By Katy Calloway, The Island Connection Managing Editor Kiawah Island Town Council convened April 2 with the Mayor and Councilmembers in high spirits. Minutes of the 2019 Strategic Planning Retreat, held January 23 and 24 were approved with no changes or comments, as well as the minutes from the last council meeting held March 5. …
Category: Kiawah Town Council
Jan 31 2019
Kiawah Island Town Council Meeting: January 8, 2019
By Katy Calloway, The Island Connection Managing Editor The first Kiawah Town Council meeting of the New Year was called to order with new councilmembers, Maryanne Connelly, Dan Prickett and Klaus Said present and accounted for. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Mayor Weaver described an unusual process for approving the minutes of the December 4 …
Dec 19 2018
Kiawah Island Town Council Meeting: December 4, 2018
By Katy Calloway, The Island Connection Managing Editor The last meeting of 2018 was brief and to the point. Mayor Weaver called the meeting to order, led the pledge of allegiance and the November meeting minutes were approved unanimously. The Mayor’s update was brief, noting that the election was taking place in the room next …
Nov 25 2018
Town Of Kiawah Island Elections: Candidates In Their Own Words
By Katy Calloway, Managing Editor for The Island Connection The Town of Kiawah Island will hold its municipal elections on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Fran Wermuth withdrew her bid for the Mayor’s seat on Nov. 14, which leaves just one candidate for Mayor and four Councilmember candidates, all uncontested in their respective races. Despite the competition, …
Oct 11 2018
Kiawah Island Town Council Meeting: October 2, 2018
By Katy Calloway, The Island Connection Managing Editor The first meeting of the fall season was called to order a questionable three minutes ahead of time, after Mayor Weaver questioned the accuracy of the clock. The September meeting minutes were approved unanimously, following Councilmember Mezzanotte’s admitting to already sending in a few “wordsmithing” changes to …
Sep 14 2018
Kiawah Island Town Council Meeting: September 4, 2018
By Katy Calloway, The Island Connection Managing Editor After routine opening procedures, the Kiawah Town Council meeting got underway with all councilmembers in attendance. Mayor Weaver’s report included notice that 2018 is a municipal election year and the mayor’s office and all the councilmembers are up for re-election. The candidate filing period opened Sept. 4 …
May 09 2018
122 Turnberry Ct. To Be Condemned
By Gregg Bragg, The Island Connection Senior Staff Writer The Town of Kiawah Island filed paperwork with the Charleston County clerk to condemn 122 Turnberry Ct. in January of this year, and offered $0 for the property. The figure was intended to elicit a reaction from the property owners who have not responded to the …
Apr 12 2018
Kiawah Island Town Council Meeting: April 2018
By Katy Calloway, The Island Connection Managing Editor Mayor Weaver called the meeting to order right on time and moved on to approve the minutes from last month’s meeting. In his subsequent update he announced the Planning Commission meeting scheduled for April 4 has been cancelled. Consequently, the agenda item regarding Lot 13 and Kiawah …
Mar 23 2018
Bach Society Hosts Annual Festival
Staff Report for The Island Connection Photos by Joel Bateman The Bach Society of Charleston hosted its annual festival March 1-4. Selections featured the Charleston Baroque Orchestra and Charleston Baroque Voices performing St. John Passion, sung in German. The festival concluded with a performance at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church on John’s Island, sponsored by …
Feb 27 2018
Duneside Drive Proposal Meets Opposition
By Gregg Bragg, The Island Connection Sr. Staff Writer iKiawah, (InsideKiawah.com), a privately run group email platform serving Kiawah residents, erupted with objections to news the Architectural Review Board (ARB) plans a major change of direction. The ARB, an adjunct of developer Kiawah Partners (KP) and the Kiawah Island Community Association (KICA), has filed paperwork …