County Council meeting 4-14-26

Charleston County Council · April 16, 2026

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Discussion of 15-year tax abatement proposal and subsidy amounts

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Committee member (S1) asked for details; staff (Mister Kowrowski/S2 and Staff member/S3) outlined a 15-year abatement and 15-year affordability period, with an abatement starting at 73% in year one tapering to full taxes by year 15; staff said the developer would receive just over $4,700,000 in savings over 15 years and total tax impacts to taxing entities would be about $6,800,000.

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Charleston County Council met April 14 for committee and council business, approving multiple economic-incentive and land-use measures, authorizing CARTA to exercise eminent domain for a Lowcountry Rapid Transit (LCRT) parking site and hearing a contested Ward Avenue rezoning that the applicant agreed to withdraw after strong neighborhood opposition.

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