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Slimmed-Down Whitehall Plan OK’d By MPC

In a 6-0 vote before a packed City Council chamber last night, the Metropolitan Planning Commission approved a new plan to develop the Whitehall property on Lady’s Island. The slimmed-down plan calls for 80-100 residential units, a 100-unit independent living facility, and some 20,000 s.f. of commercial/retails space along the Sea Island Parkway. An earlier […]

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60 Second Update: Jan 22, 2018

“Lady’s Island Area Plan” Underway At last Friday’s Northern Regional Plan Implementation Committee (NRPIC) meeting, county planner Rob Merchant detailed the approach and announced members of a steering committee for the “Lady’s Island Area Plan.” According to the County’s RFP, “The plan builds on existing plans, policies and studies including the Beaufort County Comprehensive Plan, the

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WHITEHALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN DENIED IN 6-0 VOTE

After three+ hours of testimony in City Council chambers overflowing more than 250 attendees last night, the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) voted 6-0 to deny the Whitehall development application by MidCity Partners and local developer Sam Levin. The development proposal asked for special zoning for the parcel, on which the developers had proposed building seven apartment towers,

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Whitehall Development: When Is Beaufort Obligated To Listen?

OPINION Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette November 9, 2017   Last spring, more than 400 people showed up at a meeting to help design a future for Lady’s Island. Out of this meeting and nine subsequent small group mapping sessions emerged “Five Principles for Future Growth on Lady’s Island: Inspired Development, Connected Transportation, Character Enhancement, Sunlight & Predictability,

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60 Second Update: Whitehall Hearing, Crickets At City Hall, Message From Gordon Fritz

November 7, 2017 WHITEHALL HEARING NOW ON FOR MONDAY NOV. 13 City of Beaufort Planning Director Libby Anderson has confirmed a special Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) meeting is scheduled for Nov. 13 to consider the proposal for development at Whitehall Plantation. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. It

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