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A
Have
this
development,
this
architectural
style
will
allow
multiple
buildings
for
different
uses;
in
other
words,
there's
one
that
is
a
main
living
area,
another
building
that
is
a
kitchen
area,
another
building
that
is
a
that
is
studies
and
art
studios.
Another
building
that
might
be
bedrooms
and
the
planning
department
has
looked
at
this
for
a
little
while
and
the
fastest
way.
The
best
way
for
them
to
get
it
is
to
have
to
get
it
done
within
a
reasonable
period
of
time
is
for
council
to
direct
that
to
happen.
D
E
B
A
If
we
have
this
just
as
an
option
for
people,
it's
not
requiring
any
kind
of
development
and,
of
course,
property
owners
nearby
would
certainly
be
able
to
to
to
not
develop
in
that
pattern.
It's
just
these
lots
are
very
large,
very
spaced
out
so
with
development
in
this
pattern,
and
one
lot
wouldn't
necessarily
would
not
impact
any
other
houses
in
the
area.
A
Well,
if
we,
if
we,
if
we
had
to
request
a
or
if
spring
island,
had
to
ask
each
individual
property
owner,
so
it
could
take
six
months
or
a
year.
That
way-
and
this
is
this-
is
the
easiest
way
to
do
it
again,
especially
considering
there's
already
this
type
of
development
out
there.
It's
just
allowing
future
owners
to
be
able
to
have
it.
A
F
I
was
asking
if
you
thought
it's
outside
the
ordinary,
as
opposed
to
having
to
go
to
a
committee,
then
having
the
executive
staff,
make
a
recommendation
or
provide
an
opinion
and
then
have
it,
come
to
the
council
having
already
been
discussed
and
heard
by
people
rather
than
just
dropping
it
on
the
table.
When
no
one
really
knows
anything
about
it.
Well,.
H
A
H
H
H
No,
they
are
not.
It
was
originally
scheduled
to
come
before
natural
resources
for
you
for
natural
resources
to
discuss
the
initiation
of
the
rezoning,
but
that
is
out
of
character
with
the
requirements
of
the
code.
The
council
needs
to
initiate
the
rezoning
before
any
committee
or
planning
commission
review
takes
place
once
the
rezoning
is
initiated,
then
the
planning
commission
will
hear
it
in
october.
H
F
H
Is
an
unusual
reason
to
initiate
a
rezoning,
because
typically
rezonings
are
initiated
by
political
bodies
to
carry
out
the
purpose
and
intent
of
a
comprehensive
plan.
In
this
particular
case.
It's
a
little
unusual
in
the
fact
that
the
neighborhood
has
approached
the
county
about
doing
a
text
amendment
and
a
rezoning,
but
they
do
not
want
to
go
through
the
process
and
take
the
time
to
try
to
get
all
the
property
owners
to
agree
to
the
rezoning
of
their
property.
They're
asking
the
council
to
initiate
that
through
this
mechanism
with
council
member
flew
ellen.
H
B
B
C
E
I
B
B
B
The
executive
session
will
be
pursuant
to
south
carolina
code,
30-40
4-70
a-2,
for
the
receipt
of
legal
advice,
where
the
advice
relates
to
pending
claims
which
are
covered
by
attorney-client
client
privilege,
the
detention
center
litigation
and
also
discussion
of
negotiations
incident
to
propose
contractual
arrangements
and
potential
sale
of
real
property
known
as
king
street
and
wilmington
street.
May
I
have
such
a
motion
for
the
executive
session.
B
Oh
and
if
I
turn
the
page,
there
is
a
third
one.
Thank
you
very
much.
Pursuant
to
the
code,
as
stated,
we're
going
to
discuss
negotiations
incident
proposed
contractual
arrangements
and
proposed
purchase
acquisition
of
real
property,
known
as
melrose
landing,
daufuskie
ferry
landing.
So
now
may
have
motion
for
those
three
items.
J
B
Mr
rodman
makes
the
second
it
is
duly
motioned
and
seconded
any
discussion.
Seeing
no
discussion.
This
will
be
done
as
unanimous.
Without
objection,
we
will
be
moving
across
the
hallway.
It
is
now
4
44..
The
council
meeting
does
start
at
6..
We
do
have
a
fairly
lengthy
executive
session,
but
we
will
start
the
council
meeting
at
6..
So
we
are
now
in
executive
session.
B
B
B
Good
evening,
everyone
welcome
to
the
county
council
meeting
of
monday
september
12th
I'd
like
to
call
this
meeting
to
order.
We
are
a
hybrid
group
this
evening,
which
means,
as
you
can
see,
several
of
us
are
in
the
chambers
here,
but
we
do
have
two
council
members
online
with
the
clerk.
Please
call
the
role
to
indicate
that
we
do
have
a
quorum.
B
M
I
A
B
B
Please
be
aware
of
that.
The
second
is
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
where
you
can
address
anything
that
concerns
you
with
county
council,
we're
going
to
have
the
pleasure
of
allegiance
and
invocation,
which
will
be
done
by
vice
chairman
somerville.
We
are
then
going
to
ask
you
to
remain
standing
for
a
moment
of
silence.
M
Lord,
if
you
bow
your
heads,
please
lord
make
us
instruments
of
your
peace
where
there
is
hatred,
let
us
bring
love
where
there
is
offense.
Let
us
bring
pardon
whether
it's
discord.
Let
us
bring
union
where
there
is
error.
Let
us
bring
truth
where
there
is
doubt,
let
us
bring
faith,
whether
is
despair.
M
Let
us
bring
joy,
o
master,
let
us
not
seek
as
much
to
be
consoled
as
to
console
to
be
understood
as
to
understand
to
be
loved
as
to
love,
for
it
is
unforgiving
that
one
receives
it
is
in
self-forgetting
that
one
finds
it
is
in
pardoning
that
one
is
pardoned.
It
is
in
dying
that
one
is
raised
to
eternal
life,
amen,
amen,.
B
G
B
Okay,
the
motion
that
has
been
sent
to
us
so
that
the
public
is
aware
of
what
mr
flewelling
is
talking
about.
He
would
like
to
move
to
direct
staff
staff
to
draft
appropriate
cdc
language
regarding
t2
rural
low
zoning,
to
allow
multiple
accessory
structures
and
to
change
the
zoning
for
spring
island
to
t2
rural
low
and
to
forward
these
changes
through
the
normal
process.
B
C
Was
discussed
at
the
natural
resource
agenda
meeting,
I
do
not
feel
it's
appropriate.
I
think
each
individual
landowner
should
bring
their
requests
forward.
I
understand
that
spring
island
has
very
large
lots,
but
we
have
other
similar
developments
in
beaufort
county,
maybe
not
many
but
a
few,
but
this
also
has
a
lot
of
questions
in
my
mind
that
it
needs
to
be
vetted
publicly
by
each
individual
landowner
and
why
they
need
the
accessory
buildings.
A
B
F
A
B
B
N
F
I
M
B
B
B
B
F
F
People
with
these
disorder
disorders
can
seek
help
and
treatment
they
can
recover
and
they
can
achieve
healthy
lifestyles
and
lead
rewarding
lives
in
recovery,
and
whereas
the
focus
of
national
recovery
month
is
to
combat
stigma
and
resolve
misconceptions
associated
with
addiction
and
to
celebrate
their
journey
with
the
theme
join.
The
voices
for
recovery
celebrating
connections
recovery
month
spreads
the
message
that
prevention
and
treatment
are
effective
and
people
can
and
do
recover
every
day,
and
whereas
the
impact
of
substance,
use
disorders
and
opiate
overdoses
is
apparent
locally.
F
For
the
above
reasons,
the
beaufort
county,
alcohol
and
drug
abuse
department
and
the
beaufort
county.
First
responder
team
is
asking
our
entire
community
to
join
partners
and
stakeholders
across
the
palmetto
state
in
celebrating
september
as
national
recovery
month
and
an
observation
of
the
33rd
anniversary
of
recovery
month
and
now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
beaufort
county
council
does
hereby
proclaim
september
2022
as
recovery
month
in
beaufort
county.
F
F
F
Contain
opioids,
unfortunately,
these
days,
if
people
are
using
marijuana
or
cocaine
or
methamphetamine,
the
people
who
are
purveyors
of
that
sometimes
include
fentanyl
in
there
simply
because
it's
available
and
they
think
people
are
seeking
it.
So
a
lot
of
people
are
quite
surprised
when
they
discover
that
fentanyl
is
contained
in
the
drug
that
they're
using
and
sometimes
that
surprise
results
in
death.
F
A
statement
made
here
says:
hey.
I
just
want
to
say
thanks.
If
it
wasn't
for
you
telling
me
your
story,
I
would
not
have
got
help.
I
don't
trust.
No
one
never
have,
but
I
could
see
in
your
eyes.
You
really
wanted
to
help
me.
You
straight
saved
my
life
and
I
will
be
forever
grateful
for
you.
In
beaufort
county
in
2020,
there
were
30
drug
overdose
fatalities
related
to
opioids
and
drug
overdose.
F
Hospitalizations
the
individual
quoted
above
was
one
of
29
county
residents,
who
were
helped
recently
by
the
beaufort
county
first
responders
project
that
began
in
october
of
2021..
It's
just
one
of
several
notes
that
this
team
behind
me
received
this
program
was
created
to
help
curb
opiate
abuse
and
opiate
overdoses
and
south
carolina
in
south
carolina.
Last
year,
more
people
died
from
drug
overdoses
than
they
did
from
automobile
accidents
in
2020,
1734
south
carolinians
died
from
a
drug
overdose
and
there
were
1066
traffic
fatalities
of
those
1734
drug
deaths.
F
E
P
First
of
all,
let
me
say
thank
you
on
behalf
of
our
team
conduct,
our
part
built,
if
you
will,
by
firefighters,
from
burton
ladies
allen,
st
hill,
fire
district
paramedic
from
beaufort,
county
ems
and
surely
our
friends
and
neighbors
at
the
beaufort
county,
alcohol
and
drug
abuse
division.
We
thank
the
county
for
supporting
this.
We
are
leap
years
ahead
of
our
colleagues
around
the
united
states.
P
If
we
travel
to
learn
how
to
do
our
job
better,
we
find
that
we
have
some
very
forward
thinkers
in
our
leadership,
both
at
the
council
level,
as
well
as
our
staff
level,
and
because
of
that,
our
team
exists
and
because
of
the
efforts
that
we're
able
to
do
in
the
support
that
we're
provided
by
both
our
residents
and
surely
our
staff
and
the
council.
We
are
absolutely
making
a
difference
in
this
county
and
we
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
do
that.
F
Occasionally
I
have
the
unique
opportunity
to
present
these
proclamations,
which
I
don't
know
if
you
can
tell
I
really
love
to
do.
I
really
love
to
do
it.
It's
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
recognize
people
in
our
community
who
are
doing
very
important
work
for
all
of
us
and
oftentimes,
no
one
bothers
to
say
thank
you
or
recognize
those
important
efforts
tonight.
It's
it's
with
great
pleasure
that
I
bring
a
friend
of
all
of
ours
up
here
tonight,
sitting
right
here,
eleanor
leitzy.
F
F
But
she
was
called
upon
to
assist
in
drafting
regulations
for
the
commission
and
was
responsible
for
developing
and
managing
educational
and
testing
programs
for
licensees
and
whereas
in
2000,
illinois
became
the
executive
vice
president
of
the
hilton
head
area,
association
of
realtors.
Did
you
know
you
did
all
these
things
where,
for
eight
years
she
helped
grow
the
association
from
400
to
1200
members,
as
well
as
developing
42
programs
and
services
to
aid
the
members?
F
F
Safe
harbor
and
turtle
trackers,
and
whereas
eleanor
has
spent
her
professional
career
and
personal
life
serving
the
residents
and
citizens
of
the
great
state
of
south
carolina,
as
well
as
the
communities
of
columbia,
hilton
head
island
and
greater
beaufort
county.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
beaufort
county
council
recognizes
eleanor
leitzy
for
her
commitment
and
dedication
to
the
great
state
of
south
carolina,
in
particular
the
low
country
making
beaufort
county
a
better
place
to
live
to
work
and
to
play.
Q
Q
F
F
There
has
been
a
lot
of
discussion
in
government
and
outside
of
government
recently
about
affordable
and
attainable
housing
and
the
very
important
work
that
we
must
undertake
to
ensure
that
we
can
have
a
successful
program,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
workforce
housing.
So
tonight
we're
going
to
recognize
some
of
the
people
who
have
participated
privately
in
putting
together,
affordable
and
attainable
housing
for
their
employees
and
for
other
members
of
the
community
on
hilton
head.
F
As
you
will
see,
as
I
read
through
this,
some
of
the
people
here
are
pioneers
in
this
work.
Others
have
joined
recently
but
have
joined
just
as
effectively
as
others
have
so
tonight
we're
going
to
recognize
a
real
pioneer,
a
fellow
by
the
name
of
thomas
barnwell,
who's
sitting
right
over
here
tom.
Would
you
join
me
up
here
for
a
moment.
F
Tom
is
a
real
pioneer
in
affordable
housing
and
in
other
community
service
activities
on
hilton
head
tom
began
his
community
organization
up
activities
with
program
planning,
federal
program,
orientation
and
implementation.
While
he
was
at
the
penn
center,
his
community
service
continued
when
he
held
positions
as
assistant
director
of
buford
jasper,
hampton
economic
opportunity.
Commission,
then
he
was
the
executive
director
of
beaufort
jasper,
hampton
comprehensive
health
services,
and
then
he
was
the
regional
director
of
national
consumer
cooperative
bank.
F
The
charleston
branch
tom
has
been
very
active
in
securing
affordable
housing,
health
care
and
employment
for
the
natives
of
hilton
head
island,
he's
a
well-recognized
land
developer
and
a
privacy
business
owner
of
rental
properties.
When
I
say
tom
is
a
pioneer
he
and
his
wife,
susan
have
been
very
active
susan's,
not
here
tonight,
very
active
in
constructing,
affordable
and
attainable
housing.
F
F
R
F
If
you
would
stay
up
here
with
me
just
for
a
moment,
I'm
going
to
invite
some
other
people
up,
but
I
would
like
to
give
you
this
presentation,
a
proclamation
that
is
made
out
to
you
for
leading
the
way
in
setting
the
example
regarding
safe,
stable
and
affordable
housing
for
all
residents,
and
there
it's
been
resolved
by
county
council
of
beaufort
county
that
we
would
like
to
recognize
you
for
your
selflessness,
your
ingenuity
and
the
resources
you've
used
to
provide
attainable
workforce
housing
on
hilton,
head
island.
So
for
that.
F
F
F
F
Kevin
is
not
here
tonight
because
he
works
primarily
in
charlotte
north
carolina,
but
jill
boyd,
who
is
here
I'd
like
to
invite
jill
up
jill,
is
the
general
manager
of
hilton
head
health
and
wellness
for
those.
Sorry,
that's
right
and-
and
I
think
the
senior
vice
president
is
here
as
well
somewhere.
Oh.
F
You
may
remember
jill,
because
jill
was
a
partner
in
michael
anthony's
many
many
years
ago,
and
if
those
of
you
who
have
eaten
there
went
to
the
desk,
when
you
went
in
the
door,
there
was
jill
standing
there
extending
a
warm
welcome.
She
left
that
quite
some
time
ago,
and
it's
been
over
there
now
about
13
years
right,
10
years,
10
years,
sorry
10
years
at
hilton,
head
wealth,
which
is
very
happy.
So
I'm
going
to
give
you
kevin
carter's
proclamation
and
it
reads
pretty
similarly
to
the
one
that
I
just
gave
to
tom
barnwell.
T
Thank
you
first,
let
me
say
eleanor
was
a
really
hard
act
to
follow,
first
and
foremost,
what
an
amazing
woman
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
councilman,
the
county,
the
city
officials
and
the
administrative.
We
have
been
working
with
all
of
you
diligently
to
get
our
licensing
and
to
be
able
to
get
our
permits
and
move
forward,
and
we
are
thrilled
to
be
part
of
this
solution
of
getting
some
affordable
housing
for
the
workforce.
T
T
F
They're
going
to
stay
up
here
for
a
ton,
I
have
one
more
and
I'm
finished.
I
promise
this
is
a
an
award,
a
proclamation
to
some
people
who
are
very
well
known
on
hilton
head
and
who
are
very
good
friends
of
mine
accidentally,
I've
known
them
for
probably
over
a
decade
and
it's
jr
and
leslie
richardson.
Would
you
be
kind
enough
to
come
up
here
and
join
me.
F
I'm
going
to
just
read
this
and
give
you
this
and
then
chris
is
going
to
close
and
take
some
photos.
Okay,
j.r
and
leslie
have
been
providing
affordable
workforce
housing
on
hilton
head
since
2019
to
help
combat
the
workforce.
Housing
shortage
on
hilton
head,
the
richardson
group,
which
is
run
by
j.r
leslie,
converted
a
former
commercial
building
at
one
park
lane
into
single
and
double
occupancy
residential
units
previously
home
to
carswell
insurance.
The
8
800
square
foot
building
has
been
vacant
for
more
than
five
years,
while
surrounding
businesses
struggled
to
find
homes
for
their
workers.
F
The
units
are
fully
rented
they've,
also
put
some
additional
units
over
on
the
building
that
the
hilton
head
orchestra
is
in
over
by
lagoon
road
near
colligny
circle,
and
I
know
that
both
jr
and
leslie
continue
to
look
for
other
opportunities
on
hilton
head.
So,
on
behalf
of
council,
I
would
like
to
present
you
with
this
proclamation
that
says
that
jr
and
leslie
richardson
are
leading
the
way
and
setting
the
example
regarding
safe,
stable
and
affordable
housing.
F
For
all
residents
and
now,
therefore
be
resolved
by
the
county
council
of
beaufort
county,
this
council
hereby
wishes
to
recognize
j.r
and
leslie
richardson
for
their
selflessness,
their
ingenuity
and
the
resources
they've
used
to
provide
attainable
workforce
housing
on
hilton
head
iowa.
They
are
thank
you
very
much.
U
I'll
just
say
that
this
is
quite
unexpected,
but
we
really
appreciate
it.
It's
not
our
thing
to
be
out
front
with
these
kind
of
things,
but
we
actually
have
three
of
three
action:
three
and
four
projects
in
the
process
right
now,
and
it
was
the
last
thing
we
expected,
so
it's
our
passionate
belief
that
people
should
be
able
to
live
close
to
where
they
work
and
in
doing
that.
U
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
accomplish
it,
and
it's
going
to
take
all
of
us,
both
private
and
public,
to
make
that
happen,
and
you
can
do
it
in
these
small
pieces,
but
we
have
like
3
000
units
over
just
on
hilton
head
that
are
short,
and
it's
going
to
take
a
lot
of
help
to
help
make
that
happen.
So
you
have
to
work
together,
but
together
we
can
get
it
done,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
this
honor.
I
appreciate
it
very
much
and
thank
you
all.
F
K
V
Housing
providers
who
are
here
as
well
would
like
to
thank
all
of
you
for
this
great
honor
this
evening
and,
of
course,
in
thanking.
I
will
have
to
thank
the
lord
for
life,
because
I'm
a
very
newcomer.
I've
only
been
on
hilton
head
now,
87
years,
and
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
me
now,
you
know
how
long
I
have
been
here.
My
parents
were
fortunate
to
bought
to
buy
land
and,
of
course
I
have
to
especially
thank
my
grandparents
and
my
great
great-grandparents,
and
they
were
able
to
buy
land.
V
Of
course,
my
great-grandparents,
after
leaving
mitchellville,
they
were
able
to
buy
land
and
areas
of
hilton
head.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
my
wife,
susan
who's,
not
here
who
have
worked
very
close
with
me
in
this
process,
as
well
as
I'd
like
to
thank
my
three
children,
and
two
of
them
are
here
this
evening,
curtis
and
paulette,
as
as
well
as
jason
he's
not
here,
but
my
one
of
my
great
grandchildren,
christopher
ramirez,
is
here
over
there
in
this
room.
V
I
would
also
like
to
thank
the
legal
firms
that
I
employed.
All
of
them
were
fully
paid
must
mention
that,
and
I
would
really
really
say
thank
you
to
county
council,
because
I
didn't
think
anybody
recognized
the
fact
that
I,
along
with
my
family,
have
developed
33
acres
of
land
on
hilton
head
in
development,
and
we
have
a
total
of
100.
V
What
he
mentioned
is
a
total
of
100
units
on
hilton
head
island,
and
for
that
I
would
like
to
also
say
that
I
would
like
to
give
you
the
council,
something
that
you
don't
have,
and
it
may
be
something
that
your
archives
could
really
share
with
council
members
and
it's
the
synopsis
that
I
did
back
in
may
20th
2014.
This
is
a
surprise
he
didn't
know.
I
was
going
to
do
this.
R
R
B
B
B
For
the
last
four
years,
beaufort
county
and
hilton
head
have
gathered
initial
thoughts
conducted
multiple
studies,
listened
to
community
input
and
were
presented
with
17
alternatives
to
address
the
u.s
278
quarter.
That
goes
between
moss,
creek
and
bluffton,
and
spanish
wells
road
on
hilton
head
island.
B
As
a
result
of
the
vetting
process,
one
alternative
was
chosen
that
one
preferred
alternative
was
then
refined,
based
upon
more
community
feedback
and
incorporated
most
of
the
recommendations
from
a
study
commissioned
by
the
town
of
hilton
head.
So
where
are
we
now
beaufort
county?
Is
the
lead
agency
for
the
product
project
and
has
signed
an
iga
which
is
an
intergovernmental
agreement
that
holds
the
county
responsible
for
starting
the
project
by
2024
and
completing
the
project
by
2028.?.
B
B
Since
the
project
crosses
the
inner
coastal
waterway
and
the
pinkney
island
national
wild
wildlife
refuge,
we
do
have
flexibility
for
the
final
mile
of
the
project
within
the
town
limits.
We
believe
the
current
plan
for
the
one
mile
stretch
through
the
stoney
community
is
good
as
the
project
moves
forward.
We
are
willing
to
continue
to
accept
more
feedback
through
the
design
phase
and
will
work
with
local
and
state
representatives
to
secure
the
extra
funding
for
any
changes
that
will
be
necessary.
B
The
end-to-end
study
proposed
by
the
town
of
hilton
head
will
only
strengthen
the
quarter
from
windmill
harbor
through
the
cross
island
expressway.
We
welcome
this
feedback
for
inclusion
during
the
final
design
phase
and
to
identify
future
projects
that
will
continue
to
improve
the
commute
times
for
all
beaufort
county
residents
who
live,
work
and
play
on
hilton
head.
B
B
Currently,
95
of
the
project
approves
is
indifferent
or
just
wants
us
to
build
the
bridge
and
the
whole
corridor.
A
final
attempt
is
being
made
by
the
staff
of
the
county
and
the
town
of
hilton
head
to
finalize
a
memorandum
of
understanding
that
will
allow
this
project
to
move
forward
with
feedback
from
the
town
of
hilton
head.
B
Citizen
comments
I
see
from
those
who
have
signed
up.
There
are
people
who
wish
to
discuss
the
agenda
item
about
the
melrose
landing
and
others
would
like
to
talk
about
the
pathways.
Those
seem
to
be
the
two
most
prevalent
ones.
We
do
only
have
15
minutes
when
you
come
to
the
podium
podium,
please
be
as
brief
as
you
possibly
can
stay
within
the
three-minute
timeline.
B
If
there
are
several
people
that
want
to
speak
on
the
issue
and
that
one
person
has
collectively
said
what
you
want
to
say,
it'll
give
us
a
chance
for
the
others,
because
we
have
a
fairly
large
agenda,
and
I
know
people
don't
want
to
stay
here
all
night
so
about
the
fair
ferry
who
would
like
to
speak.
First
about
the
ferry.
There
are
three
people
beth
leanne
and
john.
X
Go
ahead
good
evening,
and
thanks
for
having
me,
my
name
is
beth
mcintyre
and
I'm
a
resident
of
daufuskie
island
and
the
secretary
of
defense
island
council,
I'm
here
today
as
a
resident
and
writer
of
the
county
ferry.
The
discussion
of
condemnation
of
melrose
landing
has
generated
a
lot
of
attention
on
the
island
and
I'm
here
to
express
my
opinions,
defusky
island's,
very
special
place,
surrounded
on
all
sides
by
development,
and
yet
we
remain
undeveloped.
X
Our
450
year-round
residents
are
diverse
with
wide-ranging
origins,
ages,
races
and
political
leanings.
The
logistics
of
living
onto
fusky
are
challenging
with
its
lack
of
critical
amenities.
The
island
can
be
a
difficult
place
to
live.
How
you
cope
with
the
logistics
of
island
life
depends
on
where
you
live.
X
X
X
I'm
sure
you'll
hear
from
a
lot
of
people
for
and
against
condemnation,
make
sure
that
those
you
are
hearing
from
who
would
have
you
vote
against
county
ownership
actually
ride
the
county
ferry
some
of
the
most
vocal
of
those
against
county
ownership
have
access
to
the
hague.
Point
boats
and
would
never
or
have
ever
ridden
the
county
ferry
some
have
financial
interests
tied
up
with
white
stone.
X
Most
of
the
local
ones
are
not
even
full-time
residents
and
are
not
voting
here.
As
you
debate
about
these
important
matters
know
that
for
us
who
ride
the
county
ferry,
it
isn't
just
about
the
transportation,
that's
provided.
It
is
our
critical
link
to
services.
We
need
the
link
for
the
two
hundred
thousand
visitors
who
came
to
us
last
year,
and
it
is
also
our
link
to
each
other
by
allowing
the
service
to
be
taken
over
by
a
private
owner.
X
Y
Hi,
my
name
is
leanne
coulter
and
I'm
a
member
of
the
of
defusque
island
council
on
august
5th
of
2022,
the
defusque
island
council
voted
to
support
beaufort
county's
effort
to
obtain
ownership
of
the
melrose
landing
in
any
manner
it
deemed
efficient
and
expedient.
The
landing
is
the
transportation
center
for
the
entire
island.
It
is
critical
that
it
that
the
landing
remain
publicly
owned.
Thank
you.
E
Good
evening,
I'm
john
chardon,
I'm
also
with
the
deposit
island
council,
I'm
going
to
ask
that
the
council
beaufort
county
council
to
lay
their
decision
on
the
approaches
or
the
combination
of
the
ferry
dock.
I
have
submitted
a
proposal
to
the
county
through
my
representative
mark
lawson
and
eric
greenway,
to
develop
my
own
embarkation
center
for
the
county.
E
I'm
in
the
process
of
getting
purchasing
the
land,
the
permits
are
been
talked
about
through
the
county
and
through
the
omc,
and
we
just
need
more
time
to
do
it.
I
think,
as
my
colleagues
on
the
council
have
said,
there
is
importance
of
getting
this
matter
right
and
so
asking
delay,
I
think,
would
be
appropriate
at
this
time
and
also
it
gives
white
stone
an
opportunity
to
cover
bases.
Also,
thank
you.
W
W
W
W
W
They
were
built
for
people
to
walk
their
dogs
to
walk
their
kids
on
strollers
these
kind
of
things,
and
by
allowing
a
few
people
to
ride
heavy
fast
riding
expensive
golf
carts
on
facilities
built
for
other
purposes,
basically
is
infringing
and
tramping
on
the
rights
of
bikers
and
the
pedestrians
that
were
originally
built
for
all
through
the
history.
This
just
isn't
right.
W
The
other
elephant
in
the
room
is
safety.
It
just
isn't
safe.
You
don't
know
what
it's
like
when
you're
on
a
bike
with
pedestrians
nearby
and
a
golf
cart
comes
at
you
who
yields,
I
can
tell
you,
the
golf
cart
doesn't
yield
and
very
often
the
golf
cart
comes
from
a
place
that
they
had
a
few
pups,
so
they
don't
get
a
dui
and
they're
driving
their
golf
cart.
R
R
R
Students
began
to
drive
the
golf
carts
to
the
local
high
school.
The
pathways
became
golf
cart
pathways
used
only
by
golf
carts
during
morning
and
afternoon
rush
hours.
When
children
are
walking
and
biking
to
school,
they
should
not
have
to
worry
about
fifteen
hundred
pound
golf
carts
that
may
be
traveling
15
or
20
miles
an
hour
on
the
same
pathways.
R
R
Now
you
also
say
that
you
see
cyclists
on
the
roadways
instead
of
on
the
pathways.
This
is
because
they
are
a
cyclist
and
the
bicycle
is
a
vehicle.
According
to
south
carolina
law,
they
share
the
road
with
cars,
but
our
narrow
pathways
are
not
wide
enough
to
allow
golf
carts
nor
fast-moving
cyclists.
Z
What
just
as
long
as
we're
going
to
respect
everybody
in
this
room,
but
we
still
have
to
sit
here
all
that
time
we
should
get
it
over
with
now,
so
we
don't
have
to
sit
here
through
our
dinners
through
our
family
times.
Why
don't
you
just
let
everybody
get
up
and
start
talking
and
get
it
over
with?
Why
have
you
doing
that?
You
put
the
respect
you're
disrespecting
by
putting
everything
last.
Why
don't
you
put.
B
AB
My
concern
is,
I
need
clarity
on
that
private
route
that
you
are
talking
about,
because
I
own
a
private
road
and
I
want
to
know
so
that
is
my
concern
tonight
and
just
let
me
know,
I'ma
sit
here
and
I'ma
hear
what
you
all
have
to
say.
So,
when
you
get
to
number
18,
please
clarify
that
for
me.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AA
Thank
you
chairman.
Excuse
me
thank
you,
chairman
pessimist
and
other
council
members.
My
name
is
ray
cippellini
and
I'm
here
representing
250
members
of
the
sun
city,
cyclers,
bicycle
club,
I'm
their
advocacy
director
and
I
have
a
background
in
not
only
cycling
but
also
pedestrian
safety
and
advocacy
for
pedestrians
and
cyclists.
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
The
u.s
department
of
transportation
advises
cyclists,
with
the
ability
and
strength
to
ride
at
18.6
miles
an
hour
to
stay
off
of
the
multi-use
pads
and
use
the
existing
roadway
all
right
now
you
want
to
introduce
half
ton
motorized
golf
carts
at
25
miles
an
hour
where's
the
logic
here
there
really
isn't
so.
Safety
is
paramount
as
far
as
transportation
for
the
golf
carts
it's
already
addressed,
they
can
ride
on
secondary
roads.
They
can
ride
on
any
road
that
has
a
less
than
35
mile
an
hour
or
35
hours.
Unless
so
that's
already
been
addressed.
AA
The
other
issue
obviously
is
costs.
The
ada
ramps
at
each
intersection
are
approximately
three
feet
wide
now.
A
golf
cart
is
four
and
a
half
feet
wide.
Are
you
going
to
widen
these?
That's
a
real
cost
as
a
taxpayer.
I
want
to
know
that
all
right,
the
other
costs,
are
you
going
to
widen
the
paths
themselves.
AA
G
AB
F
AA
G
R
G
AA
B
E
AA
B
J
J
Our
county
jasper
county
hardy
well
and
d.o.t
have
all
come
together
to
work
on
a
short-term
problem,
and
that
is
nearing
completion
in
terms
of
design.
God
forbid,
and
in
this
there's
a
amendment
change
order
for
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
actually
add
some
additional
work
to
that
we
have
an
item
which
is
the
design
services
for
pathways.
J
M
J
M
J
To
repave
and
lastly,
the
there's
a
approval
for
a
process
that
we've
started
to
use,
which
is
similar
to
dot
where
we
end
up
identifying
a
group
of
engineering
firms
in
a
particular
specialty,
so
that,
instead
of
going
quote
by
quote,
we
can
actually
call
on
those
as
we
need
them.
So
those
are
the
six
items,
mr
chairman,
that
all
came
out
of
public
facilities.
Thank
you.
O
O
Replacement
ambulances
for
eight
hundred
and
seventeen
thousand
two
hundred
and
twenty
dollars,
and
that's
for
four
ambulances
and
approval
for
the
arpa
good,
neighbor
program,
municipality
funding,
requests
impact,
total
impact,
950
thousand
dollars,
the
city
of
view
for
250,
000
town
report,
world
500,
000
in
town
of
the
msc
200
000.
And
then
our
next
finance
committee
meeting
is
next
tuesday.
B
O
B
Thank
you
any
others.
Okay,
we
will
now
move
to
the
approval
of
the
consent
agenda.
May
I
have
such
a
motion.
Mr
chairman,
miss
howard,
makes
the
motion
mr
mckellen
makes
the
second
for
those
of
you
who
are
in
the
audience.
The
consent
agenda
has
gone
through
the
committee
process,
they've
vetted
every
one
of
the
items.
They
usually
approve
them
to
move
on
to
county
council
unanimously,
and
that's
why
they
are
on
the
consent
agenda.
There
are
12
items
duly
motioned
and
seconded.
B
A
A
B
E
B
H
A
A
H
A
A
B
B
E
AD
Of
the
room-
and
there
were
several
appraisals
that
were
completed
on
this
property
appraisals
for
king
street
ranged
from
sixty
thousand
to
nine
hundred
thousand
and
wilmington
street
wilmington
street.
One
appraisal
came
in
at
six
hundred
and
ten
thousand
and
the
other
one
came
out
at
one
point:
seven
million.
AB
B
B
So
the
motion
is
successful,
with
nine,
yes
and
one.
No
moving
on
to
item
number
14
we're
going
to
have
a
public
hearing
and
third
reading
of
an
ordinance
to
appropriate
funds
in
order
to
establish
public
ownership
of
the
real
property
with
the
tms,
which
is
also
known
as
melrose
landing.
May
I
have
a
motion
please.
N
AE
AE
AE
My
client
has
had
this
property
under
contract
before
you.
You
got
involved
in
this,
we're
perfectly
willing
to
accommodate
the
county,
make
it
available
to
you
the
same
times.
If
you
want
additional
times,
we've
said
that
we'd
make
those
available
to
you
to
take
private
enterprise.
Put
a
business
out
of
business.
Put
a
company
out
of
business
is
simply
wrong.
It's
against
the
american
way!
You
have
alternatives.
We
think
the
law
is
against
you
on
this
and
just
understand
it.
I
don't.
I
mean
this
with
all
due
respect.
AE
I've
known
some
of
you,
gentlemen,
for
years,
and
I
don't
mean
it
as
a
as
a
threat.
I
just
simply
mean
that
I
have
to
represent
my
client,
and
I
will
contest
this
as
long
as
I
possibly
can,
and
that's
all
the
way
through
the
supreme
court.
If
necessary,
we
ask
that
you
do
the
right
thing
simply
enter
into
the
lease.
I
think
you've
been
provided
with
the
lease
you'll
have
exactly
what
you
want
and
you'll
have
the
time
to
develop
your
own
property
and
your
own
dock.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
I
Principle
and
I've
said
this
at
several
other
meetings-
I
don't
believe
in
condemnation
unless
it
has
an
absolute
positive
last
resort,
which
this
clearly
is
not
so,
for
that
reason,
I'm
against
it,
but
I
also
believe
that
this
is
one
of
the
most,
if
not
the
most
expensive
option
that
we
could
go
through
and
for
those
reasons
I
most
definitely
do
not
support
this.
Thank
you.
G
With
chris,
I
share
some
of
the
same
beliefs.
I
think
condemnation
should
be
an
absolute
last
resort.
For
us.
We
have
been
elected
into
a
position
to
make
these
decisions
and
to
go
with
the
route
of
condemnation
to
me.
There
has
to
be
no
other
option.
I
do
believe
there
is
other
options
I
believe
we've
been
presented
with
other
options.
G
I
also
think
this
is
wildly
expensive
to
quote
chris
when
this
is
all
said
and
done
between
this
property
and
other
property
we're
easily
looking
between
15
to
20
million
dollars
to
get
it
completed,
which
I'm
sorry.
That
is
a
tough
pill
to
swallow
for
taxpayers,
especially
when
I
believe
there
are
other
options.
B
O
This
is
a
time
whenever,
again,
I
don't
like
condemnation
as
well.
However,
this
is
a
time
that
it
is
for
the
best
for
the
majority
of
folks
on
defusky
island.
Anyone,
that's
that's
going
over
there
for
work
or
back
and
forth
so
again,
not
something
that
I
like
to
do,
and
none
of
these
things
are,
are
fun
decisions
to
make.
But
again
it's
a
decision
that
is
going
to
be
for
the
best
of
the
the
fusky
island
for
us
to
move
forward
with
us.
AB
P
B
G
A
C
X
I
M
B
Motion
carries
seven.
Yes,
three
no
item
number
15
is
a
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
amending
an
ordinance
9910
to
further
accept
details
of
the
conduct
of
municipal
elections
from
the
city
of
buford
by
the
board
of
voter
registration
and
electoral
elections
of
beaufort
county.
May
I
have
such
a
motion.
Please.
B
B
B
Mr
glover
makes
the
second
is
there
any
discussion
seeing
no
discussion.
This
will
be
accepted
without
objection
for
first
reading,
and
I
see
no
objections.
Item
number
17
is
a
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
to
allocate
the
pros
proceeds
from
the
sale
of
the
myrtle
business
park
to
the
economic
development
site
and
job
fund.
B
May
I
have
such
a
motion.
Please
some
movement.
Last
second,
mr
robin
made
the
motion
mr
glover
made
the
second,
and
we
did
have
a
discussion
about
this
about
a
change
here
that
we
needed
to
move
this
to
the
finance
committee
for
clarification
based
upon
some
things
that
were
done
by
administration.
Is
that
not
correct.
B
B
A
I
I
N
N
H
Mr
o'toole
is
not
clear
on
the
actions
to
be
able
to
speak
to
this
this
evening.
Some
additional
information
has
been
brought
to
light
by
our
finance
department
since
the
finance
committee
meeting,
and
we
feel
that
it
needs
to
go
back
to
the
finance
committee
for
us
to
clearly
indicate
that
information
to
the
committee
so
that
the
committee
can
potentially
reconsider
its
recommendation
to
the
council.
In
light
of
that,
new
information
reconsider.
N
I
B
E
H
We're
thinking
about
making
sure
that
the
finance
committee
and
the
county
council
before
you
take
any
action
on
this,
has
the
correct
numbers
and
a
full
understanding
of
what
has
the
history
of
this
transaction,
and
that
is
not
clear
from
the
present
package
and
the
materials
that
was
presented
previously
and
we've
done
additional
work.
In-Depth
work
on
that
and
we'll
be
glad
to
discuss
that
with
the
council
at
the
finance
committee
meeting
next
monday.
B
I
A
O
L
C
N
L
B
N
However,
there
is
very
limited
access
and
there
are
times
when
the
emergency
and
the
fire
ems
refused
to
go
down
to
service,
and
so
this
here
is
a
one-time
emergency
effort
to
basically
bring
the
road
up
to
to
a
point
where
at
least
emergency
vehicles
can
get
there.
That's
the
only
thing
that
this
will
allow
an
opportunity
for
the
county
to
go
in,
find
a
need
that
exists,
and
people
really
cannot
have
access
to
emergency
vehicles
because
of
the
condition
of
the
road.
N
The
county
will
then
go
in
there
and
maintain
that
at
a
minimum
which
would
allow
for
emergency
vehicle
vehicles
to
have
access
to
that.
It
also
would
allow
for
family
members
who
have
cemeteries
in
isolated
areas
at
least
have
an
opportunity
to
get
in
to
bury
their
loved
ones,
and-
and
so
it
is
really
being
controlled
by
the
county
administrator
is
done
in
a
way
that
it
really
emphasized
emergency
emergency
emergency.
N
O
O
O
O
I
I
I
C
D
R
J
C
J
J
However,
as
I
continue
to
research
it
and
talk
to
the
legal
staff,
essentially,
this
violates
south
carolina
law.
It
says
you
can't
spend
the
money
on
private
areas
as
much
as
I
would
like
to
figure
out
a
way
to
do
this,
and
maybe
we
can
figure
out
a
way
to
do
it.
I
think
state
law
trump
trumps,
what
we
can
do
and
so
for
that
reason,
I'm
going
to
have
to
vote
against
it
as
much
as
I
agree
with
the
concept
and
I
think
it's
a
worthwhile
expenditure,
but
I
do
believe
that
state
laws.
F
F
AF
M
M
M
M
M
I've
read
this
ordinance
as
proposed
carefully
several
times
with
a
highlighter
in
my
hand,
and
I'm
convinced
that
there
are
enough
fail
safes
in
this
ordinance
to
make
sure
that
somebody
can't
game
this
ordinance
and
just
come
at
a
whim
and
say:
hey,
come
out
here
and
grade
my
road,
because
that
is
absolutely
clearly
against
the
law
and
absolutely
clearly
not
the
intent
of
this
ordinance.
So
I'm
going
to
support
it
because
I
believe
that-
and
I
think
if
anybody
reads
this
carefully,
as
I
have
I
think,
you'll
agree.
M
H
H
It
will
be
used
infrequently
and
it's
a
one-time
obligation
to
the
county,
to
bring
up
certain
roads
to
a
passable
standard,
to
withstand
the
weight
of
a
fire
truck
and
to
make
sure
that
the
road
is
great
as
such
that
we
can
get
an
ambulance
which
is
relatively
low
to
the
ground
for
various
reasons
down
that
road
to
someone's
house
in
emergency.
Just
told
you
all.
H
At
the
committee
meeting
we
have
one
situation
whereby,
if
we
get
called-
and
there
is
a
lady
or
a
person
that
lives
on
that
road-
that
if
they
call
the
ambulance,
they
have
to
bring
that
person
out
to
the
nearest
public
street
because
we
can't
get
an
ambulance
back
to
the
actual
house.
So
this
will
have
limited
application.
H
I
will
not
let
it
be
abused
yeah
if
you
all
adopt
it
and
as
the
county
administrator
other
jurisdictions
in
the
state
of
south
carolina
have
similar
provisions
in
their
code
and
who
knows
if
those
were
to
be
challenged.
What
would
happen
in
those
particular
cases?
Is
whether
or
not
you
could
withstand
the
challenge,
but
I'm
willing,
because
I
think
it's
the
right
thing
to
do-
for
the
public
good
for
public
safety
to
take
that
chance
in
a
court
of
law.
H
If
we
have
to
undo
the
ordinance
later
on
or
the
policy
later
on,
then
we
certainly
can
do
that
if
we
ever
got
a
challenge.
But
it's
been
my
experience
in
my
career,
my
28
or
29
year,
local
government
career
that
very
seldom
are
you
challenged
in
court
for
telling
somebody?
Yes,
we
can
help
you
with
that
issue.
It's
usually
when
you
tell
them.
No,
so
that
that's
my
little
three-minute
speech.
B
B
B
M
G
S
O
J
I
B
B
Glover
makes
the
second
dually
motioned
in
second:
is
there
any
discussion
seeing
no
discussion?
This
will
be
done
without
objection,
and
I
see
no
objections.
Item
number
20
is
the
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
providing
authorization
for
golf
carts
to
use
multi-use
trails
and
paths.
May
I
have
such
a
motion.
Please
still.
B
G
I
understand
what
it
looks
like.
I
understand
the
dynamics
of
the
area
to
clear
up
a
couple
things.
It
is
only
the
bluffton,
parkway
and
buckwalter,
which
means
170
is
not
even
on
the
table,
so
it
does
not
have
access
to
sun
city
to
address
a
couple
of
the
questions
and
concerns.
Safety
is
always
something
that
obviously
came
to
the
mind
of
me
when
we
brought
this
forward
just
like
the
safety
of
when
golf
carts
are
driving
on
the
road
or
when
bicycles
are
riding
on
the
road.
G
Your
group
rides
on
the
road
and
I
believe,
we've
had
a
couple
accidents
before
we've
also
had
accents
of
cyclists
on
sidewalks
and
walkers,
and
recently,
unfortunately,
we
even
had
a
golf
cart
in
old
town
bluffton
that
was
on
the
road
that
is
legally
allowed
to
be
there
that
got
sideswiped
the
other
day.
This.
This
is
real
things.
G
There
are
things
you
can
prevent
things
you
can't
prevent.
There
are
people
that
break
the
law
and
there
are
times
you
can't
stop
people
from
breaking
along.
But
what
I
can
tell
you
is
we
do
take
safety
as
one
of
the
issues.
Golf
carts
do
go
between
50
and
15
and
20
miles
an
hour,
some
of
them.
Yes,
people
have
them
souped
up
and
they
go
25..
G
G
So
that
is
why
these
are
the
only
two
trails
that
even
meet
the
requirements
in
beaufort
county
outside
of
one
on
in
beaufort
that
we've
excluded
from
this.
These
are
the
only
pathways
that
are
actually
even
accessible
to
these
golf
carts.
The
reason
behind
me
pushing
this
wasn't
to
push
a
safety
issue
or
anything
like
that.
It's
more
about
connectivity
in
buford
people
drive
their
cough
carts
on
the
road
in
downtown
beaufort
in
downtown
bluffton.
They
drive
their
golf
carts
there,
hilton
head
inside
your
gated
communities.
G
G
This
is
district,
seven,
it's
the
area
I
represent.
It
is
the
fastest
growing
district
in
beaufort
county
to
show
that
ten
000
residents
were
just
moved
out
of
my
district
in
the
rezoning,
because
I
was
9
000
residents
over
any
other
district
to
bring
down
to
the
same
par.
That's
how
fast
it's
growing.
We
have
a
lot
of
commercial
space.
G
We
have
washington
square,
that's
going
up.
We
have
the
movie
theater
complex,
we
have
buckwalter
place.
Then,
of
course,
we
have,
if
you
want
to
go
down
from
the
bluffton
parkway,
you
have
over
by
red
cedar
elementary
multiple
uses
over
there.
They
have
the
connectivity
to
old
town
bluffton,
because
you're
correct
three
miles
is
the
limit,
but
it's
to
give
those
people
that
access
and
the
opportunity
to
share
the
same
type
of
living
and
opportunities
that
you
have
in
downtown
beaufort
or
the
downtown
bluffton
or
even
in
sun
city.
G
G
Reading,
which
would
be
our
public
comment,
we
should
be
able
to
get
all
sides
of
people
for
and
against,
because
public
comment
wasn't
necessarily
today,
but
thankfully
we
did
have
people
that
made
the
drive
out
today
to
speak
on
it,
that
this
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
at
least
put
it
on
the
table
for
people
to
have
that
connectivity.
If
people
want
to
drop
their
kids
off
at
school,
their
elementary
school
using
their
golf
cart
or
if
hampton
lake
wants
to
be
able
to
drive
right
over
to
the
grocery
store,
publix
is
right.
G
Lowering
the
speed
limit
to
35
doesn't
seem
like
an
ideal
option
on
that
road,
so
that
is
where
it
came,
but
I
will
say
that
there
are
some
requirements
for
every
golf.
Cart
has
to
be
registered.
Everybody
driving
that
golf
cart
has
to
be
a
licensed
driver.
It
must
have
headlights
and
turn
signals
and
brake
lights
to
even
operate
on
these,
because
safety
is
one
of
those
things.
G
And
then,
eventually,
if
we
do
see,
we
need
to
have
enhancements
in
certain
areas,
it's
something
that
I'd
be
willing
to
to
support.
So
my
argument
today
is
move
it
to
second
reading
to
get
it
to
public
comment,
so
we
can
have
a
full
public
comment
and
discussion
on
it.
Get
all
the
information
out.
There
are
other
areas
that
have
already
done
this.
It
has
been
successful
charleston.
G
Does
it
right
now,
there's
places
in
georgia
that
do
it
one
that
I've
looked
a
lot
on
right
now
is
fayette
georgia
and
they
have
an
entire
golf
cart
system
throughout
their
entire
county,
and
maybe
this
is
step
one.
Maybe
it's
a
bad
idea.
Maybe
it's
a
great
idea,
but
I
think,
given
the
option
to
go
to
discussion
is
where
we
have
to
start
with
it
to
see,
what's
the
right
way
of
going
about
going
about
doing
this
with
this
connectivity.
C
C
G
Actually,
pine
crest
uses
our
bike
trails
that
the
county
put
in
place
to
get
from
one
part
of
their
golf
course
to
the
other
side
on
the
back
nine
they
have
a
partially
as
their
own,
underneath
the
bridge
that
the
county
paid
to
go
underneath,
but
the
rest
of
the
road
they
used
is
ours
to
actually
get
to
the
other
side.
And
it's
never
been
an
issue
to
this
point.
C
O
U
O
O
However,
after
driving
up
and
down
buckwater
and
driving
up
and
down
the
bluffton
parkway,
there
are
places
that
there's
barely
enough
room
for
one
golf
cart
to
get
by
two
golf
carts
are
impossible.
They
can't
pass
each
other,
that's
not
every
place,
but
just
those
few
bottlenecks
would
happen,
but
my
biggest
concern
is
is
on
the
way
home
today
tomorrow,
if
you
go
and
look
at
those
intersections
where
you've
got
the
bluffton,
parkway
and
buckwater
coming
together,
there
is
no
way
that
a
golf
cart
can
use
the
crosswalk.
A
O
J
K
G
J
N
Well.
Okay,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
I
voted
to
support
golf
carts
on
defusky
and
I
figured
that
if
any
place
in
the
county
could
make
it
work,
it'd
be
the
fusky.
So
I
supported
that
right
now,
I'm
questioning
or
I've
been
told
that
there
are
some
issues
on
the
fusky
with
golf
carts,
safety
being
one
of
them.
Children
and
other
I'm
not
gonna.
Even
call
the
you
know
the
reasons,
but
all
the
reasons
for
the
safety
issue.
N
A
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
think
the
difference
between
golf
carts
using
roadways
and
golf
carts
using
the
pathways
is
that
the
car,
which
has
the
the
mass
and
weight
and
speed
is
that
road
is
designed
for
them
and
the
golf
carts
are
using
them
kind
of
like
an
add-on
and
so
they're
they're,
really
the
owner
of
the
golf
cart.
The
operator
is
taking
taking
the
risk
at
their
risk.
It's
it's
their
risk.
E
G
G
B
I
Yes,
sir,
and
I'll
make
that
motion
when
I'm
done,
if
you
don't
mind,
I
think
this
is
a
very
interesting
issue
and
I
can
see
both
sides
of
it.
I
very
much
respect
councilman
cunningham's
stance
on
this
issue,
because
I
know
that
he's
done
his
homework
over
several
years.
At
this
point,
where
I
am
at
the
moment,
is
that
I
would
like
to
see
this
get
to
second
reading.
I
would
like
to
see
public
comment.
I
would
like
to
see
both
sides
of
it.
I
I
would
like
for
staff
to
reach
out
to
law
enforcement
and
get
an
opin
their
opinion,
not
only
because
of
this
issue,
which
is
a
limited
part
of
beaufort
county,
but
also
because
I
think
it
could
be
instructive
in
informing
the
conversation
going
forward
in
this
area
and
in
other
areas.
So
I
think
that
would
be
an
instructive
exercise
for
us
to
do,
but
I
hear
the
the
safety
issue
loud
and
clear.
So
at
the
moment,
I'm
going
to
vote
for
this
just
to
get
at
the
second
reading
and
hear.
B
M
What
I
didn't
know
at
the
time.
I
only
knew
about
the
spanish
moss
trail.
I
didn't
know
about
these
other
paths.
Specifically,
I
didn't
know
how
wide
they
were,
but
somebody
has
very
kindly
told
me
that
tonight,
spanish
mars
trail
is
10
feet
wide
and
these
it
sounds
like
these
are
narrower
than
the
spanish
mars
trail.
So
I'm
going
to
absolutely
vote
against
against
this
motion.
The
motion
to
allow
golf
carts
on
these
paths.
B
AF
I
A
L
D
O
Z
N
M
L
B
I
C
W
M
B
I
B
B
AG
AG
I
live
in
my
driveway,
which
is
my
lane.
There
are
four
houses
we
had
to
move
the
mailbox,
because
when
people
are
on
that
highway,
the
lady
was
afraid
to
stop
and
put
the
mail
out
there.
We
moved
it
inside
now.
I
went
to
a
meeting
last
week
and
from
sunset
sunset:
bluff,
all
the
traffic
they
they're
they're
doing
something
with
the
traffic
on
ladies
island
and
it's
all
pointing
towards
sam's
point
road
and
it's
right
between
factory
creek,
road
and
wallace
road,
and
where
do
we
live?
AG
I
live
right
in
the
midst
of
all
of
that.
My
father
fought
for
years
to
have
them
to
not
put
all
those
houses
over
there.
Now
there
was
supposed
to
be
two
interests
in
the
entrance
off
of
sunset
bluff
that
never
happened,
and
where
did
the
gas
station
comes
from
and
where
did
you
put
it?
You
force
the
people
that
lived
there
to
have
to
take
a
chance
coming
out.
It
takes
me
anywhere
from
five
to
17
minutes
on
a
daily
basis
to
get
out
I've
gotten
to
the
point.
AG
AG
I
don't
know
who
the
architect
was,
and
I
don't
know
who
did
it,
but
I'm
gonna
tell
you
right
now.
Something
needs
to
be
done,
because
you
will
see
my
happy
face
until
something
is
done.
I
mean
that
is
crazy.
I
look
I
I
it
it's
very
upsetting.
It's
very
upsetting.
That
is
that's
ridiculous,
and
I
know
that
I
I
came
home.
AG
I
retired
from
the
military
came
home
24
years
ago
and
I
didn't
have
time
to
look
at
all
of
this,
but
I
got
time
now
and
county
council
I'm
going
to
help
you
I'm
not
going
to
be
a
thorn
on
your
side,
but
you're
going
to
know
that
I'm
here
and
sam's
my
road
needs
to
be
fixed.
I'll,
see
you
at
the
next
meeting.
AH
Good
evening,
hello,
my
name
is
grace
smith.
I
live
at
a
well
11
wilder's,
creek
way
on
hilton
head
island
first,
mr
rodman,
I
need
to
inform
you
that
the
process
has
been
started
by
the
action
of
contacting
the
surety
bond
company
that
guarantees
your
bond
of
filing
a
claim
against
you.
The
company
should
be
contacting
you
shortly
with
the
particulars
of
our
complaint.
AH
Third,
as
can
be
seen
by
the
attendance
here
tonight,
there
has
been
a
very
sizable
reaction
among
we,
the
hilton
head
residents
to
the
proposal
made
during
the
county
council,
public
facilities
committee
meeting
to
split
off
the
bridge
construction
part
of
the
project
and
dump
four
or
five
lanes
of
traffic
onto
eastbound
278
right
as
it
approaches
windmill
harbor.
This
is
ill-advised
and
very
possibly
illegal
and
the
proposal
should
go
no
further.
I
listened
to
the
relevant
portion
of
your
public
facilities
meeting
on
august
22nd.
AH
There
was
not
one
word
given
to
address
the
aesthetic
concerns
of
having
a
currently
beautiful
bridge
entrance
to
one
of
the
most
singular
and
ecologically
spectacular
islands
on
the
east
coast,
replaced
with
an
11
lane
aircraft
carrier,
looking
unibridge,
no
consideration
whatsoever
given
to
the
very
real
concerns
of
we,
the
residents
of
hilton
head
as
to
the
aesthetics
and
future,
indeed,
even
the
future
of
tourism.
If
you
think
about
it
on
our
island
and
you
claim
to
represent
the
best
interests
of
your
constituents,
surely
not
the
ones
on
hilton
head
island,
you
don't!
AH
Why
would
you
even
entertain
the
possible
huge
alteration
in
the
278
corridor
project
when
there
is
no
evidence
that
having
an
11
lane
wide
single
span
bridge
that
dumps
all
the
traffic
onto
hilton
head
will
do
anything
but
significantly
make
the
current
peak
traffic
flow
problem?
Geometrically,
worse
even
scdot
says
that
the
best
results
to
be
expected
after
the
expenditure
between
a
third
and
a
half
a
billion
dollars
is
to
move
the
peak
traffic
rating
from
an
f
to
a
d.
AH
We,
the
residents
of
hilton,
head
island,
are
very
encouraged
when
our
town
council
agreed
to
the
two
significant
steps
of
implementation
of
the
adaptive
traffic
light
system
and
the
hiring
of
a
truly
finely
independent
traffic
engineering
consultant,
as
senator
davis,
has
told
you
time
and
again.
Christy
hall
has
assured
him
that
hilton
head
can
take
all
the
time
it
needs
to
get
this
independent
study
done
right
and
that
the
money
will
be
there
when
it
is
time
to
do
the
project
the
right
way
truly
from
end
to
end.
AH
Please
get
back
to
the
board
with
the
get
back
on
board
with
this
approach,
as
you
were
at
one
time
and
accomplish
this
project
with
all
the
proper
expert
input
and
don't
subject
hilton
head
island
to
a
giant
show-built
bridge
structure
that
will
destroy
forever
the
unique
and
beautiful
entrance
we
all
now
enjoy.
Thank
you.
B
AC
I'm
chuck
newton,
it
seems
like
it's
infrastructure
night
here
tonight.
I'm
chuck
newton
chairman
of
the
sea
island
corridor
coalition,
I'm
here
because
I
know
you're
doing.
I
want
to
speak
to
you
about
the
sea
island,
parkway
proposal
before
public
facilities
committee
on
august
22nd
and
this
proposal
to
four-lane
that
particular
thoroughfare.
AC
I
wanted
to
get
here
early
because
I
know
that
there's
engineering
and
design
and
further
considerations
being
undertaken-
and
we
want
to
be
in
a
position
where
we
can
talk
about
the
option,
as
opposed
to
talking
about
how
we
might
implement
the
option,
which
is
the
case
if
things
go
too
far
too
fast.
You
know
our
goal.
Our
goal
with
the
coalition
is
to
advocate
for
smart
development.
AC
AC
In
fact,
the
fundamental
goal
of
the
lazy
ladies
island
strategy
is
to
change
the
place
from
a
place
that
people
come
to
rather
than
through
and
develop
the
parkway
to
a
more
walkable
pedestrian,
friendly,
neighborhood
widening
the
parkway
as
proposed
would
kill
any
chance.
We
have
to
achieve
this.
We
know
what
four
lanes
look
like.
Sam's
point
wrote
and
ladies
island
drive
those
that
are
mailing
or
calling
you
and
I
know,
you've
heard
from
a
number
of
people.
AC
We
have
there's
a
petition
out
there.
Currently
that's
getting
close
to
700
signatures
are
not
just
a
thousand
or
so
concerned
residents.
We've
spoken
with
almost
all
of
the
businesses,
the
business
owners
along
the
parkway,
from
herb
gray
at
graco
to
chris
butler
butler
marine
to
tom
daniels
of
the
ladies
island
marina.
AC
But
I
wanted
tonight
to
do
something
special.
I
want
to
extend
an
invitation
to
those
of
you
from
the
south
of
the
broad,
with
a
little
experience
on
ladies
island
to
come
out
and
take
a
tour
with
us,
we're
going
to
schedule
a
bus
and
we'd
like
to
issue
an
invitation
for
you
to
come
over
and
take
a
ride
around
ladies
island.
AC
So
you
actually
have
a
chance
to
see
and
understand
the
area
that
that
you're
dealing
with
here,
hopefully
we'll,
try
and
coordinate
you
individually,
the
next
few
days
with
the
specifics,
we'll
try
and
make
it
convenient
for
your
schedules,
and
we
hope
you'll
take
us
up
on
this
offer.
It's
important
that
you
understand,
ladies
island,
before
you
make
life-changing
decisions
for
that
place.
AC
Z
Z
Z
Z
Z
This
300
million
dollar
bridge
will
mimic
what
I,
what
a
stent
does
for
your
heart,
yet
will
do
nothing
but
increase
traffic
island-wide
along
with
more
runoff
pollution.
That's
already
choking
our
creeks,
our
rivers,
our
estuaries,
polluting
the
oysters.
In
30
years.
It
took
millions
to
create
just
fix
the
bridge
and
end
the
insanity.
Z
The
powers
to
be
that
have
had
had
not
had
the
horse
sense
of
developing
proper
hilton
head
last
master
land
plan
that
would
have
stopped
all
this,
including
bluffton,
buford
and
hardyville.
This
would
have
made
living
here
more
exclusive
islands
simply
can't
open
the
floodgates
to
all
without
a
controlled
and
enforced
master
land
plan.
Z
I
repeat,
we
are
heading
for
ten
pounds
in
a
five
pound
bag,
we're
already
at
five
or
six
pounds.
Has
anybody
seen
the
traffic
and
what's
happened
in
the
last
few
years?
I
blame
to
kick
the
can
down
the
road
elected
officials
who
haven't
a
clue
on
how
to
balance
responsible
growth
while
maintaining
the
natural
environment
that
drew
them
here
and
now
they
have
phobed
off
their
responsibility
to
remediate
the
damage
on
the
folks
at
south
carolina
drdot
and
blame
others.
The
traffic
and
over
development
has
already
caused
some
longtime
residents,
businesses
and
tourists.
Z
To
leave
this
place,
we
all
keep
electing
part-time
mayors,
who
are
builders
developers,
real
estate
agents,
lawyers
and
incompetent,
big
spenders,
retired
executives,
who
have
mastered
revolving
door.
Leadership
positions
that
stroke
their
own
egos,
while
doing
as
much
harm
as
possible
to
once
would
to
once
was
a
much
a
much
majestic
landscape.
Z
These
same
elected
officials
are
aided
and
abetted
by
unscrupulous
dishonest
lawyers
who
rather
line
their
pockets
by
overcharging
tax,
paid
legal
fees.
Google,
overcharged
legal
fees
on
hilton
head
and
these
town
lawyers
have
the
same
horses
in
the
development
race
as
the
elected
officials
creating
huge
conflicts
with
their
real
estate
and
development
clients.
These
unethical
lawyers
include
finger
coltrane,
alfred
and
serial
ethics,
violator,
josh
gruber.
We
also
have
dishonest
compromise,
town
managers
and
cpas
who,
who
avoid
forensic
audits
that
would
confirm
their
illegal
tax
use.
Z
Z
Sadly,
if
we
had
developed
a
master
land
plan
45
50
years
ago,
when
I
moved
here,
we
would
not
have
this
traffic
environment
and
affordable
housing
problem
we
could
have.
We
could
have
controlled
it.
It's
just
like
a
any
gated
community,
any
gated
community.
You
have
a
master
land
plan
and
when
it's
when
you're,
when
you're
full
you're
full
and
you
don't
build
anymore,
that's
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
AF
P
AF
AF
I
call
it
50
days
up
until
a
couple
of
days
ago.
I
think
it
was.
Last
thursday
you
were
going
to
come
here
tonight
and
vote
on
the
plan,
the
proposition
that
stu
rodman,
authored
and
put
before
you
yet
in
50
days.
This
is
an
election
year
in
50
days.
There's
going
to
be
a
different
look
to
the
town
council
to
the
city,
the
county
council.
AF
AF
AF
I'm
not
going
to
demean
this
fellow.
It's
already
been
proven
that
he's
been
taken
from
positions
of
leadership
and
demoted
by
the
town
council
he's
also
been
not
not.
Let's
just
say
he
hasn't
been
fully
accredited
with
his
with
some
of
the
things
he's
done
by
a
whole
raft
of
people
who,
in
the
last
former
council
members
former
executives
down
here
in
politics,
maybe
he's
not
the
right
person
to
be
authoring,
these
kinds
of
these
things,
and
if
so,
why
are
you
forcing
this
decision
on
a
town?
AF
B
Just
so
everybody
knows
when
I
told
you
in
here,
there
is
an
m-o-u
on
the
table
between
the
administration
of
the
township
and
the
administration
of
county
council
to
move
forward
accepting
what
has
been
done
so
that
we
can
have
the
project
go
together,
hand
in
hand,
it
doesn't
stop
town
council
from
going
ahead
and
doing
their
end-to-end
study.
It
doesn't
stop
town
council
from
making
any
aesthetic
things
that
they
want
to
do.
All
of
that
is
going
to
be
part
and
parcel
of
moving
forward.
B
AF
B
AF
S
I
understand
the
chairman
is
saying
that
he
believes
that's
happening.
I
think
there's
a
substantial
disagreement
in
that
regard,
but
it
seems
to
me
this
is
one
of
those
situations
where
running
forward
rapidly
will
only
put
us
back
both
in
time
and
money
and
then
put
the
project
at
a
greater
risk.
Thank
you.
S
AI
My
name
is
kristen
luken.
I
live
in
windwall
harbor
and
I
guess
I
just
don't.
I
just
moved
here
four
years
ago
and
I
love
it
and
I
came
down
here
before
I
retired,
because
you
know
I
wanted
it's
so
beautiful
here
and
I
wanted
to
have
a
great
you
know
life
earlier
than
coming
down
at
retirement,
and
so
I
bought
a
house
in
windmill
harbor
with
my
husband
and
we're
enjoying
it
it's
beautiful
in
there.
AI
I
don't
know
because
we're
not
hilton
head,
you
know,
maybe
you
guys
don't
care,
but
it's
it's
going
to
be
ugly,
and
when
I
ask
somebody
about
it,
I
don't
remember
who
it
was.
When
I
was
at
the
high
school.
They
said
that
oh
don't
worry,
we're
going
to
make
it
stamped
concrete.
So
it's
pretty
for
you
and
it's
like
going
to
buy
a
car.
Oh
they
always
show
the
woman,
here's
the
mirror.