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Town hall reopens, wastewater and AMI work continues; USACE appraisals advance beach nourishment plans

Town of Edisto Beach Town Council · May 14, 2026
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Summary

Temporary occupancy for the new Town Hall/EOC was issued May 12; opening is scheduled May 26 with a ribbon-cutting June 4. Wastewater lagoon and Wastewater Treatment Plant work continue (completion expected July); AMI customer portal planning targets a December rollout; USACE appraisals for beach nourishment are nearing submission with easement mailings to follow Corps approval.

Assistant Town Administrator Dee Stalvey updated council on multiple infrastructure projects. The temporary certificate of occupancy for Town Hall/EOC was issued May 12; Town Hall is scheduled to open to the public May 26 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 4 at 10:00 a.m.

Wastewater projects: all lift stations are operational and permitted; the lagoon is anticipated to return to service later this month and overall completion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant project is expected in July. Utilities Director Patrick Zemp reported the Wastewater Treatment Plant timeline has extended beyond original schedule but is nearing completion.

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI): the Town met with two customer portal providers and plans to begin billing-software and portal installation after issuing the six-month billing in June; the rollout target is December for transition to monthly billing. Beach nourishment: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed 100 appraisals and remaining appraisals are expected to be submitted for Corps review by May 22, 2026; once approved, the Town will mail easement documents to property owners and coordinate a public meeting to answer questions.

Separately, council approved a change order to extend Cumming Management Group's contract for management services related to the Town Hall and Fire Station renovations for four months at a cost of $48,124, funded from Capital Sales Tax Fund savings.

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