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Council members talk noise and make some of their own By Brian Sherman For The Island Eye News The Isle of Palms City Council failed to take action on yet another iteration of a proposed new noise ordinance, not long after Wild Dunes resident Al Clouse perpetuated what has become somewhat of a local tradition by asking city leaders – for the 19th time, he said – to do something about the sounds emanating from the Sweetgrass Inn. And Terri Haack, representing the resort, also made her regular trip to the podium, providing her opinion on necessary changes to a draft that was compiled by the IOP Planning Commission. All this happened at a Nov. 14 workshop, where Council members also chose to delay action on picking a parking vendor for the 2024 season. The two issues were tethered in another way – sort of. The Council discussed the word
raucous, defined in the latest draft of the ordinance as “any sound created by yelling, screaming, the use of horns, whistles or similar devices or the banging of objects with the primary purpose of creating noise.” During the parking discussion, Council Member Blair Hahn provided somewhat of an example, raising his voice as he sparred with his colleague Scott Pierce concerning whether he sat through two long presentations from the four prospective parking vendors. Clouse, who has pointed out numerous times that his house is about the same distance from the Sweetgrass Inn as a Major League pitcher’s mound is from home plate, point out that “at this point, our city has demonstrated they do not have the will to do the right thing.” He asked that any action on the issue (Continued on page 5)
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By Brian Sherman For The Island Eye News The Sullivan’s Island Town Council hasn’t decided what the longterm future holds for the building that served as Town Hall for more than four decades. City officials have, however, determined that it’s necessary to hire a professional mitigation company to get rid of the mold, rats and other undesirables that hastened the abandonment of the one-story brick Rats, mold and other undesirables forced the town of structure at 1608 and Sullivan’s Island to abandon the building that had served as Town Hall for more than four decades.
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December 1, 2023
Among those providing information about the upcoming Corps of Engineers beach renourishment project on the Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island were, left to right, Corps Project Manager Jacob Kyzar; Steven Traynum, president of Coastal Science & Engineering; and IOP City Attorney Mac McQuillin.
Army Corps project will benefit island beaches By Brian Sherman For The Island Eye News Work is expected to begin in January on a $10 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that will bring much-needed sand to the beaches at both the Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island. At a Nov. 13 public meeting held at the IOP Exchange Club, Corps Project Manager Jacob Kyzar said the contractor, to be chosen by the end of December, will determine which barrier island will be the first to receive sand. Around 500,000 cubic yards will be transported through a pipeline from the Intracoastal Waterway to IOP, while Sullivan’s Island’s beach will be fortified with 175,000 cubic yards. Kyzar explained that a cubic yard of sand is about the size of a washing machine. The sand has been dredged from the Intracoastal over the past 10 to 15 years, Kyzar said, and stored in areas along the Waterway. Neither island will pay for the sand, but both will be responsible for moving it after it is placed between the high tide and low tide lines. IOP City Manager Desiree Fragoso said she didn’t know what IOP’s part of the project would cost, but she pointed out that at least part of it could be paid for through a grant from South Carolina Parks and Recreation. The city also can draw from its Beach Renourishment Fund, which is fueled by a 1% tax on short-term rental properties. Kyzar said the Corps’ portion of the project would be a 24/7 operation and would be completed on both islands sometime between January and June. He noted that the beach would remain open except in (Continued on page 2)
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