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May 6, 2008

I. Town News

  • Battalion Chief Michael “Mick” Mayers recently addressed participants at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida.  He participated in a forum discussing how to develop an integrated state-wide US&R system addressing local, regional, state, and federal partners.  The forum included discussions on assets organization, management, and deployment.

  
(Contact:  Lavarn Lucas, Fire Chief, Fire & Rescue – 682-5153)

  • On April 18, 2008 René Phillips, the Town’s Website/Court Systems Administrator, presented the Town’s electronic traffic and parking ticketing systems to approximately 100 municipal court administration professionals from South Carolina municipalities at the Municipal Court Administration Association Spring meeting in Columbia.  The presentation provided other municipalities the opportunity to see the systems in operation and ask specific questions related to its implementation and administration, as well as visualize the significant benefits and time savings the system can provide both municipal courts as well as law enforcement agencies.  The Town of Hilton Head Island was the first in the state to utilize electronic traffic tickets.

(Contact:  René Phillips, Website/Court Systems Administrator – 341-4792)

  • The Squire Pope/Gumtree Road Roundabout project is nearing completion.  Final paving and striping is expected to be accomplished during the week of Monday, May 5th, and it is anticipated that the new roundabout will be fully operational and opened to all traffic movements by Monday, May 12th.  Work to install decorative landscaping is expected to be completed by this date as well.  Remaining work tasks on the project will be limited to off-street clean-up and restoration following this date.   

(Contact:  Darrin Shoemaker, Traffic & Transportation Engineer – 341-4774)

  • Hilton Head Island Fire and Rescue participated in the Vigilant Guard Exercise April 21 – 23, 2008:

On Monday, April 21, nine F&R personnel, as part of Regional Rescue Team #4, responded to a building collapse in Northern Beaufort County.  Additionally, thirty-seven personnel participated in setting up an Aid Station at Honey Horn and managed the Hilton Head Emergency Operations Command (HH EOC).

On Tuesday, April 22, twenty-eight F&R personnel operated the Field Aid Station at Honey Horn and managed the HH EOC.

On Wednesday, April 23, twenty-five F&R personnel assisted with the evacuation of 98 patients from Honey Horn and managed the HH EOC.  And thirteen F&R personnel responded to a hazardous material incident in Port Royal.

            (Contact:  Brad Tadlock, Deputy Chief of Operations, F&R – 682-5155)

 

II. Noteworthy Events

Some of the upcoming meetings at Town Hall:

  • Planning Commission – May 7, 9:00 a.m.
  • Disaster Recovery Commission – May 8, 9:00 a.m.
  • Parks & Recreation Commission – May 8, 3:30 p.m.
  • Design Review Board – May 13, 1:15 p.m.
  • Special Town Council Budget Workshop/Affiliated Agencies and the General Budget – May 13, 6:00 p.m.
  • Intergovernmental Relations Committee – May 20, 2:00 p.m.
  • Town Council – May 20, 4:00 p.m.

 (Meetings subject to change and/or cancellation.  Please visit the Towns’ website at www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov for meeting agendas

 

2008 Hilton Head Island Events

Fri., May 9, 2008

7:00 pm – 7:00 am

Relay for Life

Honey Horn

Sat., May 17, 2008

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Kiwanis Rib Burnoff

Honey Horn

Mon., May 26, 2008

9:00 am – 11:00 am

2008 Memorial Day Observance

Shelter Cove Veterans Memorial Park