This update was provided by the South Island Dredging Association
to the CSA Board Oct. 25, 2011.

Gull Point Docks	Harbour Town Marina Docks

Unless the waterways are dredged soon several significant adverse effects could occur. Among others they are:

1. Tourism at Harbour Town and South Beach Village will decline dramatically as the water-oriented ambiance deteriorates. This will cause our gate fee revenue, which funds a significant portion of our maintenance and security costs, to decline as well.

2. Home values throughout Sea Pines, from Harbour Town to Atlantic Pointe to Club Course, will decline significantly according to respected Hilton Head realtors.

3. The Heritage Golf Tournament risks losing its newly acquired sponsor if the television views of Harbour Town Yacht Basin become increasingly more unappealing. Visitors to the 2010 tournament spent nearly $82 million according to the study by Clemson's International Institute for Tourism Research and Development. Losing the tournament obviously would be a significant financial setback for Sea Pines, Beaufort County and, indeed, all of South Carolina.

4. We will lose the water-oriented activities we have enjoyed since the founding of Sea Pines.

South Beach Marina Docks