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Savannah Beach, Georgia.
September 17, 1969.
A special meeting of Town Council was held today in the Council
Room and was attended by Mayor Counihan,.who presided, and
Councilmen Jack Daniels, Edward Jung, Robert Cary, George
Schwarz, Milledge Jones and Dr. Louis Hohenstein; also Town
Attorney, Bart Shea.
The ::meeting was called for the purpose of -receiving the returns
of the Special Referendum Election from the managers and to
adopt a resolution acknowledging'
The following certified report of Judge Shelby Myrick, Election
Superintendent and the Election Managers was read by Town
Attorney Bart Shea:
TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF
SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND,
CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA
We, the undersigned who were duly appointed as
Managers of the.election, by resolution adopted by the
Mayor and Councilmen on August 20, 1969, to conduct the
Special Election called by the Mayor and Councilmen to
be held on September 17, 1969 in accordance of the
provisions of the applicable acts and statutes incorporating
the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and amendments .
thereto; the provisions contained within -this resolution
adopted by the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach,
Tybee Island, on August 13, 1969; and in accordance with
the provisions of the Georgia Municipal Election Code,
do hereby certify that said special' election was held on
September 17, 1969 in accordance with such laws and that
the results of said special election are as follows, to wit:
-263 Electors residing within the current
Municipality boundaries voted for annexing
all of the land and territory on Tybee Island,
not currently included within the'corporate
limits of the Municipality.
123 Electors residing within the current
Municipality boundaries voted against annexing
all.of the land and territory on Tybee Island,
not currently included within the corporate
limits of the Municipality.
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4 Electors not residing within the current
Municipality boundaries voted for annexing
all of the land and territory on Tybee Island,
not currently included within the corporate
limits of the Municipality.
12 Electors not residing within the current
Municipality boundaries voted against annexing
all of the land and territory on Tybee Island
not currently included within the corporate
limits of the Municipality.
125 Electors voted for the Right of Municipality
to sell Inlet Avenue.
268 Electors voted against the Right of Munici-
pality to sell Inlet Avenue.
139 Electors voted for Right of Municipality to
sell Alley-No. One (I).
247 Electors voted against the Right of. Munici-
pality to sell Alley No. One (1).
143 Electors voted for Right of Municipality
to sell portion of the former Lovell Avenue and
an unnumbered Triangle Lot, Ward No. Five (5).
251 Electors voted against the Right of Munici-
pality to sell portion of the former Lovell
Avenue and an unnumbered Triangle Lot, Ward No.
Five (5) .
179 Electors voted in preference of one hundred
(100 %) per cent Assessment for Ad Valorem Taxes
at 'Twelve • (12) Mills.
190 Electors voted in preference of forty (40 %)
per cent Assessment for Ad Valorem Taxes at Thirty
(30) Mills.
This 17th day of September, 1969.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 17th day
of September, 1969
Bart E. Shea
Notary Public, Chatham
County, Georgia
Shelby Myrick, Jr. Supt.
Ethel Chandler
Kathryn Flowers
Olivia Pagan
Beverly Hatch
Leona East
Hortense Doyle
Councilman Daniels moved that the election results, as
certified by the.. Election Superintendent and the Election
Managers be accepted and the following resolution be adopted.
The motion was duly seconded and .unanimously carried.
R E S O L U T I O N
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned
subject to the call of the Mayor.
Clerk of Council
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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the managers duly named by Resolution passed
by the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island,
in council assembled, on the 20th day of August, 1969 to
conduct the special election just concluded and held on this
17th day of September, 1969, at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island,
Georgia, for the purpose of ascertaining questions pertaining to
annexation; the right of the municipality to sell certain
portions of their public streets; and the preference of as-
sessment and millage for Ad Valorem taxes, having made the
consolidated returns and /or results to the Mayor and Councilmen
calling said special election, which return consolidation
was done in the presence of and together with the several
managers and election superintendent; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the results of said special
election have been certified to the Mayor and Councilmen of
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island; and, by the managers and by the
Honorable Shelby Myrick, Jr., Superintendent of said election,
such certification being attached hereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Councilmen
of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in council duly assembled,
and it is hereby resolved by the authority of the same, that
the results of said special election be, and the same are hereby
declared as follows:
263 Electors residing within the current
Munincipality boundaries voted for annexing
all of the land and territory on Tybee Island,
not currently included within the corporate
limits of the Municipality.
123 Electors residing within the current
Munincipality boundaries voted against annexing
all of the land and territory on Tybee Island,
not currently included within the corporate
limits of the Municipality.
4 Electors not residing within the current
Municipality boundaries voted for annexing
all of the land and territory on Tybee Island,
not currently included within the corporate
limits of the Municipality.
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12 Electors not residing within the current
Municipality boundaries voted against annexing
all of the land and territory on Tybee Island,
not currently included within the corporate
limits of the Municipality.
Such proposal of annexation was not approved by the
Electorate.
125 Electors voted for Right of Municipality to
sell Inlet Avenue.
268 Electors voted against the Right of Munici-
pality to sell Inlet Avenue.
Such proposal for the right of a Municipality to
sell Inlet Avenue was not approved by the Electorate.
139 Electors voted for Right of Munincipality
to sell Alley No. One (1) .
247 Electors voted against the Right of Municipality
to sell Alley No. One (1) .
Such proposal for the right of a Municipality toL.sell
Alley No. One (1) was not approved by the Electorate.
143 Electors voted for Right of Municipality
to sell portion of the former Lovell Avenue and
an unnumbered Triangle Lot, Ward No. Five (5).
251 Electors voted against the Right of Munici-
pality to sell portion of the former Lovell
Avenue and an unnumbered Triangle Lot, Ward No.
Five (5) .
Such proposal was not approved by the Electorate of
the Municipality.
179 Electors voted in preference of one!>hundred
(100%) per cent Assessment for Ad Valorem Taxes
at Twelve (12) Mills.
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190 Electors voted in preference of forty (40%)
per cent Assessment for Ad Valorem Taxes at Thirty
(30)Mills.
The majority of the Electorate expressed a preference for
forty (40%) per cent Assessment for Ad Valorem Taxes at
Thirty (30) Mills.
The above stated returns are hereby adopted by the
Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee
Island and officially made a part of this resolution and
the minutes of said council meeting.
This /7Th day of September, 1969.
CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH
TYBEE ISLAND.
By: G -'1'L
Attest:
Clerk of Council