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Home My Public Portal About201512Newsletter.docxDecember Events December 4 6:30 – 9 PM Lights on for Tybee – at the Roundabout December 5 1 - 3 PM Christmas Parade – Starts in 14 St Lot & ends at the Tybee Gym where Santa will greet all December 7 7 PM TIPD Junior Officers’ Academy – Meets every Monday for six weeks – register with TIPD in advance! December 8 11 AM Bicycle/Pedestrian Friendly Committee – Public Safety Bldg Conference Room December 8 5 PM Parking Committee – Public Safety Bldg Conference Room December 8 6 - 8 PM Mayor’s Night In – Call 472-5080 for an appointment December 10 5:30 - 6:30 PM Infrastructure Committee Meeting – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom December 10 6:30 PM Council Meeting – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 December 12 10 AM Public Safety Committee – Special Date – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom December 16 6 – 7 PM TI Development Authority Main Street Board – City Hall Auditorium December 17 12 – 1:30 PM Beach Task Force – City Hall Auditorium December 17 2 – 7 PM Red Cross Community Blood Drive – Old School Cafeteria December 21 6 - 7 PM Historic Preservation Commission – City Hall Auditorium December 21 7 PM Planning Commission – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom December 24-25 Christmas Holiday – City Offices Closed beginning at noon on Dec 23rd! December 28 11 AM TIPD VIP Luncheon – Old School Cafeteria – people helping people – you’re invited! December 31 Midnight Fireworks welcome the New Year – from the Pier December 31 City Offices closed at noon – New Year’s Holiday January 1 11 AM Tybee Polar Plunge – start your year off with a bracing visit to the surf! Rising TYde Food Pantry, in Old School Cafeteria, needs: canned fruit & meat, rice, grits, soup, jelly, peanut butter. Distributions: Third Tuesday monthly. View updated City Calendar at www.cityoftyee.org for a listing of all City & non-profit events. Please click the Waste & Recycling link at the top of the home page: www.cityoftybee.org, or call 843-645-4100, to register any problems with your waste or recycling services! Our Regular Reminder As long as cyclists don’t obey traffic rules and cars pass pedestrians in crosswalks, we will continue to remind all: Cycling on Butler or Jones is dangerous! Please use the 2nd Ave bike route. Cyclists have all the responsibilities of vehicles! Cyclists also have all the rights of a motor vehicle, and drivers MUST provide 3’ space when passing a cyclist! You must STOP for any pedestrians crossing or trying to cross at any marked crosswalks. It is illegal to pass a car stopped at a crosswalk – you must assume a pedestrian is crossing. Remember, the Butler Ave speed limit is 30 MPH from the Curve to Tybrisa. Let out-of-town guests and friends know, too! Main Street’s Tybee for the Holidays Tybee for the Holidays continues until New Year’s Day. Community of Caring donation locations and needed items can be found at http://www.tybeefortheholidays.com/community-of-giving/. The Lights on for Tybee Celebration is December 4 beginning at 6:30pm at the roundabout on Tybrisa at the Strand. Tybee Christmas Parade is December 5 beginning at 1pm. And more! Check out www.tybeefortheholidays.com for holiday day dining info and church services, events, and Tybee traditions this holiday season. Recycle your Plastic Grocery Bags Several locations now have boxes available for recycling plastic bags. Look for the boxes at River’s End Campground, T.S. Chu’s Department Store, City Hall, Tybee IGA Market, the Visitors’ Center, and the YMCA. No need to go off-island to get rid of your excess plastic bags! As with all recycling, there is little profit margin in this business. Please do not contaminate plastic bag recycling with any material other than plastic film and bags. Likewise, keep garbage out of the recycling bin! Contaminated loads are rejected at the recycling center, costing the City, and YOU, more transportation and tipping fees! Holiday Giving TIPD will have a blue donation barrel in the lobby for Oceanside Nursing Home residents as well as for food donations to the Rising TYde Food Bank. Mayors’ Motorcade will take place December 2nd, so get donations for Georgia State Hospitals residents to the clerk’s office before then! To Address City Council …about agenda items, please speak 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 to obtain the form. If you are presenting to Council, you must provide your presentation no less than 48 hours in advance to Clerk or 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 Click “Citizen Alert” on our home page. Get notified of severe weather, traffic issues, utility outages, and more! Choose how to be contacted and for what events. 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