Remarks by Melinda Tunner
37 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
- Play at 1:00:39
“Thank you, Jared, for the update. Appreciate it. And you mentioned the utilities, and that's where I want to go with my question. And it has to do with the funding needed for the relocation of the Hilton Head and Broad Creek PSD pipeline. As people are aware, the pipeline from the mainland to the island provides water to our residents, businesses, healthcare facilities, schools, and the airport. And we talked about this before, and we had come up with an agreement in the resolution on February 24th of 25, that the pipe would be replaced And that reimbursement would be made to the limits…”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah. Speaking about the geofencing, you had an exhibit in our package that you, didn't show on the screen that lays out all the local events and how many impressions and website views and links and attendance. There are attendance numbers in there, but the attendance numbers are very similar across the various events, at least as it's demonstrated in the exhibit. about two and a half, 2,500 visits for the Gullah celebration, similar number for Hilton Head Island and wine, similar number for Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival. And so that caught my eye, why were those so similar? And then I…”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, great, I'm glad you are partnering with them and I hope that all the organizations take advantage of that so that we can get some accurate numbers from their process and your process and be better calibrated, so thank you.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 3:27:27
“Yes. No, it's interesting that Jared was here today and he talked about the change in scope of the project. And I can remember when we found out that there was less money and the corridor wouldn't be included, I wasn't happy. But the circumstances has really allowed us the opportunity to take time and to build a better solution than what we had before. And so I feel really good about that. So it's interesting how life works out. And we're in this place today talking about concepts that are new, the continuous screen, the bridge over Spanish Wells, the connector to Spanish Wells in…”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. So at the finance meeting, I voted to approve what was recommended. As you saw, it was 3-0. And then after that meeting, I was contacted by our GMs in Ward 6. And you have two of them here. And the third is Courtney Struna, who is not here today, but I did have a conversation with her today. And she also that supports the recommendations that Peter and Lance have offered. It is unique that the town has this policy that allows the communities to handle the stormwater projects. And they do that because of the capacity or limited capacity of our stormwater resources. And they can work…”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And I agree with that. I think that's a good way to table it, do some more investigation regarding the stormwater agreements, have conversations again with our general managers and then bring it back to the table so that we can be very thoughtful about it. So I appreciate the support to do that.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“It was a lot of information to digest. I'll be looking back at the tape, making sure that I've captured everything because there's a lot of activity going on. But I want to thank you for working with the sheriff on enhancing our presence on the beach. That was the number one thing that I heard from constituents. They want to see more presence on the beach and having nighttime patrols is a big deliverable. So thank you for that.”
Town Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“There was no meeting in August, but I will give you some statistics. So this is through June. Through June, there have been 128,000 passengers at our local Hilton Head Island Airport, and that includes people both landing and flying out of the airport. And it is up 10.9% compared to last year. Our next meeting is coming up this Thursday, and it's going to be in Beaufort.”
Town Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I just wanted to talk about the process. So if this is approved, DOT is going to be creating the design. Will there be feedback from town council and the public during the process or do we wait until the end of the process before we provide feedback?”
Town Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“And then there was reference made that there've been designs before, and there's been pushback regarding those designs. Do we feel that we've engaged? Cause I know there's been a lot of engagement with, uh, you know, various constituencies, um, kind of behind the scenes in regards to this. Do we feel we're, uh, in a better place of understanding what those concerns are as we move forward?”
Town Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. I had questions as well. And it has to do with the circles. That's my price point, when you just look at the circles, it doesn't look like as much improvement as you would think. So it could be movement between A through C within the green. And so I think it would be helpful to know exactly what the improvement is over and above just the color because it doesn't look as impactful. And so that we can really measure how much improvement we're getting for how much we're spending. And then one of my questions is in regards to 2030, which I think you answered. is does that continuous…”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“And then I get. Okay, because then I would ask why it doesn't not show the third lane and what improvements are made there since that is part of the proposal.”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“And I had another question that isn't from a new slide that I wonder if I could make, and it has to do with the split between the traffic. Yes, because we have other numbers that show a different split 68 and 32%. And so as I reconcile that in my mind, I wonder if it's the way that they're measured. This is an average daily.”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“So it's seven days of the week as opposed to when we have the planning commission who just updated their data that was taking three days in July and they were weekdays. And that's that came up with the 68 and 32 split. So again, I'm just trying to reconcile. Is it because this data takes into account the whole week. So you get the tourist impacts of movement on Fridays and Saturdays. That's causing this to be more even versus the planning commission study, which is done on weekdays. I'm just trying to figure it out.”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yes, they're different time periods. And I'm just trying to understand what the differences are. So they can both be right.”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“So again, leveraging off what's already been said, this is short term. So where's the analysis of what this looks like”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“And then my recurring point on this, and you may mention that the fact of funding, you know, there's going to be changes with Beaufort County in regards to the property listed that they should help fund any changes to provide access to that very important piece of property.”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Speaking of humane way, you know, and I think it's a great idea to have this local pathway, you know, local roadway to go to, just like Main Street, you know, locals know about Main Street, so they go off on that road when 278 is busy and this can happen again for those wanting to get to Spanish Wells. My question is, Do we have to wait until the flyover is constructed to put this in and make it effective or can it be done sooner so it could become one of those short-term projects that comes earlier?”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, because I'm just thinking about These projects take such a long time, and so it would be great to have some quicker wins of items that could be focused on and people could see real benefit from sooner rather than later.”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, I just want to make sure I understand the benefit for evacuation facilities.”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:30:19
“Yeah, I just had a question on that. So I understand what you're saying. When federal money, either direct or indirect, I'm not sure what indirect means. You have to go through this bigger process. Does that mean we should be very thoughtful about where we ask for federal money versus other funding sources?”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“So there's a lot to unpack here. We've had a lot of great discussions. One of the things that I think it's important for us to acknowledge and I think we have is that this package alone does not solve all of our traffic related issues. But it focuses on one key area. And that was a decision that was made in regards to the scope and that's why we're here today. So I appreciate that we are acknowledging that there are other related issues, traffic issues. and concerns, and that is in the back of the package. And I think that's important for people to understand that although we have identified…”
Town Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Well, this is a time for general, and I'm going to change the topic. That's fine. For something positive. Hilton Head has a new Wimbledon champion who lives on Hilton Head Island, who lives in Palmetto Hall. Isha Manchella won the 14 and under Women's Single Championship at Wimbledon on Sunday morning. She's the first American to win the title, and she's currently ranked number one in the world. She studies at the Vandermeer Tennis Academy here on the island. And what's amazing is she hadn't played on grass until five days before the tournament. So I just want to congratulate her for that…”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“no report before the buper county airport school this time yes uh oops just a couple of items uh the new parking system is up and running at the airport uh rates are four dollars an hour or sixteen dollars per day and there'll be a 30-minute grace period the animal relief area is to be completed by the end of july and advertising will be available on digital screens by the end of august”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026