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Charleston County council declines to write preservation letter for Tobin Boyd Elementary property
Summary
A Planning and Public Works Committee vote rejected a request that council write a letter supporting preservation of the Tobin Boyd Elementary School property; members cited by‑right development rights and the lack of an official historic designation.
Charleston County Council members on the Planning and Public Works Committee voted unanimously May 8 to deny a request that the council write a letter asking to preserve the Tobin Boyd Elementary School property in District 6.
The vote follows a multi-member discussion about the building’s condition, whether it has official historic designation and the limits of county authority over private redevelopment. Committee Chair Mister Pryor, the council member representing District 6, told colleagues the school is not designated by the county Historic Preservation Commission and that the developer has a by‑right entitlement to develop the site as zoned. “The building is dilapidated,” Pryor said, and “they have the right to develop…
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