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Our Ocean Rescue team warns you to stay off the sandbars!
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PLEASE DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON THE SAND BARS SOUTH OF TYBEE ISLAND'S MAIN BEACHES |
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The sand bars on the south end of the island claimed two lives due to drowning during the 2009 season. They look deceptively easy to walk on and to explore. The ocean is, however, unforgiving, and can take out a strong, adult swimmer within just a few minutes, particularly at the turn of the tide. PLEASE, for your safety, for the safety of our lifeguards who may have to rescue you, for the safety of your family, do NOT venture out on the sand bars. The timing and depth at high and low tide varies dramatically from place to place around Tybee; you must make sure you are off the sand bars well before the tide encroaches on the sands. They are extremely dangerous. Click the link above for further details and a graphic. |
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Save on Prescription Drugs with our new, free Prescription Discount Card!
The City of Tybee Island has a new program to offer savings on prescription drugs to residents who are without health insurance, a traditional benefits plan, or have prescriptions that are not covered by insurance.
The Prescription Discount Card is made available to residents by the City of Tybee Island in collaboration with the National League of Cities (NLC) and is made possible through [Insert City Name] membership in NLC.
The card is FREE to all Tybee residents, regardless of age, income or existing health insurance. By using this card you may save an average of 20% off the regular retail price of prescription drugs at participating pharmacies.
To discover the savings and learn more about the program, CLICK HERE to access the program online and print a card, check drugs prices and locate participating pharmacies.
Residents may pick up a card at the following locations:
- City Hall
- Tybee Branch, Live Oak Public Library
- YMCA in the Tybee Gymnasium
- Island Pharmacy at the corner of Highway 80 at Jones Avenue
Or for more information, call toll free: 1-888-620-1749. |
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This is not insurance. Discounts are only available at participating pharmacies. By using this card, participants agree to pay the entire prescription cost less any applicable discount. Savings may vary by drug and pharmacy.
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Click to visit the Census Bureau website for further information
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 2010 Census - It's Important! 
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The census is used to determined Congressional districts, funding for hospitals and roads, jobs and job services, and emergency services. The effects of the Census reach into many aspects of your life, whether you are directly aware of them or not. There are only 10 questions on the Census form, and several of them are there just to make sure Census workers can reach you if there are questions about your form or to make sure you are not counted twice. It's easy to fill out, easy to return, and the Census is prohibited from sharing any personal information about you that is part of the census, by law. You will never be contacted by a Census worker and asked for your confidential information by telephone or email. Your Social Security and bank account numbers are not part of the data collected. Census workers will not ask to enter your home and will enter only if invited. Census workers should be display official identification, and you can contact the Atlanta regional center if you have questions about someone claiming to be from the Census Bureau at (888) 586-9439.
May-July - Census takers will visit households that did not return a census questionnaire or that use a PO box. (Tybee homes that take delivery via a Post Office box will be visited at your door during this time.)
View the census form online at http://2010.census.gov/2010census/how/interactive-form.php. |
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 Have a Kid Safe Vacation on Tybee Island
The City of Tybee asks that you consider these Safe Kids USA tips for keeping kids safe during your vacation:
- Properly secure all children younger than 13 in a back seat for every ride in the car. Keep children in the right type of car seat or booster seat until adult lap and shoulder belts fit them correctly. If you are flying to your destination, bring any car seats with you so your children ride safely in cars while on vacation.
- Make sure your children wear a helmet and other protective gear every time they bike, skate, skateboard or ride a scooter. Bring the gear with you if none will be available while you're traveling.
- Bring your own folding playpen rather than using a borrowed crib. If you do use a hotel's crib, inspect it for broken or missing parts to make sure it is not defective, damaged or even recalled from the market. Visit http://www.recalls.gov/ to check the model number.
- Actively supervise children in or around water. Never take your eyes off of your children. Always make sure your children wear life jackets when riding on boats or playing in or near open bodies of water.
- Bring a hat, a t-shirt, and plenty of sun-block and USE THEM to make sure your children are protected from the sun.
Remember not to ride bicycles on Jones Avenue - the road is too narrow and traffic too fast to be safe! The official bike route is just one block east on Second Avenue. And for those of you travelling with pets, the sunshine is great on the beach, but can turn your car into an oven, even with the windows cracked. Don't leave your pet unattended in a car; it takes only a couple of minutes for the temperature to climb over 100!
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There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Parking Space!
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Tybee's Parking Services staff do not want to issue parking citations, but they are tasked with enforcing Tybee's parking policies. Parking fees help keep island services available, like life guards, beach area bathrooms, emergency preparedness, even parking itself, as established by City Ordinance. Since parking is so important to keeping the island in good condition for your visit, there are no free, public parking spaces on Tybee. Parking fees are enforced 8AM-8PM, seven days a week. Most parking is converted to Pay-&-Display - when you park, be sure to find the nearest Pay-&-Display station, purchase time there, and place your receipt in a secure and prominently visible place on your dash. If you have received a parking citation, you may pay in person at City Hall, over the phone by calling 786-4573x102, or online by clicking the Online Payments link to the left. If you are experiencing problems with a meter or pay station or need to dispute a ticket, call Parking Services at (912) 786-4573x135.
Motorcycle decals are now available at City Hall for the same fee as an automobile sticker. The decal should be affixed to one of the front forks and easily visible from in front of the bike. |
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 Litter on the Beach Must be Contained
A reminder to residents and visitors alike: All litter on the beach must be in a container at all times. DPW cleans up approximately 4 tons of litter from the beach areas each morning during the off-season. In season, the amount of trash removed can range from 6 to 15 tons daily. After special events, the total can rise to 35 tons the next day. While we are thankful that much of this material is left in the cross-over trash bins, environmental damage, harm to endangered wildlife, and the physical safety of visitors are all directly impacted by litter carelessly left behind in the sand, from cigarette butts to glass bottles to plastic bags. Litter at your site which is left on blankets or towels can still blow away. Glass containers are never allowed on the beach! For all these reasons, uncontained litter will subject you to a $100 fine. Please keep your litter properly stowed! Thanks! |
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 HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE...ARE YOU READY?Hurricane Season began June 1st and officially ends November 30th. Hurricane preparedness is key to survival and orderly management of conditions. Your advanced preparation can help you and your neighbors through a hurricane. Before any storm arrives, be sure to check out Tybee's Emergency Management Information, and keep handy the numbers for the CEMA Hurricane Information Line, (912)201-4590, and the Emergency Management Information Line, (877) 615-3277. Note that the City's web-site is hosted elsewhere in the country so that, even if a potential disaster strikes here, the web will remain available for communications, and this web site will provide information updates whenever they become available. Emergency and evacuation instructions will be given as needed here, on the toll-free number, and on the local cable access Channel 7 on Comcast.
The City has voice warning sirens that announce emergencies when they arise, so there will be no confusion as to what a siren signal actually means. Instead of one centrally located siren, there are four announcement systems distributed on the Island. (See diagram.) This system is tested at noon on the first Wednesday each month. (This test will be foregone if severe weather conditions occur at the time of the test.)
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If you have not yet registered for the Citizen Alert notifications, now is a great time! You will be notified of emergencies, as well as less urgent events if you so request. Click the icon to go to the registration page. |
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Lights Out for Turtles
Nesting season runs May 1 - Oct 31 |
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2010 Nest Count for Tybee & Little Tybee |
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The first nest of the season on Tybee was found the morning of June 2nd. The 131 eggs were re-located from the 18th St crossover to be above the high tide mark and on a less travelled part of the beach. Go, Turtle Project! You can find a map showing the location of current nests at seaturtle.org's Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System, and you can track some of the turtles found injured, nursed to health and released by Georgia's Sea Turtle Center on their satellite tracking page. Visit the Sea Turtle Project Facebook page for most recent updates.
Tybee is a nesting area for two endangered turtle species and one "unusual" species. Loggerhead and leatherback turtles are endangered and like to nest in the sand found along the beaches of Tybee and Little Tybee Islands. Diamondback terrapins are on the protected species list; their nesting areas are on the north end and cause them to try to cross Route 80. While Tybee used to see hundreds of sea turtle nests each year, an excellent year now may see no more than a dozen. Disturbing the nests or harassing any of these species is against the law! Their nests are marked when found to stop people from accidentally trampling eggs or hatchlings. Please keep clear! Hatchlings will head to bright light when they dig out from the sand, which should be toward the sun or moon rising over the ocean. However, street, deck, and home lights may be bright enough to attract them in the wrong direction. During nesting season nights, please turn off or shield lights that might be seen from the beach, and avoid flashlights or flash photography on the beach. Your discarded plastic bags, soda can rings, and cigarette butts, as well as other trash not properly disposed of, can harm turtles and other wildlife - please clean up all your items and trash from the beach! Trash containers are located at every dune crossover for your use. Please drive carefully on the north end to avoid harming any turtles that may be crossing the road.
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 HOMEOWNER MOSQUITO CONTROL
Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus have been detected on Tybee Island in years past! While mosquito control efforts by public agencies continue, it is important that home owners, renters, and individuals on the island also do their part to reduce the mosquito population. Most important is to tour your property to look for any standing water - animal watering dishes, empty pots or glasses, bits of plastic, and drainage ditches that can hold water for up to a week. The mosquito larvae live in still water for 7-10 days before transforming into adult mosquitoes, and the quickest way to eliminate at least some of the threat is simply to make sure such standing water, even tiny amounts, is drained to eliminate this mosquito breeding ground.
For larger areas that can't be drained, you can purchase commercial products called 'mosquito dunks' which can be placed in the water to kill the larvae before they hatch. Contact Chatham County Mosquito Control to report areas needing special attention; you can call them at 790-2540.
Since you can't control the entire environment, be sure to use insect repellent if you will be spending a lot of time outdoors. See the American Mosquito Control Association or the EPA for additional information on mosquito prevention for homeowners.
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City Allows LIMITED Use of Golf Carts on City Streets
Most importantly, motorized carts are not allowed to operate on Highway 80, and may only cross at designated streets: south of the Park of Seven Flags (i.e., you may NOT cross Butler at 16th/Tybrisa); at 14th Street; at Jones Avenue; and, at Campbell Avenue. Every such cart MUST be registered with the TI Police Department for a fee of $15 and must display the numbered registration sticker.
· Operational headlights, tail lights, brake lights, top-mounted amber flasher or rotating light, turn signals, horn, and seatbelts are required equipment.
· Maximum speed must not exceed 20 miles per hour.
· All occupants must wear seatbelts at all times.
· Operation on sidewalks is prohibited
· Operation between sunset and sunrise is prohibited.
· Operators must comply with all traffic regulations applicable to regular traffic.
· Only licensed drivers 16 years of age or older with minimum insurance of $25,000 per person, $50,000 per accident, and $15,000 in liability insurance may operate these vehicles. Proof of insurance must be shown at registration and kept on or in the vehicle.
· All parking regulations must be followed; parking must be paid for via meter or decal. Parking decals for golf carts may only be purchased at City Hall at current rates – free parking permits provided to local tax payers are not supplied for motorized carts. |
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