hilton head: Living with the fish!
- 06/10/10 05:12 AM
Photo from the Island Packet 6/10/10 The Beaufort 45 Reef is getting some new neighbors today. Old personnel carriers from the Army will get a new home today. After being stripped of all equipment and degreased they are ready to become habitat for the reef. The carriers will become home to small marine life which will eventually attract larger game fish for our local sports fishing enthusiast. It is a welcome addition to the artificial reefs along the South Carolina coast. Thanks Copy Right Charlie B Fraser 2010 … (2 comments)
hilton head: The Compass Rose Park on Hilton Head, worth a visit!
- 05/21/10 07:07 AM
I keep hearing people complain about the Compass Rose Park on Pope Avenue & New Orleans Rd. I wonder if the people who are complaining have been to the park. If they had been to the park I don’t believe they would be complaining. The Town of Hilton Head Island and Ed Drain did a wonderful job with designing and building the park. The landscaping has begun to mature and will only get better with time. I went by the other day and took some pictures of the flowers, Wall boards depicting the history of the island, and the statue of … (0 comments)
hilton head: Hilton Head Real Estate Sellers
- 05/04/10 07:51 AM
This is a Blog posted by a fellow friend and realtor on Hilton Head Island. I could have rewritten it it in my own words, but I felt Robbie had done a good job. Charlie B Fraser How good is your memory? Do you remember real estate prices in 1990? I was digging through my archives and found this article " Agents Snubbing Listings with Unrealistic Prices" The article is very appropriate today, even though it was written in 1990. Many sellers were listing their properties with undrealistic prices and agents and buyers were snubbing than as they are now! Buyers are looking and buying everyday. … (1 comments)
hilton head: USCB awards degrees amid pomp, circumstance
- 05/04/10 07:40 AM
By KATE CERVEkcerve@beaufortgazette.com843-706-8177Published Friday, April 30, 2010 Retired developer receives honorary degreeJoseph B. Fraser Jr., business leader, environmental preservationist and public servant, received an honorary doctoral degree at Friday's University of South Carolina Beaufort commencement. USCB Chancellor Jane Upshaw said Fraser pioneered conservation-minded communities that incorporated wildlife preserves and protected green space. He helped keep the Heritage Classic golf tournament alive in the 1980s and helped form the Heritage Classic Foundation. In the school's 50th year, leaders of the University of South Carolina Beaufort traced the community's more than 200-year history of higher education that began with Beaufort College. At … (0 comments)
hilton head: Fraser's walk with a gator now permanently in the park
- 04/20/10 05:15 AM
Samuel Arnal 10, stands by the staute dedicated to his grandfather Charles Fraser during it's unveiling at the Compass Rose park on Hilton Head Island. " He loves that photo," said Samuels mother, Laura Lawton Fraser. "He's always imitating the walk at home" / Sarah Welliver/ The Island Packet
By ROB WILE rwile@islandpacket.com 843-706-8138 Published Saturday, April 17, 2010 Hilton Head Island residents saw history cast forever into bronze Saturday at the unveiling of the Charles E. Fraser Statue in Compass Rose Park. The statue is the product of several years of planning by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry … (0 comments)
hilton head: It's about time
- 04/06/09 12:09 AM
I have been screaming at our town that they are responsible for all the old properties that are in dire need to be redeveloped, but are not. The Town of Hilton Head in 1987 adopted a very strict but good LMO (Land Management Ordinance), and all properties that were built at that time were grandfathered in. However, they were not grandfathered in the event it's use changed or improvements made. In that event the property owner would have to conform the property to meet the LMO. For many properties it was virtually impossible, or the owner would loose valuable square footage. … (0 comments)
hilton head: Hilton Head Town Council on wrong track !!
- 03/25/09 08:46 AM
Maybe the town should be asking the question if they have made it too hard for someone to renovate a property, or tear down a property and redevelop the property. The current LMO is very strenuous on its criteria for building; most of the properties built that need to be torn down were built prior to the LMO and are not conforming today. A developer could not rebuild the square footage that some properties currently have, and they cannot renovate more than 50% of the building value. It is a catch twenty two! So, now the Town wants to buy land … (0 comments)
hilton head: What is going on with our local government?
- 02/02/09 06:29 AM
There have been numerous articles recently about the quality of water in the May River and other pristine waterways that are a part of the lowcountry estuary system. (I have posted a few below) They all lead back to one problem. Our county and town governments have dropped the ball on inspecting the way retention ponds are built, what they flow into, and how do they filtrate the pollutants that they hold. Beaufort County has rules and regulations and standards for developers, but they seem to be more interested in natural buffers along the major thoroughfares (I call them trash collectors). … (3 comments)
hilton head: Hilton Head Plantation - Community Highlight
- 01/13/09 06:56 AM
The second planned community, on Hilton Head Island, by the Sea Pines Companyoffers over 4,000 sprawling acres on the Island's northern tip; Hilton Head Plantation is Hilton Head's second largest planned community. Sheltered between Port Royal Sound and the United States Intracoastal Waterway, the plantation offers amenities that rival any luxury resort. In addition to two miles of sandy beaches and a marina to charter a boat - or dock one of your own - residents enjoy six miles of biking and jogging trails, two nature conservancy's, a central recreational facility, waterfront playground, two five-star restaurants, swimming pools, a common gardening … (0 comments)
hilton head: Palmetto Dunes - Community Highlight
- 01/13/09 01:46 AM
This popular resort and residential community is located mid-island, sitting on 1,800 well-preserved acres, with only 5000 homes and villas. Inside its guarded gates are three miles of world-famous Atlantic Ocean beaches, 11 miles of winding lagoons, and one of the largest tennis centers on the island, with 25 courts. Palmetto Dunes is also home to the Hilton Resort and the Hilton Head Marriott Beach and Golf Resort, previously the Hyatt Regency Hilton Head Resort. Its three public, 28-hole golf courses were designed by PGA favorites George Fazio, Robert Trent Jones, and Arthur Hills. The community ranges from year-round residents to … (2 comments)
hilton head: Development and the coastal carolina ecosystem
- 01/13/09 01:21 AM
We are making a difference and our federal government is leading the way. A recent article was in our local paper describing a new environmental study that will be done along the North and South Carolina coast and several other distinctive ecosystems in the USA. These studies will embrace the aspects of an ecosystem, not just a single aspect of the ecosystem, but how it all interacts which includes development. Contrary to popular belief we are part of the ecosystem. Hopefully, this study will help our local and county government understand and possible get grants to help prove what can be … (0 comments)
hilton head: Good stewardship of islanders land
- 01/12/09 06:41 AM
I for one am happy to see the Barnwell Family come up with a creative way to keep there family property, and to make the property work for them in a way that meets the demands of today's enviroment. They have come up with a very responsible plan for developing their property. The mix use of commercial, open space, and cottages is on the cutting edge of urban design and "green design". Hopefully they will find the right resources to come up with a Eco friendly green planned neighborhood. I also encourage the town council to support this project, and ask … (0 comments)
hilton head: Windmill Harbour Community Highlight
- 12/23/08 04:37 AM
Windmill Harbour was created in 1981 and is located on a 172-acre peninsula on the Intracoastal Waterway immediately after crossing the bridge from the mainland to Hilton Head Island. It is now the home of the South Carolina Yacht Club. The primary focal point is its 15-acre inland harbour (twice the size of Harbour Town) with an innovative, but simple, user-operated navigational lock that transports sailboats and powerboats from the tidal fluctuations of the adjacent Waterway into the stable waters of the yacht basin. A deep-water pier outside the harbour accommodates boaters picking up passengers and supplies, or those who wish … (0 comments)
hilton head: Long Cove Plantation ... Community Highlight
- 12/03/08 06:41 AM
Several top executives of Sea Pines Company, Wes Wilhelm, Joe Webster, and David Aimes, went out and purchased what is currently Long Cove. The exclusive single family residential community concept, with no villas or condos, was a huge success. The development of Long Cove was a timely and tremendous success story for single family residential development. The Pete Dye golf course immediately got rave reviews among the golfing community and has since been a highly ranked golf course. The home sites have a range of settings from golf and lagoon, wooded, marsh or gorgeous views of Broad Creek. The resident's only golfing community was … (0 comments)
My name is Charlie B Fraser and I have been living in the Carolina lowcountry all my life. I have seen this area grow from a rural coastal town to a world renowed resort community. Follow my blog to learn what is going on in our market, our governement and our unique,"Island Lifestyle"
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