City of Beaufort
June 2022
Welcome to the City of Beaufort's monthly newsletter. Any feedback? Please send to Kathleen Williams, kwilliams@cityofbeaufort.org.
Playground is first priority at Southside Park
The Master Plan for Southside Park, which would include adding a new playground, pavilions, parking, half basketball court, and many other amenities, would have an estimated cost of $6 million, according to landscape design firm Wood + Partners.

The plan entails extensive regrading of a festival lawn that would be large enough for two soccer fields; a renovated dog park that would including new fencing, misting sprays, agility equipment and other features; a nine-hole disc golf course; a wetland habitat; additional restrooms; and new trails.

City Council said the first priority would be designing and building the playground.

Touch-a-Truck event on June 18 at Southside Park
The search for Stuarts Town -- beneath Beaufort
A kickoff event on June 6 will mark the start of the Search for Stuarts Town project -- a project to find the remnants of the Scots-settled Stuarts Town in The Point neighborhood.

Coordinated by the Stuarts Town Action Group, the project is scheduled to take place during several weeks in August. The kickoff will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on June 6 at Morrall Park on Craven Street.

The project will be led by Dr. Chester DePratter, a professor of archeology at the University of South Carolina. The group is seeking financial support, and is grateful for donations. The City of Beaufort has set up a fund through Beaufort Pride of Place for donations. Make a donation here.

To find out more about the project, go to the website www.stuartstown.com.
BJWSA asks customers to adjust watering
To address unprecedented demand, BJWSA is asking customers to adjust their irrigation timers to water only three days per week, on a rotating schedule.

Customers with odd-numbered addresses are asked to irrigate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. BJWSA urges its customers NOT to water on Monday.


Update on transmission main project

The Spanish Moss Trail has reopened between Robert Smalls Parkway and North Street for the North Street Transmission Main project. Read more here
100,000 MREs heading to Ukraine
100,000 emergency meals en route to Ukraine? That’s exactly what is happening thanks to the persistence of Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray and Councilman Mitch Mitchell.

Their partnership with Marsh Hen Mill, SOPAKO, Total Quality Logistics, and World of Connections
will bring these ready to eat meals to Ukraine by the end of June.
News from our partners
Honors College students clean up Hunting Island beach
On April 2, USCB’s Beaufort College students volunteered their time at Hunting Island.
They helped clear debris that ended up on the island after previous storm damage, flooding, and hurricanes before enjoying the afternoon at the beach.

Raising funds: Nursing honors students at the University of South Carolina Beaufort needed to complete a service-learning project this spring, which required them to address a health need of a vulnerable population.

The students chose Hopeful Horizons after learning from Rose Ewing, Hopeful Horizons Community educator, that experiencing abuse puts people at risk for health care disparities, receiving poor health care, and experiencing poor health outcomes.

The students held a kickball tournament, created a fundraiser on GoFundMe.com, and partnered with Evolve Nutrition in Beaufort to raise $1,345 for Hopeful Horizons.
Resources for
growing families
Preparing for your newest family member goes beyond what happens in your obstetrician’s office. To help prepare new parents for what is to come, Beaufort Memorial offers FREE childbirth and parenting classes each month, regardless of where you plan to deliver your baby.

Register online at BeaufortMemorial.org/BabyU for any of the following Baby University classes:

  • June 1 -- Baby Basics Online
  • June 8 -- Prepared Childbirth
  • June 15 -- Baby Basics -- Breastfeeding 
Sports, camp &
school physicals

Need to quickly complete a physical for your child’s upcoming activities?

Through Aug. 31, children’s physicals (grades K-12) are only $20 at all three Beaufort Memorial Express Care locations.
No appointment is needed but you can reserve your spot at BeaufortMemorial.org/ExpressCare.
Free class on hip
& knee pain

Learn from Beaufort Memorial orthopedic care coordinator and physical therapist
Andrea Sadler about options to relieve joint pain.

This includes in-home exercises and medical management, to physical therapy and surgery, on Tuesday, June 14, from 1-2 p.m. at the Port Royal Medical Pavilion, 1680 Ribaut Road.

Come celebrate
Beaufort's home gardens
This year’s Garden a Day event, celebrating National Gardening week, is June 6 to June 10, and features gardens in The Point, City Walk, Battery Point and two on Lady’s Island. The Beaufort Garden Club invites the public to visit these gardens, free of charge, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., rain or shine.

The Garden a Day schedule can be found on beaufortgardenclub.com:

Monday, June 6 – 305 East St.
Tuesday, June 7 – 2 Fox Sparrow Road
Wednesday, June 8 – 602 Water St.
Thursday, June 9 – 32 and 58 Petigru St.
Friday, June 10 – 60 Downing Drive, Pleasant Point
HBF offers summer camp for kids
Seeking volunteers

Historic Beaufort Foundation is seeking volunteer greeters and docents for the John Mark Verdier House. Interested? Please call 843-379-3331 or visit www.historicbeaufort.org.
Coming in June!
First Friday in June!

Come celebrate June’s First Friday from 5-8 p.m. June 3 for an evening of shopping, dining, and fun. The theme for June is “Dads and Dudes,” and Bay Street will be closed. Each purchase enters you into a raffle with the chance to win a gift.

Come check out the classic cars, ride lawn mowers, and create crafts with Lowes! We can’t wait to see you!
River Swim June 4

The Beaufort Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry will host its annual Beaufort River Swim starting at 5 a.m. on June 4 at the Marina parking lot. All proceeds of the Beaufort River Swim benefit the YMCA’s learn to swim program.

For more information, please contact Denice Davis at D.davis@wardlefamilyymca.org.
Cheer on dragonboats
on June 25

DragonBoat Beaufort is back! Check it out from noon to 5 on June 25 at Waterfront Park. It’ll be a fast-paced afternoon as community teams race each other. All funds raised go to DragonBoat Beaufort’s Cancer Outreach Program.

For more information, please visit www.dragonboatbeaufort.org.
Aquarium event kicks off summer reading program

The Beaufort Library kicks off the Library Summer Reading Program at 10 a.m. June 4 at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park pavilion. Join the South Carolina Aquarium as we uncover the mysteries of the deep!

Learn about the unique adaptations of deep-sea animals and the technology scientists use to study them. Then “dive” in with us as you meet and touch marine animals!

Start your kids' summer reading with this free, educational, and family-friendly event!
VBS on June 30

The Parish Church of St. Helena is hosting its annual Vacation Bible School on June 30 at Waterfront Park. Activities start at noon.

For more information, please contact Debbie Teneyck at 843-522-1712.
Shrimp Festival: Open for sponsorships!
We're already well underway in planning for the 28th Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival on Oct. 7-8. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this very popular festival, please click on image above for detailed information.
Welcome, new businesses!
Every month we'll feature the new businesses or organizations that have opened in Beaufort, as described in the owners' words.
Found for Home

917 Bay St., inside Old Bay Market Place
850-383-0096

Unique home decor gifts.

Happy anniversary
to these businesses!

1 year: Quench IV Hydration & Wellness; Nimmons, Malchow & Johnson; Evolve Furniture Studio; Lipstick N Blush; Lighthouse Dispensary; Farm City Flowers; Tidewater Windows & Doors; Safe Harbour Counseling Services; Express Oil
Change

5 years: Beaufort River Dental; Lowcountry Family Dentistry; Walmart on Lady's Island; Ocean Tides Massage Studio; Butler Marine

10 years: Liberte Nails
Meetings in June
City Council
5 p.m. June 14 Work Session
7 p.m. June 14 Regular Session

5 p.m. June 21 Special Work Session
7 p.m. June 21 Special Meeting

Meetings will be held via Zoom and streamed on the City's Facebook page. You can find agendas closer to the date of the meeting on our website's Agenda Center.

City boards, task forces
Historic Review Board, 2 p.m. June 8
Design Review Board, 2 p.m. June 9
Metropolitan Planning Commission, 5 p.m. June 20
Zoning Board of Appeals, 5:30 p.m. June 27

Meetings will be held via Zoom and streamed on the City's Facebook page. You can find agendas closer to the date of the meeting on our website's Agenda Center.