Government would do about this issue. Our representatives, both State
and Federal, have been generous and supportive in helping fund the
renouishment projects to keep our beaches healthy and protect our
island, as well as sustain and grow our economy. We appreciate them
and hope to continue a mutual partnership long into the future.
I was happy to present all of my new and seasoned friends that
I met with in Washington a special “Tybee Bomb Squad” cap, with a
little explanation note about the “Tybee-Bomb” – they loved it! Thanks
to Tybee’s own, Joe Inglesby, for creating these caps! (PS - You can
purchase a Tybee-Bomb cap or shirt at Seaside Sisters.)
Special thanks to Representative Carter for attending Tybee’s
Inaugural Ceremony for new council and mayor at the historic Post
Theater.
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Memo From
The Mayor
By Mayor Shirley Sessions
Happy February!
Wow, Tybee-“time” now has a whole new meaning for me…there
simply doesn’t seem to be enough “time” to do all that our city council
and staff want to do together in making Tybee better, but we’re working
on it!
A recent overnight trip to Washington DC to meet with our
Representative Buddy Carter and his staff, Senator David Perdue’s Chief
of Staff and a visit at the Savannah District Washington Headquarter’s
office of the Army Corps of Engineers, was my first opportunity to begin
the process of discussing a couple of issues that are critical to Tybee’s
future. Everyone was gracious, helpful and genuinely concerned in
working together to accomplish Tybee’s efforts to extend our Federal
Shore Protection Agreement - better known as “beach renourishment
project.” By the end of 2023, our initial 50 year partnership with the
Federal Government, in which our beach was replenished with sand at
usually 7-8 year intervals with a shared cost percentage - 60% by the
Federal Government and 40% by local funding, will expire.
One option that we hope may extend this agreement for another
15 years is a special Army Corps program, referred to as the 1037
Study. This will be decided by the Army Corps using specific formulas
involving a variety of details on beach/dune dynamics. Other beaches
from Miami, Florida to New England coastlines are impacted by the
same issues we are dealing with and they too are waiting to see if
the 1037 Study will help extend their contracts for receiving funding
to renourish their shores. I will keep you abreast of this issue as we
receive information on decisions and timelines.
Another critical Study to determine the future of Tybee’s beach
renouishment is called the FUNDING PHASE TWO of the CHANNEL
IMPACT, which is stage two of the PHASE ONE CHANNEL IMPACT
STUDY which was completed by the Army Corps in 2006. The Phase
One Study confirmed that the man-made Savannah shipping channel
was responsible for roughly 78% of our erosion shoreline. The meeting
with our elected officials in Washington was asking them to proceed
with the Phase Two Study, which would determine what the Federal
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