It all started in 2008 when Wal-Mart applied to build a supercenter on Sea Island Parkway. After massive public opposition, the city of Beaufort denied the application, but Wal-Mart sued. Wal-Mart won. With construction now underway, old wounds are reopened, and Lady’s Island residents are asking what they can do to better plan their community. […]
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The City of Beaufort released the findings and some recommendations from its $89,000 Lady’s Island traffic study, but the presentation Thursday night raised as many questions as it answered. The study’s recommendations centered on connectivity, creating or identifying routes around the central traffic issue, the Sea Island Parkway/Sam’s Point Road intersection. But neither sponsors nor
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Victor Dover loves street trees, and is one of the featured presenters at the Feb 23 event, Designing A Future For Lady’s Island. This interactive community forum begins at 5:30 p.m. at Lady’s Island Elementary School, and you may pre-register here. Victor Dover, FAICP, is a town planner and urban designer. Based in Miami, his firm Dover,
The Beaufort City Council acted Tuesday night to annex another large piece of Lady’s Island, voting to acquire 56 parcels part of Secession Golf Club and 11 more along the Sea Island Parkway, all businesses. The annexations have met with mixed reactions. Chris Butler, of Butler Marine, told the Beaufort Gazette that “Early on it’s
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ST. HELENA, FEB 14 – The Sea Island Corridor Coalition said today it has launched a new website to help residents of Lady’s Island and St. Helena monitor information on planning and development deliberations and decisions affecting the Sea Island Parkway. It’s the first time such information has been made available in a single place.
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Designing A Future For Lady’s island – postponed from Jan. 12 due a medical emergency – has now been rescheduled for Feb. 23. Arrangements are the same: Lady’s Island Elementary School on Chowan Creek Bluff, with check in beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event is expected to end at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free, and
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The County – at long last – is toying with the idea of hiring a consultant to guide development of a Master Plan for Lady’s Island. This is not a simple task, and there are many different things to be considered. Critically important is the level of resident involvement. And the Sea Island Coalition told
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The City of Beaufort is out to annex 67 properties on Lady’s Island. First reading of the annexation “agreements” was last Tuesday before City Council. A second reading is scheduled for next Tuesday, Jan. 31. The message to affected businesses along the Sea Island Parkway: “Pay me now, or pay me later. But you will
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As South Carolina park officials mounted an all-terrain vehicle and rumbled past the devastation from Hurricane Matthew in October, they warned Hunting Island State Park would never look the same. Recommendations for the park’s new look were delivered this week to state lawmakers who decide on funding building projects. The redevelopment would
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Ask anyone who’s crept to the refrigerator at 3 a.m. has found “one more bite” usually means 10 more. Soon the holiday pie is gone — and with it, all hope of zipping your new jeans. That same cycle of gluttony, likely leading to regret, is playing out with South Carolina’s coastal development. “One more
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To engage the community and work with government and the community to ensure successful and sustainable development that retains the look, feel and livability of the Sea Islands Corridor.
To participate and assist in the short, intermediate and long range planning and zoning for the Sea Island Corridor and the lands that surround it.
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