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County authorizes reimbursable Green Space grant for Bluffton Parcels 5A and 5B; council directs administrator to negotiate covenants

Beaufort County Council · May 12, 2026
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Summary

Beaufort County Council voted to authorize a reimbursable grant to the town of Bluffton for Parcels 5A and 5B, instructing the county administrator to negotiate outstanding covenant details — acreage caps, valuation method and payment timing — and to return with recommendations on adjacent Parcel 5C.

Beaufort County Council voted on May 11 to authorize the county administrator to negotiate and execute a reimbursable Green Space grant to the town of Bluffton for Parcels 5A and 5B, giving staff authority to resolve three outstanding covenant points related to potential future road impacts and valuation.

The motion, offered by Councilwoman Brown and seconded by Councilmember Bartholomew, directed the administrator to negotiate (1) a cap or process for acres that could be impacted if a future road were built, (2) how additional acres would be valued,…

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