Comments on: “No Cars Go” http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/29/no-cars-go/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Elm http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/29/no-cars-go/#comment-80923 Elm Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:17:49 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36667#comment-80923 I think Fitsnews got it wrong - this initiative is being taken by the county - our political team that apparently knows what's best for all. ("The proposal, which the county Planning Commission is considering and hopes the County Council will approve by March, is part of a larger plan that includes several changes to guide development on the island." - Packet). Note: For most of the Daufuskie residents this is new news and each community on Daufuskie already has the ability to manage a car/no car program if those members are in agreement. Now I am not necessarily for or against this idea but I truly would like to better understand the pros and cons and why it has suddenly become a hot project for the county council and Brian Herrmann? I think Fitsnews got it wrong – this initiative is being taken by the county – our political team that apparently knows what’s best for all. (“The proposal, which the county Planning Commission is considering and hopes the County Council will approve by March, is part of a larger plan that includes several changes to guide development on the island.” – Packet). Note: For most of the Daufuskie residents this is new news and each community on Daufuskie already has the ability to manage a car/no car program if those members are in agreement.

Now I am not necessarily for or against this idea but I truly would like to better understand the pros and cons and why it has suddenly become a hot project for the county council and Brian Herrmann?

]]> By: K Trane http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/29/no-cars-go/#comment-80842 K Trane Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:07:53 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36667#comment-80842 Check out Mackinac (pronounced Mack-in-aw) Island in Michigan. You need a ferry to get there and the only way to get around the island is horseback or horse taxi. Pretty neat idea if you ask me and I'm willing to bet the weather on the island in SC is better than the weather of an island on the northern tip of MI. Check out Mackinac (pronounced Mack-in-aw) Island in Michigan. You need a ferry to get there and the only way to get around the island is horseback or horse taxi. Pretty neat idea if you ask me and I’m willing to bet the weather on the island in SC is better than the weather of an island on the northern tip of MI.

]]> By: Chris http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/29/no-cars-go/#comment-80652 Chris Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:04:37 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36667#comment-80652 Several things (I am a resident of Daufuskie): the advantage we have over Cumberland is that you can live here. Private gas vehicles are already prohibited on most of the island (in the planned unit developments). The county of Beaufort is pushing this, not Daufuskie which makes up a small part of the county. Though as I mentioned earlier, since most residents can't drive gas vehicles into the private communities, we're mainly electric golf cart already. Learn more at www.thedaufuskiecompany.com Several things (I am a resident of Daufuskie): the advantage we have over Cumberland is that you can live here. Private gas vehicles are already prohibited on most of the island (in the planned unit developments). The county of Beaufort is pushing this, not Daufuskie which makes up a small part of the county. Though as I mentioned earlier, since most residents can’t drive gas vehicles into the private communities, we’re mainly electric golf cart already. Learn more at http://www.thedaufuskiecompany.com

]]> By: Ynot http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/29/no-cars-go/#comment-80642 Ynot Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:24:14 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36667#comment-80642 if you think dafuskie is good, check out Cumberland Island Georgia. Nope, no cars there... only feral horses. http://www.nps.gov/cuis/index.htm if you think dafuskie is good, check out Cumberland Island Georgia.
Nope, no cars there… only feral horses.
http://www.nps.gov/cuis/index.htm

]]> By: UpState Native http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/29/no-cars-go/#comment-80641 UpState Native Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:22:43 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36667#comment-80641 Good for them. It's their property and their little part of the world so they should get a say in things. To bad rest of the state has to put up with laws mandated by Columbia and DC. Someone will sue them bcause you can't tax the cars and get gas taxes if there are no cars so what's next? Taxes on golf carts, bicycles and walking shoes to make up the difference but lets hope they can beat that. Good for them. It’s their property and their little part of the world so they should get a say in things. To bad rest of the state has to put up with laws mandated by Columbia and DC. Someone will sue them bcause you can’t tax the cars and get gas taxes if there are no cars so what’s next? Taxes on golf carts, bicycles and walking shoes to make up the difference but lets hope they can beat that.

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