The local authorities have formally committed to the strict enforcement of Ordinance 2009-74 regarding abandoned beach equipment. It is rewarding to see our efforts result in a cleaner coastline for everyone who resides here. We will continue to monitor the beach to ensure these policies remain in effect throughout the …
October 2, 2019
Final supporters
Taxpayers and homeowners have requested for several years that Georgetown County Ordinance #2009-74, which passed on November 10, 2009 be enforced. Our beach is trashed during tourist season from April through September. So far we have only been promised a few extra garbage cans. This is NOT what we are asking for.
The ordinance clearly states that "all cabanas, tents, umbrellas, chairs and other personal items cannot be left on the beach overnight. Items left on the beach are considered abandoned, become the property of Georgetown County and will be removed." This ordinance has yet to be enforced. Other beachfront communities in South Carolina counties have more stringent ordinances in place that are enforced.
Please sign this petition if you would like to see Ordinance #2009-74 enforced. An extra garbage can isn't going to solve this problem that continues to grow worse every year.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
August 30, 2019
August 30, 2019
The feedback from local residents confirms that the current approach of adding a few waste bins is insufficient for maintaining the integrity of our coastline. I am currently compiling your accounts of the beach conditions to present to the county council as evidence that Ordinance 2009-74 requires immediate and consistent enforcement.
Reached 100 supporters
August 29, 2019
August 28, 2019
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark. Please circulate this petition within your networks to ensure we reach this milestone before the next council meeting.
79 Comments
Please enforce as I used to live there and it’s awful what tourists are leaving on the beach. Also when they dig holes they need to be filed in before dark. That is very dangerous for people and animals walking after the sun goes down. Thank you!
Someone has to step up to the plate and handle this. I grew up on Garden City Beach and it’s ridiculous that our legislators have let it get this bad. If this were in Litchfield or Pawleys Island I doubt there would even be a conversation.
As a volunteer for Garden City SCUTE, I can say this is absolutely needed. Other beaches have and actually enforce similar laws. Garden City needs to step up and do so as well. The plastic trash left from fireworks also desperately needs to be addressed. GC is a beautiful beach, but will not remain so if these issues are not enforced.
The tents are nice but people get ridiculous with them. Example; leaving them on the beach over night or getting out there before sunrise. They then become hazards to wildlife and also people who do early morning walks or late evening walks.
Hard to understand why Georgetown County can’t send people to get these items off the beach, yet they regularly send trucks with at least two people to pick up a trash can and dump it at the beach walkways.
Please enforce this law.
The amount of trash left on our beaches every single day is awful! Enforcing this ordinance is a big step in the right direction.
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The local authorities have formally committed to the strict enforcement of Ordinance 2009-74 regarding abandoned beach equipment. It is rewarding to see our efforts result in a cleaner coastline for everyone who resides here. We will continue to monitor the beach to ensure these policies remain in effect throughout the …
October 2, 2019
Final supporters
Taxpayers and homeowners have requested for several years that Georgetown County Ordinance #2009-74, which passed on November 10, 2009 be enforced. Our beach is trashed during tourist season from April through September. So far we have only been promised a few extra garbage cans. This is NOT what we are asking for.
The ordinance clearly states that "all cabanas, tents, umbrellas, chairs and other personal items cannot be left on the beach overnight. Items left on the beach are considered abandoned, become the property of Georgetown County and will be removed." This ordinance has yet to be enforced. Other beachfront communities in South Carolina counties have more stringent ordinances in place that are enforced.
Please sign this petition if you would like to see Ordinance #2009-74 enforced. An extra garbage can isn't going to solve this problem that continues to grow worse every year.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
August 30, 2019
August 30, 2019
The feedback from local residents confirms that the current approach of adding a few waste bins is insufficient for maintaining the integrity of our coastline. I am currently compiling your accounts of the beach conditions to present to the county council as evidence that Ordinance 2009-74 requires immediate and consistent enforcement.
Reached 100 supporters
August 29, 2019
August 28, 2019
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark. Please circulate this petition within your networks to ensure we reach this milestone before the next council meeting.
79 Comments
I have a house a mile from the beach and routinely walk and clean up garbage and fill in holes around Garden City Pier and Surfside Pier. Something needs to be done about the mess the tourist ( and others) make - especially around the 4th of July!
Please enforce as I used to live there and it’s awful what tourists are leaving on the beach. Also when they dig holes they need to be filed in before dark. That is very dangerous for people and animals walking after the sun goes down. Thank you!
Someone has to step up to the plate and handle this. I grew up on Garden City Beach and it’s ridiculous that our legislators have let it get this bad. If this were in Litchfield or Pawleys Island I doubt there would even be a conversation.
As a volunteer for Garden City SCUTE, I can say this is absolutely needed. Other beaches have and actually enforce similar laws. Garden City needs to step up and do so as well. The plastic trash left from fireworks also desperately needs to be addressed. GC is a beautiful beach, but will not remain so if these issues are not enforced.
The tents are nice but people get ridiculous with them. Example; leaving them on the beach over night or getting out there before sunrise. They then become hazards to wildlife and also people who do early morning walks or late evening walks.
Hard to understand why Georgetown County can’t send people to get these items off the beach, yet they regularly send trucks with at least two people to pick up a trash can and dump it at the beach walkways.
Please enforce this law.
The amount of trash left on our beaches every single day is awful! Enforcing this ordinance is a big step in the right direction.
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I have a house a mile from the beach and routinely walk and clean up garbage and fill in holes around Garden City Pier and Surfside Pier. Something needs to be done about the mess the tourist ( and others) make - especially around the 4th of July!