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Councilman McBride urges action on Johns Island roads, growth and planning tools
Summary
Councilman McBride presented maps and data showing rapid population growth and a shortage of safe, connected roads on Johns Island, recommended revisiting a Municipal Improvement District and adding roadway safety and level-of-service criteria to planning reviews, and asked staff for follow-up on six specific requests.
Councilman McBride presented a detailed review of infrastructure challenges on the city portion of Johns Island, urging the council and staff to identify funding and policy tools to address narrow two-lane state roads, limited shoulders and sidewalks, and stormwater hazards.
McBride told the council the city portion of Johns Island has seen sharp population growth — citing figures he said were drawn from census and permitting data: about 5,266 residents in 2010, roughly 11,884 a decade later, and an estimated 14,819 in 2025 — and that the island’s road network has not kept pace. “But as of right now, we’re far behind,” Councilman McBride said, pointing to repeated roadway failures, shallow shoulders and recent crashes on Maybank Highway.
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