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Charleston County staff recommends draft Transportation Sales Tax package; council agrees to advance for more review
Summary
Staff presented a draft Transportation Sales Tax (TST) program that prioritizes pavement preservation, $1.6 billion in "feature" projects, bike/ped and intersection work, and a recommended 20% allocation for Greenbelt; council voted to send the draft to the next meeting for additional review and public comment.
Charleston County staff on Feb. 4 unveiled a draft Transportation Sales Tax (TST) package that bundles long-term pavement preservation, bike-and-ped investments, intersection fixes and $1.6 billion in so-called feature projects and asked county council to send the plan forward for further review and public comment.
The presentation laid out a funding framework and a 25-year cash-flow model intended to balance carryover needs, debt service and new construction. Staff said they trimmed projected carryover needs and inserted a new debt-service line after reviewing prior allocations, and they recommended a continuing programming emphasis on pavement management, resiliency measures and projects that score highly on municipal and…
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