DI News History - January 25, 2018
TEN YEARS AGO – Plan to add 775 lots to Daniel Island’s south end approved by city
An article in the January 24, 2008 issue of The Daniel Island News detailed plans to add 775 lots on the south end of Daniel Island (which is now home to Edgefield Park). Located to the east and south of Smythe Lake, the area was slated to include a mixture of multi-family units, townhouses and single-family homes.
A master plan for the area was previously approved by the city’s Technical Review Board in 2006, but, after changes to the city’s subdivision standards, the plan returned to the Planning Commission with a number of revisions. Changes included 450 fewer residential units and an additional seven more acres of open space.
“The primary difference is that overall the plan will incorporate fewer multi-family units and less density,” said Julie Dombrowski, communications director for the Daniel Island Company at the time. “This is primarily market-driven. We have always periodically refined our plan to accommodate market conditions, and it currently does not appear that the market will be able to support a larger number of multi-family units.”
In election news, school board candidates Doug Cooper and Karen Smith answered questions about their platforms and vision for the BCSB position. They also autographed children’s books that were donated to the Cainhoy and Daniel Island school libraries after speaking at the Daniel Island Rotary Club.
FIVE YEARS AGO – DI physician answers call to serve
In the January 24, 2013 issue of The Daniel Island News, a feature article spotlighted Daniel Island resident Dr. Julio Chalela, who for a four month period in 2011 found himself in one of the most dangerous places in the world for an American – deep inside war-ravaged Iraq. More specifically, an Iraqi prison at Camp Cropper in Baghdad, where U.S. forces were holding a number of detainees, including Al Qaeda suspects. Chalela, a neurologist based at MUSC in Charleston at the time, was deployed to the region as part of his service for the U.S. Army Reserves. He served as an OIC (Officer In Charge) and was tasked with providing medical care to prisoners. “It was a very, very unique experience,” said Chalela, who specializes in neurologic critical care and stroke. “I was caring for people that want to hurt us and were suspected of committing some very serious crimes.”
While on assignment for the military, Chalela served as a general practitioner, treating any and all conditions that he was presented with. Iraq offered some intriguing cases, he said.
Also, in school news, there was an article with general information about lice and how it spreads. According to the Daniel Island School nurse at the time, Dana Liles, the school had about 20 cases so far that school year. Her biggest tip to parents to help keep the spread of lice to a minimum?
“One of the biggest things is the need for parents to tell other parents about cases if they’ve had friends over,” Liles asserted. “Don’t keep it a secret; you have to let them know!”