The Town is working with First Baptist Church on a School Supply Drive. We need the supplies by Friday, August 14. Please bring them to Town Hall. 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 erasers, pencil boxes, pencil pouches, colored pencils, markers, highlighters, rulers, pencil...
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The new Chair of the James Island Public Service District, June Waring, signed an article in the District's newsletter responding to the Town's May proposal for tax relief. I wrote the Commissioners sharing a proposal to allow the JIPSD to lower their taxes significantly rather than increase them by nearly 4%. The proposal was for the JIPSD to transfer service rights for solid waste collection to...
July 31, 2015 Release Number: 3930 MEDIA CONTACTShawn Smetana, Public Information OfficerPhone: (843) 958-4007 / Fax: (843) 958-4004Email: ssmetana@charlestoncounty.org Project website: http://roads.charlestoncounty.org/projects/harborviewroad/ Traffic Alert: Nighttime Lane Closures continue for the Harbor View Road Improvements Project Charleston County Government announces nighttime lane...
The Town of James Island Evaluation Committee will interview three (3) firms that submitted Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a Town Hall. Interviews are scheduled as follows: Thursday, August 6, at 3 p.m. - Creech and Associates Thursday, August 6, at 4 p.m. - Liollio Architecture Tuesday, August 11, at 4 p.m. - Rosenblum Coe
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.