Welcome to Dataw Island Community Advocates
Dataw Island Community Advocates is dedicated to supporting and empowering the residents of our vibrant community. We strive to foster a sense of unity, promote local initiatives, and ensure the wellbeing of all who call Dataw Island home.
“JMT’s opinion is that it would be prudent for the Dataw community to plan for an outright bridge replacement in the 10-15 year time frame, while also accounting for potential maintenance costs (patching and/or strengthening) in the interim.“- JMT’s Dataw Entry Bridge -Load Rating Report Page 4 DATE 03/23/2023
As Dataw Island continues to grow as a community we hear a call for increasing investment in our infrastructure. While several projects will be necessary over time, it is important that we remain prudent with our spending so as to not force out many residents with increasing, and now, multi-year,special assessment. Many of us spend our days enjoying the gifts Dataw provides as we entrust the future of our island to others with the notion that “they” are looking out for our best interests. We would like to trust our resident member board and administration with thoughtful and well vetted decision making, however TRUSTrequires TRANSPARENCY.
Several concerned Dataw members were shaken by the proposal of a $20M+ bridge replacement and began attending board and committee meetings. Those members quickly discovered numerous irregularities in the evaluation process. We discovered factual data that was not disclosed before our Annual meeting and vote. Perhaps other more cost effective options have not yet been explored or presented? As a result, questions have been asked of the Board, and the current administration, but were not answered as clearly and candidly as they should be. This website was created to provide some transparency and clarity in the process.
Why are we trying to spend ourselves into massive assessments building a Dataw Bridge at a cost roughly 40% of the Harbor Island Bridge (3,300 ft)?
To see the timeline of the bridge, please click here
Our Mission
Conscientious Friends of Dataw
As Dataw Island continues to grow as a community we hear a call for continued investment of our infrastructure. While several projects will be necessary over time, it is important that we remain prudent with our spending as to not force out many residents. We would like to trust our residents member board and administration with thoughtful and well vetted decision making. Many of us spend our days enjoying the gifts Dataw provides as we entrust the future of our island to others with the notion that “they” are looking out for our best interest.
Several concerned Dataw members were shaken by the proposal of a $20M+ bridge replacement and began attending board and committee meetings. Those members quickly discovered numerous irregularities to the evaluation process. Perhaps other more cost effective options haven’t been explored or presented ad questions have been asked and not answered clearly and candidly as they should be on our island. This website has been created to provide some transparency into the process.
-Why is an elevate bridge being proposed that will be several feet higher than the Polowana Road and Dataw Drive?
-Why are we trying to spend ourselves into massive assessments building a Dataw Bridge at a cost roughly 40% of the Harbor Island Bridge (3,300 ft)?
-Where has all the money collected in the initiation fees, meant for capital expenditures, over the last 4 years gone?
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