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The Board of Zoning Appeals meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. This will be a meeting/training session which will be held virtually through Zoom and on the Town's YouTube Channel. Instructions on how to join the meeting can be found on the attached meeting agenda. Meeting Packet.
The following meetings will be held during the week of August 10, 2020: James Island Trees Advisory Council, Tuesday, August 11 @ 5:30 p.m. Virtual Meeting. Find details on the attached Agenda James Island History Council, Tuesday, August 11 @ 6:00 p.m., James Island Town Hall, 1122 Dills Bluff Road. This is an in-person meeting. Face Coverings required. Agenda James Island Drainage Council...
The History Council meeting scheduled for tonight (Tuesday, August 4) has been rescheduled for Tuesday, August 11 at 6 p.m. Agenda forthcoming!
The Town of James Island continues to closely monitoring the forecast track of Tropical Storm Isaias. The Town received a weather briefing from the Charleston National Weather Service at Noon today and participated in an emergency management conference at 12:30 pm. Charleston County will not be activating its shelters, transportation plan nor its EOC for this storm. The Town continues to operate...
The Town of James Island is issuing sandbags for Tropical Storm / Hurricane Isaias today from 8 am to 4 pm at Town Hall – 1122 Dills Bluff Rd. Two other locations by the City of Charleston are being offered also from 8 to 4 pm today: City of Charleston Environmental Services Building, 2150 Milford Street RiverDogs Stadium, 360 Fishburne Street Residents with sandbags saved from prior storm events...
All garbage and trash services on James Island will be delayed one day due to Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaias. This includes the James Island Public Service District pick-ups and the City of Charleston. Also, Charleston County Environmental Services will be delaying recycling pick-up by one day. Please remember following the storm to separate your storm debris and that today is NOT the time to...
The Town of James Island continues to closely monitoring the forecast track of Tropical Storm Isaias. The Town received a weather briefing from the Charleston National Weather Service at Noon today and participated in an emergency management conference at 12:30 pm today. Charleston County will not be activating its shelters, transportation plan nor its EOC for this storm. The Town continues to...
The Town of James Island continues to closely monitoring the forecast track of Tropical Storm / Hurricane Isaias. The Town participated in an emergency management conference with the County today, and the Charleston County Emergency Operations Center Staff stands ready to activate the transportation pickup plan and open shelters, if needed. No decision on issuing sandbags on James Island has been...
The Town of James Island participated in a Tri-county conference call at 12:30 p.m. with Charleston County. The Town of James Island is monitoring the development of Hurricane Isaias and currently operating at OPCON 2. Definitions of OPCON levels can be found at http://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/emergency-management/OPCON…. Here are some key issues: Isaias is currently 850 miles SSE...
The Town of James Island is busy preparing for the storm season, and we hope you are as well! Not sure what you should be doing to prepare yourself and your home? Visit FEMA's website for Citizen Preparedness: http://www.ready.gov/ One of the most important things to remember during and after a storm is the need to separate yard debris. It's critically important to separate yard debris from...