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"ANNOUNCEMENTS"
Town and Island React to Council Actions on Bell Buoy Committee
2-20-2010
Great American Clean Up Edisto Style
March 20 9 a.m. meet at the Community Center
EBPOA annual meeting date is 24 April
Please Put it on your calendar!
Bell Buoy Developments
Editorial from Tom Mason of the Press and Standard
Letter from Bud Skidmore, Chairman of the Edisto Island Preservation Alliance
to Press and Standard
Letter from Henry & Virginia Woodhead to Press and Standard
For those of you that do not know what is going on in the town; after serving as Chair, a volunteer position, for 1 1/2 years on the Bell Buoy Committee Cheryl VanMetre has been removed from the committee by the new Town Council. The Mayor and Pete Anderson tried many times last night to keep her on the committee but nothing worked. The size of the committee was reduced from seven to five with Archie Johnston and Charlie Boozer, Sr. going off and not being replaced. The committee now consists of Ray Alexander, Drew Weeks, Mayor Lyons, Bob Foster and Bill Houston.
Cheryl has worked very hard, given a lot of her time to this project and listened to the community on what they would like to see in the park.
I would appreciate it if you would write a letter that can be sent to the Post & Courier, the Press & Standard and Edisto News (one letter will do for all) about the actions that have been taken by the Town Council and in support of Cheryl.
This is just the first of changes to come, for example, there is an item on the Planning Committee agenda that is asking for some ordinances to be changed. (By the way, the work session of the PC is Wed. Feb. 17th at 4pm and the formal session is Tues. Feb. 23rd @ 5pm – you should try to attend and see what is going on in the town – everything doesn’t just happen at Town Council).
The peaceful quiet little town we have known and moved here for may be changing. Now is the time to know what is going on before it is too late!! Once it is gone there is no getting it back.
If you will email your letters to me, I will see to it that they are sent to the papers or you can mail them yourself. If you know of anyone else that would like to write a letter, please let them know.
Bev Sandifer
Point of Sale Information
Amended 3272 Bill did not pass third reading
Tuesday, Feb 23, 3 pm, Rm. 308 in the Gressette Bldg. the Senate Finance Committee Meets with several POS items on the agenda:4174 Transfers to children not subject to POS. Harvin, Bales, Harrison, G.M. Smith and Wylie.1163 Transfers to lineal descendants not subject to POS. Rose1166 If an assessable transfer of interest, the limit is 15% in the current five year assessment period. Thereafter the property is subject to POS. (The language is convoluted but this is my best interpretation.) Martin.Larry Grooms is not a sponsor of any of these bills.This would be a good opportunity to talk to Grooms, Martin and the other sponsors of these bills and, more importantly, to show our concern. A good sized dedicated crowd at a committee meeting has been shown to be effective at moving legislation along.David
Sand Fencing
The fencing session of November 21 will be the last of 2009 due to the fact that we have used up all the fencing on hand and the permit is expiring Dec 18. A new permit will be applied for by the Town.
We managed to put up about 15 sets of fence, most of which was in straight sections instead of the vee layout. This variation was approved by DHEC-OCRM and we hope will be more turtle friendly and will not trap debris as the vee arrangement did. The straight sections are separated by 10 feet and aligned to the north east-south west.
Thanks to those who helped Sat.: Mike Dumas, Mike Smart, Mark Owen, Larry and Jane Darby, Art DiSalvo, Iris Hill and Bud Skidmore and Pop, Isaac and Julian from the Utility Dept. Bud also helped in the previous session but was inadvertently left off the list. The use of the Town's Gator four wheeler and gasoline post hole digger was invaluable. Bob Doub arranged to have all the material on hand and prospected out the needy areas in advance.
Winter is the season when the wind blows and the sand moves so we should be able to evaluate the straight (shingle style) arrangement by Spring.
Sand Fencing is Working!David
USDOT designates Edisto's Highway 174 a National Scenic Byway
Read Post & Courier Article
SC allows a tax credit against income tax for primary residences. If your insurance premiums exceed
5% of your income you can claim the excess as a credit against SC income tax up to a maximum of $1,250.
To get the form click here and select form TC 44.
To Contact Us:
EBPOA
P.O. Box 147
Edisto Island, SC 29438
or e mail
David C. Cannon, President
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