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Council approves easement for South Island PSD water main; 23 trees to be removed, 14 live oaks proposed for mitigation
Summary
Hilton Head Island council gave final approval to an ordinance granting easements to the South Island Public Service District to install infrastructure. The project will remove 23 trees on town property; staff and PSD proposed a mitigation plan to replant 14 live oaks plus buffer plantings and larger caliper trees than standard code requirements.
The Hilton Head Island Town Council on Feb. 4 approved second and final reading of an ordinance granting easements to the South Island Public Service District (PSD) to allow installation of water infrastructure across town property.
Town staff told council the ordinance had been approved on first reading on Jan. 14 with additional information requested about tree removal and mitigation. The project area is adjacent to Wexford Drive where an existing drainage ditch and water line alignment are located. Staff said PSD’s construction approach would use open trenching rather than…
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