NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Pawleys Island Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. in the Pawleys Island Chapel, 391 Myrtle Avenue, to consider the following: Appeal ZBA-2018-01: Request by Guerry Green of Chapel View LLC for a variance from Section 3-2.2(E) of [...]
24 HOUR BOIL WATER ADVISORY Starting September 16, 2018 – 9:00AM Georgetown County Water & Sewer District advises the residents of the Town of Pawleys Island to vigorously boil their water for at least one (1) full minute prior to drinking or cooking until Monday, September 17 @ 9:00AM. Also, any ice made from water [...]
HURRICANE FLORENCE UPDATE #9 Tomorrow morning water service will be restored to the island and the Pawleys Island Police Department will stop restricting access on the causeways starting at 9:00am. There will be no re-entry process or checkpoint. Everyone please be careful returning to Pawleys, there is still significant weather and flooding throughout the surrounding [...]
HURRICANE FLORENCE UPDATE #8 (9-15-2018) The island is in great shape and so far we’ve experienced minimal to no damages, including zero dune erosion. We’ve benefited by being on the south side of the storm, but winds have now shifted onshore and the concern is storm surge and possible coastal erosion at high tide today. [...]
As of now, we are very fortunate as we are on the right side of the storm. Ryan reports that the ocean is calm and flat and the creek is almost dry as the wind is pushing the water away from the island. Also, we have had very little rain and very little flooding. We [...]
HURRICANE FLORENCE UPDATE #6 There’s not much more we can do as a Town to prepare for Hurricane Florence, and the time has come to see what she does. We have worked closely with our County, State and Federal partners to ensure that all the necessary resources are in place to help us respond and [...]
Message from Mayor Braswell: Our island was completely shut down last night at around eight pm. National guard MP’s arrived at night fall. They along with our police are stationed at each causeway and will remain until the evacuation order is lifted. We had 3 people that refused to evacuate (crazy). Ryan, Mike, and I [...]
HURRICANE FLORENCE UPDATE #4 PAWLEYS ISLAND – Immediately following Hurricane Florence, access to the Town will be closed to all traffic except for emergency personnel and utility companies. Repair crews will use this time period to assess the situation and to make repairs necessary to facilitate the return of residents and property owners. Re-entry will [...]
HURRICANE FLORENCE UPDATE #3 Water service to the island will be shut off at 8am tomorrow morning, Thursday, September 13.
HURRICANE FLORENCE UPDATE #2 PAWLEYS ISLAND – The Town of Pawleys Island is under a mandatory evacuation and today local law enforcement will begin visiting homes instructing people to leave. ON ISLAND TRAFFIC WILL BE CUTOFF LATER TODAY AND NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE ISLAND AFTER 8:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018. [...]