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Council has recently tasked Thomas and Hutton with exploring additional recreation concepts for the Stith Park Master Plan which could further enhance the Park experience. To gather additional information, the engineer has been asked to delay the presentation scheduled for April 16, 2024 to a later to be determined date. Appropriate notification will be provided for the rescheduled presentation date.
Dear Island Neighbors,
In last month’s column I briefly mentioned some of the Town’s efforts to improve our stormwater management. In response to a number of questions, I’ve asked Deputy Town Administrator Joe Henderson to provide more details on the different projects. The map shows the areas generally included in each watershed. (For more details, go to https://bit.ly/SMPandIIS and https://bit.ly/SIMPMap .)
One thing to note: We have to discharge our stormwater through outfalls on the marsh side of the Island, not the beach. (Although the marsh side has historically been called the “back beach”.) Many of these outfalls will require check valves to prevent tides from coming up the stormwater pipes.
Here is Joe’s list of current and proposed stormwater projects, with their funding mechanisms:
As you can see, this is a very ambitious and costly program for such a small town, and it will take years to accomplish, but we have taken the important initial steps. We owe our Town staff a lot of credit for seeking and getting these grants.
See you around the Island!
Pat O’Neil
Mayor
843 670 9266
Twitter: @oneilpm1
oneilp@sullivansisland.sc.gov