Tom Barton covers breaking news for The Island Packet. He is a Davenport, Iowa, native and 2007 graduate of Iowa State University. Before coming to the Island Packet he worked as a reporter at The Des Moines Register. He moved to Bluffton in July 2010. | 
Brian Heffernan covers the Town of Hilton Head Island for The Island Packet. He is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. | MONDAY, Aug. 6
Public Safety Committee: 10 a.m., Council Chambers, 1 Town Center Court
Agenda: 2nd Quarter 2012 crime statistics presented by Capt. Toby McSwain with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office
Special Town Council meeting: 5 p.m., Council Chambers, 1 Town Center Court
Agenda: Consider recommendations authorizing staff to move forward with design, permitting and construction for the Chaplin Linear Park and initial improvements for the Coligny area
TUESDAY, Aug. 7
Public Facilities Committee: 2 p.m., Council Chambers, 1 Town Center Court
Agenda: Spanish Wells Sewer Pump Station Location
Town Council: 4 p.m., Council Chambers, 1 Town Center Court
Agenda: Second reading of ordinance granting lease of town property to Seaside Family Chiropractic, LLC; first reading of ordinance granting lease of town property to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office; first reading of two ordinances granting utility easements to Hilton Head No. 1 Public Service District; first reading of ordinance selling part of Crossings Park to the South Island Public Service District; first reading of ordinance granting cell tower lease to American Towers, LLC for town property at Jenkins Island; resolution adopting boundaries for a Beaufort County and Jasper County Metropolitan Planning Area; resolution amending cell tower lease with American Towers, LLC for town property off Marshland Road; resolution granting contract with Hilton Head No. 1 Public Service District for sewer expansion project; recommednation extending 2011 bed-tax grants for the Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Shelter Cove Harbour Company 4th of July Fireworks through December 31; first reading of ordinance approving a development agreement for The Mall at Shelter Cove, including a swap of town and mall land and changing density and use restrictions; executive session to discuss land acquisition, legal matters, development agreement and Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee member re-designation
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8
Economic Development Committee: 1 p.m., conference room 4 at Town Hall, 1 Town Center Court
Agenda: Review draft of committee report and discuss next steps
THURSDAY, AUG. 9
LMO Rewrite Committee: 1 p.m., Council Chambers, 1 Town Center Court
Agenda: Presentation by Dr. Chris Marsh, executive director of the LowCountry Institute, on wetland buffers and other measures available to protect and improve water quality; discussion on appropriate hotel density