President’s Update – September 24, 2025
October retained its name from Latin and Greek (ôcto meaning eight). The old Roman Calendar started in March, so October was the eighth month before January and February were added.
In many cultures, October is associated with the harvest season and the beginning of autumn. It’s weather is usually delightful, and it is a month of many sports and the sports equinox. Other October events include Columbus Day, Breast Cancer Awareness, World Teachers’ Day, Halloween, Oktoberfest, and National Dessert Day. The first iPhone was released on October 29, 2007.
Things have changed a lot in the years from Columbus to the iPhone. The Association continues to build upon our community’s history, while always being attuned to protecting the future of our community. Highlights of some community happenings taking place this month are listed below.
- Ballots have been sent out to elect our new directors who will help lead our Board for the next three years.
- A Meet-The-Candidates events was held and appreciated by all in attendance.
- Dr. Clark Alexander, Director and Professor at UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, presented to the Board on sea level rise and resiliency. This presentation, along with our Catch-the-King initiative for November, will provide information to guide us towards the future in building and designing infrastructure to protect us in the years to come.
- The Association’s Board has approved and is moving onto the next phase of our storm drain project as well as phase 4 of the dry racks project at Landings Harbor Marina. Maintaining our infrastructure is crucial.
- Committee members and staff are reviewing budget information to plan for maintaining our community and providing those things that our residents seek, all while maintaining fiscal responsibility — quite the challenge.
- The Association’s Capital Asset Management Plan (CAMP), which identifies all of the Association’s depreciable assets, service life, and replacement cost, is constantly being updated as our 53-year-old community deals with the impact of wide ranging factors from saltwater to technology and changing resident expectations.
- Staff held a drop-in session on September 16, attended by 23 residents. Later this month, the Board will hold its drop-in session on October 28. These will be held routinely.
- The Board and Staff will participate in a roundtable with local elected officials in the next month or so.
- The Community Paths Task Force presented a series of findings to the Board which is now evaluating them and addressing practical and financial feasibility.
- The Association is advertising for volunteers to help with Security (e.g., answer phones, help with charitable events, etc.). Thank you to The Landings Golf & Athletic Club (LGAC) for helping us share our volunteer message. As some of you may know, there was a vibrant Security volunteer group prior to COVID-19.
- Approval of the clarification on cycling rules for residents versus non residents.
- Parents, please let your kids know that bikers, whether six, 16, or 66 are required by law to stop at stop signs (those eight-sided, red signs). Also, a red light means STOP as well.
- Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant launched the state’s first oyster hatchery in 2015 to revive the once thriving oyster industry. If interested, October 11 is Marine Science Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the only day the hatchery is free and open to the public.
- John A. Roebling’s Sons Co. manufactured cable and built bridges around the world. Roebling’s most famous project was the Brooklyn Bridge. In 1934, the great grandson of John Roebling moved to Skidaway and purchased Modena…800 acres for a cattle farm now occupying the north end of Skidaway. It contains some of the oldest shell mounds in all of North America, pottery shards dating back to 2200 BC, and was donated in 1968 to the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Union Camp also donated several hundred acres to the Institute around the same time. In 2013, the Institute merged with the University of Georgia.
- If Skidaway Island were a city, 80% of Georgia cities would be smaller in population than we are.
- TLA owns and maintains the cart paths along Diamond Causeway and Lake Street. It also owns and maintains Lake Street and Westridge. Driving golf carts down Lake Street is prohibited.
- Happy are those who take life one day at a time and are thankful for the small things in life.
Patty Morgan
President, The Landings Association
