Month: September 2025

Meet SIPOA’s New Executive Director, Rebecca Lyons

On By SIPOAIn SIPOA

On behalf of the Board, we are pleased to announce that Rebecca Lyons will be the new Executive Director for Seabrook Island Property Owners Association beginning November 3.

Rebecca comes to us with a strong background in community leadership that closely mirrors the values and lifestyle we cherish here on Seabrook Island. She is currently the General Manager of Willowsford, a 4000-acre farm-to-market community in northern Virginia with fitness facilities, pools, 30 miles of trails, and over 2000 acres in conservancy. Additionally, she served as Assistant General Manager at South Riding Proprietary, a 6,000-home property that included amenities, including an 18-hole golf course, racquet program, and over 15 parks and ponds built on principles of sustainability and respect for nature.

Rebecca has cultivated a stable, dedicated team with very little staff turnover and managed budgets and capital plans similar to SIPOA. Her experience, combined with her passion for fostering strong, engaged communities, makes her exceptionally well-suited to guide SIPOA as we look to the future.

We are excited to welcome Rebecca into our community and look forward to the leadership, fresh perspective, and commitment she will bring to her new role.

John Lassiter
President
Seabrook Island Property Owners Association

Compost Bins

On By SIPOAIn Compost, Engineering

This is a reminder that only compostable materials should be placed in the SIPOA compost bins.  Recently there have been several incidents where plastic trash bags are being disposed of in the bins.  Plastic bags are not allowed.  A list of what is and is not allowed is attached for your reference.  Thank you for your help in making this compost program run successfully! 

Get the Scoop – SIPOA Roadway Management Plan

On By SIPOAIn Activities, Engineering, Get the Scoop, GOMC, SIPOA

SIPOA owns and maintains approximately 28 miles of roads behind the gate on Seabrook Island. Many of these roads were first paved in the 1970s. These roads are an asset that must be managed in a cost-effective manner.

This summer, as part of the engineering intern program, we documented the history of the management of SIPOA roads and outlined future management plans in the SIPOA Roadway Management Plan storymap. This storymap is an interactive tool that residents can use to learn more about SIPOA roadways.

Steve Hirsch, SIPOA Director of Engineering, will present on current management practices as well as discuss future repaving plans at the next Get the Scoop meeting at the Lake House.

When: Monday, October 13

Where: Lake House, Live Oak Hall

Time: 3:00pm

Click to View GTS Event List

Lake House Fitness Trail Ribbon Cutting Celebration

On By SIPOAIn Activities, Lake House, Nature Trails, Wellness

Distance: 0.8 miles, loop

Surface: Primarily paved with a short earthen trail through woods

Difficulty: Easy

Description: The trail is an immersive nature experience with great opportunities for bird watching and wildlife spotting, stress relief and exercise in a serene, uncrowded environment. Be on the lookout for deer, egrets and many songbirds. Don’t be surprised if you see an alligator sunning itself as you walk around Palmetto Lake.

Video by Jeff Davis
Navigation

Start at the Lake House front door. A sign at the half circle drive has directions and a QR code to see a video preview of the trail. Turn right and follow the sidewalk out to the bike path. Turn right onto the bike path and follow it clockwise around Palmetto Lake. Bear left at the playground to take the wooded trail that has exposed tree roots or bear right to continue along the paved path. Turn right when you reach the bike path again and take the first driveway back to the Lake House front door. Throughout your walk, keep blue markers on your right and yellow markers on your left.

Fall Shredding Event 2025

On By SIPOAIn Town of Seabrook Island

The Town of Seabrook Island will host two free shredding events in 2025:

  • Wed. April 9, 2025: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
  • Wed. October 8, 2025: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Both events will be held rain or shine and will take place in the parking lot adjacent to Seabrook Island Town Hall (2001 Seabrook Island Road).

Attendees will be limited to three boxes (copy paper box or smaller) or three bags (kitchen trash bag or smaller) per vehicle. There is no need to remove binders, binder clips, paper clips, staples, rubber bands, or CDs/DVDs prior to shredding.

Shredding services will be provided by Shred360.

For more information, please call Town Hall at (843) 768-9121 or email agrooms@townofseabrookisland.org.

Submitted by the Town of Seabrook Island

Vaccine Clinic Update

On By SIPOAIn Lake House, Wellness

Unfortunately, the Pharmacy team will not be able to offer COVID vaccines during tomorrow’s (9/10/25) event.

The Pharmacy team is hoping to have more information next week about the availability of COVID vaccines moving forward, and we will let you know as soon as we are informed.

As a reminder, the vaccine schedule for this fall is below:

Lake House Water Outage

On By SIPOAIn Engineering, Lake House

On Thursday (9/11/25) at 2:30pm, the water service at the Lake House will be turned off. Seabrook Island Utility Commission needs to replace the water meter serving this building. The outage should be for less than an hour.

Notices will be posted at the Lake House as a reminder next week.

Adopt-A-Highway – 9/13/25

On By SIPOAIn Adopt a Highway, Engineering, Environmental

The next Adopt-A-Highway sweep will be Saturday, September 13 from 9:00am – 11:00am.

Meet at the Lake House around 8:45am. Sweepers will be provided along with pick-up sticks and bags. Please bring gloves, water, bug spray/sunscreen and walking shoes.

We will walk Betsy Kerrison Parkway between Habitat Road and River Road picking up litter. Let’s top our best sweep of 17 bags (225 pounds) of trash, and make our entryway to Seabrook Island beautiful!

Questions or RSVP to Mary Gwyn at mkginmd@verizon.net (410) 991-3079.

Hope you will be able to join us!

Sand Transport on Seabrook Island

On By SIPOAIn Engineering

Sand movement along South Carolina barrier islands can be a complicated topic. SIPOA monitors sand conditions on Seabrook Island each year by surveying the shoreline. Explaining how sand moves is difficult, so we created the StoryMap below that follows a grain of sand that travels along the beaches surrounding Seabrook Island. This is a light-hearted tale of Sandi, the grain of sand, that we hope will educate residents on how sand moves along our shoreline, and how our shoreline is part of a much larger coastal sand system.