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The Town of James Island is closely monitoring the potential of Hurricane Florence and is currently operating at OPCON level 1. The Town participated in an Emergency Management call today with Charleston County and State emergency officials. The Mandatory Evacuation order by the Governor still stands and the lanes are still reversed. James Island is in Evacuation ZONE A. [MAP] After the lanes are...
NEWS RELEASE – TOWN OF JAMES ISLAND HURRICANE FLORENCE RELEASE #7 SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 The Town of James Island is closely monitoring the potential of Hurricane Florence and is currently operating at OPCON level 1. The Town participated in an Emergency Management call today with Charleston County and State emergency officials. The Governor held a press conference on yesterday and has issued...
The James Island History Commission meeting scheduled for tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 11) at 6:00 p.m. has been cancelled. Notification of rescheduling will be sent and posted on social media. Thank you.
Please note that the BZA Hearings scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 2018 have been postponed one week until the following Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 7pm due to the uncertainty of the weather conditions this week and into the weekend. Please contact the Town of James Island Planning Department for more information. These cases include: BZAS-7-18-016 TMS #425-16-00-126 Special Exception...
NEWS RELEASE – TOWN OF JAMES ISLAND HURRICANE FLORENCE RELEASE #6 SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 The Town of James Island is closely monitoring the potential of Hurricane Florence and is currently operating at OPCON level 2. The Town participated in an Emergency Management call today with Charleston County and State emergency officials. The Governor held a press conference this afternoon and has issued...
The following meetings are scheduled for the week of September 10, 2018 James Island History Commission, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 6;00 p.m. Find the agenda and meeting information here. For further information, please contact the Town of James Island Town Hall, 1122 Dills Bluff Road, 843 795-4141 for further information on these and other Town meetings.
NEWS RELEASE – TOWN OF JAMES ISLAND HURRICANE FLORENCE RELEASE #5 SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 The Town of James Island is closely monitoring Hurricane Florence and is currently operating at OPCON level 3. The Town participated in an Emergency Management conference call today with Charleston County and State emergency officials. The Governor is scheduled to have a press conference later this afternoon to...
The Town of James Island is closely monitoring the potential of Hurricane Florence and is currently operating at OPCON level 4. The Town participated in an Emergency Management call today with Charleston County and State emergency officials. While the track is still uncertain, the coast of South Carolina will be affected in some way. The State is planning for the worse case scenario and the...
NEWS RELEASE – TOWN OF JAMES ISLAND HURRICANE FLORENCE RELEASE #3 SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 The Town of James Island is closely monitoring Hurricane Florence and plans to move to OPCON 4 at 2:00 p.m. today. There is uncertainty if Florence will affect our coast; however, it is strongly encouraged if you have not already done so to take professional and personal actions to ensure that you are prepared to...
NEWS RELEASE - TOWN OF JAMES ISLAND HURRICANE FLORENCE RELEASE #2 SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 The official forecast track for Hurricane Florence from The National Hurricane Center has shifted slightly to the west. Hurricane Florence rapidly intensified yesterday and will likely remain a hurricane throughout the 5-day forecast period. At this time, it is too early to determine if Hurricane Florence will...