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A
Yes,
good
evening,
everyone,
this
is
the
caucus
meeting
for
the
beaufort
county
council.
For
monday
february,
28
2022,
the
the
council
consists
of
11
members.
You
will
be
able
to
see
on
the
diocese.
Nine
of
the
members
are
present
in
person.
The
two
members
not
present
in
person
and
online
to
participate
are
council
members,
dawson
and
flewell.
So
we
do
have
a
full
complement
of
council
members
to
conduct
the
business
of
council.
A
A
Mr
rodman
makes
the
motion
a
second
please
mr
cunningham
makes
the
second.
Is
there
any
discussion?
The
agenda
will
be
approved
without
objections,
and
I
see
no
objections.
The
next
item
is
the
review
of
the
council
agenda.
It
looks
fairly
lengthy,
but
most
of
the
items
have
been
discussed
in
the
various
committees
and
we
have
public
hearings.
A
A
C
Come
before
we
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
We,
I
brought
you
some
snacks
out
everything
homemade.
Obviously,
at
the
culinary
institute
pay
close
attention
to.
We
have
some
chocolates
on
the
on
the
table
five
and
we
actually
have
a
culinary
institute
of
the
south
seal
now,
so
just
don't
grab
and
eat
it,
but
actually
take
time
to
take
a
look
at
it.
Chef
orak,
our
department
head,
has
been
previously
working
on
this
and
tempering
and
we
didn't
use
cheap
chocolate
either
we
got
some
really
good
cowboy,
but
classes
are
going
really
great.
C
We
started
classes,
as
you
know,
on
january
10th
we
just
completed
our
first
seven
week
classes
and
we
will
be
starting
again
on
the
third
of
march.
With
another
seven
weeks,
dining
room
has
been
full
cafe,
is
selling
we've
had
swords,
so
many
visitors
now
come
in
we're
actually
selling
out
a
product.
So
that's
a
really
a
good
problem
to
have
we're
starting
events,
and
we
will
soon
be
starting
a
lot
of
continuing
education,
so
really
keep
posted.
For
that.
Any
any
questions
for
me.
C
C
Yes
right
now,
as
we
expand,
you
know
when
we
built
this
building,
we
talked
about
300
students.
I
think
we
will
be
there
pretty
soon,
but
it
can
hold
the
capacity
for
400
once
we
do
that,
we
would
like
to
offer
also
nighttime
dining,
as
well
as
lunch.
C
E
C
Yeah-
and
we
also
have
coffee
and
juice
and
that
sort
of
stuff
and
remember
when
you
go
in
it's
everything's,
being
run
by
students,
so
students
are
in
the
dining
room.
Students
cook
for
the
guests.
In
the
dining
room,
students
run
the
the
cafe
and
students
do
all
the
baking
if
they
pass
her
muster
to
get
into
the
you
know
if
they
get
into
the
cafe
any
more
questions.
C
Yes,
it's
you
know,
start
in
january
with
free
tuition.
A
C
A
A
B
A
We
can
do
that.
Okay,
we
have
a
fairly
lengthy
executive
session
this
evening.
A
Item
number,
eight
is
for
legal
advice
regarding
road
llc
versus
beaufort,
county
and
number
nine
is
negotiations
incident
to
the
proposed
contractual
arraignment
arrangements
and
proposed
sale
or
purchase
of
real
property
identified
as
surplus
property?
So
may
I
have
a
motion
for
those
items.
Please.
A
Second,
okay:
larry
made
the
motion.
Who
was
the
second
please.
H
A
I
We
we
did
entertain
that
we
do
need
to
give
you
some
legal
opinions
about
the
elected
officials
budget
in
executive
session,
and
then
there
will
be
a
chance
for
you
all
to
discuss
an
open
session
if
council
elects
to
make
any
kind
of
motion
to
give
a
staff
direction
after
we
dis
have
the
discussion
executive
session.
So
we
agree.
A
A
A
A
We
have
an
11-member
council
for
those
who
are
in
the
audience
for
the
very
first
time
who
have
not
seen
us
in
person
or
those
of
you
who
are
online.
We
do
have
two
council
members
online
council,
member
dawson
and
council
member
flewelling
are
on
zoom
the
other.
Nine
members
are
here
in
person
so
that
we
have
a
full
council
to
conduct
business.
Would
you
all
rise
for
the
pledge
of
allegiance
and
then
after
that,
remain
standing
for
the
invocation?
K
Justice
for
all
heavenly
father,
thank
you
for
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
meet
today.
Lord
we're
here
for
one
reason,
one
reason
only
and
that's
to
continue
to
serve
this
community,
let
our
decisions
that
we
make
be
on
that
path,
whether
we
agree
or
disagree.
Ultimately,
that's
why
we're
here
for
us
we'd
like
to
take
a
moment
to
lift
up
the
the
war
right
now
in
ukraine
and
russia,
we're
blessed
lord
to
go,
live
in
a
country.
K
A
I'd
like
to
remind
all
council
members
that
you
have
brand
new
microphones
in
front
of
you.
If
it's
on
red,
you
are
muted,
please
make
sure.
If
you're
going
to
speak,
you
hit
the
button
to
turn
it
green
public
notice
of
this
meeting
has
been
published,
posted
and
distributed
in
compliance
with
the
south
carolina
freedom
of
information
act.
A
A
I
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
good
good
evening
to
the
residents
of
beaufort
county
who
are
here
with
us
tonight,
are
watching
us
on
the
county
channel
good
evening
to
the
rest
of
the
county
council.
I
As
a
result
of
that
decision
and
covid
related
delays
on
supplies
and
work
and
things
it
is
now
projected
instead
of
the
building
being
completed
in
february
of
2021,
which
is
today
it's
our
last
year,
it's
going
to
be
now
completed
in
september
october
of
2022.
I
We
are
continuing
to
make
modifications
to
the
second
floor,
to
move
our
county
channel
and
communications
department
into
the
second
floor
and
again
to
provide
larger
courtroom
space
for
the
magistrate
on
the
second
floor.
In
addition
to
that,
the
the
building
is
now
a
little
bit
over
a
budget
of
about
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
because
of
those
modifications
that
we've
had
to
employ
and
due
to
cost
overruns
because
of
the
covet
pandemic.
I
We
are
going
to
be
finding
the
money
to
fund
about
half
of
that
in
this
year's
budget
and
we'll
be
asking
for
you
all
to
allocate
additional
expenditures
to
complete
the
building
in
the
upcoming
budget
year.
So
that's
where
we
stand
on
arthur
horn,
so
september
october,
and
then
the
old
building
will
be
demolished
parking
lot.
Work
will
be
done
as
a
part
of
the
new
budget
next
year,
as
is
customary,
I
have
about
five
employees.
I
I
would
like
to
introduce
to
you
this
evening
and
highlight
them
for
the
county.
The
first
one
on
our
list
tonight
is
an
employee
of
the
registered
deeds.
Felicia
lisa
jenkins,
I'm
assuming
since
her
name
is
in
parentheses.
She
goes
by
lisa.
She
is
a
real
property
recording
technician
she
has
been
with
us
for
15
years.
I
I
I
She
is
a
team
player,
meets
high
standards
for
the
knowledge
required
for
her
job
as
a
real
property
recorded
technician,
and
they
tell
me
that
reliability
is
synonymous
for
her
name.
Lisa
lisa
is
a
native
of
brooklyn
new
york,
but
moved
here
with
her
five
siblings.
When
her
parents
returned
to
their
hometown
of
beaufort,
she
graduated
from
beaufort
high
as
a
proud
eagle
in
1989.
I
I
I
She
of
course
provides
supervisory
support
of
administrative
services
for
the
programs
and
processes
of
the
human
services
department
connie,
something
unique
about
her
is
she's
a
world
traveler
and
also
a
musician.
I
did
not
know
that
about
connie.
I
knew
she
traveled,
but
I
not
did
not
know
she
was
a
musician
connie.
Are
you
on
she's
not
on
either?
Okay,
all
right
and
then
our
third
employee
is
mets.
Someone
else
you're
familiar
with
and
she
is
on.
I
just
saw
her
popped
up.
There.
I
Miss
beth
cody,
with
our
disability
special
needs,
division,
she's
the
fiscal
operations
manager.
She
will
have
been
with
us
11
years
in
june.
Coming
up
this
year.
She
creates
and
manages
a
nine
million
dollar
budget
across
24
org
codes
with
multiple
funding
sources.
So
she
has
a
big
task
ahead
of
her.
For
those
of
us
in
the
business
org
codes
are
what
we
have
to
code
things
to
either
as
revenue
or
as
our
as
expenditures
and
24
is
a
lot
to
keep
up
with.
I
She
oversees
departmental
expenditures
to
ensure
that
funds
received
from
various
sources
are
utilized,
as
per
medicaid
state
and
county
guidelines
performs
financial
analytics.
She
does
projections
and
forecasts
of
revenues
and
expenditures,
and
she
provides
administrative
support
to
comprehensive
audit
processes
in
the
county,
state
and
federal
level.
I
Beth
is
a
third
generation
saint
helen
island
native
from
a
shrimping
shrimping
family.
So
it's
hard
to
say
she
has
a
thirst
for
knowledge
and
if
she
doesn't
know
something,
she'll
go
find
it
out.
You
are
familiar
with
best
work,
she's
presented
to
you
all
several
times,
beth,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
you.
If
you
want
to
say
a
few
words
to
counsel
now,
but
thank
you
for
your
service.
M
Thank
you
for
appreciate
you
noticing
all
the
staff
just
want
to
say
thank
you
specifically
to
the
council
for
your
support
of
disabilities
and
special
needs,
and
I
would
like
to
invite
you
all
to
come
over
to
our
office
or
to
any
of
our
homes.
We
would
very
much
like
to
help
you
get
to
know
our
individuals
a
little
bit
better.
I
I
That's
miss
amanda
flake
from
the
planning
and
zoning
department,
she's
the
natural
resources
planner
she's
been
with
us
14
years.
I
have
a
whole
list
of
stuff
here
to
say
about
her.
She
does,
but
I'm
going
to
depart
from
the
script
a
little
bit
and
just
talk
about
what
she
does
do
she.
She
manages
all
of
our
plans
for
natural
resources
in
the
county
river
buffer
waivers
tree
removals
on
properties.
I
She
does.
The
ruling
critical
lands
program
works
with
our
open
land
trust
oversees
that
program
on
the
behalf
of
the
planning
and
zoning
department.
I
aggravate
her
a
lot
about
what
she
does
do
and
how
she
goes
about
doing
it,
but
I
am
truly
appreciative
of
the
work
that
she
does
for
the
planning
and
zoning
department.
I
I
count
her
to
be
both
a
co-worker
and
a
personal
friend.
She
does
an
amazing
job
for
the
planning
and
zoning
department.
I
Something
unique
about
her
that
I
did
not
even
know
is
that
she
is
a
first
degree
black
belt
and
something
called
chin
cook
dough,
which
is
the
chuck
norris
system
of
karate,
and
she
is
a
member
of
club
karate
here
in
beaufort
or
in
buford
south
carolina.
So
I
better
be
careful
in
the
future
about
how
much
I
aggravate
you
and
amanda
so
anyway.
So
anyway,
let's
give
amanda
a
round
of
applause
and.
J
I'm
sure
I
just
thank
you.
I
can't
believe
it's
been
14
years.
It
goes
back
quick,
but
I
enjoy
my
job.
I
enjoy
working
in
the
planning
department.
My
coworkers
are
amazing
and
I
enjoy
collaborating
with
other
departments
as
well
as
county
council
and
the
rural
critical
lands
program.
So
thanks
for
the
recognition,
thank
you.
C
N
C
O
Hello
council,
thank
you
for
having
us
here
today,
patrick,
it's
been
great
working
with
you
the
past,
what
three
and
a
half
almost
four
years
for
myself
and
work
with
chris,
just
very
recently,
chris
albert
so
anyway,
good
evening,
hargreaves
thrilled
to
be
able
to
partner
with
beaufort
county
and
the
broadband
broadband
everywhere
project.
As
many
of
you
know,
there
are
underserved
communities
markets
across
the
u.s,
specifically
what
we
call
tier
three
tier
four,
typical
communities
similar
to
many
of
our
counties
out
here
in
beaufort
county.
O
The
good
news
is
that
hargrave
over
the
past
70
years
has
invested
and
paved
the
way
for
fiber-rich
and
fiber
rich
cable
plant
as
well
as
cable
plant
in
many
of
these
communities.
It
was
just
seven
years
ago,
and
it
doesn't
seem
like
that
that
long
ago,
that
it
was
just
copper
facilities
here
and
even
today,
up
on
the
island
in
bluffton
and
in
beaufort
we
still
have
there's
still
copper
out
there.
O
O
It's
not
easy.
It
takes
time
it
a
lot
of
time
to
invest
and
it's
never
as
fast
as
everyone
would
like,
and
with
some
of
those
communities
that
are
out
there.
It
takes
time
to
get
those
facilities
out,
so
this
project
aligns
perfectly
with
our
our
purpose:
to
empower
people
and
communities
to
connect
and
thrive.
Hargreave
proudly
supports
beaufort
county's
gold,
ensure
this
entire
residential
communities
have
access
to
critically
important
high-speed
data
services
and
we're
thrilled
to
present
this
check
today
for
twenty
thousand
dollars
to
help
get
this
started
a
little
bit
faster.
D
B
A
Q
Q
Q
In
addition,
for
the
last
20
years,
our
officials
have
been
selected,
not
elected
thanks
to
the
voting
machines.
How
do
I
know
this?
I
came
from
washington
dc.
I
work
for
president
ford
back
in
the
70s
and
I
know
how
the
system
works,
I'm
very
familiar
with
the
way
the
system
works,
but
anyway
this
isn't
a
democratic
or
republican
issue.
This
is
issue
for
all
of
us,
and
anyone
in
this
room
that
voted
for
joe
cunningham
in
the
last
election.
I
have
to
ask
you:
are
you
sure
that
joe
lost
by
11
232
votes?
Q
Q
You
wouldn't
drive
a
car
down
the
road,
that's
effective
with
brakes.
The
brakes
are
defective,
knowing
that
your
vehicle
couldn't
stop.
That
is
exactly
what
is
happening
here
now
we
are
in
this
vehicle
that
doesn't
seem
to
be
stopping,
and
it's
only
picking
up,
speed
and
break
the
braking
system
is
not
working.
P
Good
evening,
and
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
of
being
here,
can
you
hear
me:
okay,
yep?
Okay,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
be
here.
I
appreciate
your
prayer
for
the
country
of
your
ukraine
and
their
leaders.
They
want
the
same
thing
that
we
have
here
in
america
and
let's
continue
to
pray
for
them
that
they
will
be
victorious
over
a
dictatorship
company
country.
P
The
reason
I'm
here
this
afternoon
is
that
there
comes.
There
are
some
concerns
about
the
residents
in
the
penn
school,
commit,
pin
sinhala
community
about
martin
luther
king
drive
pathway
project,
and
what
I
would
ask
what
I
would
like
to
ask
bring
to
your
attention
tonight
is
that
the
community
is
concerned
about
oak
trees
being
removed.
P
Okay,
there
was
a
survey
done.
20
trees
were
tagged
with
a
red
ribbon
and
the
community
really
went
up
in
arms
called
a
special
meeting
because
they
wanted
to
know
what
the
red
tags
on
the
20-plus
trees
were
about.
The
community.
The
residents
on
on
mlk
also
is
concerned
about
drainage.
What
is
the
drainage
plan?
P
Okay
and
in
the
penn
school
community,
as
you
know,
is
a
historic
district.
There's
only
three
in
the
state
and
there
and
we're
investigating
that
we
don't
know
if
the
removal
of
several
trees
will
affect
their
certification.
So
we
want
to
bring
that
to
your
attention.
We
need
to
work
and
we're
working
with
department
of
interior
to
find
out
what
we
can
and
cannot
do,
and
those
are
one
of
our
concerns.
P
We
made
a
suggestion
at
the
meeting
that
was
held
on
november
fourth
of
last
year,
that
the
sidewalk
be
limited
to
five
feet
and
that
and
I
can
show
you
a
diagram-
it's
not
very
good
and
next
time
we
have
a
meeting,
maybe
I'll
bring
something.
P
P
From
the
highway,
which
is
what
20
feet,
I
believe
white
and
there
will
be
a
green
space,
no
more
than
12
inches
a
foot
sidewalk
of
five
feet.
P
P
You
have
a
card:
okay,
I'll,
give
you
money,
okay!
So
thank
you
very
much
for
this
opportunity
and
let's
keep
ukraine
in
our
prayers.
Thank
you.
A
I
Yeah,
so
I
can
give
you
a
brief
synopsis
right
now
we're
nowhere
near
the
design.
Yet
we
just
went
through
the
first
public
meeting
process
we're.
We
will
now
get
what
we
call
30
percent
design
drawings
done.
We
will
hold
another
public
meeting
out
there
with
the
community
that
will
be
advertising
all,
but
I'll
get
this
schedule
for
you
all
and
email
it
out
to
the
county
council
as
well.
A
R
Good
evening,
everyone
I
will
my
name
is
david
irwin,
I'm
with
marvin
jenkins.
Bear
with
me
for
a
second
share.
My
screen
here
you
all
say
that.
R
Okay,
all
right
well
again,
good
evening,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
hope
you
all
are
doing
well
again.
My
name
is
david
irwin
and
I'm
with
mauldin
jenkins.
I
was
the
partner
who
oversaw
this
year's
audit
of
the
county's
financial
statements,
and
I
certainly
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
here
this
evening
to
discuss
with
you
all
the
results
of
this
year's
audit.
R
All
right
all
right,
there
we
go
yeah.
I
don't
want
to
take
up
too
much
your
time,
but
the
purpose
of
this
presentation
is
to
provide
you
all
an
overview
of
our
independent
hours
report.
Talk
about
the
results
of
the
two
compliance
reports
that
we
issue,
in
conjunction
with
the
audit
hit.
A
few
of
the
financial
statement
highlights,
discuss
some
information
that
the
auditing
standards
requires.
We
communicate
to
you
all
and
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
all
may
have
now
the
financial
statements
themselves.
R
They
are
the
responsibility
of
counties,
management
and
members
of
the
council.
As
your
independent
auditors,
our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
these
things.
R
We
conducted
our
audit
in
accordance
with
general
accepted
auditing
standards
and
governmental
auditing
standards,
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that
we
are
issuing
a
clean
or
unmodified
opinion
on
this
year's
report.
This
is
what
you
want.
This
is
the
highest
level
of
assurance
that
we
can
provide
as
your
external
auditor.
What
this
means
is
that,
in
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
are
fairly
stated
in
all
material
respects,
in
accordance
with
generally
accepted
accounting
principles.
R
As
part
of
the
audit,
there
are
two
compliance
reports
that
we
also
issue,
the
first
of
which
is
the
single
audit
report.
Again,
this
is
a
compliance
audit
that
is
required
when
an
entity
has
over
750
000
in
federal
expenditures
during
the
year,
and
you
all
had
approximately
5.6
million
dollars
of
federal
expenditures
in
fy
21.,
as
was
the
case
with
a
financial
audit.
We
are
issuing
a
clean
or
unmodified
opinion
on
the
single
law
as
well.
R
The
second
appliance
report
is
something
we
call
the
yellowbook
report,
which
is
a
report
on
the
county's
internal
controls
and
your
compliance
with
with
the
various
laws
and
regulations,
and
I'm
pleased
to
report
to
you
all
that
we
do
not
have
any
audit
findings
this
year,
meaning
we
noted
no
significant
efficiencies
or
material
weaknesses
in
the
county's
internal
control.
R
During
our
all-
and
you
know
with
you
all
being
one
of
the
larger
counties
in
south
carolina
and
as
you
can
see
when
you
look
through
your
financial
statements,
you
know
there's
quite
a
bit
of
financial
activity
for
which
you
all
have
to
account.
R
For
you
know,
in
addition,
with
all
the
new
accounting
standards
and
changes
that
are
being
implemented
each
year
and
really
just
how
complex
the
financial
reporting
process
has
become,
it
makes
it
all
the
more
impressive
to
to
be
able
to
be
here
this
evening
and
inform
you
all
that
you're
receiving
a
clean
opinion
with
no
audit
findings.
So
you
know
again,
that's
certainly
something
that
you've
also
proud
of.
R
I
really
can't
say
enough
about
the
job
that
management
and
the
finance
department
did
this
year.
This
was
the
earliest.
The
county's
audit
has
been
completed
in
nearly
10
years,
so
you
know
eric
whitney
hayes
denise,
the
entire
finance
department
worked
extremely
hard
to
help
make
this
happen.
R
Everyone
was
very
accommodating
our
audit
team
and
again
worked
hard
to
address
all
our
questions
and
get
us
everything
that
we
needed
in
order
to
get
the
audit
finalized.
So
you
know
you
all
have
done
a
really
good
job
of
building
a
strong
finance
department.
The
past
couple
of
years.
They
are
proactive,
they're,
always
looking
for
ways
to
improve,
and
you
know
they're
they're,
already
scheduling
and
planning
for
the
for
the
june
30
2022
audit.
R
So
you
know
again,
if
I'm
in
your
shoes,
I'm
excited
to
see
how
things
continue
to
progress
going
forward.
R
Now
for
a
brief
overview
of
your
financial
statements,
you
again,
you
all
prepare
what
is
called
an
annual
comprehensive
financial
report,
otherwise
known
as
an
act
for
and
then
afer
requires
the
inclusion
of
additional
information
that
goes
above
and
beyond
the
basic
financial
reporting
requirements,
and
this
document
is
submitted
annually
to
the
governmental
finance
officer
association,
otherwise
known
as
gfoa,
where
they
put
it
through
a
pretty
stringent
review
process,
not
only
by
their
gfa
professional
staff,
but
also
a
special
review
committee,
and
you
know
when
they
look
at
the
county's
act,
for
their
goal
is
not
to
assess
the
financial
health
account.
R
R
To
be
able
to
do
so
to
be
able
to
do
so
themselves
and
through
this
review,
the
gfoa
has
is
once
again
awarded
the
county,
the
certificate
of
achievement
for
excellence
and
financial
reporting
for
fiscal
year
20.,
and
that
certificate
is
included
in
this
report.
So
I
believe
this
is
the
12th
year
in
a
row
that
the
county
has
received
the
certificate.
So
congratulations
to
you
all
on
that
again.
This
is
a
very
impressive
document
and
one
that
you
all
should
be
proud
of.
R
As
you
look
through
the
financial
statements,
you
know
one
one
section
I
always
like
to
point
out:
is
the
management
discussion
analysis
otherwise
known
as
the
mdna?
This
begins
on
page
four,
it's
right
after
our
audit
opinion,
and
if
you
can,
I
would
strongly
encourage
everyone
to
read
the
section.
R
The
purpose
of
the
mdna
is
to
make
it
easier
for
a
broader
audience
to
use
and
better
understand
the
county's
financial
statements,
and
it
it
does
this
by
providing
a
narrative
explanation
of
the
financial
statements
from
the
perspective
of
management.
So
again,
this
section
does
a
really
good
job
of
summarizing
the
basic
financial
statements
and
providing
the
reader
and
with
a
with
an
analytical
overview
of
the
financial
activities
that
occurred
during
the
year.
R
So
again,
if
you
can,
as
you
look
through
your
report,
please
take
the
time
to
read
through
the
mdna
now
the
county's
basic
financial
statements.
They
are
broken
up
into
three
components,
the
first
of
which
being
the
government-wide
statements
now
the
government-wide
financial
statements.
They
provide
a
broad
view
of
the
county's
operations
in
a
manner
similar
to
what
you
would
see
in
a
private
sector
business.
R
All
the
county's
funds
are
combined
under
either
governmental
activities
or
business
type
activities,
depending
on
the
nature
of
the
fund.
So
this
slide
here
it
summarizes
the
county's
financial
activity
for
the
year
from
the
government-wide
perspective,
and
you
know,
as
you
can
see,
the
county
of
the
year
with
assets
and
deferred
outflows
of
resources
of
approximately
986
million
dollars.
R
You
also
had
around
415
million
dollars
in
liabilities
and
deferred
inflows,
which
resulted
in
an
ending
net
position
of
approximately
571.6
million
dollars
for
the
year.
Looking
at
your
revenues,
total
revenues
around
278
million
dollars
and
expenses
were
right
at
185
million,
which
resulted
in
an
in
in
an
increase
in
net
position
of
approximately
93.2
million
dollars
a
year.
So
you
know
when
you
compare
that
to
fy20s
increase
of
66.6
million.
R
It
goes
without
saying
that
it
was
a
very
good
year
for
you
all
from
from
a
government-wide
perspective,
revenues
were
up
about
16
million
dollars,
and
expenses
were
down
around
10
million
dollars
compared
to
prior
year.
So
again,
this
is
a
brief
overview
from
the
government-wide
perspective.
R
You
know
that
being
said,
this
is
really
the
only
time
you'll
see
the
county's
financial
activities
reported
in
this
manner
in
the
day-to-day
operations
of
the
county.
The
focus
is
more
so
on
the
individual
funds
themselves,
which
brings
me
to
the
second
component
of
your
financial
statements,
which
again
are
these
fund
level
statements.
So
you
know
again,
this
is
what
you
all
typically
see
throughout
the
year.
R
This
component
focuses
on
individual
parts
of
the
government
and
it
reports
the
county's
operations
in
more
detail
than
that
of
the
government-wide
statements,
and
you
know
when
you
talk
about
all
the
different
funds
of
the
county.
A
primary
interest
to
you
all
would
be
the
general
fund,
your
main
operating
fund
and
therefore
it
accounts
for
the
majority
of
the
revenues
received
in
funds
expended.
So
we
have
a
couple
charts
in
the
next,
the
next
two
slides
that
that
further
break
down
the
general
funds,
revenues
and
expenditures
year.
R
So,
as
you
can
see
on
this
slide,
total
revenues
for
the
general
fund
were
approximately
140
141
million
dollars
and
that's
an
increase
of
approximately
three
million
dollars
compared
to
prior
year.
You
know,
obviously,
you
know
the
vast
majority
of
general
funds.
Revenues
are
derived
from
property
taxes
which
total
around
110.5
million
dollars
for
the
year
and
it
represented
about
78
of
the
total
revenues
of
the
general
fund.
R
A
couple
other
significant
sources
of
revenue
worth
mentioning
charges
for
services,
around
14.2
million
and
intergovernmental
revenue
was
about
ten
and
a
half
million
dollars
for
the
year.
R
This
next
chart
presents
the
general
fund's
expenditures
for
the
year
by
function,
total
expenditures
were
approximately
116.6
million,
which
was
an
increase
of
about
six
and
a
half
million
dollars
compared
to
fy20.
R
Again,
as
you
would
expect,
public
safety
public
works
general
government.
Those
functions
represent
the
majority
of
these
expenditures.
Public
safety
was
around
43.
R
43
million
dollars
and
it
accounted
for
approximately
37
percent
of
the
general
fund's
total
expenditure,
which
is
is
actually
on
the
lower
end
of
what
we
typically
from
a
percentage
standpoint,
is
it's
on
the
lower
end
of
what
we
typically
see
with
with
other
governments
of
your
size.
R
Public
works
expenditures
were
just
under
16
million
for
the
year,
and
general
government
expenditures
were
approximately
39.5
million,
both
of
which
were
comparable
to
prior
year.
R
In
total,
the
general
fund's
fund
balance
increased
by
approximately
17.8
million
for
an
ending
balance
of
71.6
million
dollars
for
the
year,
so
the
chart
on
this
slide.
It
shows
the
fund
balance
history
of
the
county's
general
fund
over
the
past
five
years.
R
You
know
this
is
always
to
me
an
interesting
chart
to
see
it's
always
interesting
to
to
kind
of
reflect
back
on
where
you
were
and
and
compared
to
where
things
currently
stand
and
as
you
can
see
on
this
chart,
you
all
have
done
a
great
job
of
increasing
your
fund
balance,
especially
the
past
three
years,
so
again,
hats
off
to
you
all
on
that
and
speaking
of
fund
balance.
R
One
thing
I
always
like
to
remind
people
is
that
you
know:
fund
balance
is
not
what
you
all
have
in
the
form
of
cash
for
discretionary
spending.
Fund
balance
is
merely
the
difference
between
assets
and
liabilities,
only
a
portion
of
which
is
available
cash.
R
Another
thing
to
keep
in
mind
is
the
general
fund
incurs
expenditures
of
just
under
10
million
dollars
per
month.
So
you
all
end
of
the
year
with
an
unassigned
fund
balance
equal
to
around
six
months
worth
of
your
operating
expenditures,
and
you
know
what
that
means
is.
If,
if
the
county
closed
its
doors
on
june
30th,
it
could
continue
to
operate
for
approximately
six
months
without
any
additional
revenue
sources.
R
So
you
know
again
with
you
all
having
a
g30
year
in
it's
good,
to
see
that
the
the
county
has
a
fund
balance
sufficient
enough
to
cover
those
expenditures
through
the
months
of
july
through
november,
when
your
revenues
are
typically
down.
One
further
thought
on
that,
then
you
know
the
gfoa,
which
is
again
is
where
you
submit
your
act
for
to
for
certification,
depending
on
the
year
end,
they
recommend
that
entities
maintain
a
fund
balance
of
somewhere
between
three
to
six
months
worth
of
general
fund
operating
expenditures.
R
So
again
you
all
are
right
in
line
with
gfoa's
recommendation.
So
again,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
yeah
in
looking
at
this
chart,
you
all
have
done
a
really
good
job,
especially
over
the
past
three
years
of
getting
your
fund
balance
up
to
that
recommended
level.
R
A
couple
other
funds
I
want
to
briefly
mention
are
your
enterprise
funds,
which
are
your
stormwater,
your
beaufort
executive
airport
and
your
hilton
high
hilton
head
island
airport.
R
You
know
again,
enterprise
funds,
they're
used
to
account
for
operations
in
a
manner
some
of
that
of
a
private
sector
business.
You
know
the
the
goal
of
these
funds
are
to
be
self-sufficient
and
therefore
to
to
generate
to
generate
sufficient
operating
revenues
to
cover
their
operating
expenses,
so
the
chart
on
this
slide.
It
shows
the
revenues
and
expenses
for
each
of
these
three
funds.
R
You
know,
as
you
can
see,
the
stormwater
utility
fund
had
a
good
year
in
the
year
with
operating
income
of
approximately
2.4
million
the
buford
executive
airport.
It
was
relatively
flat.
It
had
a
slight
operating
loss
of
around
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
for
the
year
and
the
hilton
head.
The
hilton
head
airport
had
operating
income
of
approximately
127
thousand
dollars
for
the
year
when
you
factor
in
the
non-operating
revenues
and
expenses
of
these
funds
have
and
as
well
as
the
significant
amount
of
capital
contributions
that
the
hilton
head
airport
receives.
R
As
you
can
see
on
this
slide,
you
know
the
the
you
can
see
the
net
effect
of
each
fund's
net
position
compared
to
prior
year,
and
so,
as
I
mentioned,
the
buford
executive
airport,
again,
it
was
flat
for
the
year
the
stormwater
utility
had
an
increase
in
that
position
of
2.3
million
dollars
and
the
hilton
head
islands
airport
its
net
position
increased
about
3.4
million
dollars
for
the
year.
The
majority
of
that
came
from
federal
grants.
R
But
again
you
know,
with
the
exception
of
the
buford
executive
airport,
which
had
a
slight
operating
loss.
You
know
the
other
two
funds
generated
an
operating
income
this
year,
which
again
is
what
you
want
to
see
out
of
your
out
of
your
enterprise
funds.
R
One
final
I
am
discussing
you
all
again
is
just
certain
information
about
the
audits
that
the
auditing
standards
requires
that
we
communicate.
You
know
with
the
county
receiving
a
clean
opinion
and
no
audit
findings.
The
information
on
this
slide
is
essentially
a
formality,
but
we
had
no
difficulties
in
dealing
with
management.
R
We
had
no
disagreements
with
management.
We
had
no
uncorrected
misstatements
and
again
we
are
independent
of
the
county.
As
required
by
government
logic
standards
and
with
that,
unless
anybody
has
any
any
specific
questions,
that
concludes
my
presentation,
but
you
know,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
there's
quite
a
bit
of
information
in
your
financial
statements.
What
I've
tried
to
do
is
just
hit
the
hot
lights.
What
I
think
is
the
most
important
to
you
all,
but
if
there's
anything
here
that
I
didn't
touch
on
that
you
have
questions
about,
please
don't
hesitate
to
ask.
R
We
certainly
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
a
service
to
the
county
and
and
look
forward
to
working
in
the
future.
S
R
We
test
capital
asset
additions.
We
also
look
at
your
capital
asset
disposals
for
the
year.
I
I
do
not
have
the
materiality
threshold
on
hand.
I
can
get
that
information,
but
we
also,
we
always
try
to
incorporate
a
level
of
unpredictability
audit
outside
of
our
materiality
thresholds,
but
we
also
review
repairs
and
maintenance
accounts
to
make
sure
that
there
were
not
any
any
balances,
any
transactions
that
were
improperly
excluded
from
your
capital
asset
additions.
R
F
A
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
I
am
really
interested
in
the
fund
balance
and
the
reserve.
This
is
the
first
time
I've
ever
heard
that
the
reserve
is
not
all
cash.
So
what
what
percentage
of
that
fund
balance
is
actually
cash
or
investment
and
is
the
remaining
of
it
in
property
asset.
R
Well
again,
the
the
definition
of
fund
balance
is
really
what's
left
over
after
you
net
your
liabilities,
with
your
assets
in
in
looking
at
your
general
fund
cash,
and
you
all
had
cash
and
pull
cash
and
investments
of
69
million
dollars,
but
you
also
had
total
liabilities
of
14
million
to
kind
of
negate
that.
So
you
know
it's
a
combination
of
receivables
that
you
all
have
not
yet
received
has
of
your
end.
R
You
know
you
also
have
an
8.7
million
dollar
advance
to
the
general
funds
to
to
the
to
the
beaufort
executive
airport
as
as
well
as
the
hilton
hilton
head
island
airport
that
is
currently
receivable
on
the
on
the
county's
books.
So
you
know
again
those
are
receivables
that
are
not
in
the
form
of
cash
that
that
help
make
up
that
undecided
fund
balance.
F
And
you
also
say
that
a
good
recommendation
is
for
a
three
to
six
months
fund
balance
to
operate
and
we're
at
roughly
over
six
months
now.
R
You're
right
at
six
months,
but
but
one
thing
I
would
keep
in
mind
included
in
that,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
is
your
advance
to
the
enterprise
funds
of
8.6
million,
and
you
know
that's
actually
a
management
point
item
that
we
had.
It
was
not
a
finding.
It
was
just
a
recommendation
of
management
just
to
periodically
review
the
financial
activities,
enterprise
funds
and
really
their
ability
to
pay.
You
know
these
advances
to
other
funds.
R
They
really
should
be
treated
as
any
kind
of
receivable
from
an
outside
entity.
You
have
to
look
at
their
ability
to
pay
and
and
come
up
with
a
game
plan
of
how
we're
going
to
how's
the
general
fund
going
to
retrieve
that
8.6
million
dollars
advance
to
enterprise
funds.
A
Okay,
we
have
a
fairly
lengthy
agenda
now
we're
going
to
begin
with
the
liaison
and
committee
reports.
One
word
brevity.
T
B
T
Annual
legislative
conference-
and
we
had
an
opportunity
to
visit
with
some
of
our
legislators-
that's
always
helpful.
In
addition,
I
serve
on
three
of
their
committees
and
I
will
very
briefly
tell
you.
The
highlights
one
committee
I
serve
on
is
the
environment,
energy
and
land
use
committee,
and
they
spend
a
lot
of
time
talking
about
the
current
administration's
interpretation
of
navigable
waters,
and
particularly
this
is
particularly
onerous
to
farmers,
but
also
to
builders
and
developers.
So
there's
a
lot
of
discussion
about
that.
T
The
veterans
committee
that
I
serve
on,
I
I
raised
my
hand
and
pointed
out
that
we
had
that
our
coroner's
office
had
numerous
unclaimed
remains,
and
several
somebodies
did
a
lot
of
investigative
work
to
find
out
who
who
they
were,
who
their
families
were.
Could
they
be
contacted
and
so
on
and
it
was,
it
was
found
that
four
of
them
were
veterans
and
we
had
a
really
lovely
ceremony
to
enter
the
remains
of
those
four
veterans
with
the
full
military
honors,
and
I
mentioned
that
to
the
group
and
they
they
were
surprised.
T
I
thought
that
was
a
great
idea.
Nobody
had
ever
thought
of
that
and,
speaking
with
the
coroner
david
ott,
he
he
singled
out
carla
anderson
smith
for
special
recognition,
and
he
asked
if
we
at
some
point
could
recognize
her
at
this
council.
I'm
pretty
sure
we
can
talk
our
chairman
into
doing
that.
Thank
you.
U
Briefly,
I
attended
the
tcl
meeting.
Their
dual
enrollment
program
is
continuing
to
grow
and
be
successful
in
the
high
schools
and
also
they're
expanding
to
hampton
county.
With
that
program,
I
attended
the
beaufort
memorial
hospital
meeting
and,
as
you
would
expect,
recruitment
is
an
issue
especially
of
the
nursing
profession,
but
they
are
hopeful
with
their
establishment
of
a
program
for
first-time
buyers
of
houses,
to
assist
with
a
repayable
down
payment
that
they
will
be
able
to
recruit
more
people
in
those
needed
positions
at
beaufort,
memorial
hospital
and
the
natural
resource
committee
met
february.
7Th.
U
H
Mr
rodman,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
on
the
consent
agenda
on
the
consent
agenda.
Several
items
coming
out
of
the
recent
public
facilities
meeting
item
number:
nine
is
a
engineering
and
permitting
services
for,
what's
known
as
the
burnt
church,
road
improvements,
it's
a
combination
of
the
road
and
it
picks
up
the
pathway
that
was
approved
in
the
referendum
back
in
18
those
those
funds
will
come
out
of
the
impact
fees.
H
Number
13
is
an
additional
work:
authorization
for
work
at
the
hilton
head
airport
for
our
consultant
to
do
a
good
job
for
us.
It's
a
200,
000
approval,
but
there's
a
relatively
small,
probably
10,
of
that.
That's
really
planned
for
the
current
year,
with
most
of
that,
looking
to
where
they
help
us
in
negotiating
the
contracts
with
the
airlines
and
then
I'm
sorry.
H
I'm
sorry
some
of
that
doesn't
matter
something,
and
then
we
have.
We
have
11
reappointments
to
the
keep
beaufort
beautiful
board
to
the
storm
water
board
and
to
the
regional
transportation
authority,
and
we
have
two
first-time
appointments:
one
paul
manning
to
the
beaufort
county
transportation
committee
and
brenda
mcphee
to
the
keep
beaufort
county,
beautiful
and
so
those
are
the
items
they
all
came
out
of
public
facilities
unanimously.
I
believe,
mr
chairman,
thank.
S
S
That
committee
was
very
informative
and
I'm
sure
that
we're
gonna
be
seeing
a
whole
bunch
of
items
that
came
out
of
that
at
council
also
attended
the
keeping
buford
beautiful
meeting
a
couple
weeks
ago,
and
one
of
the
things
that
that
came
out
of
that
meeting
is
just
what
a
great
job
county
staff
is
doing
on
litter
control.
A
lot
of
that
committee
is
focused
on
litter,
control
and
they're,
really
doing
god's
work
there.
S
But
apparently,
we've
had
some
success
with
cameras
around
the
county
in
helping
to
control
the
population
of
litter,
and
apparently
we
need
some
more
resources
for
that.
So
I
would
just
urge
county
staff
to
make
sure
we
get
that
in
the
budget
for
this
year
and
then
also
to
this
council
to
make
sure
that
that's
in
there
as
well.
I
think
it's
it's
a
worthwhile
effort,
that's
it!
Thank
you.
F
A
A
N
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
okay,
duly
motioned
by
mr
mckellen
and
seconded
by
mr
somerville.
These
will
be
approved
without
objection,
and
I
see
no
objections.
The
consent
agenda
is
now
approved.
Item
number
12
is
matters
arising
out
of
the
caucus
executive
session.
I
will
call
on
mr
summerville.
A
A
Okay,
is
there
any
further
discussion?
T
K
K
N
A
F
Yes,
mr
chairman,
mr
glover,
yes,
thank
you,
a
motion
that
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
county
administrator
to
execute
any
and
all
necessary
documents
to
sell
real
property
identified
as
r
700
0
36
0,
0,
2
c
0,
0,
0
0,
also
known
as
6
16,
page
point
road
for
80
000
and
a
permanent
conservation
easement
on
the
entire
10
acres
track.
10
acre
track.
A
G
S
I
Now
we're
just
seeking
approval
from
you,
for
you
all
tonight
authorize
us
to
take
additional
steps.
This
will
give
us
the
right
to
bring
an
ordinance
before
you
all
for
three
reasons
for
us
to
dispose
of
the
property.
At
that
particular
point
in
time,
we
will
have
a
draft
conservation
easement
if
you
all
would
like
to
provide
us
direction
or
make
it
a
part
of
the
motion
tonight
that
the
conservation
easement
should
limit
any
type
of
building
development
on
that
property.
I
I'm
happy
to
to
entertain
that
through
an
amendment
or
a
modification
of
motion
on
the
floor.
F
I
That
yeah,
some
some
conservationists,
do
allow
development
on
the
property
to
a
certain
degree.
So
if
you
all
want
us
to
instruct
when
we're
drafting
the
conservationism
the
individual
to
make
sure
that
we
include
language
in
there
that
no
no
building
construction
occur
on
the
property
as
part
of
the
conservation
easement
terms,
then
we're
happy
to
do
that.
F
Right,
I
understand
that
I
again,
I
was
under
the
impression
that
when
you
talk
about
a
conservation
easement
on
the
entire
track,
unless
you
stipulate
in
the
easement
that
I
want
one
building
on
there,
that
means
that
no
building
would
be
on
there.
That's.
F
Said
that
they
wanted
any
building
on
the
property
yeah,
so
the
property
would
basically
remain
as
is
except
for
timbering
or
whatever
he
wants
to
do
with
it,
farming
or
whatever,
but
that's
my
impression
of
a
conservation
easement.
But
if
you
need
that
I'll
be
glad
to
add
that
to
it.
I
L
Yeah
just
to
make
everyone
else
aware
of
why
we're
even
having
discussion
about
it.
It's
we're
moving
forward
to
sell
a
property
for
less
than
the
appraised
value,
with
the
assumption
that
we
will
be
able
to
protect
the
property,
but
on
easements
for
conservation
easements,
you
can
still
build
houses
on
those
tracks.
So
the
reason
I'm
going
to
vote
against
this
is
because
I
look
at
it
from
a
business
standpoint.
L
This
gentleman
says
he
wants
to
keep
the
land
the
way
it
is,
but
that
doesn't
stop
him
based
on
the
easement
or
the
conservation
that
he
can't
build
property
on
it
later
on,
put
multiple
houses
on
it
and
sell
those
houses,
and
even
if
we
have
this
easement
in
place,
he
can
still
go
forward
to
it
and
we
would
just
have
to
go
to
court
to
stop
it
and
spend
the
money
in
court
to
stop
it.
I
understand
the
logic
behind
it.
L
U
Conservation
easements
follow
the
deed
of
the
property
and
we
can
have
that
written
into
a
strong
into
the
language
of
the
draft
ordinance
when
we
come
forward
with
the
three
readings
so
that
that
will
be
ensured
that
there
will
be
no
buildings
on
it,
just
to
make
it
clear
and
it
will
follow
the
property,
not
the
owner,
and
it
cannot
it
it's
not
challengeable
at
that
point,
so
I
will
be
voting
yes
for
this
too.
Any
other
questions.
G
That's
all
right,
yeah
go
ahead,
you
know
we
talk
about
the
need
for
affordable
housing
in
beaufort
county,
and
yet
we
continually
take
measures
to
make
land
more
valuable,
more
expensive.
This
is
a
perfect
example.
G
The
value
of
the
property
to
us
is
the
one
hundred
thousand
dollars,
that
is,
the
appraised
value
of
the
property
for
us
to
take
less
than
that.
Take
and
put
a
conservation
easement
on
it
takes
that
property
off
the
off
the
market,
for
availability
for
public
housing
or
any
kind
of
housing,
any
low,
moderate
income
or
any
kind
of
family
housing
at
all.
This
area
is
not
subject
to
over
development.
G
I
think
that
we
ought
to
continue
to
leave
this
on
the
market
and,
if
the,
if
it
becomes
a
valuable
piece
of
property
to
somebody
valuable
enough
to
to
pay
the
100
thousand
dollars
that
it's
worth,
we
should
go
ahead
and
accept
it
and
placing
a
conservation
easement
on
it.
When
there
is
no
development
pressure,
just
doesn't
make
any
sense
to
me.
Thank
you.
A
G
H
Yeah,
as
I
reflect
on
this,
I
think
the
arguments
are
reasonably
strong,
that
this
may
not
be
the
right
thing
to
do.
Actually,
the
purchaser,
I
think,
would
be
better
off
to
pay
the
additional
20
000
and
have
the
right
to
develop
it
downstream,
but
he
can
still
protect
his
view
for
as
long
as
he
wants
to.
F
G
F
L
To
us
at
100
grand,
then
he's
still
going
to
come
back
to
us
at
100
grand
we
make
an
extra
20
thousand
dollars
and
we
fought
in
arguments
over
less
than
twenty
thousand
dollars
on
other
property
on
this
council
before
so.
If
he
really
wants
the
conservation
easement,
he
can
offer
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
still
come
back
for
the
conservation,
easement.
V
If,
if
I
might
add,
I'm
I'm
not
in
favor
of
selling
it
for
the
reduction
of
the
80
000
that
the
buyer
is
proposing,
I
I
feel
like
we
should
sell
it
for
the
appraised
value
of
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
then,
if,
if
we
want
to
put
an
easement
on
it,
then
so
be
it.
But
I
I
don't
think
we
should
sell
it
under
the
fair
market
value.
A
L
L
V
D
A
The
chair
votes,
yes,
which
means
the
item
fails
because
it
is
five.
Five.
I
Yeah,
I
don't.
I
don't
know
that
we
need
to
have
a
split
vote
on
such
an
important
issue.
Let
us
I
would
recommend
that
we
table
defer
whatever
the
appropriate
term
is,
let
brittany
go
back
to
the
person
that
put
in
the
bid
and
say
hey.
You
need
to
probably
up
your
offer
to
another
20
grand
to
100
000,
and
let
us
bring
that
back
to
you
next
council
meeting
well.
A
B
A
That's
the
way
out
of
it.
That's
good,
okay!
Moving
along,
we
begin
with
public
hearings
and
third
readings.
I
would
ask
a
member
of
the
council
to
approve
item
number
13,
which
is
a
public
hearing
and
third
reading,
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
fiscal
year,
2022
budget
ordinance
for
the
receipt
of
the
arpa
funds.
A
motion,
please
chairman
mr
mckellen,
makes
the
motion
mr
cunningham
makes
the
second.
A
Is
there
a
member
of
the
public
who
wishes
to
comment?
I
see
no
public
comments,
we'll
close
the
public
comments.
Is
there
a
member
of
council
wishes
to
ask
a
question.
A
I
Yes,
the
items
that
require
committee
or
council
approval
will
have
to
come
back
before
committee.
P
I
Yes,
there
be
some
things
that
the
county
administrator
can
do
based
on
the
purchasing.
Okay,
duly.
A
Motioned
and
seconded
the
discussion
has
taken
place.
This
will
be
approved
without
objection
and
I
see
no
objections.
Item
number
14.
I
would
ask
a
member
to
approve
item
number
14,
which
is
a
public
hearing
and
third
reading,
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
beaufort
county,
ordinance,
2008-17
and
adopting
the
buck
walter
access
management
plan
motion.
Please.
A
Mr
flewelling
will
make
the
motion
mr
rodman
we'll
make
this
second
duly
motioned
in
second,
in
any
discussion,
there
is
no
discussion.
Is
there
any
member
of
the
public
who
wishes
to
comment
seeing
no
comments
from
the
public?
We've
satisfied
that
aspect
and
this
will
be
approved
without
objection,
and
there
are
no
objections.
A
A
A
Mr
glover
makes
an
objection:
is
there
anyone
else
who
wishes
to
make
an
objection
same
here?
Mr
dawson
makes
an
objection.
Mr
somerville
makes
an
objection.
Ms
howard
makes
an
objection
any
others
seeing
none.
This
will
be
approved
by
a
six.
Yes,
four
no
vote
motion
is
approved.
Item
16
ask
a
member
to
make
a
motion
for
a
public
hearing
and
third
reading
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
fiscal
year,
2022
general
fund
budget
to
purchase
the
bcso
dowling
lots
motion.
A
B
A
Any
others
motion
will
carry
eight
yes
to
no
item.
17
is
a
public
hearing
and
third
reading
of
an
ordinance
regarding
a
text
amendment
to
the
beaufort
county
code
of
ordinances,
article
7
division,
4,
section
2-508,
509,
13,
17
and
41
541
to
update
the
administrative
changes
to
provide
the
necessary
contract
dollar
thresholds
and
to
update
exemption
provisions
and
procedures.
D
A
A
There
is
no
discussion.
This
will
be
approved
without
objection
and
there
are
yes,
mr
herveshon
objects,
one
objection
any
others
seeing
none.
It
will
be
approved.
Nine.
Yes,
one
no
item,
18
public
hearing
and
second
reading,
of
an
ordinance
to
amend
article
9
government,
owned
property
and
facilities,
division
code
of
ordinance
to
include
a
new
section,
2-3
camping,
prohibited
motion.
Please.
U
A
F
I'm
gonna
vote
for
the
motion
because
I
think
we
we
got.
We
need
to
do
something,
but
I
am
hoping
that
the
issue
of
homelessness
will
be
addressed
by
this
council
at
some
point
in
time.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
Flewelling
makes
the
motion
mr
mckellen
makes
the
second
duly
motioned
in
second,
is
there
any
member
of
the
public
who
wishes
to
comment
on
this?
Seeing
none?
The
public
portion
is
closed,
any
further
discussion
seeing
no
further
discussion.
This
will
be
approved
without
objection,
and
I
see
no
objections.
A
A
A
A
G
A
A
This
will
be
approved
without
objection,
and
I
see
no
objections,
item
22
public
hearing
and
second
reading,
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
2122
budget,
ordinance
to
approve
the
funding
of
the
boundary
street
tennis
courts.
Project
approve
the
recommendations
to
award
ifb
number
one
one,
two
two
two
one
e
construction
contract
and
to
make
appropriations
therefore
motion.
Please.
A
Mr
mckellen
motion,
mr
glover.
Second,
any
member
of
the
public
wish
to
make
comments.
Seeing
none
the
portion
of
the
public
is
closed.
Any
concerns
about
county
council
seeing
none.
This
will
be
approved
without
objection,
and
I
see
no
objections.
Item
23
is
a
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
for
approval
of
a
zoning
map.
Amendment
rezoning
request
for
19
rural
and
critical
lands
preservation
program
properties
from
various
zoning
districts
to
t1
natural
preserve,
miss
howard
makes
the
motion
mr
flowing.
You
will
do
the
second.
A
Mr
flewelling,
will
you
make
the
motion
for
item
number
24,
which
is
a
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
for
the
approval
of
a
zoning
map?
Amendment
request
for
6.26
acres,
also
known
as
186
cherokee
farms,
road
from
t-tour
rural
to
t4,
hamlet,
center,
open.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
certainly
will
I'm
very
enthusiastic
about
the
project
having
seen
it
in
various
phases
throughout
its
its
infancy.
To
now,
I'm
very
happy
that
this
is
coming
about.
I
think
it'll
be
a
good
addition
to
my
district
and
I'm
I'm
enthusiastic
about
it.
Sir.
I
asked
for
the
support
all
members
county
council.
A
Okay,
dueling
motion
may
have
a
second
please.
Second,
mr
summerville
makes
the
second
duly
motioned
and
seconded
any
further
discussion.
This
will
be
approved
without.
G
A
Okay,
this
will
be
approved
without
objection,
and
I
see
no
objections.
Item
25
is
the
first
reading
of
the
norton
is
for
the
approval
of
a
tex-men
amendment
to
the
community
development
code,
sections
82.40.
A
Permitted
activities
to
revise
the
ladies
island
community
preservation,
ladies
island
neighborhood
activity
center
and
lady
island
professional
office
districts
to
include
short-term
rentals
as
a
special
use.
Mr
chairman,
mr
chairman,
as
howard,
makes
the
motion.
Mr
dawson
makes
the
second
any
discussion
seeing
no
discussion.
This
will
be
approved
without
objection.
I
see
no
objections.
A
S
S
This
month
I
had
asked
for
some
data
around
the
number
of
units
that
were
going
to
go
in
here,
plus
the
number
of
units
that
are
already
planned
and
in
the
area,
because
I
know
that
there
is
some
development
that's
going
on
in
that
stretch
of
bluffton
parkway,
and
it
is
very
close
to
the
bridge
on
bluffton
parkway
as
well,
and
I'm
just
generally
concerned
about
the
amount
of
volume
that
we're
going
to
be
putting
into
that
area.
So
I'm
wondering
if
we
have
that
data
available.
S
W
W
One
of
the
things
we
look
for
is
to
make
sure
it
doesn't
trigger
a
traffic
impact
analysis
and
we
anticipate
or
by
doing
an
analysis
of
this
property,
that
this
would
result
in
about
40
additional
dwelling
units
and
that's
is
permitted
in
the
t4
neighborhood
center
district,
and
so
that
really
is,
is
a
pretty
minor
increase
in
what
that
property
would
yield,
but
because
it's
just
going
from
t4
hamlet
center
open,
which
allows
two
and
a
half
stories
to
t4
neighborhood
center,
which
allows
four
stories.
W
W
S
Real
question
is
the
property
to
the
west,
how
many
units
are
planned
to
go
in
there,
the
property
across
the
street,
how
many
units
are
planned
to
go
in
there?
So
it's
for
this
is
40
units,
yes,
but
in
the
context
of
the
total
development
that's
going
on
in
that
stretch
of
road,
that's
really
what
I'm
interested
in.
W
W
W
The
golf
course
I
believe
it's
old
south
has
a
residential
component,
but
that
has
never
been
executed
so
right
now,
there's
just
a
golf
course
with
with
open
land
between
the
greens,
so
that
does
have
some
additional
development
potential
for
for
single-family,
residential.
S
Thank
you
I'm
intending
to
know
on
this
at
this
time.
Frankly,
I'm
just
a
little
bit
concerned
about
what's
going
on
with
hilton
head
national,
the
property
next
door,
the
probably
next
door
to
that
which
is
this
property.
I
think
that
the
compounding
effect
of
that
and
then
being
so
close
to
the
bridge,
I
frankly
just
makes
me
a
little
bit
uneasy
and
I'm
not
going
to
support
it
at
this
time.
But
thank
you
for
that
update.
I
appreciate
that.
A
S
L
About
a
year
ago,
we
had
property
near
this,
come
up
for
the
same
type
of
rezoning.
I
voted
no
on
that
and
it's
the
same
thing.
The
whole
point
of
the
bluffton
parkway
is
to
make
traffic
flow
easier
from
hilton
head
to
the
existing
neighborhoods
throughout
beaufort
county
until
it
gets
down
to
170..
L
L
I
can
tell
you
I
get
more
emails
about
this
area
exploding
than
anything
else
and
we're
just
about
to
approve
more
in
a
moment
and
just
to
clarify
one
thing
you
said
a
minute
ago:
did
you
say
that
the
property
next
to
it
was
about
the
similar
size
of
it,
and
it
was
planned
for
240
dwellings,
but
this
one
they're
only
estimating
to
be
40..
I
don't
if
that
is
true
and
they're
the
same.
I
don't
see
how
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
put
the
200
on
that
one
as
well.
W
No,
so
there
are
two
long,
narrow
properties.
This
is
actually
two
properties:
one
is
zoned
making
up
about
12
acres
and
then
there's
a
property
next
to
it,
which
is
the
the
executive
golf
course.
The
old,
the
old
executive
golf
course,
which
is
about
the
same
size
with
those
two
it's
about
240
each.
The.
What
we
calculated
is
that
this
property
is
currently
half
of
it
is
owned.
T4
neighborhood
center,
the
other
half
zone,
t4
hamlet,
center,
open
and
the
differential
between
the
two
is
is
about
40
units
that.
B
F
W
L
I
W
Well,
we're
talking
about
multi-family
dwelling
units
roughly-
and
this
is
you
know
this
is
all
kind
of
ballpark
estimates,
because
you
know
you
have
to
factor
in
storm
water
and
open
space,
you
know
and
what
these
sites
could
actually
yield.
But
we've
anticipated
just
by
doing
some
analysis
that
this
property
could
yield
with
this
rezoning,
approximately
240
units.
Without
it
it
would
be
about
200,
because
it's
a
split
zone
property,
so
the
increase
in
zoning
is
only
affecting
half
of
it.
W
The
unit
number
is
based
on
looking
at
what
the
land
could
yield
and
the
heights
of
the
building,
and
so
two
and
a
half
we're
basically
taking
doing
almost
a
mathematical
equation.
Where
you
know
two
and
a
half
is
let's
say
five
eighths
and
four
is
eight,
you
know
is
a
whole.
So
it's
it's
kind
of
doing
a
comparison
of
what
this
property
of
six
acres
had
two
and
a
half
story:
apartment
buildings
versus
four-story,
and
that's
where
we
got
the
additional
40
units.
S
I'm
sorry
I
just
have
two
more.
I
want
to
be
sure
I'm
100
clear
on
this,
so
for
this
particular
property,
what
we're
really
talking
about
is
vertical
density,
as
opposed
to
just
more
horizontal
density
at
two
and
a
half
stories
is
that.
Do
I
have
that
right.
W
Yes,
these
are
transect
zones
and
so
there's
the
districts
themselves.
Don't
have
a
density
cap
so
it
you
know,
the
density
is
basically
a
result
of
what
the
land
could
yield.
In
terms
of
you
know,
building
placement
parking,
storm
water,
open
space,
and
so
with
you
know,
four-story
buildings
versus
two
and
a
half
you're
going
to
be
able
to
get
more
vertical
units
in
there,
and
so
the
differential
between
the
two
and
a
half
stories
and
four
stories
is
estimated
at
about
40
units.
B
S
W
Currently,
the
only
developments
that
you
know
that
is
happening
is
the
rv
park
at
hilton
head
national.
The
the
remainder
of
that
site
is
is
a
golf
course,
and
there
is
no
I'm
not
aware
of
any
additional
land
on
that
side
of
bluffton
parkway
between
malfuris
and
buckingham
plantation.
That
has
development
potential.
W
W
D
A
B
F
I
am
I
I
don't
want
to
vote
no
at
this
time,
but
I
do
desire
that
the
two
representatives
from
that
district
have
a
voice
at
the
natural
resource
committee
to
kind
of
talk
through
this,
which
means
that
I
may
be
voting.
I
hate
to
vote
yes
to
a
project
in
someone
else's
district
without
getting
clarification,
but
I'm
going
to
vote
yes
to
move
it
along,
but
I
hope
that
at
our
next
natural
resource
committee
we
can
address
some
of
their
concerns
and
see
how
that
flesh
out.
So,
okay.
A
A
The
way
I
see
the
voting,
it
will
be
six,
yes
and
four,
no
is
there.
Anyone
disagree.
L
G
A
So
we're
six!
Yes,
four,
no
item
27
is
the
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
county
administrator
to
execute
the
necessary
documents
to
convey
a
portion
of
property
owned
by
beaufort
county
with
the
tms
number
two
hundred
zero
one:
zero
triple
zero:
zero
one:
seven:
zero
four
zeros
a
motion:
please.
A
Seeing
no
discussion,
this
will
be
approved
without
objection.
Item
28
is
the
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
2122
budget
to
recognize
arpa
funding
expenditures
so
move
sir
mr
mckellen
makes
the
motion
second.
Second,
mr
dawson
makes
the
second
any
discussion
seeing
no
discussion.
This
will
be
approved
without
objection.
I
see
no
objections.
A
Item
number
29
is
the
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
for
the
approval
of
the
fiscal
year,
2022
local
accommodations
and
local
hospitality
tax
grant
awards
in
the
amount
of
two
million
one
hundred
and
forty
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eight
dollars
to
be
provided
about
provided
out
of
the
local
accommodations
tax
fund
and
the
local
hospitality
tax
fund.
May
I
have
such
a
motion.
D
A
T
Somerville,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
In
the
last
year,
or
so
there
has
been
a
lot
of
discussion
in
this
country
about
who
does
not
deserve
a
statue
honoring
them.
I
hope
there's
going
to
be
a
little
more
discussion
about
people
who
do
actually
deserve
a
statute,
and
I'm
going
to
I'm
gonna
tee
that
up
and
kick
that
off
by
saying
I'd
like
to
amend
item
number
29
from
2,
149,
808
dollars
to
2
349
dollars
and
I'm
sorry,
three.
T
Two
three
hundred
forty
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eight
dollars,
which
is
an
increase
of
two
hundred
thousand
there
are
a
there.
Are
a
number
of
people
who've
been
working
diligently
to
put
up
a
statue
of
harriet
tubman.
I
hope
everyone
will
agree
that
she
is
certainly
deserving
of
a
statue
and
they've
raised
close
to
200
000,
I
think
already,
and
this
will
get
them
well
along
the
way
to
being
able
to
put
in
that
statue
well
well
deserved.
T
So
I
move
that
we
increase
the
that
we
amend
item
29
from
two
million
one
hundred
forty
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
eight
dollars
to
two
million
three
hundred
and
forty
nine
thousand.
Eight
hundred
and
eight
dollars
from
the
local
hospitality
tax
fund
provided
that
the
staff
and
other
parties
with
interest
in
the
statute
slash
monument,
are
able
to
enter
into
agreements
which
satisfy
the
legal
requirements
for
the
use
of
these
funds.
A
Mr
summerville
made
the
motion
to
amend
mr
glover
made
the
second,
mr
summersville.
Since
you
made
the
motion,
you
can
go
first
and
then
followed
by
mr
glover
and
then
whoever
else
wants
to
comment.
T
Well,
simply
to
say
that
that
harry
tubman
has
a
stamp
named
after
the
the
bridge
that
the
columbia
river
is
named
after.
She
has
a
lot
of
things
named
after,
but
I
think
a
statue
will
be
very
appropriate
in
in
a
location
in
beaufort
county,
so
I'm
obviously
going
to
support
this.
F
Yes,
sir,
thank
you
and
I
appreciate
the
motion.
That's
on
the
floor,
my
my
only
you
know
there.
There
was
a
a
question
that
was
asked
to
me
about
two
years
ago
and
it
actually
centered
around
any
document
that
could
prove
that
harriet
tugman
and
robert
smalls
actually
had
a
conversation.
F
But
there
was
no
written
document
that
justified
to
indicate
that
so
having
that
stature
on
both
sides,
at
least,
we
know
that
they
are
together
in
appearance
and
the
tabernacle
baptist
church
is
taking
this
on
as
an
effort
and
I've
come
applaud
them
for
that,
and
they
have
been
working
for
the
last
four
years
trying
to
raise
the
money
to
do
this
and
there
are
just
over
200
000.
F
And
so,
if
it's
okay
with
mr
summerville,
I
would
love
to
at
least
increase
that
to
half
of
the
cost
of
a
five
million
dollar
project,
which
means
that
beaufort
county
would
have
at
least
attributed
half
the
cost
of
that.
So
this
is
some
of
somerville.
Are
you
amenable
to
raising
that
to
fifty
thousand
dollars
more.
A
V
So,
just
just
so
that
I'm
clear,
mr
chairman,
so
now
the
the
the
request
is
not
now
going
to
be
funded
at
250
000.
A
A
I
see
no
opposition.
Therefore,
the
amendment
to
raise
the
amount
of
money
to
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
is
approved
without
objection.
We're
now
at
the
amendment,
which
will
now
be
raising
the
total
amount
of
money
to
two
million
three
hundred
and
ninety
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eight
dollars.
A
Therefore,
we're
back
to
the
original
motion
is
to
now
have
a
first
reading
of
the
local
accommodation
tax
to
include
the
new
amount
of
two
million
three
hundred
and
ninety
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eight
dollars
is
there.
Anyone
wish
to
make
comments
before
we
vote
seeing
none.
This
will
be
approved
without
objection,
and
I
see
no
objections.
I
Yes,
sir,
I
just
want
to
clarify
one
thing
for
I
think
council
understands
it.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
anyone
that
may
be
viewing
and
in
attendance
here
understands
that
the
award
of
250
000
to
tabernacle
baptist
requires
further
work
and
further
discussion
between
the
staff
and
the
trustees
of
the
church,
so
that
we
can
figure
out
a
legal
way
to
do
that.
A
This
is
only
the
first
reading.
We
have
public
hearing
and
two
other
readings
all.
A
D
All
right,
that's
not
the
question.
The
question
is:
where
does
it
go
and
who
does
it
go
to
correct.
V
D
A
Okay:
okay,
thanks
29
has
passed
as
amended
item
number
30
is
the
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
of
the
county
council
of
beaufort
county
south
carolina
establishing
and
adopting
an
emergency
medical
services
development
impact
fee
to
be
imposed
on
all
new
development
in
the
county,
except
for
the
new
development
in
the
town
of
hilton
head
island
to
ensure
that
ems
facilities
stations
and
emergency
vehicles
will
be
available
inadequate
to
accommodate
the
need
expected
to
be
generated
from
new
development
in
the
county,
except
within
the
town
of
hilton
head
island,
based
on
the
county's
level
of
service
standards
for
ems
facilities
and
capital
improvement
plan
and
assign
the
cost
of
such
ems
facilities
on
a
proportionate
share
basis
to
new
development.
A
L
Yeah
I
just
had
one
question:
I
was
looking
at
the
breakdown
of
the
fees
and
then
it
goes
into
non-residential.
My
question
is
going
to
be
when
it
talks
about
the
retail
space.
Is
that
only
when
it's
being
built
or
are
they
going
to
get
hit
with
that
impact
fee?
Every
time
a
new
business
goes
into
a
strip
mall
or
anything
like
that?.
X
L
X
G
I
have
one
sir,
mr
flwelling
go
ahead
thanks,
I'm
going
to
conditionally
approve
this
today
vote
for
it
today,
but
I
reserve
my
vote
at
second
reading
to
to
change
based
on
acceptance
of
this
proposal
by
the
municipalities.
This
is
the
same
objection
I'll
have
to
the
next
item
as
well.
A
Okay,
all
right,
duly
motioned
and
seconded
will
be
approved
without
objection.
Are
there
any
objections?
I
see
no
objections.
Item
30
is
approved.
31
is
the
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
for
the
approval
of
the
taxman
amendment
to
the
beaufort
county
code
of
ordinances,
chapter
82
impact
fees,
article
one
in
general,
two
development
impact
fees,
article
three
parks
and
recreation
facilities,
article
five
library,
facilities,
article
six,
fire
facilities
and
effective
dates.
A
motion
please.
T
A
T
T
T
There's
a
lot
of
debate
about
impact
fees
or
some
debate,
but
the
reality
is
whether
it's
ems
or
whether
it's
schools
or
whatever
it
is
it's
going
to
be
it's
going
to
happen.
If
something
is
needed,
needs
to
be
done,
it's
going
to
be
done,
it's
going
to
be
built,
it's
going
to
be
purchased,
but
if
we
don't
have
the
impact
fees,
that
means
that
that
people
in
6
percenters
are
going
to
pay
a
disproportionate
share,
and
that
includes
renters.
T
That
includes
businesses,
and
that
includes
second
homes,
but
people
think
about
second
homes
and
they
think
oh
good,
then,
and
then
it
will
be
paid
for
by
these
rich
people
who
come
down
here
and
have
second
homes.
That's
only
partially
true,
there's
also
everybody
in
beaufort
county
that
lives
in
an
apartment
is
paying
a
disproportionate
share.
If
there's
no
impact
fee
to
pay
for
it,
and
it's
doubly
true
with
respect
to
schools,
because
schools,
school
fees,
operating
fees,
don't
are
not
charged
on
primary
homes.
T
G
K
On
a
little
bit
of
what
mr
just
somerville
said,.
L
Him-
and
I
have
disagreed
on
this
before
so-
it's
not
a
surprise,
but
some
of
what
he's
saying
I
disagree
with,
and
that
has
to
do
with
impact
fees.
We
put
a
school
impact
fee
in
that
no
municipality
that
I'm
aware
of
has
signed
on
to
yet
that
agreed
to
it
and
that
actually
does
hurt
affordable
housing.
It
is
16
000
in
beaufort
county
right
now,
just
for
the
impact
fees
right
off
the
bat-
and
we
know
that
I
was
being
passed
down
to
the
buyer.
A
I
see
no
objections.
Item
31
is
approved
at
first
reading
number
32,
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
for
the
approval
of
the
text,
amendment
to
the
community
development
code,
drive-through
facilities
to
clarify
the
standards
for
drive-throughs
in
transect
zones
and
to
add
slash
men's
standards
to
manage
the
development
of
drive-throughs
in
both
the
transect
and
conventional
zones.
A
A
Okay,
any
other
comments,
yeah,
just
a
quick
just.
T
It's
been
a
long
time
coming,
and
anybody
who
reads
the
newspaper
knows
that
there's
been
a
lot
of
controversy
of
late
about
drive-ins
coffee
shops
or
whatever
in
in
highly
congested
areas,
and
this
gives
us
a
little
bit
of
of
an
opportunity
to
to
be
more
selective
in
who
gets
to
do
what,
where,
with
with
drive-ins
every,
I
don't
think,
there's
anybody
in
this
county
who
hasn't
run
into
a
backed
up
situation
on
an
arterial
road
with
somebody
waiting
to
get
a
cup
of
of
caffeine
and
sugar.
T
So
I'm
glad
it's
happening,
and
it's
and
it's
it's
gonna,
give
us
a
real
opportunity,
I'm
speaking
specifically
about
ladies
island
right
now,
because
that's
where
the
that's,
where
the
ground
zero
is
today,
but
tomorrow's
gonna
be
somewhere
else.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
Okay,
this
will
be
approved
without
objection.
Are
there
any
objections
seeing
none?
This
is
now
approved,
I'd
like
because
I
want
to
get
out
of
here
at
eight
o'clock,
I'd
like
to
take
items
33,
4,
5,
6,
7,
eight
and
nine
as
one
I
will
read
the
resolutions
have
a
motion
in
second
and
see
if
we
can
do
them
all
at
once.
A
A
Arpa
fund
grant
funds
for
the
beaufort
executive
airport
in
the
amount
of
32
000,
the
approval
of
authorizing
the
resolution
to
authorize
the
county
administrator
to
provide
funding
not
to
exceed
25
000
for
a
design
planning
chart
to
develop
a
design
criteria
and
drawings
to
enhance
the
implement
implementation
of
the
ladies
island
plan.
36
is
approval
of
a
resolution
to
accept
the
2022
palmetto
pride
litter
prevention
grant
award
37
is
the
approval
of
a
resolution
to
accept
the
2022
palmetto
palmetto
pride.
Keep
sc
beautiful,
affiliate
support
grant
program.
A
38
is
an
approval
of
a
wrestler
resolution
for
eminent
domain
for
a
portion
of
parcels
to
install
the
2018
one
cent,
sales,
tax
project,
bluffton,
parkway
path,
extension
and
approval
of
a
resolution
for
the
acceptance
of
a
grant
award
from
the
south
carolina
department
of
transportation
for
the
daufuskie
island
ferry
a
motion
for
those
please,
mr
rodman
makes
the
motion
a
second
please.
Second,
mr
glover
makes
the
second.
Is
there
any
comments
by
any
member
of
council
on
any
one
of
those.
A
I
see
no
comments.
This
will
be
approved
without
objection.
A
A
U
This
is
from
mr
dennis
nelson,
he
southern
beaufort
county
corridor,
beautification
board
chair
and
he
says
two
members
of
beaufort
county
council.
As
the
newly
elected
chair
of
the
southern
beaufort
county
corridor,
beautification
board.
It
is
my
understanding
that
all
county
financial
support
for
the
sbcc
bbb
will
soon
be
discontinued.
I
wish
to
express
my
disappointment
from
all
the
positive
statements
concerning
the
improvements
of
the
views
along
highway
278
I
and
other
board
members
have
heard
from
members
of
the
community
and
visitors.
U
I
believe
this
is
a
high
return
on
investment
factor
for
business
pride
in
the
community
and
support
for
the
tourist
industry.
I
do
remember
not
that
long
ago,
when
the
grass
wasn't
mowed
very
often
and
other
not
so
welcoming
trash
was
present.
I
do
realize
the
increased
cost
for
maintenance
and
d.o.t
changes
in
plant
selection,
and
certainly
these
changes
must
be
be
considered.
However,
how
much
is
too
much
for
showing
a
pleasant
welcome
to
all
who
visit
us?
U
Lastly,
when
has
the
county
council
surveyed
the
community
to
get
their
evidence
that
the
beautification
of
the
southern
quarter
is
not
worth
support
by
the
community?
If
you
have
that
data,
please
share
it
so
that
this
choice
is
more
than
a
small
number
of
community
leaders.
Thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak
my
views,
dr
dennis
nelson,
a
community
member
for
40
years.
Thank
you.
Thank.