Local nonprofit seeks county support for workforce housing application; asks county to consider commitment

Apr 21, 2025

Coastal Community Development (CCDC) asked the committee to back a South Carolina Housing Trust Fund application by pledging local match (10%) and predevelopment support so the nonprofit can pursue financing for an initial 39–unit workforce rental project in Laurel Bay.

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Dave Wetmore, vice chairman of Coastal Community Development Corporation, and board members described a plan to develop workforce rental housing in Laurel Bay using the South Carolina Housing Trust Fund small‑rental development application route. Wetmore and Chairman Alan Wolf said CCDC has raised local private capital and philanthropic support and seeks county assistance in the form of a local funding commitment to improve its competitiveness for the state program.

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