Beach Nourishment and Groin Lengthening Project

Edisto Beach Police Department:  The long-awaited beach nourishment and groin lengthening project has begun! Please have patience as this project progresses. We realize people will be inconvenienced for a brief period of time in work zone areas. As sand is pumped from offshore, heavy equipment is necessary to move the sand. The contractors will be working 24 hours a day. There will be lights from the equipment on the beach at night and the heavy equipment has back-up alarms that cannot be turned off, as this is an OSHA requirement. The contractors will start around Beach Access 5 and will work toward the north so that the Town can nourish areas most heavily impacted by Hurricane Matthew. This will allow property owners to begin rebuilding. Visitors and residents should avoid work zone areas because of the hazards from heavy equipment. Please contact Iris Hill, Town Administrator at 843-869-2505 x 211 with any questions. Equipment operators will not be able to answer your questions or adjust the volume on the back-up alarms. Construction is set to be completed by May 2017.

Ocean Ridge MPOA Proxies

Happy 2017! Please be sure to mail in your Ocean Ridge MPOA proxies as part of your new year’s resolution. Hope to see you all at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 14, 9 a.m. at the Edisto Island United Methodist Church, 8193 Palmetto Road. Please note that Palmetto Road is NOT the Palmetto Blvd. at the Beach. Palmetto Road runs directly off Rt. 174 at the Ace Hardware.

Road Delays December 19-22

Please be advised that beginning on Monday December 19 through Thursday December 22, Carolina Bridge Company will be conducting periodic daytime lane closures at the Store Creek and Russell Creek bridges on SC-174.  Please plan accordingly and expect possible delays

Update on Trash & Debris Removal

Now that the removal of yard debris and downed trees is almost complete (removal of additional debris along Gun Bluff and debris in the Battery Park area is to be completed in the next few days), the contractor assigned to Ocean Ridge for all trash and debris removal has asked that all drywall, wood framing, wood molding and other wood products, insulation, furniture, mattresses, box springs, beach chairs, umbrellas, and other like household items that sustained water damage from the Hurricane be placed at curbside in the front of your home for pickup. DO NOT PLACE CONTAINERS OF PAINT, DRYWALL COMPOUND, LAWN PRODUCTS, SOLVENTS, OTHER TOXIC MATERIALS, OIL, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, TVs OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, WITH THE HOUSEHOLD TRASH TO BE PICKED UP. THOSE ITEMS WILL NOT BE PICKED UP, AND IF MIXED IN WITH THE HOUSEHOLD TRASH WILL CAUSE THE HOUSEHOLD TRASH NOT TO BE PICKED UP AS WELL. Appliances will not be included in this pickup. The pickup of appliances will occur at a later date. Any questions relating to household trash and pickup should be directed to Horace Kinsey at Southern Community Services (843-869-4300).