Welcome to Kiawah Island 2004 Archive

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Past Links Of Interest

Previous Welcome to Kiawah Messages

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These Archive sections store past Welcome to Kiawah Island messages, in order by date, with the most recent date at the top.

December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004

KICA

"Your Kiawah Neighbors"

Past Issues of Kiawah Island Digest

1/25/04 - McNair is Golden Achiever

2/1/04 - McNair would rather be in the Super Bowl

3/22/04 - Sandcastle presentation given at the March 21st KICA Annual meeting

3/25/04 - Prize quilt to hang in new library

3/28/04 - Elisa Klingel featured in dance story

4/17/04 - Earth Day celebration - see photos here

6/30/04 - Photos of Kiawah's Oyster Restoration Project

7/11/04 - Kiawah resident donates 26 Whistler works to Gibbes Museum

Would you like to participate in the 3rd Annual Kiawah Reads Program?

10/23/04 - Photos from Cars in the Park

11/12/04 - Loggerhead turtle released on Kiawah

Kiawah Island Property Owners Group

2004 Board Meeting Minutes

Town of Kiawah Island

Past issues of Town Notes

2/2/04 - Local Mayors Thank Tourists for Visiting Lowcountry

2/3/04 - Recommendation on Ocean Course from the Kiawah Planning Commission

6/3/04 - Kiawah to seek opinion on extensions

7/1/04 - Kiawah Island May Limit Home Size

8/25/04 - Kiawah considers zoning change to control house size

9/20/04 - Filing period for Kiawah town election begins

9/21/04 - Kiawah house size restrictions to be discussed during public hearings

9/24/04 - Town of Kiawah Island surveying property owners for Comprehensive Plan input

10/23/04 - Local mayors support 1/2 cent sales tax

10/23/04 - 7 Charleston County mayors voice support for half-cent tax

11/23/04 - A note from Mayor Wert about security on Kiawah

12/8/04 - Kiawah Island mayor, 2 council incumbents re-elected

Community News

1/16/04 - 2004 Charleston Antiques Symposium to Open on Kiawah

1/29/04 - Kiawah panel seeks to trim golf project

2/17/04 - Holy Spirit Church dedicated

2/23/04 - Piggly Wiggly approach to competition

3/22/04 - Freshfields Center beginning to sprout

4/22/04 - Historic church focus of Gullah Gala

4/22/04 - Sidi's restaurant is reviewed

9/5/04 - Leaving Kiawah for Paradise in Historic Charlestown

9/21/04 - Kiawah Marathon may reach 3,000 participant cap today

Johns Island

1/8/04 - Chez Fish Finds Home on Johns Island

1/13/04 - Board rejects Johns Island acreage change

2/6/04 - Editorial: Johns Island Rural Boundary

2/13/04 - Waterline controversy resurfaces

2/13/04 - Rural land favored to win fight

2/18/04 - Johns Island boundary change gets initial OK

3/4/04 - Waterline Bond Required by Judge

4/2/04 - Johns Island Issue Simmers

4/8/04 - Johns Island acreage reverts to rural zoning

4/16/04 - Johns Island water line could be put to a vote

4/21/04 - Council votes loom in zoning battles on Johns, Edisto islands

5/18/04 - Second Johns Island Bridge Dedicated

6/6/04 - Johns Island Timeline

6/6/04 - Is rural life overrated?

6/6/04 - Whose island is Johns Island? Part One

6/7/04 - Whose island is Johns Island? Part Two

6/7/04 - Johns Island development aimed at service businesses

6/8/04 - Whose island is Johns Island? Part Three

6/9/04 - Whose island is Johns Island? Part Four

6/10/04 - Whose island is Johns Island? Part Five

6/20/04 - The Johns Island Library

7/8/04 - Review of Bohicket Creek Grill

08/07/04 - Judge reverses ruling on bond for Johns Island waterline

8/24/04 - Waterline issue clogs up Johns Island development

9/8/04 - Bohicket Marina slated for major face lift

9/15/04 - Angel Oak Park may grow larger

9/30/04 - Johns Island Library nearly ready

10/4/04 - Kiawah Island played a part in church restoration

10/10/04 - Rural status can't stop Johns Island growth

10/26/04 - Johns Island Library Opens

11/2/04 - St. Johns Water Co meeting not very civil

11/4/04 - Library now open to serve island communities

12/9/04 - Freshfields takes shape

12/11/04 - Johns Island retailing expands

12/12/04 - Johns Island library reaches out to Hispanic community

Tax Cap

3/19/04 - Tax Plan Passes South Carolina House

4/21/04 - Court to rule on property tax rebilling, refunds

5/27/04 - Judge hears arguments on city's reassessment cap lawsuit

6/5/04 - Editorial: New statewide reassessment cap has same constitutional problem

6/5/04 - Effort to ease reassessment creates property tax limbo

6/14/04 - Counties in tailspin on tax caps

6/22/04 - Tax Cap Editorial

7/8/04 Editorial - End reassessment cap suspense

7/23/04 - Judge Tells Court, Tax Cap Improper

07/24/04 Editorial - Judge's ruling against tax cap should settle governor's decision

8/18/04 - The tax refund check is NOT in the mail

8/17/04 - Charleston County must issue tax refunds

9/3/04 - Refunds might lead to higher taxes

9/3/04 - County to absorb all costs of tax refunds

9/14/04 - Applications for refunds from tax cap to be mailed soon

9/25/04 - Court puts hold on reassessment refunds

10/4/04 - County to mail reassessment refund forms

12/16/04 - Refunds might not end property tax debate

12/16/04 - Refunding reassessment cap money proves to be taxing

12/18/04 - Governor vetoes reassessment cap

12/18/04 - County delays mailing refunds from reassessment

12/22/04 - Reassessment refund checks will be in the mail Thursday

Miscellaneous / Weather

3/1/04 - Kiawah Island Real Estate posts second best year

4/2/04 - Golf course owners push for tax relief

4/14/04 - Please do not feed the alligators!

4/19/04 - Roundabouts facilitate traffic flow

4/23/04 - The jellyfish are here!

5/26/04 - Boiling Water on the hottest day of the year so far

6/21/04 - Charleston beaches talking trash

7/5/04 - Beach Season Brings Warnings for Swimmers

7/6/04 - Photos of Kiawah's Fourth of July Celebrations

7/19/04 - Hot Time for timeshares

7/24/04 - Real estate agency expands to Kiawah

7/16/04 - Kiawah Listed Among the Best Beaches in SC

8/12/04 - Back-to-back storms coming

8/13/04 - Possible voluntary evacuation today

8/14/04 - Weather woes hit Lowcountry even before hurricane strikes our coast

8/14/04 - High Winds, Flooding Double the Danger

8/14/04 - Locals hit the stores, tourists hit the road

8/14/04 - South Carolina shores up for Charley

8/15/04 - Charley's second strike

8/30/04 - Articles about Tropical Storm Gaston

9/1/04 - Articles about Hurricane Frances

9/3/04 - Lowcountry relaxes a bit but keeps an eye on hurricane

9/16/04 - Parade of storms rains on Charleston tourism

9/17/04 - Ivan and Jeanne headed for Carolina

9/23/04 - Jeanne next in storm parade

9/24/04 - Jeanne could smack state

9/25/04 - Storm weary Lowcountry sighs and waits

9/26/04 - Lowcountry residents relax as hurricane's path shifts

9/27/04 - Blustery Jeanne due to arrive here today

10/5/04 - Fall marathon season begins locally

10/13/04 - SC coast faces winter after taking beating

10/26/04 - Election Candidates for SC House in Kiawah's district

10/27/04 - Charleston County Council election has many faces

10/29/04 - Is there a haunted place on Kiawah too?

12/7/04 - Kiawah Island Marathon marks end of 2004 Season

12/12/04 - Winds are brutal for Kiawah Marathon

Kiawah Island Resort

1/5/04 - Travel & Leisure includes Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Top 500 hotels

Click here to see the Freshfields site plan displayed at the meeting

1/14/04 - Major retail complex to sprout soon from former tomato field

2/5/04 - Roger Warren is a man with a plan

2/6/04 - Spa Trek article features Sanctuary

2/15/04 - South Carolina Golf Courses do not make "gold medal resort" list

2/23/04 - Kiawah delays opening of $125M super hotel

2/26/04 - Kiawah resort puts expansion on hold

3/21/04 - Kiawah Island Resort Participating in Play Golf America

4/4/04 - Ocean Course among area courses recognized by Golf

4/11/04 - Kiawah golf earns praise

4/25/04 - Kiawah interested in Davis Cup tennis

4/27/04 - Kiawah resort delays opening of The Sanctuary

5/1/04 - Kiawah Passes on Davis Cup

5/2/04 - Kiawah's Oak Point Gets Facelift

5/27/04 - PGA Event to tee off on Kiawah

5/27/04 - The Grille at Turtle Point  gets so-so review

6/6/04 - National Couples Golf Championship to be held on Kiawah

7/19/04 - Kiawah Island Club Names New Instructor

07/28/04 - Kiawah to host Warburg Cup again

07/30/04 - Owner of Kiawah Resort looking to expand to Hilton Head

08/06/04 - Oak Point Golf Course Reopens

8/9/04 - Goodwin would be good for Sea Pines

8/15/04 - Finding Sanctuary

8/18/04 - The Ocean Course is number one to this writer

8/22/04 - The Ocean Course is Number 8 on Golf Magazine List

8/20/04 - Click here to see photos from the opening ceremonies for The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island

9/6/04 - Does The Sanctuary fit on Kiawah?

9/9/04 - Bingo at The Sanctuary?

9/14/04 - The Sanctuary to offer champagne brunches

9/14/04 - Tennis magazine ranks Kiawah #1

9/25/04 - The Sanctuary delivers

10/3/04 - Seashore Sanctuary

9/28/04 - Low Country Luxury

9/25/04 - Freshfields rising beam by beam

10/1/04 - Dye's finest work found at Kiawah

10/5/04 - Kiawah listed in Tennis Magazine's Top Ten Resorts

10/14/04 - Kiawah ranked 4th in North American island destinations

10/17/04 - UBS Cup will get extensive coverage on Golf Channel

10/24/04 - Kiawah Resort among the very best

10/27/04 - UBS squad now complete

10/27/04 - Kiawah Island is golfer's paradise

11/2/04 - Kiawah Island Gains Luxury Hotel

11/07/04 - Roger Warren chosen to lead PGA

11/10/04 - Prem reveals the latest on the Inn and the Straw Market

11/21/04 - Feel like a king on Kiawah Island

More links to UBS Cup articles...

11/22/04 - U.S. Keeps UBS Cup

11/22/04 - Kiawah officials hoping for return engagement

12/12/04 - 15 S.C. courses make Golfweek residential list

12/12/04 - Bank of America planning flashy branch on Kiawah

12/15/04 - The Sanctuary sponsors gingerbread house contest

12/17/04 - Food writer raves about The Ocean Room

12/21/04 - The Ocean Course Ranks Eighth

12/26/04 - Two Kiawah courses on Golf Week's Top 100 List

12/26/04 - NY Times Travel section reviews The Sanctuary

Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy

Past Conservancy Newsletters

1/14/04 - Conservancy receives $1M grant to purchase property

1/22/04 - Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy protects more than 700 acres

2/15/04 - Kiawah study helps understand vital estuaries

2/23/04 - Kiawah Critters - a white raccoon

3/1/04 Kiawah tests aim to restore wetlands

4/21/04 - People, bobcats mingle on lush Kiawah Island

4/27/04 - Kiawah neighbors spark new preservation program

7/15/04 - Researcher finding fewer terrapins on Kiawah Island