County Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening everyone. Thank you for joining us for tonight's meetings. Um I'm Joe Boyin. I'm currently serving as chairman of Charleston County Council and I represent District 8 in Charleston County. At this time I'd like to ask our members of council and key staffs to uh introduce themselves starting again with Mr. Moody. Brantley Moody, Charleston County Council District 7. Middleton, District 6. Darby, District 4. Her Sass Charleston County Council District 1. Kristen Salsbury, clerk of council. Bill, county administrator. Jenny Costa Honeyut, District 9. J, District 5. Rob, District 3. Natalie Ham, County Attorney.

Thank y'all. Uh, first order of business night will be public hearings. U, Madame Clerk. Yes, sir. Notice is hereby given that the County Council of Charleston County, South Carolina, will hold a public hearing with respect to a proposed ordinance authorizing the issuance of not exceeding $70 million general obligation bonds by Charleston County Park and Recreation District in one or more series. No one signed up to speak.

Okay. For either Okay. And then we have notices hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. regarding an ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a special source resource credit agreement by and between Charleston County, South Carolina, and Matt Kane LLC.

No, no comments. All right, we'll move on to uh public comments. Uh we reserve uh 30 minutes at each of our county council meetings for public comment with two minutes uh allotted to each person. And for those that are going to speak tonight, I would ask you to please keep in mind our public comments code of conduct you agreed to when you signed to speak. Miss Worster.

All right, we have seven people signed up. The first person is Haddie Horry, followed by George Freeman and then Chris Cwley. Good evening. I'm Hattie Oie. I'm from the Snouten subdivision. Um I reside in Malard Lakes. Snowden is my home. And um I want to thank council for seeing through the uh sewer project. Um I try to keep in touch with Mr. Sass back and forth, send him pictures and everything like that. So my so my question is now for those of us who didn't receive any assistance because of the low to moderate income bracket. Um, is there any um assistance or any funds left on that grant that now we who didn't receive any assistance could pull from that or is there another um grant that we could pull from? And um that was question number one. And also um on my property, which is roughly about 10 acres of property. We're trying to get a mainline in there. That's why I asked, is there any other fund that we can pull from so we could develop our property and start putting homes and uh quite a few other families in Snouten may have um you know, acreage that now that the sewer is here, we could develop our property and put family homes on it. So that's the that's the first question. And the other one was um the issue is

still there about Mount Pleasant telling us that in order to um get the sew, we have to annex our property. And like I said many times in here before, I can't do that with my property because it's a group of us and we can't anything. We can only develop my property. Okay. Thank you. George Freeman, Chris Cwley, Sam Sprouse.

Good evening. George Freeman, president of the Cage Organization, 2347 Highway 17 North. I'm here this evening to make a request before you. I've attended a number of the uh transportation sales tax meetings. We've even invited your staff out to our organization to make a request and my understanding was we were too late for the first round. So, I'm here this evening and one of the things that I noticed when I was at the Park West Park circle meeting that the city of Charleston, North Charleston and Mount Pleasant got to present projects, but we did not see anything from the unincorporated areas. Most of you, your direct uh constituents are the people in the unincorporated area, but there's no request from the unincorporated area. So, I'm here this evening to remake a request with respect to the unincorporated area. I'm not here to talk about Highway 41. That has been done. I'm here this evening to talk about a road to be built from Park West Boulevard to Billy Swales Boulevard. This road would relieve traffic congestion on Highway 17, provide a safer environment for the seven mile community, and it's one of those situations where you have the opportunity to make that happen now instead of waiting until the future when there's a problem. The the current project that you have right now with 41, it does not address the left turns on Highway 17. The last information I can, if I can remember correctly, those left turns were at a level D or will be at a level E in the near future. F is a failing. This road will help prevent us from having to come back in the future to try to resolve problems at that intersection of 41 and 17. It will make the community safer and make it better for everyone in the area. Thank you.

Chris Cwley, Sam Sprouse, Grace Gasper. Mr. Chairman, member, members of council. Thank you for uh allowing a public comment. My name is Chris Crowley. I live at 6485 Comeabout Way in Owendall. I'm the executive director of the Coastal Expeditions Foundation and the newly elected mayor of Allandall. Um, I've sent a letter in um about the uh transportation tax aotment and um and I uh I would love to see you guys. Um I don't know who I need to look at or who I need to talk to. That is the vote or the or the couple of votes needed to fully fund the conservation portion of the transportation tax. I do understand that public um transit is important and I believe that and I um I think every boat landing should have somewhere to throw a kayak in and every bridge should have a pedestrian lane and that uh and traffic is um just off the hook here. It's um your chambers are very different than my chambers, but my chambers uh council chambers are a lot uh have a lot less traffic involved. And the uh and one of the one of my questions about the allocations of funds is it seems like uh the root of the problem and what makes public transit and that big um COG plan necessary which I think it's a good plan is uh is the idea that we're such a fast growing state number one state I think number two county and um and that is uh and that continues to to increase and it increases traffic um and traffic is a symptom and the problem is um mass development and lack of infrastructure to keep up with mass development. I know in our town we are creating ordinances that deal with septic tanks that deal with zoning that deal with lighting that deal with wetlands and um and we have a

moratorum in place until we can get all that figured out so that the growth doesn't outrun the uh the ability of the town to handle it. I think the good already, man. Um, and there I went. Thank you for your attention. Appreciate it. Thank you, Mayor Sam Sprouse. Grace Gasper, Louise Maybank.

Good evening. My name is Sam Sprouse. I'm the principal instructor and owner of the Charleston Working School at 2338 Ashley River Road. Um, again, I just wanted to thank you all for your consideration of the reszoning of our property. Uh we're really looking forward to uh improving this and uh getting some more businesses in in that building. Um hopefully get a few more t tax dollars in. Um but with that being said, um our graduation is June 6th at 5:30. If anyone's in the neighborhood wants to come by, anyone else here too, um please swing by and uh see the furniture that the students are building. It's pretty impressive. Thank you for your consideration. Grace Gasper, Louise Maybank, Marcus McDonald.

Good evening. My name is Grace Gasper. I live in Aland, South Carolina, and thank you very much um for the opportunity to address you tonight. I wanted to also speak about the upcoming sales tax referendum. I speak tonight on behalf of Friends of Coastal South Carolina. We're a conservation organization and we work in partnership with two national wildlife refues, um, Ace Basin and Cape Roma in Charleston County, the Francis Marian National Forest. Um, and we would like to express our strong support for allocating the full 20% funding to the Charleston County Green Belt Program in the upcoming sales tax referendum. Fully funding this program is not just an investment in land conservation. It's an investment in resilience, quality of life, and the long-term health of Charleston County. In particular, we must prioritize protecting irreplaceable natural areas such as Cape Rain and the Francis Marian. For generations, these places have enjoyed um a buffer of rural lands, but rapidly currently rapidly approaching development threatens to fragment habitat, degrade water quality, and diminish their protective value. Maintaining lands outside of the urban ghost boundary is, as Mayor Cwley alluded to, is essential for preventing unchecked sprawl. Strategic conservation through the green belt program helps to ensure that growth um is directed appropriately while preserving the things that matter most to the county. This is a moment for Charleston County to choose for Charleston County. Choosing to fund the green belt program fully reflects a commitment to thoughtful planning and responsible stewardship for future generations. Um, and as well as speaking

for my organization this evening, this evening, I'm also a elected council member to Aland Dos. So fully support the mayor's comments. Thank you very much. Thank you. Louise Maybank, Marcus McDonald.

Good evening. Louise Maybank, 2129 Burger Hill Road, Wall Island. I'm here tonight um to speak about the green belt ratio in the upcoming um bill. I served on the committee that planned that original document along with the staff and the consultant from the county and we spent hours and months talking about how best to spend the rural the monies in the green belt to do the greatest job for the people and came up with the 70% rural 30% urban as the very best way to make the issue of the dollars the most efficient and with and after that serving on that committee I went on to serve as the chair of the green belt advisory board for the full 10 years of his the first iteration of it. So I I have a great understanding and also love of the pro of the project. the the green belts protect the natural lands, but it also has protected the culture of the people that live within these natural lands. And as the county grows and becomes more dense and more expansive, all of that culture is being threatened and it can be protected by the lands around them. And as you know, you start with up with Mlenville, you have Owen Doll, you have 10 mile, you have Phillips, and then you swing down to the islands and the big park in Megot. And I urge you again in my last 20 seconds to go back and restore the 70% rural to the 30% urban in the new iteration of the bill for the good of the next 25 years of the county. Thank

you very much. Thank you. Memphis McDonald.

Hello. My name is Marcy McDonald from Charleston Black Lives Matter. I had a long day today, but I'm here today. As I look around, I noticed there a lot of people who are not here today. Laandra, Stephanie, Chinese, Miranda Danzel Williams, Jamal Sedland, and over a thousand Latino, Caribbean, and African neighbors from Charleston last year deported. And they're not here today because they're brutalized, arrested, or killed by Charleston County Sheriff's Office. And this is unacceptable, y'all. It's Charleston County Council members. I'm District three. I think you're my council member over there to the right. Y'all have a duty to protect the public safety of your citizens. And I think one way to start that is to conduct an independent racial bias audit on the Charleston County Sheriff's Office. This is long overdue. Um both the Charleston City Police Department and No Charleston Police Department have completed these similar audits. So, I strongly, strongly, strongly recommend that y'all do the same. Um, and even go a step further and do it better than some of these other municipalities because y'all cover a lot of land. A lot of Charleston County sheriffs uh are the ones who cover the these Galaguchi settlement communities as y'all know, and I've seen firsthand of some of the disparities with my own eyes within the last three years of them profiling people who look like me in my age bracket. But there are some things I have not seen, but I know they exist other than brutalizing and calling out Latino businesses, restaurants, and people walking by. We're supposed to be a melting pot, and everybody want to be a time to be a and it's important we celebrate our diverse community. So, please, I urge you to uh pass and move forward with the

independent racial bias audit of Charleston County Sheriff Department. Great. All right. We're going to uh begin our uh special finance committee uh bring it to order. Uh all members of county council are members of the committee and I serve as chair. Uh madam attorney and my under the understanding that we have need of an executive session to discuss contractual matters and receive legal advice. That's correct. Uh Mr. Chairman, we have a need for an executive session to discuss a contract that's being negotiated with the city of Charleston with regards to 993 and 995 Morrison Drive. And do you have an estimation of how much time we'll take? I would suggest 15 minutes. Okay. Thank you.

So move. Second. We have a second. Second. All in favor say I. I. Hey. Eyes have it. We will go into executive session.

I think it will. She said that Thank you. All right, we've come out of executive session. Uh, no motions were made, no votes were taken. Um, do we have a motion? I move to authorize the chairman to execute the exclusive listing agreement of 993 and 995 Morrison Drive term sheet dated February 13, 2026 with the understanding that the county attorney will approve the final document before execution and with further with the understanding that the final agreement will come back to council.

Okay, I can hear you. Second. Second. Okay, we have a hear. We have a motion that's been made and properly seconded. Uh all in favor say I. I. Any opposed? All right. Which motion was this? I didn't hear that part. I'm sorry. I'm by phone when I'm listening to everything, but I didn't hear that. Yes, sir. It was the motion to approve the um term sheet for the Morrison Drive properties that we discussed in executive session. Yes, I I Okay. Thank you. I'm Yes, sir.

All right. Um, the eyes have it. That concludes our special finance committee meeting. All right. Now, can I I'm sorry. The nays were I need to know who the names were. Mr. Prior, Mr. Middleton. Okay. Derby. And Mr. Derby. Okay. Thank you. Got me. Yes, sir. Yeah. Okay. At this time, we're going to start our county council meeting and we're going to have a prayer by Mr. Moody and the pledge by Miss Richardson. Yes, sir.

Dear heavenly father, we come to you as we approach this holy season and in troubled times. We ask you to look over armed forces who protect our security and especially our local and first responders as well of all as well as all of our county staff. We ask you to give us wisdom as we consider the issues before this county and that your will be done. It's in your name we pray. Amen. Amen. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation indivisible and justice for all. Um, Freedom of Information Act.

Yes, sir. In compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, notice of meeting was posted and agendas were distributed to news media and persons requesting notification. Uh, item number two, minutes approve. All in favor say I. I. I. Eyes have it.

All right. Uh, third reading of ordinances. Okay. All right. An ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a special source credit agreement by and between Charleston County, South Carolina, and Mac Hannes Street LLC with respect to certain economic development property in the county whereby such property will receive certain special source credits and other matters related there too. Mr. Derby, I Mrs. Honeyut, I Mr. Mr. Kabowski. I Mr. Middleton. Hi, Mr. Moody. Hi, Mr. Prior. Hi, Mr. Sass. Hi, Mr. Worman. I Mr. Boyin.

I The ordinance passes third reading. Um, next, an ordinance amending the Charleston County Comprehensive Plan Map 3.12 Ashley River Road Corridor Overlay Zoning District to amend the zoning and future land use designation for the real property located at 2338 Ashley River Road, parcel identification number 35305001 from neighborhood commercial designation to community commercial designation. Mr. Darby, I Mrs. Honeyut. Hi Mr. Kabowski. Hi Mr. Middleton. Hi Mr. Moody. Hi Mr. Prior. Hi Mr. Sass. Hi Mr. Worman.

Hi Mr. Boyin. Hi. The ordinance passes third reading with nine eyes's. Second reading of ordinances. Wait wait wait. I've got one more. Oh yeah. So you got to read them. An ordinance amending the Charleston County zoning and land development regulations ordinance number 1202 as amended. Chapter 5 overlay and special purpose zoning districts map 5.10 and map 5.10 C to amend the zoning designation for the real property located at 2338 Ashley River Road partial identification number 3530500001 from neighborhood commercial designation to community commercial designation. Mr. Darby. Hi. Mrs. Honeyut. Hi. Mr. Kabowski.

Hi. Mr. Middleton. Hi. Mr. Moody. Hi. Mr. Prior, I Mr. Sass. Hi. Mr. Worman. I Mr. Boyin. I. The ordinance passes third reading with nine eyes's. All right. Second reading of ordinances. Okay. an ordinance finding that Charleston County Park and Recreation District may issue not exceeding $70 million general obligation bonds in one or more series to authorize Charleston County Park and Recreation District to issue such bonds and to provide for the publication of the notice of the said finding and authorization. Mr. Darby, I Mrs. Honeyut. I Mr. Kabowski, I Mr. Middleton,

I Mr. Moody, I Mr. Prior. Hi, Mr. Sass. Hi, Mr. Warman. Hi, Mr. Boyin. I The ordinance passes second reading with nine eyes's. Item B, an ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a fee agreement by and between Charleston County, South Carolina, and a company known as Project Clean, providing for a payment of a fee in lie of taxes and other matters related there too. Mr. Darby. Hi Mrs. Honeyut. Hi Mr. Kabowski. Nay Mr. Middleton. Hi Mr. Moody. Hi Mr. Prior. Hi Mr. Sass. Hi Mr. Worman. Hi Mr. Boyin.

Hi. The ordinance passes second reading with eight eyes and one nay. And then item C, an ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a fee in lie of tax agreement by and between Charleston County and Center Capital Partners DBA TL Charleston South Rail SPV LLC, the company, including any related or affiliated entities and any sponsor affiliates whereby Charleston County will enter into a fee in lie of taxes arrangement with the company providing for payment by the company of certain certain fees in lie of adalorum taxes and other matters relating there too. Mr. Darby Hi,

Miss Mrs. Honeyut. I Mr. Kabowski. Hi, Mr. Middleton. Hi, Mr. Moody. Hi, Mr. Prior. Hi, Mr. Sass. Hi, Mr. Wman. Hi, Mr. Boyin. Hi. The ordinance passes second reading. Uh com committee recommendations with first reading of ordinances. Move for approval with 58. All in favor say I. I. Eyes have 5B.

Hang on. I need to read the word. an ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a special source revenue credit agreement between Charleston County and a company known as Project Bark providing for the allocation of special source revenue credits to express the intent of Charleston County to maintain the project property in a multi-county park and to provide other matters relating there too. Mr. Chairman, move B and C. Second. All right. All in favor? Well, can we separate them or the the last one you read? I'm sorry, chairman. Was that the the one where we don't know the name? Are they together? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. That was I'd like a separate vote on that one if that's possible.

You just voted. Well, no, we that we just took that vote. So, we're on 5B and 5 C. So, we're Okay. Bill inspection, permit consolidation, and uh amendments to the Charleston County zoning land government regulations. All right, Mr. Kabowski, I'll mark you as a nay for 5A, which was Project Art. We must have. Yes, sir. Thank you. I didn't want to vote for something. I don't know the name of the actual company, but go ahead. Yes, sir. Okay. Uh, any discussion on 5B and C. Uh, all in favor say I. I. All in opposed? Eyes have it.

Okay. An ordinance amending those portions of the Charleston County Code section 2-137 dealing with fees in the building inspections department. and an ordinance amending the Charleston County Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance number 1202 as amended to add notice requirements for the issuance of short-term rental property annual renewal and limited home rental LHR short-term rental property zoning permits at the following document locations. Chapter 3, development review procedures and chapter 6, use regulations. All right, moving on to the consent agenda 6 A and 6B. Second.

All right, any discussion? All those in favor say I. I opposed. Mr. Chairman, yes, sir. On 7 A and Miss Salsbury, which two do we have to break the tie on? A through A through E are one um you know are the ones that are clear and F and G are the ones we need to vote on. Move approval on A through E 7 A through E. Second. Uh any discussion? All right. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. The eyes have it. Uh item 7F. Um, we got two.

So, I'm going to recommend Mr. Barrett for the board of assassin and appeals. Second. Um, the other one. Yes. Call. That's right. Madam clerk. Okay. You just say both names. Sure. I'll call the role and everyone should either vote for Mr. Beard or Mr. Sumner. Mr. Boyin. I'm sorry. Mr. Derby. Beard. Mrs. Mr. Honeyut Ser Mr. Kabowski Summer Mr. Moody Ser Mr. Prior beard Mr. Sass Sar Mr. Worman beard

Mr. Middleton beard I mean S beard I'm sorry Sar okay beard okay I mark you as beard thank you yes sir Mr. Boyin beard okay Mr. beer gets the um appointment with five votes. And then for item G, I'll call the role and everyone should either vote for Gilbert Bradam or Noah Rosenthal. Mr. Darby, uh Bradom, Mrs. Honeyut, Rosenthal, Mr. Kabowski, Rosenthal, Mr. Moody, Bradom, Mr. Prior, Bradom, Mr. Sass, Bradom, Mr. Mr. Warman Rosenthal

Mr. Middleton Rosenthal Mr. Boyin uh Rosenthal ma'am Mr. Rosenthal Rosenthal ma'am okay Mr. Rosenthal gets the um recommendation with six votes for Rosenthal. Okay. Um moving to uh item eight uh finance committee recommendations. Item 8. All right. Chairman, can I have a discussion briefly? Yeah. Eight of Highway 41, right?

Yes, sir. Hang on one second. Mr. Nebraska, I get a second. I second it. I'm sorry. Thank you. We got a second. So, now it's properly moved to second. Go ahead, Mr. Krasco. I'll make it brief and thanks for allowing me to participate this way. My reason for voting a is that um I don't want to give them a part of a county park that people there love and cherish which can be used for um by all people that live in East Cooper, especially in northern Mount Pleasant where things are very congested. It's an outlet for that everybody can go and even though it's 10 acres that's about if you look at the room that you're all in. It's I assume less than a quarter acre. So it's you know 10 times five it's 50 times that. So, I just feel I could do that and I'm consistent because when we had the votes about um 526 last year, one of the reasons I didn't want to go into a park, I understand that um Highway 41, like I said last week, I was there for you and I we're also worried about the hurricane evacuations that what we're about to do and it will not be adequate. We'll have to revisit this in 10 or 15 years because if there's a hurricane evacuation, people have to go through the the communities like we have instead of a straight shot. It's going to add greatly in matters of public safety. But I appreciate the hard work that the department and our engineers have done, but I just wanted to give my reason. Thank you for allowing me to do so.

Uh thank you, Mr. Krassi. Yes, sir. Mr. F. The reason I'm supporting this is uh the Phillips community has suffered enough and rather going through a community, you know, that's why I support this. You know, those folks has given so much for so many years and and we have planned this and the community is on board with this. So, I think it's time to move on instead of keep the delay late. So, that's why I'm supporting this. You know, I value the community over, you know, just taking a little sliver of the park to make this happen. All right. Thank you, sir. Any further discussion hearing? None. Uh, all in favor say I. I. All opposed? All right. The eyes have it. Um, 8B. Um,

any recommendation? Second. Uh, any discussion? Um, Mr. Chairman. Yes, sir. You know, I'm solely voting on this because of some of the language and when the language gets cleaned up and it comes back to maybe, you know, that's something I can support. Right now, I'm not against the attorney. I'm not against I'm just the language has got me, you know, a little taken back and so that's why I'm not supporting this on tonight. Yes, sir. Understood. Uh, anyone else? All right. All those in favor say I. I opposed. I motion carries. All right. At this time, we'll have council comments. Uh, Mr. Mood, would you like to go first?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, um, Mr. Sass, I was glad to hear somebody from Snowden come and say we thank you. Um, that was that was a nice treat. So, thanks for all your hard work and all the Mount Pleasant reps over there. I know y'all spent a lot of time on that. I also wanted to thank the owners of Charleston Woodworking School for their investment in West Ashley and for their willingness to rehab a really unsightly portion of their property, just like that dry cleaning place we had on 61. Um, we need more property owners like this in the county that are willing to to make substantial financial investments in their property to improve these aging and, you know, more mature areas of our county. We need, every district of ours needs investors like Charleston Woodworking School. Uh, and with our support to make that happen, one property at a time. So, um, I don't think we're meeting as a council before the holidays. So, u, you know, happy Passover, happy Easter to to all of our our folks and constituents. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you. Um, Mr. where

I'd echo uh happy Passover, happy Easter to everyone. Um I would also just uh nothing much for me, but I would just thank our staff uh particularly Mr. Adams, who I don't see here. Um I've seen I've got the opportunity to see the the TST presentation two times uh over the course of a week. I know he's been given it many many more um as well as as other folks. Uh so would just uh encourage folks to come out to what I think is our last meeting on James Island. Am I right? That that'll be next Monday. Um while this public input session is is still uh ongoing. So uh just thanks to our staff for the incredible um public outreach efforts that have been put forward.

Mr. Middleton, thank you so much. Happy Passover, happy resurrection day uh and holy week that will come up on next week. Uh certainly would wish that everyone you know in your mental wellness, in your physical um ability to just do self-care, take care of yourselves during this time. Thank you, sir. All right. I miss Thank you, Mr. Chair. Happy Passover and happy resurrection day to all. and um enjoy yourself and if the Lord delay is coming, we'll see you back at the next meeting. Thank you. Um Mr. Derby,

uh just uh one comment and then a question if I'm allowed to ask Mr. Thpin uh or if he can answer in public or private. Um in reference to Mont Pleasant in terms of the residents are forced uh to annex to procure sew.

Uh there was an African general by the name of Hannibal who was fighting the Romans. And it's really unbelievable how a general could have elephants to cross the Alps. And Hannibal said to his objective was, "We'll find a way or we'll make one." This council has yet to find a way or make a way to assist the people who are being forced into annexation to Mont Pleasant with in terms of getting their sewer. We have not done a great job in assisting that situation. We need to find a way or we need to make one. Here we are 2026 and people are still arguing over sewage in this day and time. This is not Haiti. This is not some third world country. We talking about a city in or town wherever in the United States of America. And I can't foresee this being a well let I'll stop right there. Uh my question sir, different topic. Um in reference to Mr. Freeman when he mentioned um I think Park West something or another boulevard to bully swills. If if I may ask a question, Mr. Tudin, to Mr. Public, um, has there been any studies or research on that suggestion?

If you answered privately, we can do that too, sir. No, I'm good. Um, there have been, um, over the course of what we've done uh, in conjunction with Mr. Freeman and the different options we've looked at, we have looked at that that piece of the that he's talking about today. Yes, sir. And we have been in communication with him over the last couple weeks to talk about that. Okay. Um and we are communicating with him. Um still trying to to to talk to him about what the results of that were or was. Um and so we've um it's not um warranted today. Um so it um it's you get a little it gets a little a gray area when you get to whether something's warranted or not.

Yes, sir. Um but we're always looking at ways to improve our design. So um I'll work with the public works folks and make sure that and I'll close the loop with you on that. Oh yes sir. Thank you sir. I I'm just I mean because again uh when it comes down to Darby I don't look at something called my constituents. That's never been my style. All nine belong to Darby. So I don't know whose area it is. I don't know whether it's Mr. Grosski or whether it's Mr. Sass. I just have a concern. So I don't want to say people think I'm overstepping my boundary. Thank you, sir. Miss Honeyut.

Yes. So, um I get to sit on the aviation authority as the chairman's proxy and I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention uh the incredible work of our TSA agents who are not being paid right now and have not been paid for some time. Uh the our airport is leading the country in our TSA workers being at work right now. There are some airports where 40% uh are calling in to take time off uh just given the circumstances. But I wanted to also mention our airport has gone above and beyond to try to serve these folks. There's a food pantry now at the airport. There's a gas tank for them to fill their cars because literally they had not been paid in weeks. Um and so if anybody feels compelled to take part in that, uh information is available online. Happy to do that. but wanted to say thank you to our TSA agents who continue to serve and make us proud at our airport.

Thank you, Mr. Sass. Thank you,

Mr. Boyin. Um, yeah, I would like to echo uh Mr. Moody's uh holiday comments uh for everyone. And also, I agree with Mr. Darby about about the sewer. Um, we have we've passed that ordinance in 2019 um require to to make it so people were not required to annex to get sewer. Um and and and and look, I will say Mount Pleasant has worked with us uh on some things. We've we've gotten people who have existing septic tanks are being allowed to tap in without annexing because every septic tank is is a danger. It's a health and safety issue. Um and so the town has gotten better about that. They they gave in. and they they gave that and then we worked on them with the project. So pretty much all of Snowden is served by sewer now. And so the the bad thing is some people can't tap in without having to annex into the town. That's what we need to work on. I wish we could work on that now. That would make a difference. Thank you,

Mr. Administrator. Oh, sorry. Money go. I did want to wish everyone a happy Easter and Passover. All right, Mr. Administrator. Nothing tonight, sir. Okay. Madam clerk. Um, yes, sir. I just want to Sorry. I just want to remind everyone that our next meeting will be council committees on th I mean, I'm sorry, Tuesday, April 7th. So, that's um so that we don't avoid we avoid a conflict with Passover on April 9th. So, Tuesday, April 7th will be committees and that will be the next time this body meets. I'll be out of the country. Yes, sir. Um, you got a phone. But so I'm not sure how if I can.

Let me hear from the madam attorney first and I'll put you in there. Okay. Thank you. Yes. Okay. Go ahead, sir. Oh, now. Okay. I just want to say I look forward to seeing everybody in person next time. And happy Easter, happy Passover coming up. And I'm glad we recognize the issues. And I also want to thank and h and for all the soldiers who are fighting for us and the honor the sacrifices they've made and respect their life loss of life that keep us free and their lives are at risk protecting us. Thank you.

Thank you. Well, I guess I'll wrap up by saying the same thing, Mr. Kowski. Um, you know, just want to have hold our men and women, our service members, uh, in our prayers. Uh, they're certainly in harm's way. and uh you know and their families are missing them and and pray for their safe return um when this conflict is over. Um and also I want to commend and thank everyone on this council for moving the Highway 41 project to reality that it's finally going to be breaking dirt and we're going to move this thing forward. Uh it's been a long arduous process. Um it was not a perfect uh solution but I think it's the best solution and and I I think this council's made a great decision on that and it's our TST funds at work and also additionally uh moving the 995 Morrison property working in partnership with the city of Charleston um you know with our uh housing crisis that we have looking forward to a positive outcome with that and um with that we Yes. And remember on the 30th of this month, they're having the uh grand opening and a ribbon cutting of the Anna Johnson.

Yes. Building on edit. Yeah. Editto. I think it's 11:00 that Monday morning. Yes, sir. So, just wanted to remind council members, those who can make it, you know, that's about an hour drive. Well, I will certainly be in attendance and it's a and that's a wonderful occasion. Yes. All right. With that, we are ajourned. Congratulations.