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Beaufort region leaders outline $950 million transportation referendum and sewer projects
Summary
Joe Passman and regional partners described a proposed 10‑year, $950 million regional transportation referendum, listed priority projects (including workforce training and a Savannah River Site solar project) and gave cost estimates and timelines for sewer and pathway projects; Jasper County presented a parallel 15‑year $470 million proposal.
Joe Passman, addressing Beaufort County leaders, summarized a recent regional advocacy trip to Washington, D.C., and the state capital and set out a proposed 10‑year, $950 million regional transportation referendum that county leaders will educate voters about ahead of the November ballot.
Passman said two projects have state approval as regionally significant: workforce training investments to support new manufacturing jobs in surrounding counties, and a solar project at the Savannah River Site.…
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