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 14th Street Drainage Project
As of Thursday, June 25th, 2009, work began on the 14th Street Drainage project to double the outflow capacity of the drainage outlet and improve drainage in the area. This project will take place in stages over the course of the next several months, prepping the area by moving utilities to make room for the expanded drainage pipes, installing the new drainage, and resurfacing the street after work is completed.
Tree trimming is currently underway. As the crews finish trimming and removing trees, the utility companies - Comcast, AT&T, and Georgia Power – will relocate and update their poles and wires. The underground drainage work is expected to begin after Labor Day when seasonal traffic has died down.
If you have issues or concerns that arise as work gets underway, please contact Joe Wilson, director of DPW, who is overseeing the project. Check back here for progress updates.
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 Production crew teams with Tybee City staff to minimize disruption Filming began June 15th, and wraps up on August 18th. There will be several areas on the south end affected by film crews and their activities. Some parking will be used (and paid for!) by the production in the two main lots at the south beach as well as areas south of 18th Street. Controlled special effects will also be used at one site on the island.
These various sites will not be in continuous use through the August 18th finish; however, exact schedule and locations will not be published here in order to prevent any more crowd control issues than may already occur. The crew will be working with the Tybee public safety teams to make sure traffic and safety are handled with a minimum of inconvenience. People living in or near areas where the crews will have equipment and vehicles should be notified by letter with dates and contact information for any issues requiring immediate resolution. Likewise, management of property rentals that may be affected should also be contacted. Only street parking is eliminated so that homeowners or renters will be able to access their homes. Expected guests should also be have access.
If you are interested in applying as an extra on the production, check the Savannah Film site at http://www.savannahfilm.org/news.cfm and scroll through their announcement for the latest details. If you have questions or issues about the logistics and location, you may contact the Location Manager at lastsonglocations@gmail.com. Please indicate the address or part of town in the subject line of your email. This email is not for extras casting questions.
The film team is working hard to provide much benefit to Tybee with as little inconvenience as possible. Let's welcome them with the best Southern charm, hospitality and Tybee signature quirkiness!
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 HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE...ARE YOU READY?The 2009 Hurricane Season began June 1st and officially ends November 30th. Hurricane preparedness is key to survival and orderly management of conditions. Your advanced preparation can help you and your neighbors through a hurricane. Before any storm arrives, be sure to check out Tybee's Emergency Management Information, and keep handy the numbers for the CEMA Hurricane Information Line, (912)201-4590, and the Emergency Management Information Line, (877) 615-3277. Note that the City's web-site is hosted elsewhere in the country so that, even if a potential disaster strikes here, the web will remain available for communications, and this web site will provide information updates whenever they become available. Emergency and evacuation instructions will be given as needed here, on the toll-free number, and on the local cable access Channel 7 on Comcast.
The City has completed the installation of new voice warning sirens that announce emergencies when they arise, so there will be no confusion as to what a siren signal actually means. Instead of one centrally located siren, there are four announcement systems distributed on the Island. (See diagram.) This system is tested at noon on the first Wednesday each month. (This test will be foregone if severe weather conditions occur at the time of the test.)
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 Lights Out for Turtles - Nesting season runs May 1 - Oct 31
Tybee is a nesting area for two endangered turtle species and one "unusual" species. Loggerhead and leatherback turtles are endangered and like to nest in the sand found along the beaches of Tybee and Little Tybee Islands. Diamondback terrapins are on the protected species list; their nesting areas are on the north end and cause them to try to cross Route 80. While Tybee used to see hundreds of sea turtle nests each year, an excellent year now may see no more than a dozen. Disturbing the nests or harassing any of these species is against the law! Their nests are marked when found to stop people from accidentally trampling eggs or hatchlings. Please keep clear! Hatchlings will head to bright light when they dig out from the sand, which should be toward the sun or moon rising over the ocean. However, street, deck, and home lights may be bright enough to attract them in the wrong direction. During nesting season nights, please turn off or shield lights that might be seen from the beach, and avoid flashlights or flash photography on the beach. Your discarded plastic bags, soda can rings, and cigarette butts, as well as other trash not properly disposed of, can harm turtles and other wildlife - please clean up all your items and trash from the beach! Trash containers are located at every dune crossover for your use. Please drive carefully on the north end to avoid harming any turtles that may be crossing the road.
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 HOMEOWNER MOSQUITO CONTROL
Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus have been detected on Tybee Island! While mosquito control efforts by public agencies continue, it is important that home owners, renters, and individuals on the island also do their part to reduce the mosquito population. Most important is to tour your property to look for any standing water - animal watering dishes, empty pots or glasses, bits of plastic, and drainage ditches that can hold water for up to a week. The mosquito larvae live in still water for 7-10 days before transforming into adult mosquitoes, and the quickest way to eliminate at least some of the threat is simply to make sure such standing water, even tiny amounts, is drained to eliminate this mosquito breeding ground.
For larger areas that can't be drained, you can purchase commercial products called 'mosquito dunks' which can be placed in the water to kill the larvae before they hatch. Contact Chatham County Mosquito Control to report areas needing special attention; you can call them at 790-2540.
Since you can't control the entire environment, be sure to use insect repellent if you will be spending a lot of time outdoors. See the American Mosquito Control Association or the EPA for additional information on mosquito prevention for homeowners. |
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 The 3 - 50 Project - saving locally owned small businesses
Support our Island businesses - Serving, Servicing and Supporting Tybee since the early 1900's! Thank the businesses that help keepTybee so unique and special! Click anywhere on image to go to The 3-50 Project. This message is from your Better Hometown Initiative.
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2009 Tidal Chart for Tybee Light Station
Click the picture of the chart to download your own copy and view the details of the 2009 high and low tide predictions from NOAA:
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