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4:00 p.m., November 8, 2022 The City continues to monitor the developments of Tropical Storm Nicole. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for our area. Nicole is expected to strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane as it makes landfall on the east coast of Florida by Thursday morning. While the latest forecast moves the center of the storm away from the SC coast, Nicole is a large system with tropical...

November 7, 2022 The City is closely monitoring subtropical storm Nicole. This storm is currently tracking north-northwest but is expected to bend more westward toward the Bahamas and Florida through midweek. Landfall of the storm’s center is expected on Florida's eastern coast sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday. Nicole is a large system and it's very likely to produce coastal flooding...

Garbage and debris collection will take place per the schedule outlined below for the week of November 7, 2022. Date Location Monday, November 7 Garbage Collection - Breach Inlet through 30th Ave Tuesday, November 8 Garbage Collection - 30th Ave through Wild Dunes Wednesday, November 9 – Friday, November 11 Four (4) crews will work on debris operations as follows: •21st – 32nd Ave •41st Ave...

October 26, 2022 The Isle of Palms City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Council Chambers in City Hall. Listed below are the highlights from the meeting: City Council continued discussions related to the revisions to the noise ordinance to address livability concerns and improve enforcement efforts. City Council referred this matter to the Public Safety Committee...

October 21, 2022 First pass operations have been completed in the following areas: Waterway Blvd Boulevard cul-de sacs off Waterway Boulevard thru 30 th Avenue Fairway Oaks Marsh Point Hidden Green Public Works Department (PWD) anticipates the completion of Waterway Boulevard, Seagrass, Back Bay, Dunes Ridge, and Ocean Point today, October 21, 2022. The PWD will not service the debris removed from...

On September 27, 2022, City Council tasked staff to prepare ordinances to amend the conservation district to include preservation of public and private recreation facilities, including the golf courses inside and outside Wild Dunes and the tennis facility inside Wild Dunes, and to cap the density in the Wild Dunes PRD to reflect the current existing units and approved lots. On October 11, 2022...

Mayor's Message October 17, 2022 It’s hard to believe the time is here to buy our Halloween candy – which means the remainder of the year will fly by even faster with the holidays approaching. There will be some great upcoming, seasonal events, you will want to make sure and attend. You can use the city’s website, iop.net, to stay updated on upcoming events and meetings. I hope you have had the...

The City of Isle of Palms is conducting a comprehensive drainage masterplan of the island. Residents are asked to help us gather flood impact data in and around the drainage study area. This data will help support and inform flood mitigation planning efforts. Please submit only one survey report per flooding occurrence. If you have more than one flooding occurrence to report, you will need to fill...

The Public Works Department has been steadily working overtime on post-storm debris cleanup. Hurricane Ian was not a declared disaster in Charleston County; therefore, the County did not activate the emergency debris contract that the City is a part of. Each municipality is responsible for their own debris operation. The Bees Ferry landfill has not extended weekly operating hours. The landfill’s...

Saturday, October 1, 2022 As the City moves from response to recovery after the storm, City departments continue to assess buildings and facilities for storm damage. No major damage to City buildings or facilities has been reported so far. City administrative offices will reopen on Monday, October 3, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Public Works crews are working Saturday, October 1, 2022 to collect storm and...