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Council authorizes negotiations for Morrison Drive site as residents urge help after Dockside evacuation
Summary
Council approved sending general terms to Charleston County to pursue purchase of parcels on Morrison Drive for a mixed-use development with an affordable-housing component; meanwhile multiple residents addressed council about an urgent mass evacuation at the Dockside apartment complex and asked for city assistance.
Council members authorized staff to return to Charleston County with general terms for purchase of 993 and 995 Morrison Drive and added an interim provision allowing the city to lease the site for parking for $1 during due diligence or post-closing if needed. The motion, as amended at the meeting, passed with council support.
Council discussion and the packet materials indicated the city would seek site control to support future uses that could include parking and housing; a council member noted the terms under…
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