Board of Zoning Appeals - April 17 | CANCELLED
Turtle Patrol Kick-Off Meeting at Town Hall - April 18 | 5:30 PM
CERT - April 19 | 3:00 PM
Ways and Means - April 24 | 1:00 PM
Town Council - May 2 | 1:00 PM
Planning Commission - May 3 | 2:00 PM
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2023 Earth Week Events & Earth Day Celebration |
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Join us for an entire week of events from April 15 - 21, celebrating our natural world. Learn more and register your attendance here. All events will lead up to an Earth Day Celebration in Night Heron Park on April 21 from 4 PM - 7 PM, with live music, food trucks, talks from environment and wildlife experts, local vendors, live animals, face painters, kids crafts, and more. It is sure to be fun for the whole family!
We are excited to present live music from Shem Creek Boogie Band, pizza from Dough Boyz Pizza Co., and local eats from True Lowcountry. There will also be tent talks from local organizations and speakers doing amazing work to protect our environment.
Featured vendors include The Center for Birds of Prey, Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol, Edisto Serpentarium, Clemson University Bobcat Researcher Meghan Keating, Kiawah and Seabrook Island Shorebird Stewards, the South Carolina Aquarium, South Carolina
Oyster Restoration and Enhancement (SCORE), NOAA Marine Debris Program, and many more!
Food and drink will be available for donation. Additional donations are appreciated and will help underwrite the cost of the event. We will accept cash or credit donations at the event. No outside food or drink is allowed. Please remember to bring your own seats. If you're coming from off the Island, tell gate security that you are attending the Kiawah Conservancy's Earth Day Celebration in Night
Heron Park.
Registration is not required and admission is free!
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Next Community Drop-in Meeting in May |
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Mayor John D. Labriola and Council Member Michael Heidingsfelder will be available to every community member and stakeholder to drop in during the times listed above to allow any community member to:
- Ask questions
- Explain concerns
- Provide any recommendations
- Voice any criticism or areas of opportunity for improvement
This drop-in is an informal, more conversational meeting without an explicit agenda or presentation planned. There is no need to come on time; interested parties can drop in when available. There will be no live streaming or recording of this meeting, but Council will provide a brief summary of the conversations for all community members the following week.
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Feedback from Our Community |
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We received this kind note about our Permit Tech Sharon Johnson that we wanted to share.
“I hope this finds you well! I need to take a moment and brag on one of your employees - Sharon Johnson. We have been working with Sharon on permitting for one of our clients and to say she has been helpful would be an understatement. We have had bumps in the road at nearly every turn with this project and it has been quite an undertaking trying to keep all the municipalities and their requirements straight. Sharon has been so helpful and patient as I have navigated all of this, which is such a breath of fresh air.
The permitting process can get confusing, especially when you are not familiar with it. Having someone as pleasant and helpful as Sharon truly makes all the difference in the world.
Thank you so much for all that you guys do!”
Great job, Sharon! We’re happy to have you on the TOKI team.
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Upcoming OUR WORLD Lecture Series |
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You are invited to Kiawah's OUR WORLD Lecture Series on Thursday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. at the Sandcastle. During this interactive event, Town Mayor John Labriola and Councilman Michael Heidingsfelder will engage in a dialogue format to talk about their background, the reasons why they serve the community, and most importantly, the key projects they are working on for the future of the island.
Topics such as the new Marsh Management Plan, Comprehensive Plan, and revamped Go Green Initiative will be among the topics of the conversation. Join us for this interactive event to listen and/or ask questions or concerns about these topics or other island-related issues.
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Capt. Sam’s Spit Hearing Update |
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On Thursday, April 6, there was a hearing on Preserve Kiawah’s appeal for Captain Sam’s Spit preliminary plat extension. Honorable Judge George M. McFaddin, Jr. heard the case and is taken it under advisement to consider the arguments and will then announce his decision in the next few weeks. We will provide an update after a decision has been made. |
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Andell West Planned Development Update |
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Riverstone Properties requested a waiver to submit a revised planned development application for the proposed Andell West Planned Development. Charleston County Council voted on Tuesday, April 4 to grant approval of this requested waiver. This waiver request to Charleston County Council allows the applicant, Riverstone to submit a revised application without waiting one year. There is currently not a known timeline of when a revised plan may be resubmitted. |
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Shorebird Nesting Season Has Begun |
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American Oystercatchers and Wilson’s Plovers have started to pair up and stake out nesting territories, and we received word that the first Least Terns have returned to Kiawah! To protect these birds while they are nesting, the Town closes a portion of the upper beach and dunes at the eastern end of the island. Eggs are laid directly on the sand and can easily be stepped on due to their exceptional camouflage. Disturbance will also cause an adult to flee from the nest, exposing the eggs and chicks to the heat of the sun and predators.
The nesting area is clearly marked with yellow signs (see map below). Please avoid walking through the nesting area and remind those around you to do the same. Thank you for doing your part to protect Kiawah’s shorebirds!
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Sea Islands Shorebird Festival |
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The first Sea Islands Shorebird Festival is a 2-day event (May 11 & 12) hosted and organized by local municipalities, governmental agencies, volunteer groups, and non-profit organizations working on coastal bird conservation and education. The festival celebrates the critically important sites of Seabrook and Kiawah Island for shorebirds, notably for the federally threatened Red Knot, for which these islands play a crucial role during their northern migration.
The festival aims to celebrate shorebirds and the islands they depend on, educate community members and visitors, and raise awareness to protect these magnificent birds and places.
Click here to visit the Sea Islands Shorebird Festival website.
Click here to register for the various educational events that are lined up. No registration required for The Feather Fest. Tickets to the Red Knot Reception are required and priced at $10.
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Professional Bridge player and teacher, Andy Hurd, will be teaching the Basics of Bridge at the Charleston Bridge Center (1740 Ashley Hall Road, Charleston, SC) on Saturday, May 20 from 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM. The cost to participate is $50 (booklet and lunch included). To register, email Charleston Bridge Center here or call 843-766-5712. The deadline to register is May 12. |
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Business License Renewal Notice |
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17th Annual Blues by the Sea
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Freshfields Village Green|
3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
NO CHARGE, TICKETS NOT REQUIRED
Blues by the Sea is back! Bring a chair, picnic blanket, or cooler and enjoy the sounds of music by the sea.
This year’s lineup will include Sir Rod & the Blues Doctors, featuring Adam Gussow, Doug Deming & the Jewetones, and the Randall Bramblett Band.
If you love the Blues and great live music, you will not want to miss this event! The event takes place rain or shine. No pets, please.
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College of Charleston Young Artists
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Church of Our Savior | 4:00 p.m.
NO CHARGE, BUT TICKETS REQUIRED
The College of Charleston Opera presents an afternoon of opera and musical theater. There will be favorites by Offenbach, Mozart, Bellini, and Rogers and Hammerstein to name a few performed by our young, talented musicians of the Department of Music at the College accompanied by Dr. Lorna Barker.
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Click here to access TOKI's Events page and view the season planner.
If you are a Kiawah Island resident who has not received your 2022-2023 early access code, please email your Kiawah mailing address to rfoster@kiawahisland.org to register.
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