The next Council will need to establish priorities and make hard choices. We need to pay for essential services that make Mount Pleasant a great place to live and keep taxes low. These are difficult economic times for all municipalities. We must look for new ideas and funding sources to protect the financial health of [...]
Posts under ‘Issues’
The BRC for School Accountability
Dear Mr. Nickels:
It has been over four years since The BRC for School Accountability issued its report to Town Council. As you recall, the 32 page report outlined three recommendations on how the Charleston County School District (CCSD) could improve educational quality in Moultrie District 2. The recommendations called for the funding and completion of [...]
Coleman Boulevard Revitalization–Two Lanes?
Town Staff’s interpretation of Council’s approval was that the Town would study traffic conditions on Coleman Boulevard to determine if we could have on-street parking during off peak hours.
If traffic conditions warranted, the Town might develop a plan that, during certain hours during the day and week ( i.e. Saturday and Sunday or weekdays after 6:30 [...]
STIMULATING DEVELOPMENT–IMPACT FEE REDUCTION
The upside to impact fees is they produce needed revenue. Any money collected through impact fees can be used to help keep property and sales taxes from going up or be used to make necessary improvements. For those folks already in place, impact fees, on the surface, appear as a plus. For the person or [...]
MTP Water Access Opportunities
From my perspective, Mount Pleasant residents are extremely interested in creating a series of new water access opportunities throughout the Town. If elected, I promise to investigate and pursue water access locations – some which may have the opportunity to be improved through additional facilities – as well as potential new locations for water access. [...]
PRESERVATION OF MTP’S CULTURE AND HISTORY
If elected to Town Council, I promise to be mindful of preserving local historical and cultural treasures, including the Gullah basket makers who work along the roadway. Consider the following:
*Demographics are going to change over time in any area
*Modernization of infrastructure, services and housing will occur in a vital town
*Continual preservation of an area’s culture and [...]
MTP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (LIVE, WORK & PLAY)
Mount Pleasant is a great place to live. Many of us, however, work in the surrounding cities. We need to make Mount Pleasant a great place to live, work and play for our residents. To accomplish this, we need to encourage and help existing Mount Pleasant businesses grow, while at the same time encourage new [...]
TRAFFIC CONGESTION – THOUGHTS
I consider it vitally important that our Town Council continue to lead by promoting policies that improve the quality of life for all residents of Mount Pleasant.
Our Town offers much that is wonderful. One area that needs further improvement is to implement strategies that address our traffic problems promptly and solve them correctly. If elected, I will [...]
SHEM CREEK – NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
Shem Creek cost 6 million, so the “million” dollar question is “now what?”
How much should we spend? What amenities do we want? As a candidate for Town Council, I have reviewed a very impressive Master plan set out by Thomas and Hutton Engineering. Now, the Town of Mount Pleasant seeks public input for the proposed [...]
