VOTERS TO DETERMINE FATE OF RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS PROGRAM FUNDING Carol Weir – Hilton Head Monthly – Photo by Guido Flueck The pace of development in the Lowcountry can be measured in days, as wild wooded areas become construction sites practically overnight. The Beaufort County Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program protects Lowcountry land — […]
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Hilton Head Monthly – Mike Sampogna – Photo by Lexi LaPoint TAKE A STROLL THROUGH BLUFFTON’S HISTORY Bluffton is the last remaining example of a Lowcountry antebellum planters summer colony. And since cultural tourism is a growing trend and studies show those who are interested in history spend more money on their vacations than traditional […]
Ten-Acre Public Park at Whitehall Could Be a Reality
Representatives from Beaufort County Open Land Trust and Beaufort County recently approached Sam Levin of Whitehall Point Holdings, LLC in a final attempt to purchase a portion of Whitehall for public open space before construction commences on the approved development. Mr. Levin agreed to consider the possibility of the sale of up to 10 acres […]
$25M Rural and Critical Bond Referendum on November 6, 2018 Ballot
On November 6, 2018 Beaufort County voters will have the opportunity to continue their support of the Rural and Critical Land Program. Beaufort County Council unanimously approved placing the referendum on the ballot on May 29, 2018. Since 1999, the Program has completed 113 land preservation projects which have preserved over 23,000 acres for conservation, […]
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