Fewer than 50 of the non - Geechee people remain on Georgia 's coastal Sea Island . After property taxes were increased by as much as 600 % , many fear they will have to sell . The community ` ` is a piece of history . It 's a culture struggling to survive . It will be a shame not to preserve '' it , a resident says . ` ` We have to follow the rules , and sell at fair market value , '' the county attorney says .
Fewer than 50 of the non - Geechee people remain on Georgia 's coastal Sea Island . After property taxes were increased by as much as 600 % , many fear they will have to sell . The community ` ` is a piece of history . It will be a shame not to preserve '' it , a resident says . ` ` We have to follow the rules , and sell at fair market value , '' the county attorney says .