What’s the Latest? On February 28, 2024, IHG Hotels & Resorts announced intentions to build an “eco-conscious resort, spa, and residential community” that would span Hilton Head Island, Daufuskie Island, and Bay Point Island. Any reference to development on Bay
Local: The mossy grand oaks shading Maybank Highway frame the iconic gateway to Johns Island – and they need to be saved. An alternative design for the Maybank Highway widening project with 11-foot lanes and an off-road multiuse path would
Charleston County voters passed a referendum on November 8th, 2016 for a half-cent sales tax increase to fund road projects, mass transit, and the greenbelt program. The referendum puts the local sales tax rate at 9% — higher than the
Marsh hummocks provide a high diversity of habitats and plant communities, including isolated wetlands, forests, shrub thickets and grasslands. For other bird species, hummocks are used for resting, especially during high tides, serve as roosting sites, provide desirable nesting areas,
About the Project: The intersection of US 17 and Main Road is notoriously plagued by problems. Every day at rush hour the intersection gets snarled in traffic as drivers try to turn left onto Johns Island. This intersection is also
On November 2, 2015, Dorchester County Council’s Planning, Development and Building Committee voted against second reading of the ordinance to remove Districts 3 & 4 from the Historic Overlay. They took this to full Council where it passed unanimously with
Johns Island is the fourth largest island on the east coast of the United States. It is rich with history and natural beauty, but its future is in danger. The Coastal Conservation League seeks to protect Johns Island’s natural environment
Dorchester County legislators have worked to introduce bills, amendments, and provisos at multiple opportunities during multiple session that have routinely proposed to remove coastal protections for 90% of Dorchester County under South Carolina’s Coastal Management Program. If successful, this removal
Captain Sams Spit, a beautiful sandy inlet at the southern end of Kiawah Island, is a highly mobile piece of land. Eroding and accreting regularly, this property is vital to important endangered and threatened wildlife species — including the piping
Due to executive orders, the door to offshore drilling along our coast has been reopened. While there are not currently any offshore drilling leases available in the South Atlantic region, which includes South Carolina’s coast, it is among the areas
The League is working to educate rural landowners on sustainable uses for their land. We have embarked on a partnership with the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation’s “Sustainable Forestry Program” to educate landowners about sustainable and profitable ways to work,
The I-526 Mark Clark Extension project is officially no more. The S.C. Transportation Infrastructure Bank Board voted unanimously May 2025 to end the three-way funding contract. This is one of the final pieces to affirm the end of this destructive
