Over twenty years ago, our first Mayor, Joan Sooy, purchased property for a Town Hall. When the City of Charleston and the South Carolina Supreme Court took the first Town away from the people of James Island, that property was lost, but not the dream. Now that we have a fourth and final incorporation, the Town is ready to move forward. I made the announcement at the February Council meeting and...
Charleston County Council approved the Town's request for matching funds for construction of the Camp Road Sidewalk Phase II. This is Transportation Sales Tax (TST) funding. The Town will use $85,000 of Town funds and Charleston County will match that with $85,000 of TST money. The Town has already funded the design work. Phase II of the Camp Road Sidewalk project will provide sidewalk along Camp...
Council approved on a 3-2 vote a 20 mil property tax and a $2,948,058 property tax credit. The millage will appear on the October property tax bill as will a Town property tax credit. The amount of tax due to the Town will be zero on all tax bills. Here is an example of a property tax bill including the Town millage and tax credit. $2,948,058 is equal to the total amount of revenue the Town has...
First Baptist Church of James Island will be having a Community Outreach Day. A day of food, fun, clothes giveaway, information on health care, substance abuse disorder, financial services and much more. There will also be a school supply drive. We are asking for donations of school supplies: new book bags, wide ruled and college ruled paper, pencils, pens and mechanical pencils, large and small...
The Town of James Island will meet on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in an Executive Session to discuss contractual matters for a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for a Town Hall.
Charleston County Government announces nighttime lane closures will continue July 19, 2015. Crews will be working on Harbor View Road for the Harbor View Road Improvement Project. Click here for more information.
The Greater Charleston Business Alliance will host its annual meeting on September 23-25 at the Embassy Suites - Convention Center in North Charleston. For information regarding this event, please contact LaQuista Dempsey at Charleston County Minority Business Development Office - (843) 958-4011. Click here for information.
The Town of James Island in conjunction with the Island Sheriffs' Patrol (Charleston County Sheriffs' Office) will sponsor its first National Night Out on James Island. This event will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Please join us for an evening of community building partnerships and lots of fun for the kids. For more information, click here.
The contract for construction of the sidewalk on Jerdone Street and Stiles Drive (which will connect the Fort Johnson Sidewalk to the Mikell Drive Sidewalk), has been awarded and construction is scheduled to begin next week when the Notice to Proceed is issued. There will be a couple weeks of preliminary activity; such as site marking, utility location and location photography while Anson...
Notice is hereby given that the James Island Town Council will hold a Public Hearing regarding a proposed amendment to its 2015-2016 Fiscal Year budget. Thursday, July 23, 2015 6:00 P.M., Town Hall, 1238-B Camp Road, James Island, SC 29412 If adopted by Town Council, the proposed amendment will provide funds for purchase of a Town Hall by lease-purchase agreement and the maintenance of a reserve...