County offers redesigned GIS site

Charleston County’s Technology Service’s Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Division has launched an updated version of its webpage, the first redesign in 10 years.

The searchable page includes a hyperlink by Parcel ID number providing seamless access to the property tax website, the ability to generate mailing labels and add graphics to enhance presentations. Plus, you will now have the ability to use your mobile devices and use the Google Street View, according to a new release.

Other benefits of the new system include:

• Current up-to-date GIS data available 24/7
• The latest imagery collected in January 2015 (plus 2001, 2009, 2012)
• The use of latest GIS ESRI technology
• Supports Google Chrome, IE10 or greater and Mozilla Firefox
• Greater flexibility in moving through the website with pan and zoom controls

“The roll out of the new website was driven by changes in technology and the need to make the latest GIS data available to the user community,” said GIS Coordinator Brenda Wheatley. “As we all know, change can be trying and difficult.  Over time, I feel the user community will agree the new website is much more efficient than the previous one.”

Also in good news:

Popular musical starts three-week run: Charleston Stage will open the popular musical comedy, The Producers, A New Mel Brooks Musical, for a three-week run that starts April 28.

Winner of 12 Tony awards, this Broadway version is based on Brooks’ 1968 movie, The Producers. Both it and the musical make fun of show business and just about everything else along the way. The Producers does contain adult language and situations and may not be appropriate for all ages. Parent Guides are available for download online at www.charlestonstage.com.

“We’re excited to be producing this award-winning musical comedy once again,” says director Marybeth Clark. “In 2009 while the Historic Dock Street Theatre underwent a $19 million dollar renovation, we mounted The Producers at the Sottile Theatre where it received rave reviews. We couldn’t be more thrilled to bring it back to the Dock Street stage!

The show runs Aug. 28-29, Sept. 3-5, 10-12 and 17-19 at 7:30 p.m., and Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 13 and 20 at 3 p.m.  Tickets start at $52 for adults, $50 for seniors, and $27 for students and active military. More info: www.charlestonstage.com.

North Charleston to open new facility: Forty years after opening its first Public Works facility, North Charleston at 10 a.m. Thursday will open a new, state of the art complex posed to streamline services from a central location within the city.

The $42 million multi-building campus on Casper Padgett Way, is spread across 38 acres. It houses public works functions, such as engineering, street and sidewalk maintenance, stormwater maintenance and utility, solid waste disposal, traffic signs and signals, landscaping, city facilities maintenance and repair, fleet maintenance, and construction contract administration.

“We are proud to open a Public Works complex that fits the stature of our growing city. From an old, small, metal creek-side building to a beautiful campus on repurposed land from the federal government, this facility ensures the capacity to handle the growth of North Charleston over the decades to come,” North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said today.