60 SECOND UPDATE: MARCH 8 Letter: Fix Root Causes On Lady’s Island All the recent letters regarding Lady’s Island traffic miss the mark. The solution is neither a bridge to U.S. 17 nor more experts (experts got us here, remember?), but a willingness by the city and county to get involved, with the community, in […]
ROOT PROBLEMS, WALMART, NEW EVENING MAPPING SESSION SCHEDULED Read More »
The meeting at Lady’s Island Elementary was the first step in a process designed to engage the community in future development plans for the island, and communicate the community’s voice to city and county elected officials and staff. Due to the overflow crowd on Feb. 23, we were unable to do full justice to the
MAPPING LADY’S ISLAND PLANNING SESSIONS SET Read More »
A great deal of work is underway as the state and Friends of Hunting Island (FOHI), among others, struggle to bring the island back. Here is a status report from FOHI: Another Hunting Island Update: The State of the Island Clean up continues rapidly within the park, including removal of debris from the trails. New trail
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Thank you for your interest in Lady’s Island, and efforts to put in place a smart planning regimen for the island moving forward. The Sea Island Coalition and Coastal Conservation League were pleased to be able to organize the Feb 23 event, Designing A Future For Lady’s Island, and look forward to your continued involvement
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The colorful maps, crayons and candy at each cafeteria table hinted at an elementary exercise. But the hundreds of area residents who filled Lady’s Island Elementary School on Thursday took on a complicated subject. The community forum hosted by the Coastal Conservation League and grassroots Sea Island Corridor Coalition targeted the lofty goal of designing
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A standing-room-only crowd of more than 350 turned out last night at the “Redesigning The Future of Lady’s Island” community forum sponsored by the Sea Island Corridor Coalition and the Coastal Conservation League. The overflow crowd occupied every available seat in the cafeteria of Lady’s Island Elementary School. Town Planner Victor Dover walked the group
STANDING-ROOM-ONLY CROWD TURNS OUT TO START REDESIGNING LADY’S ISLAND Read More »
Prior to the 2007 crash of both the economy and the housing market, Lady’s Island averaged 182 new homes each year for 10 years. Since that time the island has seen an average of 45 new homes each year. As can be seen by the chart [click on the chart above to view in its
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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,
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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