Mayor s Memos: Town Hall begins return to pre-pandemic operations
Lisa Sulka
Our community, as with many places in the nation and the world, has reached a reopening phase of the pandemic. The objective is to methodically return to pre-pandemic business operations slowly and safely, without tripping at the finish line.
The good news is more and more people have received a vaccine. The bad news is the trend of new cases, which was once declining in our region and state, isn’t consistently trending downward. As of this writing, more than a quarter of South Carolina residents have received at least the first dose of a vaccine.
Bluffton Town Council to continue with online meetings
Bluffton Today
Town of Bluffton officials continue to take a cautious approach when it comes to attendance for public meetings during the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite some optimism at recent Town Council meetings about the prospect of returning to Town Hall for sessions at the start of 2021, council will continue to meet online for the time being, Mayor Lisa Sulka said.
Amid concerns about gatherings during the pandemic, council has been holding its meetings online since March.
“I probably jumped too fast and I shouldn’t have,” Sulka said. “You know, I just want some normalcy back. The (Beaufort County) Board of Education meet (in person), Hardeeville (City Council) meet (in person). I just can’t get that agreement from all of our council right now and I sure don’t want to start this year off divisive.”