Month: July 2020
July 31, 2020
Monitoring Hurricane Isaias
The Town, KICA, and Charleston County Emergency Management officials are actively monitoring Hurricane Isaias, which forecasters say could affect South Carolina beginning late Sunday evening/early Monday morning. As the weekend progresses, the Town will update residents if necessary. Be advised: There is a high risk of rip currents on Saturday, which will likely continue into […]
July 31, 2020
Q3 Town Notes Published
The Quarter 3 edition of Town Notes is now available. Read it online. In this issue: 2020 Elections Mayor’s Corner Town Council Quarter in Review Bobcats and Deer in A Changing Ecosystem New Tide Station TOKI Spotlight 2020 Hurricane Season and more This is the digital issue of Town Notes. Residents signed up for the print edition […]
July 30, 2020
Face Coverings Reminder | Emergency Ordinance 2020-06 Extended
Emergency Ordinance 2020-06 regarding face coverings has automatically extended for a successive thirty (30) day period until August 27, 2020. The Ordinance requires face coverings to be worn in certain public areas and by employees that interact with the public within the Town of Kiawah Island. Face coverings are required to be worn by the […]
July 27, 2020
Town Introduces Become a Bobcat Guardian Pledge Program
Kiawah’s historically healthy bobcat population has been sharply declining over the last two years. We now know that second-generation anticoagulant (SGAs) rodenticides are a major contributing factor and are responsible for at least seven bobcat deaths in the last year. Biologists estimate Kiawah has ten or fewer bobcats on the island at this time, down […]
July 17, 2020
Bobcat and Rodenticide Update
As discussed at last week’s Town Council meeting, there have been at least six deaths of Kiawah bobcats in the last year as a result of rodenticide poisoning and one additional death still pending toxicology testing. Kiawah’s once healthy bobcat population has declined dramatically in the last few years. Biologists now estimate that fewer than […]
July 16, 2020
Message from Mayor Weaver on Impacts to Kiawah’s Bobcat Population
I would like to take this opportunity to address the many communications I have received in the past week regarding the use of certain pesticides on Kiawah Island and their impact on Kiawah’s native bobcat population. As has been reported by the Town in multiple communications to property owners, the Town has been concerned about a […]
July 10, 2020
Kiawah Island Parkway Traffic Notice | Installation of Shoulder Stabilization
Beginning Sunday, July 12, at 6 p.m., crews will be installing shoulder stabilization along the Parkway. This work will be conducted in the evenings between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. and is expected to continue through Thursday, July 16. Traffic control will be in place directing motorists. Residents should allow more time for travel and […]
July 10, 2020
Governor McMaster Prohibits Alcohol Sales at Bars and Restaurants After 11 p.m.
During today’s media briefing, Governor McMaster issued a new executive order prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages after 11 p.m. in South Carolina restaurants and bars. The order will take effect at 11 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, July 11. This order does not apply to the sale of alcohol at wine and liquor stores, retail establishments, […]
July 01, 2020
Virtual Town Council Meeting Tuesday, July 7
The regular Town Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 7 at 2 p.m. will be held over video conference and live-streamed for the public on the Town’s YouTube channel. Meeting materials are available here: https://www.kiawahisland.org/meetings-minutes/town-council/ Watch the Meeting To access the Town’s YouTube channel, do one of the following: Visit www.kiawahisland.org and click the YouTube icon at the […]