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Council debate over Highway 41 plan exposes split between preservation and funding imperatives
Summary
Mount Pleasant officials, preservation groups and Phillips community leaders urged the county to avoid routing Highway 41 improvements through Laurel Hill Park and the Phillips settlement, while county staff warned that major design changes now could jeopardize state funding and delay construction.
Mount Pleasant officials, neighborhood leaders and conservation groups urged Charleston County council to reconsider portions of the proposed Highway 41 improvements that pass near Laurel Hill Park and through the Phillips settlement community — while county staff and other council members warned that changing the plan now could jeopardize state funding and delay a needed congestion solution.
Mayor Haney of Mount Pleasant said his town “supports the Phillips community” and urged the county to pursue alternatives that preserve both Laurel Hill Park and the neighborhood. “We put it in writing for this reason,” he said during public comment, reading from his town’s resolution supporting “continued efforts to develop a plan satisfactory to all.” The Coastal Conservation League and the Phillips…
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