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Residents press council on Elbit Systems incentives; Kiawah Conservancy clarifies gravesite concerns
Summary
Members of the public urged Charleston County Council on Jan. 14 to end county incentives for Elbit Systems; other speakers defended the company as a local employer. The Kiawah Conservancy clarified that a questioned parcel does not encroach on a nearby church cemetery and pledged to protect any burial sites.
A string of public comments at the Jan. 14 Charleston County meeting focused on a dispute over Elbit Systems and on a separate land-preservation question.
Members of the Elbit Out of South Carolina coalition and other residents urged the council to reconsider financial incentives and local agreements with Elbit Systems, which several speakers said supplies weapons used in conflicts abroad. Alfred Peeler told the council the coalition has staged weekly pickets and that coalition members had been struck by a car during protests; he said the group had filed police reports and asked for a…
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