Dear Town of Kiawah Island,
Over the past few weeks, we have received questions and heard growing concerns regarding the application of the Town’s development agreements. Following the Town’s response, we continue to receive questions and accusations, many of them based in rumor.
Regarding the Cape and Beachwalker parcels, the Town of Kiawah Island and its leadership can attest that our development agreements have been consistently applied to the involved parties. To confirm the Town’s position on the Cape parcel, we additionally sought legal counsel, which supported our position that no violation of the development agreement took place. Regarding the Beachwalker parcel, there has been no formal action to change or alter the development agreement, nor do we anticipate receiving a request to do so. Additionally, the Town has engaged a second law firm, McCullough Khan Appel, specializing in land use, to review all findings and will continue to cooperate with legal counsel representing both the Community Association and Kiawah Partners.
I’d like to state unequivocally that if any wrongdoing is identified by our legal partners, or those hired by KICA, it will be identified and disclosed. We do not take these accusations lightly and anticipate closure on these issues and moving forward.
To ensure transparent and regular communications with you, the Town has engaged with Charleston-based public affairs firm Lou Hammond Group. As such, you should expect timely updates from the Town’s staff and me.
In order to answer your questions and address an abundance of misinformation, we are creating a resource page on the Town’s website to provide you with accurate answers. This will include Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) that the Town will update ongoing with clear and concise information. Many of these questions will be sourced from the submissions we recently received, in addition to addressing new topics that arise.
As always, I urge you to seek accurate and whole information, and to email stillerson@kiawahisland.org with any feedback or questions that are not addressed in the online resources, which will be shared with you in the coming days.
Sincerely,
