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County prioritizes road projects

Beaufort County is reorganizing its priorities for road projects to figure out how best to spend money from the 2006 sales tax increase while coping with the down economy.

The County Council approved a new priority list in February that puts emphasis on connectivity in Bluffton and improving traffic flow along U.S. 278. The new list comes out of the document county and municipal officials established four years ago to show voters what the 1-cent sales tax increase would be used for. Voters approved the tax, which was predicted to bring in $152 million. But the road projects also rely on impact fees charged on developers, a revenue stream that has slowed as the housing boom ended.

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Gift to May River: A yearlong plan

Gift to May River: A yearlong planAswe make our gift lists this season, I ask you to add one more to your list: the May River. Like a matriarch of a big family, the river has been the glue of our culture,...
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Brown, Raymond elected To Bluffton Town Council

Bluffton voters reelected Oliver S. Brown, an engineer with the South Carolina Department of Transportation who was first elected in a special election in 2008 after coun...
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Bluffton introduces new town manager

Bluffton introduces new town managerFor the majority of Bluffton residents, they not only live here, the town also resides in their hearts. That’s why when it’s time to change leadership, the town leade...
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Bluffton Looking for Land for Affordable Housing

Bluffton looking for land for affordable housing The town of Bluffton is seeking to buy foreclosed, abandoned or vacant properties to use for affordable housing in...
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