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Friday, Sept
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PAL PETS OF THE WEEK
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Cat of the Week: Mistie is a petite little lady, and she is part of our silver paws crew. She is currently 11 years old and loves a great chin scratch. She has an adorable little nub tail which makes her even more adorable. Mistie is spayed, up to date on vaccines, and microchipped. Dog of the Week: Spot is ready for an adventurous and fun family. This girl is smart and ready to learn, and she enjoys her training sessions. Her smile makes everyone who meets her a happy visitor. Spot is a year old, spayed, up to date on vaccines, and microchipped.
If you are interested in Mistie, Spot or any of our pets, call our adoption center at 843-645-1725 or email us at info@ palmettoanimalleague. org to set up an appointment.
DHEC directs BJWSA to remove signs on Beaufort River
From staff reports
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) on Wednesday, Sept. 2, directed Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority (BJWSA) to remove swimming advisory signs on the Beaufort River.
The precautionary signs were erected August 27 after wastewater was released from a Parris Island pump station into the Beaufort River. The overflow occurred due to power failure.
BJWSA has a well-trained and experienced field operations crew to monitor our wastewater collection system. These crews maintain the sewer lines to ensure the safe daily delivery of an average of 9 million gallons of wastewater to eight area wastewater treatment facilities for treatment and disposal.
If you see or suspect any type of spill from the sewer collection system, please contact BJWSA at 987-9200.
PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR SEPT. 10–16
Sept. 10 – Rural and Critical Lands Preservation Board, 2:30 p.m., watch on the County Channel or county’s Facebook page
Sept. 10 – City of Beaufort Design Review Board Meeting, 2-5 p.m., watch via Zoom or on the city’s Facebook page
Sept. 14 – Beaufort County Council Caucus, 5 p.m., Beaufort County Council Regular Meeting, 6 p.m., watch on the County Channel or county’s Facebook page
Sept. 15 – Bluffton Township Fire District, 4 p.m., watch on the district’s Facebook page
Sept. 16 – Daufuskie Island Fire District, 1 p.m., check for meeting information on www.beaufortcountysc.gov
Sept. 16 – Beaufort County Transportation Committee, 4 p.m., check for meeting information on www.beaufortcountysc.gov
Sept. 16 – Alcohol and Drug Abuse Board, 4-5:30 p.m., check for meeting information on www. beaufortcountysc.gov *Meetings are updated as of press time and do not reflect any last minute cancellations.
NEWS BRIEFS
Beaufort County seeking input on Whitehall Park
The Beaufort County Passive Parks Manager, in partnership with the City of Beaufort, the Beaufort County Open Land Trust and the Friends of Whitehall Park, are working together to develop a master plan for Whitehall Park.
Visit https://bit.ly/2Gyhtys to fill out a brief survey about conceptual passive recreation opportunities for Whitehall Park. The online survey will be available until September 20. The County will use this feedback to finalize the master plan for the park.
For more information, contact the Beaufort County Passive Parks Manager at 843-255-2152.
Coastline features new County leaders
A new episode of The County Channel’s series Coastline features two new members of County Administrator Ashley Jacobs’ leadership team.
Coastline host Scott Grooms welcomes Interim Deputy County Administrator Robert Bechtold, and Assistant County Administrator Jared Fralix to The County Channel Studio.
Mr. Bechtold, who recently retired from the United States Marine Corps, joined the County as an International County Management Association fellow this summer before taking on the role of interim Deputy County Administrator. Mr. Fralix began with the County as interim Director of Traffic Engineering.
Coastline airs on The County Channel at 9:30 a.m. Sundays, 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and at 9 a.m. Fridays at 9 a.m. Coastline is a monthly news show filmed in-studio and produced by The County Channel.
Watch all programming for The County Channel on Comcast Ch. 2, Hargray Chs. 9 and 113, and Spectrum Ch. 1304. Viewers can also watch programming live and on-demand at The County Channel’s website at www.beaufortcountysc.gov.
US Chamber endorses Cunningham
The U.S. Chamber of Congress on Wednesday, Sept. 2, endorsed Rep. Joe Cunningham for re-election to Congress. Cunningham previously received the Chamber’s Jefferson-Hamilton award for his commitment to bipartisan solutions and the Spirit of Enterprise Award for his support of pro-growth economic policies. The Chamber ranked Cunningham the fourth most bipartisan member of Congress. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization representing companies of all sizes across every sector of the economy.
County spraying for mosquitoes
Beaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial and/or ground treatments through Friday, Sept. 11. Mosquito Control applies EPA-registered public health insecticide during ideal weather using low-flying aircraft throughout daylight hours and spray trucks from about 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
For additional information, please contact Mosquito Control at (843) 255-5800.
County fee presentations online
The Beaufort County Natural Resources Committee recently hosted a work session to review draft studies to discuss impact fees. The meeting was broadcast on The County Channel and can be viewed at https://bit.ly/336uBCG.
The public was invited to submit comments before the meeting and feedback was incorporated into the work session presentations hosted by Committee Chairwoman Alice Howard and Colin McAweeney of TischlerBise.
To see the Beaufort County Impact Fee Results presentation, visit https://bit.ly/3h9sOBF.
To see the Beaufort County School District Impact Fee presentation, visit https://bit.ly/2R4Jobo.
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