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Palmetto Trail group seeks county partnership for 109‑acre Broad River conservation preserve
Summary
Presenters asked Fairfield County to accept a cooperative agreement to develop a 109‑acre Broad River Conservation and Education Preserve at the Alston trailhead, citing recent acquisitions, recreation amenities and roughly $320,000 in DNR grant support to fund an initial boat‑ramp phase.
A Palmetto Trail presentation to the Fairfield County Council on March 23 outlined plans to develop a Broad River Conservation and Education Preserve adjacent to the Alston trailhead, asking the county to partner on a draft cooperative agreement.
Buddy Jennings, the project's presenter and former South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism executive director, said the group purchased 109 acres next to the Alston trailhead with help from the Conservation Land Bank. "They spent about 3/4 of a million…
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