
and
fall
with
your
good
Hospitality
times
for
the
the
island,
the
corporate
Hospitality.
So
you
know
the
only
piece
that
would
perhaps
be
slightly
shorted
would
be
the
the
peak
demand
during
the
summer.
G
G
I,
do
think
that
this
is
appropriate.
I
think
it's
appropriate
to
downsize
it
and
I.
Think
the
only
question
for
staff
to
deal
with
is
whether
you,
you
know
just
figure
out
what
the
size
are
be
and
do
it
once
or
whether
you
take
the
current
one
and
do
it
in
two
phrases:
I
I
kind
of
favor
personally,
just
downsizing
to
what
we
can
afford
for
the
most
part
and
I.
G
A
A
A
M
Frankly,
Mr
chairman
of
Bud
Light,
yes,
frankly,
I
would
be
more
than
inclined
to
vote
to
deny
this
motion,
but
since
this
seems
to
be,
they
agreed
upon
path
for
today.
I'll
go
ahead
and
leave
this
for
the
next
Council.
But
I
would
like
to
remind
everybody
that
that
this
particular
motion,
this
particular
program,
has
the
opportunity
or
the
probably
the
result
of
killing
the
program,
our
Rural
and
critical
lands
program,
so
I
I
really
advised
it
makes
Council
to
be
very
circumspect
and
very
thoughtful
in
their
approach
in
this
matter.
F
I
C
E
C
A
C
K
A
J
F
A
A
A
A
Item
number
12
is
the
third
reading
of
an
ordinance
for
text,
amendments
and
Community
Development
Goal,
section
5.3.20
architectural
standards
and
guidelines,
applicability,
appendix
8.1.20,
Community
preservation,
districts
relationship
to
the
Community
Development
code
to
restrict
that
a
shipping
container
or
other
similar
portable
storage
containers
is
not
considered.
A
dwelling
may
I
have
such
a
motion.
Mr.
A
O
Lawson,
yes,
so
storage
containers
we're
doing
it
because
it
is
a
a
life
safety
issue
that
someone
puts
a
storage
container
in
someone's
back
backyard
that
we're
not
creating
a
fire
hazard,
so
it
could
be
killed.
It
does
meet
all
the
hurricane
codes
now
I
just
want
to
make
sure
everyone
knows
that
and
Mr
truck.
You
can
kind
of
help
here.
O
I
know
that
I
kind
of
stepped
up
for
this
question,
but
if
someone
still
wanted
to
come
back
and
they
wanted
to
build
with
storage
containers-
and
they
wanted
to
come
before
the
zoning
board
and
ask
for
appeal-
is
that
something
that
again,
if
someone
will
hire
an
architect
would
decide
they
wanted
to
do
these
time
kind
of
things?
But
they
still
come
to
to
to
to
us
for
a
zoning
appeal
to
build
a
home
out
of
storage
containers.
So.
O
So
if
someone
did
want
to
build
with
storage
containers,
they
still
could
do
that,
but
they
have
to
go
through
the
proper,
proper
channels.
I've
asked
before
a
a
a
variance
to
be
able
to
do
that
if
they
got
the
variance
through
the
process
right
so
just
going
through,
the
variance
doesn't
mean
that
you're
going
to
get
the
variance,
but
that
process
would
be
available
too.
Then.
Yes,
okay,
all
right!
Thank
you.
This
way
well,.
C
A
D
The
Community
Services
committee
convened
a
meeting
of
people
who
researched
this
situation,
and
it
was
discovered
clearly
that
there
is
a
constitutional
restrictions
in
the
state
of
South
Carolina
that
prevents
us
from
using
public
funds
to
improve
private
property.
If
that
Improvement
is
for
the
exclusive
use
of
those
private
property
owners
and
not
through
the
public
good.
D
With
that
Prohibition
in
mind,
the
committee
decided
that
this
matter
should
come
to
council
with
the
following
information
included.
There
are
processes
and
procedures
in
place
in
Beaufort
County
for
public
funds
to
be
spent
on
private
roads.
To
maintain
them,
however,
to
do
so,
the
property
owners
have
to
agree
to
allow
the
county
to
do
the
work,
and
then
the
property
owners
have
to
agree
to
reimburse
the
county
for
the
work
that
was
done.
D
So
the
county
could
obtain
an
estimate
for
the
work
to
be
done,
inform
the
owners
of
the
private
road
that
the
work
was
being
done.
The
owners
of
the
road
would
have
to
allow
the
county
to
undertake
repair,
and
then
they
would
have
to
agree
to
to
pay
for
it.
We've
discovered
that
there
are
over
a
thousand
private
roads
in
the
county
287
miles
of
roads
and
that
the
least
expensive
repair
would
probably
be
about
ten
thousand
dollars
a
mile.
D
A
moderate
repair
would
be
about
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
a
mile
at
an
extensive
repair
would
be
about
35
000
a
mile,
so
the
people
who
own
the
property
would
have
to
agree
to
pay
that
back
to
the
county.
If
the
repair
was
undertaken,
they
could
pay
all
at
once,
or
they
could
agree
to
create
a
special
tax
district
and
they
could
have
the
repairs
placed
on
their
property
taxes
over
a
period
of
say
three
to
five
years.
If.
D
No
public
funds
could
be
expended,
there's
also
another
process
in
the
county.
That
would
allow
the
owners
of
a
private
road
to
give
the
road
to
the
county,
and
then
the
county
would
be
the
owner
and
be
responsible
for
maintaining
it
in
the
future.
That
process
is
clearly
identified
and
can
be
made
available
to
people
who
wish
to
donate
the
road
to
the
county.
There
are
people
who
own
private
roads
in
the
county
who
conduct
their
own
maintenance
on
the
roads
and
pay
the
bill
for
that
maintenance.
D
The
maintenance
in
this
situation
would
be
to
allow
emergency
vehicles
access
on
roads
and
run
passable,
sometimes
after
a
storm
or
fire
trucks
that
could
not
get
down
the
road
because
of
the
growth
of
trees
over
the
road
that
knocks
the
top
of
the
fire
engine
off
as
they
try
to
pass.
So.
The
work
that
consists
of
maintaining
the
private
road,
usually
a
dirt
road
and
then
also
doing
some
work
on
the
trees
to
remove
the
branches.
E
D
Community
Services
committee
decided
not
to
take
a
position
on
the
matter
but
to
send
it
for
review
and
consideration
of
this
full
deliberative
body
tonight,
so
they
can
make
a
decision
with
a
motion
and
a
second
and
a
vote
to
allowed
in
this
ordinance
to
be
created.
We
would
essentially
be
authorizing
an
illegal
ordinance
that
is
against
the
constitution
of
the
state.
When
we
issue
that
ordinance,
we
would
then
probably
have
to
undertake
a
effort
to
have
that
ordinance,
repealed
and.
D
We
have
to
go
to
a
court
of
competent
jurisdiction
and
have
the
ordinance
ruled
invalid
because
it
was
in
against
the
language
of
the
Constitution.
So
on
two
occasions
we
would
probably
look
foolish.
We
would
look
foolish
to
pass
on
Google
ordinance
and
then
we
would
look
foolish
suing
ourselves
have
more
minutes,
repeal
that
we
passed
so
we're
making
all
of
that
information
available.
E
D
D
We
have
we
are
going
to
encourage
the
community
services
committee
to
continue
to
study
this
matter.
We
are
trying
to
decide
if
there
would
be
a
benefit
to
buying
four-wheel,
drive
ambulances
in
the
county,
making
them
available
for
the
Thousand
private
roads,
some
of
which
may
be
impassable
after
storms,
so
the
ambulance
that
will
be
going
in
to
perform
a
life
saving
maneuver
would
not
be
allowed
to
get
wouldn't
be
able
to
go
down
the
road.
D
The
second
thing
that
we
would
like
to
do
is
have
that
committee
consider
the
long-range
applications
of
this
to
see
if
there
was
a
way
within
the
language
of
the
Constitution
provide
service
for
the
maintenance
of
these
roads
as
a
part
of
the
public
good.
The
problem
with
that
is
that
the
maintenance
and
improvements
through
the
roads
can't
be
done
if
it's
for
the
exclusive
use
of
those
private
property
owners
and
I'll
give
you
an
example.
D
M
Motion
Mr
mcallen's
offer
of
a
solution
that
meets
not
only
the
legal
requirements
of
the
state,
but
the
general
inclination
of
the
county
to
respect
private
property
ownership
is
well
received,
sir
and
I.
Thank
you
for
offering
us
a
way
out
and
I
think
what
what
it
entails
really
is
that
we
delay
final
vote
on
this
and
have
this
matter
return
after
appropriate
consideration
of
the
Public
Safety
Committee
and
return
within
amended
ordinance.
It.
G
M
M
F
M
A
I
A
significant
it'll
be
a
significant
rewrite
of
what
we've
currently
have
presented
to
you.
All
I
would
like
to
make
one
other
statement
for
the
council
just
for
their
knowledge
that
it's
very
likely
that
the
committee
structure
may
change
in
the
new
year.
So
even
though
it's
being
referred
to
the
Community
Services
committed
at
night,
there
is
a
possibility
that
that
may
not
be
what
that
committee
is
called
in.
January.
C
When
this
originally
got
pushed
back
to
the
Committees
I
was
on
that
motion,
because
I
was
afraid
that
it
was
illegal
and
with
the
hopes
of
finding
out
a
way
to
get
this
past
the
right
way
legally.
Here
in
our
county
in
the
state
of
South
Carolina
I
got
pushed
back
to
the
committee.
We
got
the
information
and
it
came
back
into
now.
C
It
is
illegal,
and
not
only
that
we
got
a
dollar
a
minute
which
a
lot
of
us
requested
and
it's
gonna
be
somewhere
between
five
to
ten
million
dollars
based
on
numbers
we
were
given
with
that
said.
If
we're
going
to
have
that
much
of
a
major
structure,
doesn't
it
just
make
more
sense
to
shoot
this
down
now
and
restart
from
the
ground
up
and
see
which
route
to
go?
Because
we
have
a
lot
of
different
types
of
property.
We
have
Ayers
property.
C
We
have
communities
that
Sugar
one
road
there's
a
lot
of
different
other
avenues
we
could
take
and
it
might
not
be
a
one
shoe
fits
all.
It
might
be
two
or
three
different
ordinances
for
different
types
of
properties
and
I.
Don't
see
how
that
gets
done
in
this
ordinance
and
I
know
the
amount
of
time
and
effort
that's
been
put
in
this
project.
C
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
good
pieces
in
it
that
we
can
use
as
building
blocks,
but
I
don't
see
how,
when
we're
coming
out
the
findings
that
if
we
use
public
dollars
that
this
is
going
to
be
illegal
other
than
the
audiences
we
already
have
put
in
place.
How
we
can
make
enough
structure
where
this
even
comes
back
to
the
council,
so
I'm
going
to
vote
against
it.
J
Thank
you,
I
I
appreciate
the
motion
that
Brian
has
offered
that
I
want
to
support
that
motion.
I
would
also
like
to
add
to
that
that
this
ordinance
did
not
deal
with
all
private
World
in
Beaver
County.
You
only
dealt
with
roads,
that
was
that
was
necessary
for
emergency
purposes.
Only
so
that
if
we
fire
the
fire
department
refused
to
go
down
a
road
because
of
the
maintenance
of
that
road,
then
the
county
would
step
in.
J
If
the
ambulance
services
decided
that
that
rule
was
too,
it
was
impassable,
they
would
refuse
to
go
down.
Then
the
county
would
step
in
to
kick
in
its
citizen.
I
want
to
go
a
little
step.
A
little
further
Home
Health
also
see
patient
down
these
roads
on
a
regular
base
and
they
are
refusing
to
go
down
these
roads
because
of
that,
so
it's
becoming
more
and
more
of
an
health
issue
for
our
citizens.
J
Every
citizens
in
Beaver
County
do
not
need
maintenance
and
the
county
would
not
be
doing
maintenance
on
all
roads
that
are
private.
There
are
some
roads
that
the
owner
requested
for
the
county
to
take
over,
but
everybody
down
that
road
has
to
assign
that
that
right
away
and
they're
refusing
to
do
that.
So
it
makes
it
very
difficult,
but
yet
the
services
has
have
to
be
provided
for
the
citizen.
J
It's
really
I
know
it
would
be
perceived
as
being
against
the
law,
but
sometimes
you
you
have
to
have
the
courage
to
stand
up
against
a
law.
That's
not
working
for
you
and
I.
Don't
have
a
problem
doing
just
that
now.
I
also
would
go
a
little
further
by
saying
that
we
do
have
an
asset
for
whatever
is
worth
and
that
a
former
council
member
whose
signatures
on
some
of
this
ornaments
Mr
Newton,
is
now
the
chairman
of
the
Judiciary
Committee
and
he
may
be
able
to
help
us
navigate.
J
Q
Within
this
body
numerous
times
and
it
has
been
sent
back
to
community
services
and
I-
was
part
of
that
discussion,
Community
Services,
I
I,
don't
remember
who
always
present
in
that
discussion,
but
I
think
Community
Services
have
done
just
about
all
they
can
do
with
this
ordinance
has
been
currently
configured
I'm
going
to
vote
against,
postponing
it
because
I
don't
think
that
this
ordinance
as
it's
currently
configured
can
be
can
be
faced.
I
think
it's
going
to
have
to
I,
think
I
think
it's
going
to
have
to
start
it
from
scratch
and
I.
Q
Think
I
certainly
wouldn't
want
to
do
anything
that
would
deprive
the
new
Council
of
an
opportunity
to
take
a
cut
at
this,
but
I
think
you're
going
to
have
to
take
a
credit
from
a
different
perspective.
I
think
we
got
off
on
the
we
got
off
on
the
road
to
nowhere
here.
So
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to
vote
no
on
the
motion
to
to
postpone
and.
K
A
P
P
It
was
after
that
broadcast
that
the
County
Administrator
took
an
effort
to
inform
our
public
works
department
to
actually
go
and
remove
that
tree
so
that
those
supposed
to
get
out
of
that
road
now
I
said
all
of
that.
Just
to
say
it
shouldn't
had
ever
had
to
come
to
that
point.
We
have
to
do
something.
P
We
need
to
probably
ask
our
legal
staff,
the
County
Administration,
our
legal
staff,
to
confer
with
our
state
legislators
to
see
what
assistance
they
can
give
us
with
this,
but
we
have
to
have
some
measure
in
place
to
where
we
can
deal
with
this
situation
other
than
that
our
Emergency
Services
folks,
they're
not
going
to
be
able
to
to
access
these
roles.
These
private
roles
under
extreme
conditions,
four-wheel
drives
a
four-wheel
drive.
Won't
do
us
any
good
if
you
can't
get
across
a
tree,
that's
blocking
the
road.
G
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman.
This
is
a
problem
that
I
hope
gets
resolved
in
due,
of
course,
but
I
do
think.
It
lends
itself
to
stepping
back
taking
a
deep
breaths
figure
out
what
the
play
is
to
make
it
happen
because
we
are
dealing
with
violation
of
the
State
Constitution,
so
I
agree
with
oh
I.
Think
we're
I
think
we've
better
served
to
not
try
to
fix
this,
but
to
step
back.
Take
a
Fresh
Approach,
a
clean
piece
of
paper
and
figure
out.
E
D
I
want
to
acknowledge
what
Mr
Dawson
said
that
I
I
can't
acknowledge
what
happened
in
the
past,
but
I'm
certainly
not
bound
by
it,
but
I
think
that
was
a
terrible
mistake.
I
think
that
it
was
an
injustice
not
to
give
Daniel
and
meet
that
truth.
However,
this
postponing
this
for
five
or
six
months
doesn't
do
us
any
good.
D
I
think
this
should
be
disposed
of
and
a
whole
new
effort
should
be
undertaken
to
find
a
way
to
to
see
if
there
is
a
way
for
us
to
improve
private
property
for
the
public
good,
in
line
with
the
language
of
the
State
Constitution
I,
don't
think
it's
necessary
to
keep
this
on
the
books
for
five
or
six
months.
I
think
we
should
just
close
it
out
develop
that
committee.
D
A
E
Q
G
Like
to
see
the
fan
briefly,
Mr
chairman
on
Larry's
comments,
because
they
I
think
the
alternative
way
of
funding,
this
is
what's
called
a
special
district
and
assuming
that
a
group
of
people
cannot
unanimously
agree
to
do
something.
State
law
provides
for
this
in
the
special
tax
district
and
essentially
the
way
it
works.
Is
a
group
of
people
draw
a
boundary
around
whatever
it
is.
In
this
case,
we
would
be
the
road
and
they
have
two
mechanisms
to
go
forward.
G
If
75
percent
of
them,
based
on
a
property
value
basis,
agree,
they
can
do
it
by
petition
Career
Academy.
If
15
of
them
want
to
have
an
election,
they
can
petition
the
county
to
conduct
that
election
and
then,
when
the
election
is
conducted,
if
there's
a
majority,
then
all
of
them
go
along.
So,
for
example,
if
60
of
the
people
agreed
and
40
didn't,
it
would
all
end
up
paying,
you
would
go
through
the
tax
rolls
and
it
can
be
done
in
a
way
that
it
could
be
spread
over
over
a
multiple
years.
So.
K
G
J
Making
those
comments-
it's
just
triggered
me
to
say
this-
that
we
have
on
our
books,
ps15
and
ps17-
that
the
chairman
of
the
community
service
so
eloquently
gave
us
to
read
and
I
do
not
believe
that
there
are
anybody
in
this
County
and
if
there
are
I,
think
it's
less
than
what
I
have
on
my
things.
I
have
on
one
hand.
J
It's
the
law
that,
in
the
ordinance
here
at
the
state
level
and
the
county
level
that
are
really
for
those
who
have
means
and
those
that
do
not
have
means,
are
left
out
if
I
had
the
resources.
I
can
do
exactly
what's
in
ps15
and
ps17.
For
my
for
my
community
for
my
neighborhood
for
my
role,
most
of
the
citizens
in
my
district
cannot
afford
to
do
that.
J
Nor
would
they
ever
know
who
actually
will
be
responsible
other
than
the
taxpayer
at
this
time
because
of
Air's
property
and
some
other
means
so
I
say
that
to
say
that
we
need
to
try
to
provide
services
to
the
lease
Among
Us
and
that's
the
only
thing
I'm
advocating
I
don't
need
for
myself,
but
it's
the
least
Among
Us.
That's
all!
Thank
you.
Okay,.
A
C
P
A
Thank
you
any
other
comments.
This
will
be
approved
without
objection
and
I
see
no
objections.
Our
final
item
is
a
special
recognition
of
outgoing
County
council
members
leaving
our
County
Council.
This
is
the
last
meeting
of
the
year
and
also
the
last
meeting
for
four
of
our
members.
They
are
Mr
herbishon,
Mr,
Fluellen,
Mr,
sumnerville
and
Mr
Rudd.
We
do
have
a
plaque
and
I
would
ask
as
you,
your
name
is
called
to
join
me
at
podium
with
our
community
administrator.
A
J
K
Q
A
A
H
The
floor
is
yours,
I
I'm
not
prepared
to
see
anything.
It's
all
right
at
this
very
moment.
I
appreciate
that.
Well,
first
and
foremost
in
New.
York
gave
me
too
but
happy
birthday
to
my
wife,
yeah,
that's
that's.
The
birthday
present
I
could
give
her,
but
I
just
want
to
say
it's
been
an
honor
and
a
privilege
to
serve
the
citizens
of
Beaufort
County.
It
is.
F
H
Been
an
interesting
four
years
as
we've
gone
through
a
lot
of
change
and
an
interesting
time
covered
times
and
a
lot
of
interesting
liberations,
we've
had
and
I
certainly
appreciate
the
fellowship
and
the
the
healthy
debate
that
we've
had
over
the
last
four
years.
It's
been
a
pleasure
to
serve
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
thank.
M
Thank
you,
sir.
When
I
ran
for
office
in
2008,
I
asked
a
simple
question
of
the
voters.
Are
you
better
off
now
than
you
were
10
years
ago?
I
ran
on
a
promise
to
do
my
best
to
preserve
and
improve
the
quality
of
life
of
everybody
in
Beaver
County.
Not
only
my
constituents
at
that
time,
but
but
future
residents
at
Beaufort
County
there's
a
lot
of
good
things
that
we've
done.
M
We've
done
a
lot
in
10
years
and
I
think.
Yes,
we
are
better
off
now
than
we
were
10
years
ago
and
I.
Thank
you
and
I
I
thank
all
of
the
County
Council
for
helping
us
get
here,
and
the
county
staff
and
the
administrations
and
the
boards
and
commissions
for
helping
get
us
here.
I
appreciate
all
of
you
who
couldn't
do
my
job
without
you,
so
the
new
council
members
and
those
remaining
on
Council
remember.
You
are
here
to
serve
the
interests
of
your
constituents.
M
Even
if
you
disagree,
their
voices
need
to
be
heard
to
my
supporters
over
the
years.
Thank
you.
I'll
still
be
available
if
I
can
help
you
in
any
way.
Please
remember
that
my
contact
information
is
public
to
my
constituents.
Who've
helped
me
over
the
years
who
supported
me.
Thank
you,
your
votes
for
me
and
the
trust
you've
placed
in
my
hands,
as
humble
be
more
than
any
other
thing.
I've
done
in
my
life,
I'm,
truly
honored
for
your
support
and
honored
to
be
able
to
represent
you
I
hope
you
feel
justified
in
that
trust.
M
Now
that
I've
reached
the
conclusion
of
my
career
in
public
service
and
finally,
I'd
like
to
thank
my
wife,
my
son,
grandson,
my
family
and
friends
for
their
patience
and
their
input
and
advice
on
a
multitude
of
issues
over
the
years
I
leave
office,
retaining
your
respect
and
admiration,
I
think
and
a
lot
more
friends
than
I
had
when
I
started.
This
and
I
do
appreciate
that
you've
all
helped
me
survive
with
my
reputation,
my
dignity
and
my
principles
intact.
G
G
Q
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
I
was
raised
by
my
grandfather,
who
was
born
in
1882.,
and
his
father
fought
in
the
Civil
War
and
was
wounded
at
least
three
times,
and
so
my
grandfather's
idea
of
doing
a
good
job
is
a
pretty
high
bar
and
I.
Don't
ever
remember
him
complimenting
me
on
anything
that
I
ever
did
or
telling
me
that
I
did
a
good
job
and.
D
Q
He
gave
me
an
assignment
to
do
and
I
thought
I
did
particularly
well
and
I
was
very
proud
of
what
I'd
done
and
I
so
I
was
I
was
doing
what
you
should
never
do.
I
was
fishing
for
a
compliment
and
I
said
granddaddy.
You
know,
I
finished
that
job
and
I
did
a
really
really
good
job
of
that.
He
looked
at
me.
He
said
well
boy,
he
said
you
did
more
good
than
harmful.
I
forgot.
So
as
I
leave
this
this
buddy
I
I
hope
that
I've
done
more
good
than
harm.
Q
Q
R
Q
The
staff
has
to
be
the
most
tolerant
group
of
people
that
I've
ever
met
in
my
life,
not
to
mention
professional
I
asked
them
the
other
day,
how
many
of
them
had
befriended
me
and
and
blocked
me
from
their
blocked
caller
and
nobody
raised
their
hands
so
I,
don't
know
whether
they
did
or
not,
but
I
I
appreciate
every
one
of
you
appreciate
everyone
up
here.
It's
been
an
honor
and
a
pleasure
and
I'm
only
a
phone
call
away.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
D
F
D
And,
as
I
said,
the
other
night
move
to
Miami
and
start
a
private
investigation
agency
he's
going
to
call
it
Miami
nice
bill
has
been
a
United
States
Marine
and
after
the
service
in
the
Marine
Corps,
he
came
right
to
Beaufort
County
in
36
years,
he's
moved
through
a
variety
of
positions,
achieved
the
rank
of
Colonel,
running
the
detention
center
and
then
came
over
here
as
an
assistant,
County
Administrator,
I've
known
Phil.
For
more
than
a
decade.
He
is
a
real
stalwart.
D
He
can't
be
relied
upon
to
talk
to
you
at
any
time
in
the
day
or
night,
including
weekends
which
I've
prevailed
myself
of
he
and
I
are
the
only
true
Beatles
fans
of
Beaufort,
County
I've
discovered
and
we've
shared
a
number
of
stories
and
movie
posters
among
and
between
us
Phil
we're
all
going
to
miss
you.
We
congratulate
you
for
the
great
work
that
you've
done.
I
know
you're
going
to
be
here
for
another
two
weeks,
and
people
will
continue
to
tell
you
that,
but
from
the
bottom
of
our
Collective
Arts.
D
A
A
S
My
name
is
Leanne
Coulter
and
I
am,
and
I
came
here
tonight
really
to
thank
you
all
for
your
support
of
the
issues
that
face
us.
It's
an
island
and
especially
to
thank
the
members
that
are
not
going
to
be
returning
on
next
year.
For
all
that
you've
done
it's
a
lot
of
work
and
I
just
really
sincerely.
S
N
N
Been
around
the
Roses
like
we
would
say
about
that
for
about
two
years:
I
understand
that
the
Greenway
and
history-
and
you
all-
have
come
full
circle
and
have
done
something
to
at
least
remedy
some
of
the
hurt
that
was
caused
by
that
action.
That
was
sort
of
real
advised,
but
as
a
retiree,
and
it
was
as
a
advocate
for
finding
employees
all
along
I.
Think
it's
very,
very
appropriate
to
say
thank
you
for
what
you've
done.
40.
N
E
N
Q
C
R
Good
evening,
Mr
chairman,
yes,
James
Williams
before
Jasper
EOC,
I
too,
want
to
come
over
today
and
just
say.
Thank
you
to
the
council,
our
wonderful
partnership
with
the
county,
but
also
I,
wanted
to
see.
You
know,
obviously,
some
of
the
wonderful
council
members
that's
going
off
for
the
final
time
this
year.
You
know
we
are
at
entity
within
the
community
that
helps
support
the
low-income
households
throughout
Beaufort,
County,
also
kind
of
give
kind
of
a
little
report
card.
We
were
able
to
impact
more
than
1200
families.
R
This
year
we
put
11
children,
11
teenagers
to
our
youth
leadership,
development
program
and
487
children
in
our
Early
Education
Program
are
all
preparing
them
getting
into
kindergarten
which
this
year
75
of
them
in
the
kindergarten
on
tasks
to
read
and
understand
at
the
level
for
the
kindergarten
Readiness
assessment
so
which
we
are
glad
to
accomplish
that.
But
to
see
he's
fortifying
members
move
on
I
know
it'll
be
more
time
to
celebrate.