Pine Island Development Proposal Halted After County Council Vote
Council voted 9-2 to halt development on culturally protected Pine Island, preserving Gullah heritage despite $5.97 million in proposed community grants, officials said.
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Fate of proposed St. Helena golf resort decided by county vote. How did it go?
Owners of the Pine Island property on St. Helena, intent on building golf resort on their property, were back in front of Beaufort County Council in another attempt to get the needed approval. How did the vote go?
Pine Island development faces setback as Beaufort County council votes no
ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) — Over 200 people filled the room on Monday night for a controversial topic that has been in front of the Beaufort County Council several times before. The Pine Island Development LLC requested that the property be removed from a cultural protection overlay (CPO), a decades-old agreement which protects and preserves St. Helena land and culture of the Gullah Geechee community. “The developer has never understood wha…
DENIED AGAIN: Beaufort County Council votes ‘no’ on Pine Island golf course after marathon meeting – The Island News – Beaufort, SC
By Delayna Earley The Island News Just before 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23, Beaufort County Council once again voted to uphold the Cultural Protection Overlay (CPO) installed on St. Helena Island years ago and chose to not move forward with a development agreement that would allow for a golf course to be built on Pine Island. In an unprecedented 7½ hour public hearing regarding two agenda items – a motion to move forward to a second readi…
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