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Home My Public Portal About201601Newsletter.docxDecember Events December 31 City Offices closed at noon – New Year’s Holiday December 31 Midnight Fireworks welcome the New Year – from the Pier January 1 City Office closed – New Year’s Holiday January 1 10 AM Tybee Polar Plunge – start your year off with a bracing visit into the surf! January 5 7 – 8 PM New Council Member Inauguration Ceremony – Public Safety Building Courtroom January 9 2 - 4 PM Martin Luther King Parade – Tybrisa to Old School January 11 7 PM Planning Commission – Public Safety Building Courtroom – week early due to MLK! January 12 6 - 8 PM Mayor’s Night In – Call 472-5080 for an appointment January 14 5:30 - 6:30 PM Infrastructure Committee Meeting – Public Safety Building Courtroom January 14 6:30 PM Council Meeting – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom – Full meeting follows Consent Agenda at 7 January 18 2 - 4 PM Martin Luther King Day – City Offices Closed January 18 6 - 7 PM Historic Preservation Commission – City Hall Auditorium January 20 6 – 7 PM TI Development Authority Main Street Board – City Hall Auditorium January 21 12 – 1:30 PM Beach Task Force – City Hall Auditorium January 25 11 AM TIPD VIP Luncheon – returns at Old School Cafeteria January 28 12 – 5 PM City Hall Closed – In-house training session Rising TYde Food Pantry, in the 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! Plastic bag recycling locations: River’s End Campground, T.S. Chu’s Department Store, City Hall, Tybee IGA Market, the Visitors’ Center, and the YMCA. 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. New safety signals are being installed and will shortly be completed at every marked cross-walk on Highway 80 on Tybee. Please use them if you are walking, and obey them if you are driving! Remember, the Butler Ave speed limit is 30 MPH from the Curve to Tybrisa. Let out-of-town guests and friends know, too! Homestead Exemptions Applications must be filed each year to be eligible for senior rates on utility bills and exemption from ad valorem taxes on real and personal property. The deadline for filing for Homestead Exemption is April 1. Individuals qualifying for the Homestead Exemption must, as of January 1, be 62 years old, have a total combined household income of less than $30,000 for 2015, own a Tybee home, and have legal residency here. Applications are available at City Hall or under the Forms link on the City website. Forms must be submitted with a copy of your 2015 tax return, or, if you do not file, a copy of your year-end 2015 Social Security statement. TIPD Seeking Volunteers for Major Events Tybee Island Police Department is looking for volunteers to help with large scale events for 2016 including Beach Bum, Orange Crush, Memorial Day and Fourth of July. Please, contact Chief Bryson at 912-786-5600. Reminder for Locals Don’t forget that the 2016 Locals Appreciation Card is available. Card holders should stop in the Development Authority/Main Street office at City Hall to renew for 2016. Critz Run in February The Crtiz Run will be on Tybee on February 4th and 5th. Please, plan on the traffic disruption and redirection surrounding this event. If you wish to participate in the event, be sure to register in advance at http://www.critztybeerun.com/ or at https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/?raceId=6320. The cost of registration goes up on January 7th, so register early! To Address City Council …about existing 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 Meetings can be streamed from our video-on-demand service at cityoftybee.viebit.com 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. At www.cityoftybee.org, both pages and “FIND!” searches support RSS to provide you with automatic notification of any and all content updates. 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