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Residents urge council to delay Myers Road annexation over safety, traffic and stormwater concerns
Summary
Dozens of Myers Road neighbors told Goose Creek council that new annexation and planned-development approvals threaten safety on a two-lane road, citing SCDOT timelines, drainage worries and school capacity; council and staff said annexation allows the city to require mitigation and voted to proceed with first readings.
Dozens of residents told Goose Creek City Council on Dec. 10 that proposed annexation and planned-development changes along Myers Road will worsen traffic and public‑safety risks unless the city imposes stricter limits.
Steve Hughes, who lives off Myers Road, told the council the corridor "has no pull offs" and becomes "a parking lot" after wrecks, blocking emergency vehicles. Mark Milovich said he spoke with Charles Muir, SCDOT program manager, who told him widening would be "a minimum of 4 to 5 years" and could cost between "5 and $10,000,000" if eminent domain were required. Several neighbors raised stormwater concerns and asked whether sidewalks and pedestrian protections would be included.
Mayor (speaker 1) and council members responded that the parcels are currently under Berkeley County zoning and that annexation would allow Goose Creek to impose design standards, require a traffic‑impact analysis and negotiate mitigation. "Myers Road will be a safer road as a result of their annexation," the mayor said; Chief Roscoe (referred to during council discussion) agreed.
Council introduced and gave first readings to multiple ordinances related to annexation and zoning of Myers Road parcels (Items B–D). Council members said the planned-development approach provides more leverage to require buffers, sidewalks and other infrastructure than straight county zoning, and staff noted pedestrian connectivity funding and design conditions in the packet.
The council moved and carried the motions by voice votes to advance the annexation and related zoning items to subsequent readings. Residents who spoke asked the council to reduce density, confirm developer outreach to neighbors and ensure stormwater will be mitigated under current engineering standards.
