Dear Neighbors,

We have three items to discuss.

• 1. PBNA is excited to remind you about the upcoming Mobile Town Hall! Please see the details below and come and meet members of Bluffton’s town government.

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Monday, February 23, 2023

6:15 PM

The Lodge

Mobile Town Hall Representatives

Mayor Larry Toomer

Fred Hamilton – Mayor Pro-Tempore

Emily Burden – Town Councilwoman

Dan Wood – Town Councilman

Joe Babkiewicz - Chief of Police

Stephen Steese - Town Manager

Keven Icard - Director of Growth Management

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• 2. As part of PBNA’s mission to keep members informed about our community, we recently learned about a new Montage event space, which was presented to the town of Bluffton’s Development Review Committee on October 22, 2025, for preliminary approval.

  The documents related to this presentation include:

  • The Town’s Development Review Committee Agenda from October 22, 2025, which outlines the Preliminary Development Plan for the Palmetto Bluff Montage Event Lawn
  • A project narrative
  • Proposed plans, including maps
  • September 19, 2025, plan review comments
    
    
  Files are liked below.

FILE 1 

FILE 2

FILE 3

FILE 4

We were impressed by the thoroughness and transparency of the Palmetto Bluff Annual Town Hall hosted by SSP last night. However, there was no comprehensive update regarding this alternative Montage event space during the meeting, although it was briefly mentioned as the last Q&A item. We are sharing this information because Club management did not thoroughly address it during the town hall. We believe this is a significant development that community members should be aware of. Please note that this is a preliminary approval application to the Town and not a final one.

• 3. The Island Packet published an article about 2025 complaints from homeowners' associations (HOAs) in South Carolina, specifically mentioning Palmetto Bluff, which received three complaints. A "satisfactory response" from the HOA simply means they responded to the complaints via email to the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. It does not imply that the issues were resolved, questions were answered, or that the complainants were satisfied. It only means that there is a record of the complaint for review by the South Carolina governor's office.

The article can be found HERE.

Thank you, and we hope to see you on Monday at the Mobile Town Hall.

Your PBNA Volunteers