Greetings Island residents,

As the Memorial Day weekend holiday approaches I wanted to pass along a few items of interest to everyone.

1. Holiday Schedule

• Town Hall will close Friday, May 27 at 2pm and reopen on Tuesday, May 31 at 8am in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
• Please note that essential services will be fully staffed and standing by at the ready to respond to emergency calls.
• Always dial 9-1-1 for any emergency. For Police, Fire or Water and Sewer non-emergency dial Charleston County Consolidated Dispatch at 843-743-7200. Weather forecast shows showers for Friday but Saturday and Sunday look very promising for beach weather.  Large beach crowds are anticipated so remember to plan your travel on and off the Island carefully and around those peak hours of 11am to 1pm for inbound and 4pm to 6pm outbound. Ben Sawyer Bridge openings are limited to on the hour for recreational watercraft and on demand for commercial, military and vessels in distress. The Town of Mt. Pleasant has switched traffic signals on SC703 and SC517 to “beach mode”.  Additional law enforcement officers and fire fighters are on duty for the busy weekend.

Summer Holiday Household Garbage Collection

• Beginning the week of May 31 through August 29 household garbage collection will be twice per week on Tuesday and Friday. Carts should be street-side by 7am and removed that evening.  If your collection is missed please contact Town Hall.
• For those weeks with a Monday holiday, collections will fall back one day; as example since next Monday 5-30-22 is an observed holiday, Tuesday household garbage will be collected on Wednesday 6-1-22 and Friday collection will be on Saturday 6-4-22. Yard debris will be collected on Thursday 6-2-22.

Charleston County Curbside Recycle Program

On June 6, 2022 Republic Services will take over collection of recyclables for Charleston County. Collections will remain every other Wednesday.  For Sullivan’s Island residents the next recycle collection would normally be on Wednesday 6-1-22 but because of Memorial Day the collection will by Thursday 6-2-22.  This will be the last collection performed by Charleston County.  The next recycle in the County program will be Wednesday 6-15-22 and will be performed by Republic Services.

Charleston County remains responsible for all collections.  Missed collections should be reported to Charleston County Environmental Management at 843-720-7111.

Please click here for information with helpful information from the County regarding the recycle program.

2022 Hurricane Season

June 1 marks the beginning of the 2022 hurricane season. Early comments from the experts indicate the South Atlantic basin is in for another busy season. Town staff has already begun its preparation for the hurricane season this year.  It is never too early to prepare your family hurricane plan. For further information, visit the Town website www.sullivansisland.sc.gov or Charleston County’s website at www.charlestoncounty.org for useful information. Hurricane Alex is first up so stay tuned for further information from Town Hall and to the Weather Channel when things start to develop.

Dorchester Paws

For the past few months Town staff has been working with Dorchester Paws in their “Mutts for Miles” program in an effort to give the shelter dogs a fun day at the beach.  On Thursday June 2 from 4pm to 7pm shelter officials will be in Stith Park near the bandstand with several dogs available for adoption. If you have been searching for a family pet please consider adoption. If you would like to make a donation or drop off a bag of dog food to help out, please feel free to stop by Town Hall anytime next week.  Click here for the flyer and their wish list. You may also contact Jacky Gypin in Town Hall at 843-883-5743 for more information.

Best regards for a pleasant Memorial Day weekend.

Regards,

Andy Benke