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What great community events we had this past weekend! We have another great event coming this Saturday – Front Beach Fest from 12:00-4:00. I hope you are able to make this popular event. As I was attending the events this past weekend and at last Friday’s Coffee with the Mayor, a common topic was the recent action by City Council to pass an emergency erosion control ordinance allowing the...

Wow – hard to believe it’s almost Spring! Let’s talk about our beaches - recently, there has been a lot of activity and questions about the emergency work happening on our beaches. The City continues to address the erosion issues on the north and south ends of the island. Prior to 2023, the south end of the beach had been stable and accretional and only required periodic post-storm emergency berm...

On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, City Council adopted an emergency ordinance allowing owners of beach front properties located between 100 and 914 Ocean Boulevard to install a revetment or seawall entirely landward of the critical area, as determined by the Ocean and Coastal Resource Management office (OCRM). OCRM is a division of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control...

City offices will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024, for President's Day. Many services are available online at Virtual City Hall.

As part of its five-year cycle to maintain public safety and electric system reliability, Dominion Energy will begin pruning trees on Isle of Palms in March. The project is set to last approximately 12-14 weeks. Dominion has an obligation and responsibility to maintain the delivery of electricity to its customers and to do so, the lines must be kept free of tree limbs. There are also safety...

Stop by and learn about the importance of gardening with native plants, which provide food and shelter for native butterflies, insects, birds and other animals. Presented by Sharleen Johnson, native habitat consultant and owner of Native Plants to the People LLC Class Schedule All classes will be held at the Recreation Center’s Magnolia Room. Address: 24 28th Avenue, Isle of Palms, SC 29451...

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ISLE OF PALMS, S.C.- Due to the construction of drainage improvements, a road closure at the 41st Avenue outfall on Waterway Boulevard in Isle of Palms (IOP) will begin on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Traffic will be detoured at 32nd Avenue through Palm Boulevard and up to 41st Avenue. Only local traffic will be accommodated on Waterway Boulevard between 32nd and 41st Avenue to access a dwelling...

The City is accepting applications for surf instruction providers through 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 9, 2024. Applications received by the deadline will be considered by City Council at their February 27, 2024 meeting. The City allows commercial surf instruction providers to provide surfing lessons on the beach with certain conditions listed on the application. If you have any questions regarding...

Hello! I hope your new year has started off in a good way. Each year when we get to November 30th, I usually breathe a sigh of relief – as it’s the end of hurricane season. However, since then we have had significant storms in successive months that have wreaked some havoc. During the December storm which had an almost 10’ tide and 8” of rain, there were areas of our island that haven’t had water...