Dear Streetlight Team, This e-mail serves as a status update on the HOA Outdoor Lighting concerns. Since our last in-person meeting, our Internal Lighting Lead Team has been meeting weekly in an effort to review and address some of the concerns raised by the HOAs regarding Santee Cooper’s outdoor lighting…
The South Carolina Attorney General’s office has issued an opinion that a court would likely hold S.C. Code § 58-31-30(B) does not require an act of the General Assembly for Santee Cooper to sell an outdoor lighting system to a HOA. Read the December 31, 2020 SC Attorney General’s Office…
HOA representatives had their third next meeting with Santee Cooper on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Click here to view the meeting agenda. HOA Representatives’ Presentations to Santee Cooper- Talking Points Bob Sweet’s message Jeff Simpson’s message Doug Decker’s message Click here to view the meeting minutes.
HOA and POA representatives met with Santee Cooper for the second time on November 18, 2020, to continue discussions about Santee Cooper’s Outdoor Rental Lighting Program. Click here to view the meeting agenda, attendees, and cost calculations handout. Click here to view the meeting minutes.
HOA representatives and Santee Cooper officials met October 14, 2020, to discuss the outdoor lighting program. Click here to view the meeting agenda from Santee Cooper. Click here to view the meeting minutes. Click here to view the meeting handouts from Santee Cooper.
10/15/2020 Response to inquiry from Charles D. Perry, Carolina Forest Chronicle, regarding the October 14, 2020 meeting between HOA/POA representatives and Santee Cooper: “During a three-hour, constructive session with Santee Cooper officials, we as HOA/POA representatives were encouraged by an atmosphere of candor and mutual respect. Current positions were expressed by…
10/13/2020 The press has gotten word of our October 14 meeting with Santee Cooper. (Santee Cooper To Hold ‘Streelight Summit’ With Coastal Homeowners) Representatives for seven Horry and Georgetown County homeowners associations will bring forward the issues with the current Santee Cooper Outdoor Lighting policy: Outdoor lighting pole and fixtures…
Date: October 7, 2020 Subject: Issues of Concern to HOAs in Outdoor Lighting Agreements with Santee Cooper To: Geoffrey Penland, J.D. Director Government Affairs for Santee Cooper As you requested, here are specific concerns voiced by HOA/POA members: Many of the HOAs we have talked to see no viable…
The word is out! We have been gaining additional interest and support for addressing streetlight rental issues from a number of HOAs/POAs. Local media is shedding light (pun intended) on Santee Cooper’s outdoor lighting contract terms and our efforts to save our neighborhoods substantial amounts of money. (See our News…