Another opinion aside from the opposition

Iwas invited to join the St. Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay (CPO) Committee at its inception in 1999. We were set up by our County Councilman, William McBride, as an advisory committee that would work with him to stay in touch with the island residents.

Members were carefully chosen from the various areas of our large island (indeed we are larger than Hilton Head.) We soon became the “go to” body for businesses that were interested in becoming established on the island, and citizens could also approach us with their concerns.

As an unincorporated part of

Within the unlimited amount of evidence to prove that God is real and the Creator of all things, there is no greater example than the Sun, Earth, and Moon. The average person does not wake up in the morning and rush to the window to see if the sun is going to rise, or if the earth is being drawn into a black hole. Neither would anyone jump up and down just to make sure the levels of gravity did not change during the night or if the oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide levels are still maintaining the perfect atmosphere to breathe.

God not only created where we live, He also carefully maintains it. The reliability of time and the seasons for example relays a message from God that we can trust Him with everything.

Science has written a library of knowledge about the Sun, Earth, and moon, but no one can fathom why

ANNE CHRISTENSEN POLLITZER

Beaufort County, we hoped to lend a voice [to] our citizens.

These monthly meetings were held until the pandemic brought a slow down. Some meetings were held virtually, recently.

The principles for the development of St. Helena Island, which is inevitable, were hashed over during the last few years, and we worked with the planning office, learning new terms and learning how this is done elsewhere. The resulting principles were presented to the council, after the inclusion of our latest large development at Bermuda Bluff on the southwest corner of the island.

No more gated communities, no more water slides, and there would be regulations for at-home businesses (limited parking), etc. We met for weeks over the inclusion of the new Dollar Store and Queen Quet did a masterful job with the widening of the highway and installation of our first, and then second, traffic light.

Regrettably, reporting to the Beaufort County Council and Planning Commission did not translate to informing the citizens very well, and few were aware of the new regulations. On special occasions, such as the planning for the library and a meeting last year with our councilmen brought out a large crowd of residents. Still golf club regulations were not brought up, nor widely known.

I am sure that Mr. Tropeano studied all of the local regulations as he considered the purchase of Pine Island and its adjacent property. He was quick to adjust his plans for a golf course as a result. He has now invested more than