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Charleston County seeks James Island input on renewal and priorities for transportation sales tax

5959208 · October 16, 2025
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Summary

Charleston County staff presented a review of two decades of transportation sales tax investments and asked James Island leaders to provide priority input over 45 days on distribution between transit, greenbelt and infrastructure ahead of a possible renewal.

Charleston County officials briefed the Town of James Island on the county’s transportation sales tax program and asked local leaders for priorities as the county considers a renewal.

Debri (Debree) Dottoma, a county presenter, told the council the county has committed roughly $4.56 billion to infrastructure, transit and greenbelt projects over the last 20 years. She said about $3.4 billion was collected from the transportation sales tax and that the county leveraged those proceeds to secure…

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