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. | After all the contentiousness and drama from the accommodation-tax grant awards two weeks ago, Town of Hilton Head Island meetings this week likely will be a little less popcorn-worthy.
The biggest news to note was the presentation of the Town of Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Division’s 2013 strategic plan to the Public Safety Commission.
The 114-page document outlines the department’s services, goals and assessments. It also includes about 54 items the department is asking the commission to consider adding to the plan.
The list covers a range of procedural changes and capital projects. Items and issues include fireworks, open burning and a fire-rescue boat. The committee will meet a couple times later this month to discuss the items.
Next week doesn’t look much rowdier.
On Tuesday, Town Council will hear year-end staff reports about completed projects and updates on those still ongoing. See the agenda here .
And Wednesday, the Land Management Ordinance Committee will consider removing the limit of stories and parking levels within a maximum building height. See the agenda here .
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