April 2025

E-Bikes and Vandalism

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Eighteen great oaks lining Wando Plantation Way are dying or in serious decline.  The POA Board of Directors has been working with an arborist for the past two years to assess opportunities to save the oaks and to assess the risks of the oaks’ falling limbs impacting lives and property.  Now that five of the oaks have been designated as presenting meaningful risks it is prudent for the board to initiate risk mitigation steps.  One of the steps is to inform Dunes West residents of the risks and share the insights of the arborist.  This was done in a town hall meeting on November 18, 2024.  The meeting was attended by approximately 75 people, the POA Board, and two credentialed arborists from Savatree Charleston.  Ash Connelly, the primary arborist working for Dunes West, discussed the status of these great oaks, the...

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March Summary Board of Directors: Reviewed residents expressed concerns regarding speeding and E-bikes.  Provided communications:  2024 Traffic Safety Committee Speeding survey Recap of Dunes West efforts to address speedingMount Pleasant and Dunes West Laws and Covenants for E-bikes and E-scooters Parents’ guide to safety training for children using E-Bikes Addressed Deer Poaching:Two communications on Deer Poaching to Residents Work with DNR and Mount Pleasant Police.  DNR to patrol Dunes West to help control poaching Ensured the plan for repairing Ayers Plantation Way path includes arborist review to assess potential damage to trees before work is started.  Reviewed the status of Grand Oaks trees with Town of Mount Pleasant to address their request for more information and to clarify the steps in their permitting process.  Will hold a Dunes West residents town hall once there is more clarity. An option to acquire currently leased office space was presented.  A...

Preparing Your Child for the Responsibility of Operating an E-bike or E-Scooter

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April 3, 2025 Dear Residents,  As you know, we have had several deer poaching incidents over the past year and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has been actively investigating. We have received an update from the department and we wanted to share the information with you.  Due to these incidents, SCDNR will now be patrolling Dunes West throughout the evenings and as late as sunrise on random dates and times. They may be using marked and unmarked pickup trucks, off road vehicles and drones for aerial coverage. In addition to searching for potential poaching, they will be identifying and reporting persons who have established a deer feeding station or routine. Their efforts will likely be concentrated around the areas in which incidents have previously occurred.  It is important to note that these are law enforcement activities...