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1019 Fording Island Rd, Ste 102G Bluffton, SC 29910 (843) 837-3689
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By Bob Sofaly
City Council meeting erupts in discord Conflict arises after debate on HBF seat tabled
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eople of all ages and all walks of life crammed into the Beaufort National Cemetery on Saturday for the annual Wreaths Across America event, placing 21,305 wreaths on headstones. Some cried at the graves of loved ones. Others saluted their fallen brothers-in-arms. Still others were there because, according to Medal of Honor recipient and retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Livingston, it was the right thing to do. “We are a special country be-
By Mindy Lucas In a dramatic and unexpected move at its most recent meeting, Beaufort’s City Council voted to table the issue of removing a local historic preservation group’s seat from the city’s review board causing one city councilman to walk out. The vote to table the issue was held at the council’s Tuesday, Dec. 10 meeting, and comes just two weeks after members voted 3 to 2, on first reading, to pass a measure which would remove Historic Beaufort Foundation’s (HBF) seat on the city’s five-member Historic District Review Board. HBF has held a designated seat on the board for nearly 50 years. Councilman Mike McFee, who introduced the motion, told those in attendance that he and other council members had heard their concerns. “We don’t disagree with
Above: An unidentified woman carries a wreath through a sea of wreaths during the annual Wreaths Across America on Saturday at Beaufort National Cemetery. Left: Crobin Holobowicz, 11, from Boy Scout Troop 776 in Summerville, S.C. after placing wreaths on head stones, stands at attention, takes a step back, reads the name and gives a crisp Boy Scout salute during the annual Wreaths Across America. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
cause we are a special people”, Livingston said. “We have people willing to go to war in other countries for other people. People willing to sacrifice and give it all for someone else. We truly are a special country.” Livingston added that the late President Ronald Reagan said freedom is only one generation from being lost. “If we fail to remember this duty to others, it’s a very short path to being lost.” Livingston was formerly the Chief of Staff during the early 1980s at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.
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Beaufort County’s New Deputy Administrator, Chris Inglese. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
By Mindy Lucas Before Chris Inglese came to work for Beaufort County in 2017, he worked as an attorney in private practice in Charleston. He also served as a planner for the City of Charleston for nine years. While working as a planner, he discovered a real passion for the nuts and bolts of local government – not something you’ll hear most
people say, but for Inglese (pronounced In-GLAY-see) it was a real “aha” moment, he said. “I came to the conclusion that local government was where it’s at, because it’s a microcosm of our constitutional democracy. This is where the rubber meets the road, where the elected officials interact with their constituents in the grocery
store, in the coffee shop, at church or walking down the street,” he said. “To me is just such a meaningful place to be.” The Island News sat down with Inglese, who was recently promoted to Deputy County Administrator, to learn more about this role. The Island News: Can you give readers an idea of what the Deputy County Admin-
istrator does and perhaps take us through a typical day, if there is such a thing as a typical day? Inglese: There’s no “typical” day, except that Mondays are typically long and intense with either committee or council meetings. The remainder of the week involves meetings, phones
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