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AllJoy residents urge Beaufort County to favor pervious sidewalks as drainage study begins
Summary
Residents of the AllJoy neighborhood pressed the Stormwater Utility Board to recommend pervious paving materials for a proposed AllJoy sidewalk and to protect a nearby May River watershed parcel; the board reported the AllJoy drainage study has been approved and a draft contract sent for execution.
Residents of the AllJoy neighborhood told the Beaufort County Stormwater Utility Board on April 16, 2025, that a proposed SCDOT sidewalk project and county plans for concrete paving risk increasing polluted runoff into the May River watershed and urged the board to recommend pervious paving options.
Jim Walton, who identified himself as a resident of 52 Oyster Street in AllJoy, asked the board to adopt "best use practices for pervious paving materials on sidewalks, bypass, and parking areas on, near, or upstream of critical waterways, such as the May River," and to communicate that position to Beaufort County engineering and county council. Walton also urged the board to recommend placing a May River watershed parcel (34 Ulmer Road, plat R6003900B00380000) into a conservation easement via the…
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