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4/6/20

The City of Isle of Palms remains in a state of emergency. As the situation continues to change rapidly, the City's top priority remains the health, safety, and well-being of our community and staff.

The Governor of the State of South Carolina has issued a Stay At Home Executive Order....Read more

4/4/20

The City of Isle of Palms is in a state of emergency. As the situation continues to change rapidly, the City's top priority remains the health, safety, and well-being of our community and staff.

The Governor of South Carolina has issued two new Executive Orders as of April 3, 2020. The...Read more

3/31/20

The City of Isle of Palms is in a state of emergency. As the situation continues to change rapidly, the City's top priority remains the health, safety, and well-being of our community and staff.

Per the...Read more

3/27/20

The Mayor of Isle of Palms called an Emergency City Council Meeting at 6:45 p.m. March 27, 2020 to discuss and take possible action regarding the Attorney General Opinion issued on March 27, 2020.

Meeting...Read more

3/25/20

The City of Isle of Palms is in a state of emergency.

As the situation continues to change rapidly, the City's top priority remains the health, safety, and well-being of our community and staff.

On March 25, 2020, the Isle of Palms City Council, acting in accordance with Section...Read more

3/24/20

City Council will hold an emergency meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 to consider an emergency ordinance to implement further measures to protect the citizens of the Isle of Palms,...Read more

3/23/20
The City of Isle of Palms is currently in a state of emergency. Residents are urged to stay home and follow the CDC's guidelines for social distancing. The City of Isle of Palms, in coordination with the Town of Sullivan's Island, the...Read more
3/20/20

The City of Isle of Palms is under a state of emergency. The Isle of Palms City Council, acting in accordance with Section 5-7-250 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, which empowers Council to enact emergency ordinances affecting life, health, or safety, approved an...Read more

3/19/20
City of Isle of Palms is under a state of emergency. City Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday, March 20, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Due to the CDC's guidelines for the public to avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people, we encourage the community to attend the meeting virtually via the City...Read more
3/19/20

With the Governor's recent order that all bars and restaurants close their dining rooms, we'd like to make it clear to citizens that area businesses are still open for take out. The list below contains details for many local eating options so we can all support our local businesses. If you'd...Read more

3/13/20

The City of Isle of Palms continues to monitor the emergence and spread of COVID-19 and preparing for potential impacts to our community.

At this time, the City of Isle of Palms and Charleston County are currently operating under normal conditions. The City will...Read more

3/11/20

As the situation continues to change rapidly, our top priority remains the health, safety, and well-being of our community and staff.

The Federal Government has issued new guidelines and recommendations for the public to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, including avoiding groups of...Read more

3/9/20

The City of Isle of Palms, in coordination with federal, state and local partners, is closely monitoring the emergence and spread of COVID-19 and preparing for potential impacts to our community. As cases are confirmed, the Centers...Read more

2/5/20

Residents of the Isle of Palms are invited to apply to be a member of the Swimming Pool Citizen Advisory Board.

City Council formed the Swimming Pool Citizen Advisory Board (CAB) for the purpose of collecting and analyzing survey data from the community to help research, assess and...Read more

1/24/20

The Public Safety Building will be going through significant renovations starting in March of this year. It is estimated that the project will be completed within 10-12 months. In order to expedite the construction and rehabilitation schedule, the City will relocate the operations from the...Read more

1/22/20

Construction has begun on a project to improve the intersection at the end of the IOP Connector and Palm Boulevard.

This project involves the construction of a 10 foot multi-use path that will connect the shoulder of the Isle of Palms Connector Bridge, which...Read more

1/3/20

On Thursday, January 30th, the City hosted a Community Marina Workshop at the Recreation Center to seek feedback from the community about their vision for the Isle of Palms Marina. City Council views the implementation of the community's vision for the marina as part of their legacy and...Read more

12/17/19

There will be no residential curbside collection on Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1. Collection will resume on Thursday, December 26 and Thursday, January 2 with holiday makeup days occurring on the day following your regularly scheduled pick up day. Please ensure that your cart...Read more

12/12/19
Squeaky celebrates one year of employment Employee Spotlight: Squeaky the Dolphin

About Squeaky:

Squeaky has been employed by IOP for a year now! She entertains tourists at the beach. She loves eating fish, making people smile, and swimming really fast....Read more

12/11/19

New rules will soon go into effect in the City of Isle of Palms that may impact your next trip to the beach.

Smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes or other smoking devices used for the purpose of inhaling and exhaling smoke, such as vaping devices, will be illegal on the Isle of...Read more

11/22/19

Parking Passes for 2020 Now Available! The City of Isle of Palms is accepting applications for the 2020 Resident Parking Permits. Residents may apply online via the City website or in person at the Public Safety Building located at 30 JC Long Boulevard. Residents must have a city-issued...Read more

11/7/19

The Isle of Palms Fire Department currently staffs 2 fire engines with 2 personnel each, 2 ladder trucks with 2 personnel each, a pick-up truck with 1 Battalion Chief and a pick-up truck with 1 Captain. The department has grown over the years and now staffs 10 personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a...Read more

10/9/19

The City of Isle of Palms is notifying residents that malware has affected certain servers at the city offices. The City's Information Technology provider is on site diligently working on identifying the source, mitigating any damage and resolving the issue. The affected servers have been...Read more

9/27/19

The existing Isle of Palms Marina Restaurant lease expires in September 2020. On September 25, 2018, City Council decided to pursue the request for proposals method to obtain a new lease for the use of the restaurant.

The City engaged Lee & Associates to develop a favorable lease...Read more

7/15/19

As part of its five-year cycle to maintain public safety and electric system reliability, Dominion Energy will begin pruning trees on the Isle of Palms next month. Dominion has an obligation and responsibility to the Public Service Commission to maintain the delivery of electricity to its...Read more

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