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VOLUME 17 ISSUE 26
Finally on Track
MUSC MEDICAL CENTER WILL SOON BE A REALITY
MARCH 22, 2024
Riverview
BY THERESA STRATFORD For The Island Connection
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medical center for Charleston County’s Sea Island community will become a reality very soon, said MUSC’s COO Tom Crawford at the recent Seabrook Island Town Council meeting on February 27. It was October of 2019 when the Medical University of South Carolina first proposed a Certificate of Need application with the state of South Carolina for a Sea Islands Emergency Department to be located on Seabrook Island Road on Johns Island. Now, almost four and a half years later, the project is finally taking shape, and Crawford presented the latest update to Seabrook Island’s Town Council and constituents. If the process would have moved forward as planned at the first site – which was located across from the current newest site – the MUSC medical center would likely be up (continued on page 2)
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No Need for Speed SEABROOK D E B AT E S S P E E D LIMIT
The Preserve
BY THERESA STRATFORD For The Island Connection
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t was a no-go for Seabrook Island Town Council Member Dan Kortvelesy when he presented the public safety committee’s recommendation about speed limit changes on Seabrook Island Road at the Town Council meeting on February 27. The change, however, was certainly not due to a need for speed – quite the contrary actually. What Kortvelesy and the public safety committee members recommended was to keep the controversial speed limit of 15 mph near the crosswalk by the gate, increase it to only 25 mph for a short period and then hit 35 mph for the remainder of the road. The reason 15 mph has been considered “controversial” is because, as Mayor Bruce Kleinman stated, “I can’t think of one thing that the Town has done that more people complain about than a 15 mph speed limit.” To that, Kortvelesy retorted, “Every time you ask people, you’ll get a third that say it is too much, a third that say it’s just right and a third to say it is too little – it’s the Goldilocks syndrome.” It’s important to note that Kortvelesy didn’t offer (continued on page 2) just one option on how to
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his year, there are five spectacular homes on the Kiawah Art and House Tour, all with beautiful views, unique and interesting architecture and great art
work. Cassique Home: Entertainment spaces in spades The first home in the Cassique neighborhood is a tranquil home designed for the owners’ empty nest lifestyle. Set alongside woods with a wraparound lagoon, the home is one level, filled with light from large doors and windows. The large great room centers around a hand-applied plaster fireplace. At one end of the house is a dramatic entertainment room which opens to the master bedroom suite. At the other end of the house is the kitchen. Every room opens to the deck which runs the length of the house. There is a pool, outdoor kitchen, dining area and barrel ceiling entertainment area.
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Above the garage there is a sitting area, two ensuite bedrooms and a bunk room to accommodate guests. Riverview Home: A nature-watching paradise Next to the Kiawah River in the Rhett’s Bluff neighborhood is a shingled house in a naturally landscaped setting. The main floor is an open floor plan with a dining area, wood beamed chef’s kitchen with a large island and a casual sitting area with a “pub.” In the back of the house is a screened porch with kitchen, a pool and a spa with four small fountains. In one wing of the house is the master suite and spa-like bath. The other wing leads to a bunk room with four queen-size beds. A circular tower staircase opens to three bedrooms on the second floor with a “Sister’s Deck” for nature-watching. The third floor houses a semi-circular office, a den with a wet bar, a (continued on page 5)
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