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Colleton County advances Project Quail agreements as residents debate proposed data center
Summary
Council approved ordinances to advance a fee-in-lieu agreement and an amendment to a multi-county industrial park related to Project Quail while residents voiced strong pro and con views about a proposed data-center development, citing jobs, water use, and environmental risks.
The Colleton County Council on Jan. 5 advanced two measures tied to a proposed development called Project Quail while fielding extended public comment on a potential data center: a fee-in-lieu (FILO) agreement (Ordinance 25-0-11) and an amendment to a joint county industrial park (Ordinance 25-0-12). Both were moved, seconded and carried by unanimous voice votes at the meeting.
Development staff said Project Quail (named in the transcript as Q and P Inc. / Project Quail) is expected to be a major investment and described participation in a multi-county park with Charleston County. The county’s development director (identified in the transcript as speaker 9) told council Project Quail has signaled capital investment and job figures in public materials: the presentation referenced a pledged $5,100,000 in capital investment and 233 full‑time jobs for a separate prospect described in that portion of the…
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