Staff reports | Charleston residents can help update the city’s comprehensive plan, the guiding outline for decisions on development, housing, transportation, land use and more for the next 10 years.
This input ensures the “Charleston City Plan” reflects citizens’ vision for the Holy City’s future. Some of what officials are looking for are ways to strengthen residential neighborhoods, improve transportation, increase affordable housing and improve the general quality of life for the Charleston community.
- You learn more by clicking on this link: One Charleston information and survey.
Events that complement the plan, which kicked off virtually Thursday with a discussion of housing, will take place in three phases: Phase one deals with defining existing conditions, challenges and opportunities facing the community and establishing a shared vision as the city tackles them.
“Our goal with the City Plan is to weave together recommendations from a whole host of recent plans and studies with the expertise of our community and rigorous research and analysis to create one unified vision for the future of Charleston,” said Charleston Planning Director Jacob Lindsey in a press release.
In other recent news:
Remembering Bill. Let’s have a moment of silence for Bill Hall Sr., founder of Halls Chophouse, who died unexpectedly last week. A solid Rotarian and booster of the greater Charleston community, his generous spirit and infectious smile will be missed. Bill Hall Sr., 1946-2020. Rest in peace. Read more.
Big donation. Hats off to the folks at Charles River Laboratories, which has donated $30,000 to the Lowcountry Food Bank to help feed Lowcountry neighbors who struggle with hunger. “As COVID-19 continues to impact food needs within our community, the Lowcountry Food Bank has been busy keeping up with demand for food assistance,” said Greg Marshall, a vice president and chief operating officer of Charles River Microbial Solutions. “This donation will help the LCFB continue to alleviate food insecurity with nutritious food needed by their partner agencies and schools throughout coastal South Carolina that serve our community’s most vulnerable.”
More seeking Medicaid help. The number of adults covered by Medicaid in South Carolina rose 4.9 percent from March 1 to July 1 as the impact of the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic roiled the state. Experts say the rise could be just the beginning of an enrollment spike in a program that accounts for billions of dollars in the state budget. “More people may be coming,” Palmetto Project Director of Programs Shelli Quenga told Statehouse Report, adding that she was surprised it hadn’t risen by more. “(4.9 percent) seems like a low number.” Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers are increasing calls to expand eligibility for the program.
House Equitable Justice committee to meet Aug. 25-26. A newly-formed House committee formed in light of racial justice and policing calls around the nation will convene three times next week: 10 a.m. Aug. 25 on sentencing reform, 1:30 p.m. Aug. 25 on law enforcement training and accountability, and 10 a.m. Aug. 26 on criminal laws. All meetings take place in room 110 of the Blatt building on Statehouse grounds in Columbia.
S.C. Supreme Court to hear case over private school grant program. The S.C. Supreme Court agreed this week to hear arguments in the lawsuit over McMaster’s decision to spend $32 million in federal coronavirus aid on grants to help students afford private school tuition. Read more.
Statehouse Report’s Lindsay Street contributed to this section. Have a comment? Send to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com
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