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Beth Brownlee outlines timelines for WL Stevens pool and Johns Island rec center; parks director signals transition
Summary
At the March 19 Charleston City Regulation Committee meeting, Beth Brownlee, assistant director of capital projects, said both WL Stevens and Johns Island Recreation Center will go to TRC in about two weeks and estimated construction could begin in June, with projects taking roughly 18–24 months. The department also announced a change to maintenance reporting and a staff leadership transition.
At a March 19 meeting of the Charleston City Regulation Committee, Beth Brownlee, assistant director of capital projects, told members the WL Stevens pool and the Johns Island Recreation Center will be submitted to the Technical Review Committee in about two weeks and could begin construction this summer.
Brownlee said WL Stevens is likely to be first because it is smaller, and estimated an 18-month construction schedule for each project under normal conditions. “We are submitting, in 2 weeks for TRC for both projects,” Brownlee said. She added that Johns Island — a roughly 57,000-square-foot facility split between recreation and aquatics space — could require a…
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