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Growth‑boundary subcommittee outlines digital development mapping and $590M CIP implications
Summary
The growth‑boundary subcommittee presented a countywide digital map of entitled development and flagged water‑and‑sewer projects tied to growth; Taylor Ladd said about 65% of the three‑year $590M CIP is related to growth and identified near‑term projects.
Rob Merchant (speaker 3) presented the growth‑boundary subcommittee's work to align municipal comprehensive plans and to create a regional roadmap. Merchant emphasized collaboration between municipal planners and regional partners and proposed a facilitated workshop or charrette to build consensus on boundaries and shared policies. "This type of effort...a workshop that would be a single or maybe two‑day event is the best model," Merchant said.
Taylor Ladd (speaker 12) described a digital representation of development agreements and entitled units across jurisdictions, noting many master‑planned entitlements that were agreed decades ago are now being realized. On infrastructure, Ladd estimated the category of four water/sewer projects responding to growth would likely be $150M–$180M on the low side; he said the authority's three‑year capital program totals about $590M and about 65% of that is related to growth. He listed Cherry Point, Buckwalter (storage tank) and Bluffton area improvements among active projects and urged jurisdictions to consider phased options for a facilitated regional planning exercise.
Board members requested an estimate of costs broken down by jurisdiction and asked the committee to return in April with specific phased cost options for a charrette so councils can consider participation in budget discussions.
