HomeMy Public PortalAbout201210Newsletter.docOctober Events
October 2 7 - 8 PM Citizens’ Tuesday with the City Manager – call 472-5072 to make an appointment
October 4 2 - 7 PM Red Cross Community Blood Drive – Old School Cafeteria
October 5 - 7 7 - 8 PM Pirate Fest – Everywhere, but mainly 16th-18th Street Lots
October 7 - 13 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
October 9 6 – 8 PM Mayor’s Night In – call 472-5080 to make an appointment
October 10 6 – 8 PM TIFD Open House – Visit the Fire Station at Jones and 5th St as part of Fire Prevention Week
October 11 5 PM Infrastructure Committee – City Hall Auditorium
October 11 6:30 PM Council Meeting - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 until business complete
October 15 4:30 PM Community Resource Committee – City Hall Auditorium
October 15 6 PM Historic Preservation Commission – City Hall Auditorium
October 16 10 AM Parking Committee – City Hall Auditorium
October 16 11 AM Bicycle Friendly Committee – City Hall Auditorium
October 16 7 PM Planning Commission – City Hall Auditorium
October 17 7 PM Better Hometown Board – City Hall Auditorium
October 18 11:30 AM Beach Task Force – City Hall Auditorium
October 18 5:30 - 7 PM Third Thursdays on Tybee – Tybrisa@Strand Roundabout – Jeff Beasley One Man Band
October 21 12 - 5 PM Tybee Community Day – Memorial Park
October 25 5 PM Public Safety Committee – City Hall Auditorium
October 25 6:30 PM Council Meeting - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 until business complete
Rising TYde Community Food Pantry: needs grits, shelf or dried milk, rice, soup, jelly, canned meat, cookies, crackers and mac’n’cheese. Distribution third Tuesday each month. View the
City Calendar at www.cityoftyee.org for a listing of all City and non-profit events.
Sign Up For CEMA or Tybee Alerts
Both CEMA and the City have alert systems that can give informational notices of potential road flooding and closure, high winds, heavy rains, and other disrupting events. We try not
to over-use the City’s Citizen Alert system, so warnings there are rather severe. CEMA posts notices of Tybee Road closures as predicted. Subscribing to CEMA Alerts requires you visit
www.chathamemergency.org - put your email in the box, then click SUBSCRIBE. For Tybee’s Citizens Alert, visit www.cityoftybee.org and click the “Citizens Alert” button below the weather
map. You will also need your email address to create a login, but here you may select the types of notification you wish to receive – road closures, water outages, meeting notices,
and/or weather emergencies - and where you would like to get them – home, phone, work, cell, landline, email, text message, or any subset.
Tybee’s Coyote – The Story Continues
Tybee’s Animal Control is getting additional consulting assistance from Effingham County in an effort to dart or trap the coyote or coyotes roaming the island. Oatland Island Wildlife
Center has already indicated that they will not be able to take on the care of this animal if the trapping is successful. If no other potential homes can be found, the coyote will have
to be euthanized, as GaDNR has indicated that relocation to anywhere else will not be allowed.
Online Utility Billing
Go paperless for your water and sewer services by sending email to utilitybilling@cityoftybee.org. Include your name, account, phone number, and email. Visit the City’s web site article
“Opt-in to Electronic Utility Billing” then click there for an email form. Alternatively, you may contact Nalene Conway at 472.5025 to sign up. Pay your utility bill online with a credit
card (look for the “Online Payments” link on the left), or with an automatic debit application (download from the “Downloads > Forms” link).
Pedestrians and Bicycles!
Cycling on Butler or Jones is dangerous! If cycling on Tybee, please use the 2nd Ave bike route. If you are driving, remember, cyclists have all the rights of a motor vehicle, and you
MUST provide 3’ from the nearest cyclist when passing! Georgia State Law requires that you STOP for any pedestrians crossing or trying to cross at any marked cross walks. It is also
illegal to pass a car stopped at a crosswalk – you must assume a pedestrian is crossing. Remember, the speed limit on Butler Ave is 30 MPH from the Curve to Tybrisa. We will see an
especially high level of visitors during Pirate Fest – please exercise extra care whether walking, biking or driving!
Mark your calendar for Community Day
At the end of the tourist season, Tybee Community Day will be Sunday, October 21, 12 – 5pm in Memorial Park. Here’s a day to celebrate Tybee– backyard picnic style – with live music,
games for all ages, community information & more! Call 472-5071 for more.
Hurricane Season Continues
FEMA’s emergency planning assistance website, www.ready.gov, has greatly improved planning tools. The most important step in planning for a hurricane emergency? START YOUR PLAN! If you
don’t already have one, visit FEMA’s Ready! Site today and get one started. Your family’s safety depends on it! Don’t forget CEMA’s new re-entry hot line: 855-880-2362 to obtain information
on when it is safe to return home.
To Address City Council
…about existing agenda items, please ask to be recognized during public comments. To get on the agenda, file an Agenda Request with the City Clerk by noon, Wednesday, eight days prior
to the Meeting! Council meets 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7PM, each month. Visit City Hall or our web site for a copy of the form. If you are speaking or presenting to Council, please be aware
you must provide a copy of your presentation 48 hours in advance to the Clerk or to IT staff at City Hall!
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