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 […]
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$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, […]
Land conservation an economic boon to Beaufort County, and residents
BY BRIAN FLEWELLING Special to The Island Packet March 29, 2018 03:05 PM Residents of Beaufort County know that we are immensely fortunate to live in an area of unparalleled beauty, but few realize that pro-active county land conservation initiatives over the past two decades have also helped achieve quantifiable economic benefits by conserving large […]
Economic Benefits Report Released
STUDY DETAILS ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF PROTECTING OPEN SPACE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY The Trust for Public Land presented a new report to Beaufort County Council at its January 22, 2018 council meeting which showed the county’s parks, trails and open spaces program generates hundreds of millions of dollars a year in economic benefits to county residents. […]
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