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A
B
A
Right
by
councilman
Doss,
without
objection,
the
minutes
from
December
5th
are
approved
all
right.
Do
we
have
any
citizens
comments
today?
None!
No!
No!
No!
No!
No!
No!
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F
Okay,
good
afternoon
Madam,
chair
and
committee
members
last
year
around
my
family
Ramirez,
she
was
new
to
the
team,
as
the
Outreach
specialist
in
human
services
department,
I'd
like
to
bring
her
back
and
just
have
her,
give
an
update
on
what
she
has
done
and
what
the
department
is
working
on.
Has
it
been
a
whole
year,
almost
close.
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A
D
H
April
of
last
year
was
when
I
took
this
position,
so
I
have
some
updates,
especially
for
you
and
circle
over.
We
did
get
that
count
so
I'm
just
going
to
be
presenting
on
the
present
and
future
of
what
we're
doing
with
Beaufort
County
homeless
services,
just
to
recap
and
start
I'm
going
to
give
the
reintroduction
of
the
definitions
that,
as
far
as
help
goes
for
defining
homelessness,
you've
got
your
homeless,
you're,
imminently,
homeless,
Federal
statutes
through
the
federal
government.
H
That
would
also
Define
homelessness
or
is
accepted
as
a
definition
of
homelessness
and
then
victims.
And
then
under
the
homeless
section.
There
are
additional
categories:
one
is
sheltered
and
those
can
be
emergency,
shelter,
detention,
centers
or
detained
transitional
or
Supportive
Housing,
and
then
we
have
unsheltered,
which
is
your
cars,
abandoned
buildings,
Parks,
sidewalks
and
so
forth.
H
Either
way,
however,
if
you,
if
you
prefer
to
ask
questions,
I'm
prepared
for
either
way,
okay,
thank
you.
Cool.
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I
H
Right
so,
since
we
last
met
the
department
has
I
have
been
facilitating
the
residential
empowerment
Coalition,
it's
a
coalition
that
was
started
and
now
has
24
organizations
working
together,
all
of
which
work
directly
with
housing
and
security
or
providing
housing
counseling
as
a
service
in
their
organization.
H
Within
that
Coalition
we
gathered
different
organizations
took
Community
leads
to
do
the
point
in
time.
Count
if
you're
not
familiar
with
the
point
in
time
count
it's
a
national
initiative
that
you
have
to
participate
in
to
request
Federal
funding
from
HUD.
It
requires
you
to
go
out
on
the
night
that
is
determined
by
Hud
and
you
rural
count
of
the
homeless
population
that
night,
so
you
go
out
into
accountments,
you
go
out
into
you,
know,
abandon
locations
or
wherever
the
homeless
population
is,
and
even
in
the
rain.
H
Those
organizations
got
together.
We
did
the
account
successfully
even
like
I
said,
even
in
the
rain,
and
then
we
turned
in
that
information
directly
ahead,
who
is
still
deciphering,
what
they
determine
I
kind
of
a
count
and
not
so
they
they
look
at
their
data
and
just
kind
of
say.
Okay,
this
person
is
not
technically
based
on
what
the
person
said
in
the
survey.
H
So
right
now
we're
we
counted
a
primary
of
about
68
people,
which
is
definitely
a
big
Improvement
team,
and
that
was
in
the
rain.
So
a
lot
of
the
targeted
locations
that
we
had
scoped
out
before
we
did
I
mean
we
were
working
for
months.
Communicating
talking
to
organizations
to
see
where
encampments
were
so
that
we
could
volunteer.
You
took
local
locations
instead
of
just
having
people
go
out.
Blind
and
68
was
what
we
counted
by
the
end
of
that
evening.
H
As
of
right
now,
we
don't
have
a
definitive
number
from
HUD
what
they
will
accept.
Thank
you.
Yes,
I
asked
them
neglected
to
mention
that
as
a
part
of
the
residential
empowerment,
Coalition
I
know,
that
came
was
a
pilot
program
with
the
Detention
Center,
where
we're
able
to
start
working
with
someone
who
is
self-disclosed
as
homeless.
When
they
go
into
the
center,
we
can
offer
them
housing,
counseling
asset
mapping
and
then
continue
to
work
with
them
with
a
plan
to
for
them
to
not
go
back
into
homelessness.
H
So
our
next
steps
and
I
apologize,
if
like
I'm
scammering,
this
room
never
gets
not
intimidating.
So
tell.
H
We
will
continue
to
facilitate
the
program
with
the
future
County
Detention
Center,
the
residential
empowerment
Coalition,
will
continue
to
facilitate
the
meetings
that
we've
been
having
the
Coalition
itself,
and
we
are
now
going
to
enter
a
phase
where
we're
going
to
start
landlord
engagement
programs
to
help
with
the
housing
need
for
this
population.
H
We
will
continue
to
facilitate
the
coza
program
if
you're
not
familiar
with
cos,
that
Koza
is
Posey's
sister
program
and
we
also
gained
access
to
the
homeless
management
information
system,
which
is
a
HUD
direct
system
that
is
needed
for
not
only
counting
but
also
being
able
to
offer
services
to
someone
experiencing
homelessness
in
areas
not
even
here.
So
one
of
the
options
for
housing
counseling
sometimes
does
include
relocation
on
their
terms,
and
so
that
program
allows
us
to
have
access
to
other
areas.
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H
B
B
I
would
you
know
Park
the
Jeep
and
go
talk
and
in
Hilton
Head
South
End
I
found
two
encampments
and
maybe
you
could
confirm
one
was
behind
an
enchiladas
and
one
was
by
that
water
tower
yeah
and
there's
a
third
that's
Ward,
three
of
the
Town
Council,
and
you
know
it's
good
to
golly,
it's
great
to
expect
you're
doing
this
I'm
glad
you
came
here
tonight
and
there's
a
way
we
can
volunteer
I'd
like
to
do
that.
Absolutely.
H
H
J
I
Sir,
is
that
an
unsheltered,
or
is
that
including
childhood
on.
I
Okay
and
so
the
if
you
had
like
a
emergency,
sheltered
and
shelters
and
that
that
would
be
that
would
not
be
considered
homeless,
then,
even
though
they
are
homeless
they're
just
in
there
temporarily
or.
H
I
You
you
talk
about
the
collaboration,
yes,
so
I
guess
there
will
be
plans
to
address
the
shelter.
I
mean
the
homeless
as
we
move
forward.
Yes,
sir.
Okay
I
look
forward
to
seeing
that
so.
H
One
of
the
great
things
that
came
out
of
conducting
this
count,
the
way
that
we
did
is
for
any
organization
to
request
HUD
funding.
You
have
to
participate
in
the
count
and
you
have
to
have
been
so
that
is
now
going
to
open
doors
to
these
24
organizations
to
have
access
to
that,
because
this
data
is
shareable.
H
I
can
also
send
you
a
comprehensive
list
of
everyone.
If
you
would
like
that
sure,
instead
of
trying
to
go
through
the
list,
we.
K
C
F
K
And
owner
calls
police
and
that
that
individual
is
apprehended
what
happens
after
that.
H
So
right
now
the
way
that
it
works.
Well,
one
of
two
things:
the
the
goal
with
the
pilot
program
that
we
launched
is
that
if
that
is
the
case,
the
Detention
Center
will
let
this
person
know
that
they
can
participate
in
that
program.
They
have
access
to
call
our
services,
and
then
we
can
start
working
with
them
on
needs
or
referrals,
because
that's
what
we
are
based
in.
That's
the
meat
and
bones
of
our
department
is
referral
Based
Services.
H
So
that's
one
thing,
the
other
unfortunate
and
truthful
part,
because
I
don't
want
to
give
you
an
answer.
That's
not
true!
If
they
do
not
want
to
take
part
in
that
program,
if
they
just
want
to
be
released,
they
get
released
and
if
they
find
themselves
in
front
of
that
business,
then
the
cycle
will
repeat
the
owner
will
call
again
they
will
get
picked
up
again.
A
Next
thing
on
the
agenda
is
something
where
you
kept
working
a
lot
on
its
approval
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
county
code
of
ordinances,
chapter
38
to
better
Define,
the
Beaufort
County
green
Science,
Program
advisory
committee,
membership
firms,
term
limits,
minimum
requirements,
procedures
and
geographical
representation,
and
we
are
on
the
fast
track
with
this.
So
when
the
money
begins
to
come
in
from
the
one
since
we'll
be
ready
for
it,
so
Mr
Merchant,
we'll
go
over.
The
changes
in
your
packet
of
everything
highlighted
in
yellow,
was
new,
correct
and.
L
Okay,
all
yours
all
right,
I
think
you
summed
up
the
ordinance
pretty
well,
it's
kind
of
getting
everything
in
place
so
that,
once
this
committee
is
appointed,
they
can,
you
know,
begin
their
business.
You
know
so
they
have
all
the
things
that
details
about
how
they
run
or
operate
have
been
decided
and
put
in
the
ordinance
so
I'm
just
going
to
do
a
real,
quick
run
through
the
addresses
several
things.
One
is
that
you
know
we
talked
originally
the
ordinance
that
was
adopted
back
in
October
before
the
referendum
talked
about.
L
How
terms
would
be
staggered,
and
so
this
takes
it
a
step
further
and
talks
about
how
it
would
be
staggered,
so
it
before
committee
rules
at
represent
regions,
north
south,
east
and
west.
Those
would
start
with
the
initial
four-year
term,
and
the
remaining
appointments
would
be
a
two-year
term.
E
L
And
the
idea
was
we
don't
we
wanted
to
put
all
the
geographical
Representatives
on
equal
footing?
The
other
thing
that's
really
important
is
that
we
put
a
term
limit
so
that
there's
no
two
consecutive
four-year
terms.
So
somebody
who
is
beginning
a
four-year
term,
then
they
would
step
up,
and
then
you
know
the
replacement
would
be
appointed
with
the
two-year
terms.
They
could
serve
a
four-year
term
afterwards,
so
they
could
serve
a
total
of
six
years.
L
The
next
thing
is
the
minimum
requirements.
You
know
at
the
January
meeting,
we
looked
at
an
application
and
that
has
minimum
requirements
in
them
just
simply
memorializes
it
in
the
ordinance.
You
know
so
that's
in
there
as
well.
It's
pretty
much
word
for
word.
What
is
on
the
application?
L
It
covers
procedures
and
it
basically
says
that
the
Canadian
shot
me
quarterly,
so
it
kind
of
establishes
a
minimum
and
then
also
it
says
that
every
July
or
the
next
meeting
after
July
that
they
hold
they
would
appoint
a
chair
and
vice
chair.
So
just
some
Basic
Ground
rules.
We
looked
at
other
ordinances,
establishing
committees
just
to
make
sure
these
things
were
in
place.
L
Yes,
sir,
covers
conflict.
Excuse
me
conflict
of
interest
and
then
finally-
and
this
is
actually
something
that
we
spoke
about
in
January-
in
how
we
defined
northern
southern
eastern
and
western
districts,
we
believe
that
this
would
be
would
be
good
to
have
that
in
the
ordinance
as
well.
And
if
you
remember
at
that
time,
Council
recommended,
we
had
two
options
that
we
presented.
It
recommended
it
kind
of
a
hybrid
of
option
b,
and
so
what
we
have
in
the
packet
of
two
maps.
L
You
know,
which
you
know
we
basically
looked
at
geographical
boundaries,
that
best
followed
North,
South,
Houston
West
and
then
made
a
few
modifications
to
provide
equal
population
representation,
and
then,
at
the
council
meeting,
the
request
was
made
to
bring
in
a
little
more
of
Southern,
Beaver,
County
or
area
south
of
the
broad
into
the
northern
district,
and
so
this
map
represents
we
took
in
Tallahassee
and
spring
islands.
That
seemed
to
be
a
natural
geographical
line.
To
draw-
and
this
is
this-
shows
the
population
breakdown
I'd.
A
Like
to
make
a
comment
before
we
regarding
the
maps,
I've
thought
about
this,
a
lot
and
I
understand
the
desire
to
bring
in
more
population
for
the
North
District,
but
actually
from
a
natural
resource
and
environment
aspect.
A
A
You
look
at
Wildlife
borders
and
large
pieces
of
land
that
North
region
is
where,
in
the
East
too,
but
particularly
North
is
where
the
large
Parcels
are
met
and
I'm
not
sure
the
representative
for
that
area
would
have
much
in
common
with
the
west,
where
we
have
it's
going
to
be
more
of
a
Urban,
the
smaller
Parcels
available
to
get
with
this
money
that
we're
going
to
have
green
space.
L
Oh,
actually,
that's
that's
pretty
much.
The
ordinance
I
just
wanted
to
remind
everyone
that
next
Tuesday,
the
21st
it's
a
cutoff
date
for
applications
and
we've
been
getting
them
in
steadily
and
we
have
a
lot
of
good
applications.
So.
A
It's
hard,
it's
very
highly
qualified
people
have
applied
just
outstanding
now,
I'm
talking
to
Mr
Kevin
e
someone
could
represent,
they
could
live
say
in
the
South
District,
but
represent
another
region
did
I
understand.
N
A
Kennedy
this
morning,
I
may
have
gotten
that
confused.
They
have
to
live
physically
in
that
District.
Before.
M
A
L
I
I
will
say:
that's
specified
in
here
as
well.
The
different
representatives
from
the
geographical
regions
have
to
live
the
region
and
then
the
two
committee
members,
the
legislative
delegation
and
then
the
at
large
too.
You
know
Geographic
experts
or
whatever
or
lacking
their
term.
Those
do
not
have
to
reside
in
the
county,
not
specific.
A
A
P
A
C
A
That
car
all
right
comments.
O
Up
first,
okay,
I
think
I
want
to
commend
you
for
the
outstanding
job
of
putting
together
exactly
what
we
believe.
We
should
be
going
forward
with
this
ordinance.
As
far
as
the
math
goes
either.
One
is
acceptable
to
me
my
personal
opinion,
because
it
is
not
so
much
the
representation
here.
O
The
the
job
of
the
individual
who
lives
in
the
north,
east,
south
and
west
is
to
ensure,
when
that
committee
meets
their
following
the
rules,
regulations
that
have
been
set
up
by
the
ordinance,
as
well
as
the
state
law
regarding
the
expenditure
of
those
funds.
So
it's
not
so
much
that
they're
going
to
pick
and
choose
and
say
this
is
the
property
that
you
should
be
going
after.
It's
going
to
be
the
reverse,
is
you
have
brought
us
a
piece
of
property?
Does
it
comply
with
the
law.
M
L
I
I
I
I'm,
like
Joe
I,
don't
care
either
one
but
I
do
from
Miss
Howard
that
calawasi
is
sort
of
like
a
Transit
it's
in
between
and
they
do
a
lot
of
particular
at
Spring
Island.
A
lot
of
Conservation
Area
there
on
Spring
Island,
but
you
know
I,
can
go
either
way
as
far
as
representation.
Let
me
ask
you
this:
the
the.
I
L
O
I
O
Again
this
the
way
this
ordinance
is
set
up
is
how
this
committee
is
going
to
operate
under
the
statute.
The
members
of
the
committee,
how
many
times
they're
going
to
meet
and
what
their
rule
is
the
way
the
properties
are
going
to
flow
to
this
committee
is
something
entirely
different.
It's
not
the
purview
of
this
committee
to
be
the
ones
that
seek
out
the
properties.
It
is
this
committee
that
will
set
the
tone
of
okay
you've.
O
I
How
to
help
me
understand
how
how
is
that
process
going
to
flow
from
home
I?
Am
the
100
acres
that
I'm
going
to
develop
in
kalawasi?
So
what
happens?
Is
this
community
going
to
may
come
to
me
and
say
this?
Is
you
want
your
property
or
you
want
to
send
an
application
into?
What's
like
I.
A
Said
yeah.
I
L
So
we
so
back
in
October,
you
know:
County
Council
approved
an
ordinance,
it's
set
up
kind
of
General
guidelines
of
the
program,
and
so
the
first
step
you
know
since
the
referendum
was
successful,
was
to
get
the
committee
up
and
running
and
then
once
the
committee
is
up
and
running,
their
first
job
is
to
establish
the
program
guidelines
and
the
ranking
criteria
for
projects.
So
those
things
are
yet
to
be
determined,
but
that's
going
to
be
the
first
job
of
of
this
committee,
and
so
the
ordinance
is
in
place.
L
Now
we
kind
of
call
them
guard
rails,
but
it
kind
of
gives
some
general
ideas
of
the
criteria
selection
criteria,
the
things
that
they
ought
to
look
at
when
they
establish
the
program
that
that's
that's
going
to
be
the
first
job
and
the
goal
is
you
know
if
they
get
up
up
and
running
and
appointed
in
April?
Two
months
later,
they
will
come
back
to
council
with
program
guidelines
and
then
okay.
Those
kind
of
questions
will
be
okay,.
B
L
Case
actually,
on
the
County's
website,
we
do
have
Green
Space
Program
website
and
it
points
to
both
the
ordinance
that
the
state
legislation
was
adopted,
the
establishing
program
guidelines
and
then
the
ordinance
if
the
county
adopted
and
both
and
and
I
will
say
that
those
two
there's
not
much
more
out
there.
You
know
because
it's
a
brand
new
program,
so
we're
kind
of
you
know
we're
working
with
what
we
have
to
try
to.
O
A
M
Other
questions
about
yes,
sir
you're
right
I,
don't
see
it
in
the
ordinance,
maybe
giving
us
good
timelines.
So
now,
when
the
committee
is
together,
who
will
be
selecting
that
committee,
who
will
Who,
will
select
who's
going
to
be
appearing
on
that
committee
on
the
applicants.
L
So
we've
talked
about
this.
Amongst
athlete
we
had
looked
at
having
a
committee
and
a
Tom.
If
you
want
to
help
me
out
here,
made.
R
L
Of
staff
and
any
representative
of
this
committee
who
wants
to
help
with
the
first,
you
know
looking
through
the
original
or
the
existing
stack
of
applications,
and
the
goal
was
at
that
point
to
have
them
narrowed
down
to
a
smaller
subset
that
would
be
interviewed.
You
know,
kind
of
a
the
same
way
of
you
know.
P
The
idea
is
that
the
applications
will
be
reviewed
by
staff
they
are
available.
Nobody
is
hiding
any
applications
once
the
deadline
is
complete
and
then
the
thought
was
that
if
there
were
volunteers
from
the
land
use
committee
or
volunteers
from
Council
who
wanted
to
review
these
applications
talk
to
staff
talk
to
each
other
about
them.
P
They're
free
to
do
so,
but
eventually
this
committee
would
review
them
and
make
recommendations
for
each
of
the
four
Regional
folks
appointees,
and
this
committee
or
Council
would
make
recommendations
with
regard
to
the
appointments
of
the
other
three.
The
legislative
delegation,
member
County,
council
member
and
the
member
from
who's
knowledgeable
about
geography
and
general
of
the
county,
and
the
council
would
then
eventually
approve
those
appointees.
P
I
D
T
It
real
quick
all
we're
going
to
compile
all
the
applications
from
each
geographic
location,
we're
going
to
go
through
those
to
make
sure
that
they're
complete
make
sure
everything
is
there
and
the
minimum
qualifications
are
met.
We
will
bring
that
to
committee
and
if,
if
there
are
members
of
council
that
would
like
to
help
staff,
do
that
that's
great?
If
staff
will
do
it,
we'll
bring
all
of
them
back
to
committee
with
our
condoms,
then
the
committee
will
make
a
recommendation
to
council
and
then
Council
will
appoint
all
of
the
positions.
M
T
That's
going
to
come
out
of
yes
or
that's
going
to
come
out
of
this
committee
once
this
committee
decides
who
they
want
to
interview,
they
can
interview
all
of
them.
If
they
want
to
right,
then
that
will
be
part
of
the
vetting
process
that
this
committee
does
and
then
all
of
that
will
lead
to
a
recommendation
for
all
seven
positions
that
will
be
made
to
council
and
then
Council
will
make
the
determination
of
who
gets
the
seats.
T
M
T
M
I
I,
don't
have
a
problem
with
with
Atkinson
said,
but
I
would
personally
like
to
involve
myself
and
I.
Don't
know
whether
you
met
a
children
from
you
from
because
we're
in
the
same
district
and
those
names
that
come
from
that
particularly
I,
guess
they're
going
to
be
a
part
of
that.
I
want
to
be
a
part
of.
U
And
keeping
with
the
current
procedures
that's
been
set
up
this
year,
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
Community
Services,
doing
the
interviews
and
looking
at
the
committee
names,
but
the
recommendation
for
who's
on
the
committee
should
really
the
board
should
really
come
out
of
Finance
Administration
and
economic
development
committee,
because
they're
doing
all
the
boards
and
commission.
T
So
and
I
don't
want
to
overstep
with
this
comment,
but
I
know
this
is
going
to
come
up.
Whoever
wants
to
participate,
provided
we
don't
have
a
quorum.
We
could
have
a
like
a
staff
meeting
to
go
through
those
if
we
have
a
quorum
and
it
is
the
will
of
council
Eric
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
we
could
actually
do
it
publicly
if
counsel
so
desires.
So,
however,
you
want
to
do
it,
you
will
accommodate
it.
It's
not
a
problem.
Foreign.
U
The
one
thing
that
I
would
encourage
you
all
not
to
do
is
turn
it
into
a
public
comment
session
for
entities
that
like
to
come
in
and
speak
about
such
things
to
Lobby
you
all
for
who
should
be
on
the
committee
versus
other
people.
We
do
not
want
to
embarrass
anyone.
That's
applied
for
the
position
by
allowing
outside
entities
to
comment
on
who
should
be
on
the
committee
or
not
so
yeah.
L
O
O
A
K
D
V
C
A
Okay,
all
any
without
objection,
we'll
adopt
option
b
for.
D
O
B
D
R
A
Right,
thank
you
again.
All
right
number,
nine
I
recommend
approval
to
undertake
due
diligence
and
discussions
and
negotiations
regarding
the
Beaufort
County
School
District
Board.
In
order
to
transfer
the
title
of
the
robiko
library
to
Beaufort,
County
and
Mr.
Atkins
is
going
to
talk
about
this
and
we
got
pictures
of
it.
If
some.
T
Of
you,
we
do
they're
a
backup,
so
a
little
brief
history,
hello
again
afternoon
in
discussions
during
the
County
Council
Retreat.
Last
week,
the
topic
of
arpa
Appropriations
came
up
and
one
of
the
line
items
was
health
and
wellness,
and
we
talked
about
the
senior
wellness
centers.
That
staff
is
working
on
identifying
a
location,
two
locations,
one
on
Saint,
Helena
and
one
out
in
libeko
area,
to
provide
services
and
to
build
that
facility
with
those
arpa
funds.
T
After
a
great
deal
of
discussion
internally
with
staff,
we
have
come
up
with
the
idea
that
co-locating
these
with
our
libraries
would
be
the
most
bang
for
the
buck.
It's
a
very
convenient
location,
very
accessible.
We
already
have
developed
facilities
in
those
two
locations,
in
particular
on
Saint
Helena.
We
have
the
room
to
do
it,
the
capacity
to
do
it
so
St
Helens
was
pretty
easy
because
we
already
own
that
property
in
looking
for
properties
out
on
lobico,
we
have
on
site
it's
the
lovico
library
site.
T
The
one
caveat
is
that
we
don't
own
it
that
is
owned
by
the
school
district,
so
with
a
great
deal
of
help,
councilwoman
Howard
and
others
who
have
helped
us
and
Mr
Dawson
see
his
area
out
there.
We
met,
we
discussed
it
with
the
school
district
and
it
appears
that
the
school
may
be
inclined
to
I'll.
Do
air
quotes
at
no
expense,
but
I
want
to
put
a
caveat
at
expense
means
with
no
cash
Changing
Hands.
T
T
T
It
was
an
old
school
I
believe
it
was
built
back
in
the
late
20s
or
30s.
It
had
been
expanded
a
couple
times.
T
This
picture
is
the
right
if
you're
standing
in
the
street
looking
at
it,
this
is
the
right
hand
side
the
county
is
in
a
long-term
lease.
This
is
where
our
library
is
located.
Currently,
the
labica
library,
the
county,
put
considerable
resources
into
this
about
15
years
ago,
completely
renovated
this
side
of
the
building.
If
you
could
go
to
the
next
picture,
this
is
the
left
side,
and
this
is
the
portion
that
needs
to
be
renovated.
It
appears
the
bones
are
good
and
what
we
would
propose.
This
is
the
actual
liability
right.
T
Something
has
to
be
done
with
the
site
it's
aged
nobody's.
Currently,
in
this
building
and
the
school
district
has
indicated,
they
don't
have
a
plan
for
it
and
they
would
like
to
pass
this
on
perhaps
to
the
county,
so
that
we
would
take
on
the
responsibility
of
renovating
it
and
then
maintaining
the
building
moving
forward.
I
do
know
that
it
needs
a
septic
system.
T
There
are
some
old
portable
classrooms
behind
this
building
that
need
to
be
removed,
and
then,
when
we
get
into
this
building,
like
I
say
the
bones
appear
to
be
good,
but
you
would
need
extensive
renovation,
which
we
would
propose
using
the
art
for
money.
O
T
Do
so
what
we're
doing
today
is
making
everybody
aware
that
this
is
out
there?
What
our
plan
is
and
to
ask
for
your
blessing
to
move
forward
with
due
diligence
and
have
these
conversations
in
more
detail
with
the
school
district,
ultimately
to
bring
a
proposal
back
to
you,
County
Council
for
perhaps
taking
title
from
the
school
district
for
this
project.
O
T
Sir,
it's
all
in
one
property.
It's
a
four
acre,
adhesive
property
yeah,
it's
it's
connected
by
a
Breezeway,
but
it
has
shared
utilities.
A
T
This
is
a
good
question.
We
think,
with
a
million
and
a
half
dollars
that
we
have,
we
can
mitigate
some
of
the
roof
leaks.
We
could
replace
the
roof,
bring
the
outside
up
to
speed,
I
believe
there
is
some
asbestos
in
the
building.
We
would
have
that
removed
and
we
should
have
because
we
don't
know
the
extent
once
we
get
into
it,
how
much
that's
going
to
cost.
We
should
have
enough
to
prep
the
inside
and
renovate
at
least
a
portion.
T
This
is
probably
4
000
square
feet,
maybe
yes,
sir,
so
it's
pretty
big
building
our
intent.
We
would
be
outside
get
the
outside
done.
Prep,
the
inside
and
then
petition
off
in
the
side,
that's
closest
to
the
library.
We
would
move
forward
with
renovating
that
first
and
we
think
we
can
get
the
large
majority
of
that
done.
With
the
million
and
a
half
dollars
we
have
or
if
additional
monies
are
appropriated,
we
would
do
all
of
it,
but
I
don't
have
an
exact
number
of
what
it
would
cost
to
renovate
the
entire
building.
T
So
this
would
be
a
senior
Wellness
Center.
Our
senior
program
would
move
in
here.
We
would
provide
community
space
for
a
number
of
different
activities
for
the
community
to
do
and
then
for
in
in
relation
to
the
arpa
money
it
has
to
be
used
for
health
and
wellness,
so
our
plan
would
be
to
do
health
and
wellness
programming
for
our
seniors
to
a
degree
that
qualifies
under
arpa,
so
that
we
don't
run
afoul
on
the
extent
expenditures
of
those
money
which
we
already
do.
K
I
might
follow
up
with
Larry's
question.
What's
going
to
happen
to
the
library,
the
library
is
a
relatively
small
library
now
and
I
think
from
our
discussion
in
our
antennas
that
and.
X
I
T
So
when
we
talk
about
expanding
the
library
that
can
take
on
a
lot
of
different
looks
I,
do
we
do
not
anticipate
moving
books
and
and
shelving
and
stuff
like
that
into
the
library,
but
the
library
is
there.
They
have
staff
that
could
help
us
manage
the
health
and
wellness
facility
and
we
they
would
have
meeting
space.
We
would
have
some
office
space
in
there,
perhaps
that
medical
folks
nonprofits
could
use.
T
There
would
be
a
small
kitchenette,
a
different
events,
much
as
the
library
manages
any
space
like
that
kind
of
like
what
we
have
already
the
smaller
space
that
we
meet
in
for
County,
Council
meetings
that
say
Helena.
This
would
have
the
same
feel,
but
it
would.
The
programming
would
be
specific
for
health
and
wellness
for
our
seniors,
but
it
would
be
part
of
the
library.
K
Well,
I'm
I'm
confused
because
the
discussion
you
know
we
had
was
relevant
that
the
library
would
be
expanded
into
this
building
a
portion
of
it
so
that
we
have
more
space
provided
for
Library
Services.
The
the
current
space
down
with
the
footprint
that
the
library
is
on
now
is
relatively
small
and
it
does
not
meet
the
needs
of
of
the
community
as
far
as
the
library
providing
the
services
as
it
does
some
other
areas.
And
so
if,
if
we're.
K
T
Sure
so
let
me
address
the
arpa.
Money
specifically
has
to
be
spent
on
a
place
that
is
dedicated
for
health
and
wealth.
That's
why
I
brought
up
that
this
is
a
fairly
large
building
and
we
don't
Envision
encompassing
the
whole
building
for
that
purpose.
So
it
is
possible.
We
don't
have
the
funding
sitting
on
the
table
right
now.
It
is
most
certainly
possible
if
we
want
to
put
bookshelves
computers
things
of
that
nature
in
this
building.
We
can
do
it.
It
just
won't
be
with
the
arpa
funds,
but
we
would
own
the
building.
T
We
would
control
that
narrative
as
long
as
we're
not
spending
health
and
wellness
Harpo
money.
Again
we
only
have
a
million
and
a
half
dollars
for
each
location.
That's
not
going
to
do
everything
at
this
location,
so.
U
E
Yeah
right,
yes,
so
Peter
Nick
on
what
Mr
Dawson
said.
Technically,
if
Library
services
use
part
of
that
building
for
health
and
wellness
for
children,
because
you
know
right
now,
the
lobigo
library
is
this
big
literally,
and
there
isn't
room
for
children
to
have
three
hours
to
do
activities
or
whatever.
So
we
could
hypothetically
expand
that
to
offer
Library
Services
health
of
Wellness
for
children.
T
D
T
So
many
different
facets
to
this,
but
the
first
hurdle
is
taking
ownership
of
the
building
and
appropriating
the
offer
money,
because
we're
on
a
timeline,
I
think
2026.
We
have
to
have
that
extended
a
million
and
a
half
dollars
as
we
look
other
places
that
doesn't
go
very
far.
T
So
you
know
the
the
vision
for
this
is
we
use
the
arbor
money?
We
provide
that
service.
We
renovate
that
portion
of
the
building
and
then,
as
other
monies
are
allocated
to
this
building,
you
know
sky's
the
limit
on
that
portion
right
I
just
wanted
to
make
it
clear
that
arpa
money
has
to
be
used
for
Health
and
Wellness,
and
if
we're
going
to
use
that
money
here,
we
have
to
dedicate
the
space
for
that.
It
takes
many
different
forms.
A
T
So
because
no
money
is
exchanging
hands,
we
don't
feel
that
we
need
to
get
an
appraisal.
This
is
just
a
matter
of
discussions
with
the
library
it
kind
of
accounts,
I'm,
sorry
with
the
school
district
for
taking
the
library
in
this
over.
If
County
Council
wants
us
to
put
together
a
little
more
exacting
estimate
of
what
Renovations
May
cost
I
can
work
with
our
CIP
staff,
and
perhaps
we
can
bring
that
back
to
council.
So.
T
That
would
be
our
due
diligence
and
really
what
we're
looking
for.
We
didn't
want
to
go
enter
into
any
negotiation,
but
to
get
really
down
in
the
weeds,
with
the
school
district
without
Council
knowing
and
giving
us
the
lesson
to
move
forward.
Because
if
the
answer
today
is
no,
then
there's
no
point
in
even
going
down
that
road.
E
Just
one
other
thing,
I
think
for
the
public
who
watches
these,
which
some
people
do
I,
never
thought
they
watched
the
library
ones,
but
they
do.
We
should
probably
try
to
avoid
using
arpa
and
say
it's
an
American
Rescue
plan
act.
I,
don't
know
that
the
average
person
in
the
world
knows
what
in
our
fight
is.
They
may
think
it's
AARP
to
Santa
Barbara.
I
The
full
thousand
square
feet
is
that
the
that
include
the
library,
okay
and
it's.
E
O
T
T
Sir,
oh
there's:
no
expenditure,
we'll
we'll
move
forward,
we'll
start
having
discussions
with
the.
A
Right
without
objection,
any
objection
we'll
move
forward
with
this.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Okay.
Next
one
number
10
recommend
approval
to
award
RFQ
112322
for
William
Hamilton
Parkway,
slash,
278,
Corridor,
independent
review
to
the
CBB
contract
amount,
197,
813.,
dry
lips.
X
Yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
for
presenting
this
to
the
natural
resources
and
land
use
committee,
but.
X
That's
right:
typically,
we
wouldn't
have
been
taking
a
lot
of
things
from
278.
The
public
facilities
are
Finance,
but
I
appreciate
you
guys
hearing
this
today
as
well
as
potentially,
if
approved
on
Council
this
evening.
So
what
this
is.
This
is
our
joint
second
independent
review
on
the
270.
This
was
MOA
that
we
agreed
upon
in
last
fall
the
September
October
time
frame.
X
The
purpose
was
to
study
where
we
are
at
in
the
existing
project
to
date
and
see
if
there's
any
things
that
we
need
to
update
from
a
third
perspective
and
their
point
of
view
and
obviously
to
get
somebody
independent
from
the
project
who
hasn't
worked
on
there.
So,
if
possible
somebody
from
outside
of
the
state,
so
we
work
together.
We
had
three
people
from
the
county
staff
people
staff
work
together
committee
about
the
solicitation,
put
that
out
in
October
and
held
pre-bid
meeting
and
then
received
a
response.
X
We
had
I
think
either
five
or
six
people
in
The
Proposal
meeting
and
only
one
down
to
Nevada
solicit
a
proposal
that
company
was
CBB,
so
we
went
through
our
normal
ranking
and
process
and
review
process
as
normal,
and
they
were
very
qualified,
they're,
a
firm
out
of
Missouri
transportation
and
traffic
they've
done
similar
independent
reviews
on
various
other
projects.
They've
done
a
host
of
Transportation
design,
traffic
design,
intelligent
transportation
system,
adaptive
signals.
X
So
every
that
we
in
the
scope
was
a
check
box
so,
as
as
a
result
of
the
sixth
member
committee
felt
confident
in
this.
Even
though
that
we
had
one
one
offer
we
felt
like
they
were
very
qualified
to
do
the
proposed
work
to
we.
We
work
back
and
forth
and
get
a
fee
and
scoop
and
we've
had
a
couple
different
meetings
with
the
group
and
came
up
with
a
contract
amount
of
179
830.
X
X
Yeah,
so
we,
as
agreed
upon
in
the
Moa
with
Hilton
Head,
said
that
we
would
work
this
up
concurrently
with
any
submittal
to
Federal
Highway
for
our
Pharmacy
approval.
Finding
of
no
significance.
X
So
with
that,
we
would
do
this
concurrently,
so
the
thought
is
that
we
get
moving
on
this
as
we
work
with
DOT
to
submit,
hopefully
in
the
next
month
or
so
and
they'll
do
their
review
Federal
Highway.
We
will
concurrently
and
then
we'll
see
where
they
are.
If,
if
Federal
Highway
is
at
a
position
where
they
either
review
and
approve
the
finese,
that's
fine!
If
something
comes
out
of
an
independent
of
view,
that
is
a
meaningful
change
to
the
existing
scope
that
we
have
our
project
documents.
B
Amen,
yes,
a
question
this
study:
is
it
the
same
study
that
the
town's
going
to
do
I'm,
not
sure
exactly
what
the
town's
going
to
do?
What
I'm
saying
is
that
I
think
we
all
I
think
they
agree
that
they're
going
to
do
their
independent
end
to
end
the
invalid
question
and
I
think
Mr,
Greenway
and
I
talked
about
this
briefly
was:
why
would
the
county
spend
the
money
if
the
town
is
going
to
do
some
independent
study,
the
same
thing
and
how
then
you're
going
to
reconcile
any
differences
there?
X
X
I
think
they're,
looking
for
some
citizen
stakeholders
and
a
little
bit
more
coordination
on
the
public
interface,
we're
looking
more
on
a
technical
side
and
the
reason
why
this
is
a
valid
to
move
forward
versus
just
let
the
town
run.
It
is
one
I
think
it
gives
us
Insight
on
on
how
the
pride
or
how
this
independent
review,
where,
where
are
the
holders
of
the
contracts
and
and
the
project
at
large,
so.
V
X
Have
the
commitments
with
the
state
infrastructure
bank,
with
Dot
and
the
schedule,
so
this
makes
sure
that
what
comes
out
of
the
study,
one
stays
on
schedule
and
two
stays
on
task,
so
I
think
it's
a
meaningful
full
study
because
there's
some
answers
that
are
out
there
in
the
community
that
this
will
definitely
hit
now.
Are
there
other
questions
out
there
that
that
have
been
posed
that
this
may
not
address,
possibly
quite
possibly
but
I,
think
the
major
concerns
that
are
out
there
will
be
addressed
in
this
and
I
really
feel
like.
X
The
big
thing
that
we
get
out
of
this
study
is
that
if
there
is
a
project
beyond
the
scope
of
this,
because
right
now
the
the
existing
engineering
design
is,
it
looks
a
little
bit
beyond
the
terminal,
but
not
completely.
This
is
going
to
look
completely
beyond
the
terminal
and
say:
okay,
we
do
this
the
plane
section.
Is
there
an
issue
beyond
the
Termini,
and
this
will
give
us
the
answer
to
that
and
what
I
mean
is?
Are
we
pushing
a
traffic
issue
further
downline
and
I?
X
A
Without
objection,
this
will
move
forward
to
full
Council.
Thank
you.
Okay,
number
12
is
recommend
approval.
Oh
yeah,
oh
Garvey,
yes,
I
had
checked
it
because
come
on
I'm
on
cold
medicine.
Today,
okay
recommend
approval
to
list
the
Garvey
Garvin,
the
Garvey
house
in
Reconstruction
Era
into
the
Reconstruction
Era
National
Historic
Network,
who
is
Mr
Merchant,
is
going
to
talk
about
that.
L
Okay,
this
is
relatively
straightforward.
Beaufort
County
currently
owns
the
Garvin
Garvey
house,
which
is
located
in
Oyster
Factory
Park
in
Bluffton,
and
it
dates
back
to
the
1870s
and
it
is
believed
to
be
one
of
the
earliest
and
Friedman's
houses
in
the
May
River
area
and
we're
approached
by
the
town
of
Bluffton
about
listing
this
in
the
Reconstruction
Era
National
Historic
Network,
which
is
at
Glenn
umberger
here,
is
here
on
the
town
of
Walton.
L
He
can
provide
more
details
if
there
are
questions
about
what
that
means,
but
my
understanding
is
that
is
kind
of
an
honorific
title
that
would
not
place
any
more
restrictions
than
what
are
currently
on
the
property.
It's
currently
listed
in
the
National
register
and
the
contributing
property
to
the
Bluffton
historic
district
that
it
would
give
the
property
more
visibility.
There's
currently
I
believe
eight
properties
in
the
county
that
are
on
that
Network,
seven
or
in
Northern
Beaver
County
one
is
in
Hilton
Head,
so
this
would
be
an
important.
A
L
M
R
I
I
was
a
part
of
the
of
this
project
with
the
ruling
critical
land
program
and,
and
they
brought
it
in
and
I,
was
amazed
and
more
amazed
with
the
completion,
the
restoration
of
this
house
when
I
first
saw
it
it
was
like.
Are
you
sure,
but
it's
amazing
what
it
has
been
done
and
so
I
think
it's
an
honor
for
this
County
and
the
town
Bluffton
to
have
this
listed.
Okay.
A
A
I
A
Who
made
the
second
all
right?
Second,
that
councilman
McAllen
without
objection,
Miss
Lauralee
Rose,
since
she's
retired,
now
she'll
give
her
some
more
work
to
do
on.
R
A
Committee,
all
right
at
this
time
persuade
it
to
the
South
Carolina
code
up
30-4-70.
We
will
go
into
executive
session
to
discuss
negotiations
incident,
to
propose
contractual
arrangements
and
proposed
purchase
of
real
property
cooler
track.
Okay,.
B
W
Thank
you.
Fort
Fremont
closes
out
a
350
Year
Legacy
of
coastal
fortifications
in
Port
Royal
sound
beginning
in
the
mid
16th
century.
It
also
represents
the
closing
chapter
of
America's
coastal
defense
system
before
the
dawn
of
air
power.
Fort
Fremont
is
an
example
of
the
most
advanced
military
technology
of
its
time.
It
would
parallel
the
B-17
and
aircraft
carrier
of
World
War
II.
The
F-35
of
today
Fort
Fremont
was
an
important
part
of
the
Beaufort
culture
very
similar
to
Paris
Island
and
the
Marine
Corps
Air
Base.
Today.
S
They
called
the
navigational
Point
La
Punta
de
Santa
elen,
the
point
of
Santa
Elena,
and
what
the
Spanish
explorers
discovered
is
that
Port
Royal
found
is
a
unique
piece
of
geography.
It's
the
deepest
natural
Harbor
south
of
the
Chesapeake
Bay,
possibly
south,
of
New
York,
the
channel
into
Port
Royal
sound.
This
I
find
a
remarkable
geological
fact.
S
It
became
the
first
capital
of
Florida
and
they
explored
the
back
country
from
this
location
for
more
than
a
century,
with
the
object
of
building
a
highway
from
This
Magnificent
Harbor
to
Mexico
City.
So
the
sound
was
known
to
the
Spaniards.
It
was
known
to
the
French,
who
actually
got
here
first
and
followed
and
created
the
first
Protestant
colony
in
the
New
World
on
Paris
Island
over
my
shoulder
and
that
colony
was
a
failure.
The
Spaniards
replaced
them.
S
It
was
part
of
Spanish
Florida
when
the
English
arrived
150
years
later,
and
this
was
became
as
a
consequence,
a
Battleground
in
the
18th
century,
between
Spanish
interests
in
Florida
and
Saint
Augustine
and
the
English
colony
in
Carolina
and
in
Charleston
and
back
and
forth.
These
wars
went
many
of
them,
Naval
Wars,
many
of
them,
employing
as
all
the
sailors
Knew
by
then
the
magic
of
Port
Royal
South.
When
the
Civil
War
came,
Confederates
defended
the
harbor,
but
it
was
basically
indefensible
against
large
Naval
forces.
S
So
the
U.S
Navy
made
it
their
principal
Target
during
the
beginning
of
the
Civil
War,
and
sent
the
largest
flotilla
of
ships
assembled
by
the
United
States
Navy
in
the
19th
century,
into
Port
Royal
sound
on
November
November,
7th
1861.
S
in
a
four-hour
Cannon
Aid,
which
would
have
been
deafening
from
where
we're
sitting
Was
Heard
for
miles
from
Savannah.
Nearly
to
Charleston
it
was
called
The
Day
of
the
big
gun
shoot
during
the
Civil
War.
This
Harbor
that
we're
looking
at
was
filled
with
ships.
It
would
be
hundreds
of
ships
in
this
Harbor
there
was
a
thousand
foot
dock
with
a
railroad
on
top
off
of
Hilton
Head.
S
S
But
more
importantly,
it
was
the
headquarters
of
the
United
States
Navy
South
Atlantic,
blockading
Squadron,
so
the
biggest
ships
in
the
Navy
were
here,
and
so
it
became
and
and
that's
really
where
the
story
of
Fort
Freemont
starts
with
that
huge
Civil,
War
military
operations
and
installations
on
Hilton
Head
on
Saint
Helena
Island,
on
Paris
Island
and
in
Beaufort.
Y
After
the
Civil
War
we're
going
to
see
a
massive
change
in
technology,
that's
going
to
revolutionize
the
military.
During
the
Civil
War,
we
had
Ironclad
ships,
we
had
rifle
cannons,
but
they
were
all
made
out
of
iron
and
they
were
not
terribly
effective,
but
its
technology
is
going
to
change
after
the
Civil
War.
We're
going
to
see
steel
produced
and
steel
is
much
harder.
So
now
we
have
a
new
materials
to
make
armor
out
of
for
ships.
Y
So
we
can
have
these
armored
ships
made
with
steel
and
much
more
resistance
to
the
shot,
because
I
have
steel.
I
can
make
stronger
barrels
for
my
guns.
I
can
rifle
and
machine
these
much
better
and
the
rifling
is
the
spirals
that
are
cutting
the
barrel.
That
allows
it
to
shoot
further
with
more
accuracy,
and
we
can
also
now
have
breech
loading
guns
that
can
lock
from
behind.
So
I
can
load
my
gun
from
behind
I
don't
have
to
go.
Y
Have
the
whole
black
powder
muzzle
loading
Cannon
I
had
before
now,
I
can
fire
much
more
rapidly
if
I
compare
the
gun
of
1890
to
The
Guns
of
1860
for
the
same
caliber,
the
same
diameter
gun
of
the
1890
gun
will
be
able
to
fire.
Projectile
is
four
times:
heavier
can
shoot
it
three
times
further.
Y
You
can
put
it
in
with
greater
precision
and
can
put
it
through
much
more
armor
than
anything
we
had
in
1860s
World
difference.
A
military
historian,
ER
Lewis
would
say
that
the
change
between
the
Civil,
War
and
1890
in
artillery
technology
was
the
greatest
that
would
be
seen
since
invention
of
artillery
in
the
14th
century
to
the
introduction
of
the
nuclear
projectile
in
the
1950s.
So
there's
been
a
huge
change
in
gun
technology.
At
the
same
time,
it's
not
just
the
steel
but
also
the
powder
that
fires.
These
guns
is
different.
Y
We
have
new
chemical
makeup
and
so
like
cordite
is
invented
now
and
it's
still
a
widely
used
military
explosive.
Even
today,
smokeless
power
is
invented
during
this
period
of
time,
and
it's
not
just
chemical
composition,
but
it's
the
details
of
how
you
make
the
grain
how
fast
they
burn.
So
much
like
the
skill
of
firing,
a
solid
rocket,
solid
fuel
rocket.
It's
that
same
kind
of
technology
has
been
developed
in
these
gunpowder
and
this
new
powder.
So
our
weapons
of
this
day
are
much
much
greater.
Y
Y
They
are
now
equipped
with
these
fine
long
range
guns
and
they
now
become
the
dominant
threat
of
the
late
19th
early
20th
century.
This
is
the
threat.
The
French
and
English
would
bombard
cities
like
Cairo
and
reduce
them
to
Rubble
because
they
were
unable
to
defend
them.
So
this
is
how
the
world
was
seeing
the
threat
from
this
new
technology.
Big
battleships
are
the
threat
of
the
era
and
new
guns
and
fortifications
on
the
ground
or
what
you
have
to
have
to
defend
against
them.
S
One
of
the
most
important,
but
first
things
that
happened
after
the
Civil
War
is
they
built
a
railroad
to
Port
Royal
sound
which
didn't
exist.
It
was
the
first
connection
of
the
sea
Islands
to
the
mainland.
The
advantage
of
that
railroad
is
it
brought
cold,
Port
Royal
South.
So
when
the
coal
was
delivered,
the
Navy.
Y
Followed
in
1872,
Robert
Smalls
was
in
the
South
Carolina
legislature
and
he
pushed
through
a
resolution
to
the
Secretary
of
War,
calling
for
them
to
put
a
Navy
station
on
Paris
Island
and
eventually
he
would
go
into
Congress
where
he
would
continue
his
support
for
a
Navy
station.
Here
in
the
Beaufort
Port
Royal
area.
They
eventually
opened
a
Navy
station
here
and
a
cooling
station.
S
They
created
in
the
1890s
on
Paris
Island,
the
largest
Dry
Dock
in
the
United
States.
This
is
the
period
when
the
U.S
Navy
was
switching
from
sail
to
steam.
All
the
Navies
of
the
world
needed
coaling
station.
This
was
the
principal
Kohli
station
because
of
the
railroad
for
the
Caribbean
and
South
American
U.S
fleets.
This
would.
Y
Be
the
biggest
Dry
Dock
south
of
Norfolk.
In
fact,
it
is
the
only
Dry
Dock
south
of
Norfolk
Virginia,
that's
capable
of
taking
these
new
modern
battleships
to
these
new
modern
armored
Cruisers.
So
this
becomes
at
this
point
a
strategic
Navy
Basin
that
provides
coal
and
it
provides
top-line
support
to
the
ships
and
they
can
repair
the
hulls
of
even
the
biggest
ships
in
the
U.S
Navy.
Y
Following
the
Civil
War
National
strategy
and
emphasis
in
the
United,
States
shifted
from
to
recovery
from
war
and
all
of
our
Coastal
fortifications
went
into
neglect.
The
military
was
busy
taming,
the
west
and
Coastal
defenses
became
something
that
was
no
longer
important
and
the
rest
of
the
world
technology
is
moving
forward
and
they're
developing
these
battleships
they're
developing
new
high
quality
artillery,
and
this
is
going
on
worldwide
and
in
1885
president
Grover
Cleveland
appointed
Endicott
board.
Y
This
was
headed
by
secretary
War,
Endicott,
William
Endicott,
and
the
board
would
meet
initial
report
in
1886
and
they
said
the
conditions
of
our
Coastal
defenses
were
just
unbearably
cannot
be
allowed
to
stay
like
that,
and
they
made
recommendations
for
fortification
and
improvements.
They
identified
29
places
that
needed
fortifications
and
11
of
which
were
critical
in
that
list
of
29,
Savannah
and
Charleston
on
the
list.
But
Beaufort
is
not
on
the
list.
S
So
the
USS
Maine
was
here
on
patrol
and
in
the
harbor
and
while
they
were
in
the
harbor
several
times,
they
entertained
the
local
population.
So
the
merchants
and
the
social
leaders
and
the
political
leaders
of
Beaufort
were
invited
to
come,
have
lunch
with
the
captain
of
the
ship.
Captain
sigsby
and
the
officers
got
to
know
the
people.
The
people
got
got
to
know
the
officers.
The
crew,
which
was
large,
would
go
ashore
on
payday
and
make
friends
with
everybody
in
town.
S
So
it
was
a
very
social
Arrangement
between
the
towns,
Port,
Royal
and
Beaufort
and
the
ship
so
the
main
left
here
it
went
and
reprovisioned
it
refueled
in
Key
West
and
then
went
to
90
miles
across
to
Havana
into
the
harbor
and
blew
up.
Y
At
that
point,
somebody
in
the
war
department
realized
that
we
had
this
big
Dry
Dock,
the
only
Dry
Dock
in
the
South
that
could
take
on
and
repair
these
big
Capital
ships
that
were
in
our
Navy
we're
going
to
start
operations
against
a
power
in
the
Caribbean,
and
this
fort
was
totally
undefended
and
that's
what
put
Fort
Fremont
on
the
map
we
had
to
have
a
fort
here
to
defend
the
polling
station,
and
especially
this
big
Dry
Dock,
as
well
as
this
fine
Harbor.
That's
here.
S
And,
of
course,
that
event,
which
killed
300
or
more
Sailors
on
the
ship
was
very
much
followed
by
the
local
news
media
and
very
much
lamented
by
the
many
friends
that
the
crew
had
made
here.
The
destruction
of
the
USS
Maine
was
a
personal
matter
to
Beaufort
and
to
Port
Royal
Center
and
of
course
it
was
the
Spanish-American
War
and
the
attempt
to
defend
this
Harbor
again,
which
led
to
the
creation
of
Fort
Fremont.
The
United
States
declared
war
on
Spain
in
in
April
1898.
S
Y
By
early
may,
we
had
temporary
batteries
in
place
here,
submarine
mines
were
in
place
and
in
the
summer
they
would
actually
place
the
mines
across
the
Beaufort
river.
Behind
me,
the
temporary
batteries
were
a
temporary
expedient.
They
were
located
to
my
left
about
a
thousand
yards.
They
immediately
began
construction
of
what
would
become
Fort
Fremont.
The
large
batteries
would
House
of
large
guns
battery
four
Nance,
the
rapid
fire
guns.
The
smaller
battery
was
completed
by
June
of
1898.
S
Y
N
Well,
Fort
Fremont
was
named
for
a
Major
General
John
Fremont.
He
was
actually
a
local
boy,
so
to
speak.
He
was
born
and
grew
up
in
Savannah
Georgia,
just
south
of
us,
and
went
to
college
in
the
College
of
Charleston
up
just
north
of
us
in
Charleston.
He
served
in
the
Army
and
primarily
initially
as
a
Explorer
as
army.
Forts
were
generally
named
for
army
officers
and
he
was
connected
locally.
N
We
are
sitting
in
the
number
three
gun
position
of
a
three
gun
battery
Jessup,
which
had
three
10
inch
disappearing:
carriage,
large
caliber
guns,
breach
loading
guns.
Their
purpose
was
to
engage
the
warships
that
might
be
entering
the
harbor
and
Port
Royal
sound
we're
here
now
at
the
second
battery
that
was
part
of
Fort
Fremont.
This
is
battery.
Four
Nance
was
named
for
a
army
officer
that
was
actually
killed
during
the
Spanish-American
War.
During
the
Battle
of
San
Juan
Hill
battery
Finance
mounted
two
British
made
4.72
inch,
Armstrong
quickfire
guns.
N
They
were
called
quick
fire
because
they
loaded
were
loaded
with
a
complete
cartridge
and
it
in
time
of
action.
They
could
fire
four
to
six
rounds
per
minute.
The
purpose
of
battery
for
Nance
was
to
defend
the
Minefield,
which
was
the
other
component
of
the
Endicott
Coast
artillery
or
or
Coast
defense
system,
a
Minefield
with
controlled
mines
controlled,
meaning
that
they
were
connected
electrically
to
Shore
and
could
be
fired
on
command
from
Shore.
N
That
control
station
would
have
been
probably
shared
with
the
plotting
room
and
in
order
to
protect
the
Minefield.
Obviously,
an
enemy
would
want
to
interfere
with
that
might
send
vessels
small
ships
in
here
at
night
to
try
to
interfere,
and
this
battery
would
take
those
vessels
Under
Fire.
If
there
was
some,
there
was
suspected
that
they
were
doing
something
to
interfere
with
the
mines,
such
as
pulling
up
the
cables
and
cutting
those
the.
Y
Q
The
life
for
the
soldiers
at
Fort
Fremont
was
disciplined
and
regimented.
They
even
had
meal
times
were
specified
lengths
of
time
15
minutes
for
lunch.
15
minutes
at
breakfast,
20
minutes
of
supper.
They
had
to
practice
their
skills.
They
were
training
and
doing
maintenance
constantly.
If
you
can
imagine
with
these
big
guns,
they
had
to
have
skills
in
and
practice
the
skills
in
artillery
mind
laying
signaling,
which
involved,
in
our
case
at
Fort,
Fremont
the
use
of
the
fire
control
tower,
which
was
pretty
sophisticated
and
advanced
signaling
technique.
Q
Then
they
also
had
to
practice
the
typical
military
skills
marching
and
drilling
Small
Arms,
fire,
first
aid
and
so
forth.
In
addition
to
that,
they
also
had
participated
in
athletics.
They
had
physical
training
PT
and
they
also
had
sports
teams.
So
this
was
to
keep
them
physically
fit
so
that
they
could
continue
their
their
duties
because
they
were,
it
was
pretty
rigorous
at
Fort,
Fremont.
Y
When,
eventually,
the
decision
was
made
to
move
the
dry
dock
and
the
culling
station
in
the
Navy
station
up
to
Charleston,
then
this
fort
no
longer
became
significant.
There
was
nothing
left
here
that
was
to
be
protected.
At
that
point,
1911
the
last
troops
were
transferred
out
and
the
fort
was
closed.
S
In
1901,
the
mayor
of
Charleston
and
the
United
States
Senator
Pitchfork
Ben
Tillman
from
South
Carolina,
wanted
this
to
move
from
Beaufort
County
to
Charleston
County,
because
there
are
more
votes
in
Charleston
County
and
the
mayor
wanted.
The
U.S
Corps
of
Engineers
in
the
Navy
to
dredge
the
harbor
in
Charleston,
because
battleships
in
those
days
required
26
feet
of
water,
Charleston's
natural
Harbors,
15
feet
of
water.
Port
Royal
is
30..
You
know
what,
in
order
for
Charleston
to
sustain
its
Port,
it's
commercial
Port.
It
had
to
dredge
the
harbor.
S
S
Y
The
fort
did
its
job
built
a
deterrent
for
anybody
that
wished
to
attack
these.
It
provided
protection,
in
fact,
the
whole
endicotta
system,
although
never
challenged
in
this
era.
Here
in
the
United
States,
provided
some
300
major
guns,
Coastal
guns,
to
protect
major
areas
and
left
the
United
States
at
the
beginning
of
the
20th
century,
with
his
well-defended
Coastline
as
any
place
in
in
the
world,
but
I.
S
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
it's
a
magnificent
artifact
of
an
era
and
it's
an
era
that
has
been
neglected.
The
turn
of
the
20th
century,
the
naval
station
across
the
river
here,
and
so
it's
a
it's
a
piece
of
History,
that's
disappearing
and
the
friends
of
Fort,
Fremont
and
Beaufort
County
have
preserved
it
for
the
use
of
the
public
and
as
a
memorial
to
that
moment
in
history,
Fort.
W
Fremont
closes
at
350
year
story
of
Homeland
Security
addressing
European
imperialism
in
the
19th
century.
It's
a
tale
of
how
geography,
technology
and
National
Security
creates
a
transition
for
America
to
become
a
global
power.
It's
also
a
wonderful
snapshot
of
America.
In
the
beginning
of
the
20th
century,
the
friends
of
Fort,
Fremont
and
Beaufort
County
have
a
valued
partnership,
working
in
tandem
to
preserve
the
fort's
integrity
and
promote
the
historical,
natural
and
cultural
aspects
of
the
fort
most
important.
We're
always
looking
for
creative
ways
to
enhance
visitor
experience.
W
D
J
R
AA
A
O
A
motion-
yes
Madam,
chairman
I,
would
move
the
following
motion:
I,
move
that
way
forward
to
counsel
a
recommendation
for
a
first
reading
of
the
Norton's
authorizing
the
County
Administrator
to
execute
the
necessary
documents
and
provide
funding
for
the
purchase
of
real
property
located
at
one
two:
three:
zero
North
okatee
Highway,
commonly
known
as
the
cooler
track
for
the
purpose
of
consolidating
County
Sheriff's
facilities
and
operations
to
this
property
and
for
other
first
responder
facilities
as
desired.
Do.