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Home My Public Portal About201311Newsletter.docNovember Events October 31 6:30 – 9 PM Trick-or-Treat – Lewis Avenue November 1 3:30-4 PM Public Safety Building – New building groundbreaking ceremony November 5 7 AM – 7 PM Polling Places Open – Guard House & Cafeteria – get out and vote! November 5 7 - 8 PM Citizens’ Tuesday with the City Manager – Call 472-5072 to make appointment November 11 Veterans Day – City Offices Closed November 12 10 AM Parking Committee – City Hall Auditorium November 12 11 AM Bicycle Friendly Committee – City Hall Auditorium November 12 6 – 8 PM Mayor’s Night In – Call 472-5080 to make an appointment November 14 3-5 PM Public Safety Committee – Design Progress Meeting November 14 5 PM Infrastructure Committee Meeting – City Hall Auditorium November 14 6:30 PM Council Meeting - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 until business complete November 15 7 PM Planning Commission – City Hall Auditorium November 18 4:30 PM Community Resource Committee – City Hall Auditorium November 18 6 PM Historic Preservation Commission – Guard House November 20 7 PM Main Street Board – City Hall Auditorium November 21 12 PM Beach Task Force – City Hall Auditorium November 21 5:30 PM Third Thursdays on Tybee – Tybee Oaks – Roger Moss November 28 Thanksgiving Day – City Offices Closed November 29 Thanksgiving Holiday – City Offices Closed November 30 10 AM Tybee for the Holidays Decorating Day – Meet in Memorial Park The Rising TYde Food Pantry is in need of: canned fruit, canned meat, rice, grits, soup, jelly and peanut butter. Distribution is third Tuesday each month. The pantry is housed in the Old School Cafeteria. EVERY WEDNESDAY is recycling and yard trash pick up day, island-wide. View the City Calendar at www.cityoftyee.org for a listing of all City and non-profit events. Bikes, Pedestrians, Speed Limits Every month we tell you, but it remains true, and until everyone notices, we’ll just have to keep on reminding everyone! Cycling on Butler or Jones is dangerous! If cycling on Tybee, please use the 2nd Ave bike route. Cyclists have all the rights (drivers!) and responsibilities (cyclists!) of a motor vehicle, and you MUST provide 3’ from the nearest cyclist when passing! You must STOP for any pedestrians crossing or trying to cross at any marked crosswalks. 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. Let your out-of-town guests and friends know! Tybee for the Holidays! Tybee for the Holidays kicks off Thanksgiving Day! Tybee Island Christmas Parade applications are due by November 22. Small Business Saturday and Decorating Day are November 30. www.tybeefortheholid ays.com New Public Safety Building Groundbreaking Ceremony Many years in the making, the new Public Safety Building, which is to house the Municipal Court Room and the Police Department offices and detention center, and which will be the new location for public meetings like City Council and Planning Commission, will officially kick off with the groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, November 1st, at 3:30 PM. The event will take place at the existing police station at 78 Van Horn. Funds for this project have been set aside from the previous and current SPLOST revenues. Completion of the new building is expected in August of 2014. Planning Commission Openings Applicants are being accepted to serve on the Planning Commission. Applications are available online or outside the Clerk’s Office at City Hall. Please submit your application and résumé to Clerk of Council by 5PM, January 2. The term for these openings will expire on January 31, 2016. Appointments will be made at the January 9, 2014 City Council Meeting. Public Works Projects for the Season DPW has already torn down the 12th Street crossover, and will be completing the new one around Thanksgiving. The project to replace the crossover at 11th Street will begin thereafter with about a five week window scheduled for that as well. Note that there will be NO beach access at these crossings while construction is under way. A new sidewalk will be installed on Butler between 18th and 19th Streets towards the last week in November. To Address City Council …about 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 the form. If you are speaking or presenting to Council, you must provide your presentation no less than 48 hours in advance to the Clerk or to IT staff! Other City Communications - Watch us on Comcast Public Access Channel 7 - The “City Newsletter” link on the City’s web site - Send general email to feedback@cityoftybee.org - Look for City of Tybee on Facebook and Twitter - Sign up for “Citizens Alert” on our home page to be notified of severe weather or traffic issues – this is especially important now during hurricane season! - At www.cityoftybee.org, pages and searches support RSS for automatic notification of any content updates.