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Council approves contribution for Simmons Tract conservation easement after debate over green-space allocations

Beaufort County Council · February 23, 2026
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Summary

Council approved a resolution to contribute up to $1,545,000 toward a conservation easement on Hilton Head's Simmons Tract; members debated how the green-space program allocates funds among county quadrants before the measure passed by roll call.

Council voted Feb. 23 to authorize up to $1,545,000 for Beaufort County's contribution to a conservation easement on the Simmons Tract on Hilton Head Island, under a resolution brought forward as item 14(a).

Staff described the tract and explained how the county’s green-space program allocates funds among quadrants by dollar share. Several council members from other parts…

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