Archived Newsletters

2025

Q1

ACTION ALERT: 29 Grand Trees Proposed to be Cut Down (Jan 5, 2025)
A Look Forward to 2025 | 29 Grand Trees (Jan 6, 2025)
DEFERRED: 29 Grand Trees Proposed to be Cut Down (Jan 6, 2025)
Johns Island Elementary School | Road Project Update | New Leadership at the County (Jan 20, 2025)
Meeting for Golf Course Development on Bohicket Road (Jan 27, 2025)
*** Cancelled *** Meeting for Golf Course Development on Bohicket Road
Orange Hill PD | Bohicket Road Update | Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training (Feb 3, 2025
City Zoning Code Rewrite | Concurrency | 158 Houses on Southwick | Orange Hill | Bohicket Rd (Feb 17, 2025)
Third Anniversary of The Johns Island Advocate (Feb 25, 2025)
Botox Village before County Council | Main and 17 Flyover Meeting | Land Conservation on Johns Island is on a Roll (Mar 4, 2025)
Botox Village Withdrawn | County Update on Roads | Are Impact Fees Viable? | Bills before the State Legislature (Mar 10, 2025)
Barberry Woods | Main and 17 Flyover | CCSD River Road Update | River-Brownswood Roundabout | SCDOT Momentum 2050 Plan (Mar 25, 2025)

Q2

Land Use Recommendations | Multi-Use Path On Limehouse Bridge | Roads Update (April 8, 2025)
State of the City Address | More Conservation on Betsy Kerrison Rd | Infrastructure Update (April 22, 2025)

2024

Q1

Community Town Hall | "Health and Wellness Village" Survey Results | County Public Works Tree Removal | Maybank Hotel | Maybank Tree Removals (Jan 2, 2024)
*** Action Alert *** Cutting Down Trees Along Roadways (Jan 3, 2024)
Health and Wellness Village | Community Town Hall | City Inaugurations (Jan 16, 2024)
*** Action Alert*** Health and Wellness Village (Jan 22, 2024)
Health and Wellness Village | Half-Cent Sales Tax Referendum (Jan 29, 2024)
Health and Wellness Village | County Comp Plan | Wetlands (Feb 12, 2024)
Second Anniversary of The Johns Island Advocate (Feb 22, 2024)
Health and Wellness Village | County Comp Plan | Primary Election (Feb 26, 2024)
Concurrency | Downzoning | Comp Plan | County Council Elections (Mar 11, 2024)
City Zoning Rewrite | County Comp Plan | 526 | Northern Pitchfork (Mar 25, 2024)

Q2

City Zoning Rewrite | County Comp Plan | Maybank Hwy | Candidate Slate (Apr 8, 2024)
Charleston County Comprehensive Plan Five-Year Revie (Apr 10, 2024)
TST3 Survey Results | Bohicket Road Public Meeting | Fire Stations | City Zoning Code Rewrite Survey (Apr 22, 2024)
Bohicket Road Public Meeting | County Comp Plan | Land Conservation (May 6, 2024)
Comp Plan | Captain Sams Spit | Bohicket Rd | Early Voting (May 20, 2024)
Bohicket Road Public Meeting | County Comp Plan | Land Conservation (May 6, 2024)
Comp Plan | Captain Sams Spit | Bohicket Rd | Early Voting (May 20, 2024)
Vote! | $5.4B Tax Referendum | Comp Plan - No Upzoning | Strengthening the UGB | (Jun 3, 2024)
Vote! | $5.4B Tax Referendum | Comp Plan - No Upzoning | Strengthening the UGB | (Jun 5, 2024)
Tax Referendum Public Hearing | City Zoning Rewrite | Lower River Road Dirt/Sand Pit | Car Storage Facility on Fickling Hill Road (Jun 17, 2024)
Upcoming Meetings (Jun 21, 2024)

Q3

Hotel on Maybank | Is Harris Teeter Really Coming? | Final Council Vote on $5.4B Tax Referendum | (Jul 8, 2024)
Final Vote on $5.4B Tax Referendum | Johns Island Short Changed on Parks and Recreation | Roundabout at River and Brownswood | (Jul 22, 2024)
$5.4B Tax on the Ballot in Nov | Referendum Lawsuit | Bohicket (Road Tree Survey | Townhomes vs. Trees on Maybank | Coast Guard Permit for the MCE (Aug 5, 2024)
Summer Doldrums | ZLDR Changes Pass the Planning Commission | (Aug 19, 2024)
Bohicket Road Survey Results | ZLDR Density Changes | City Water Plan (Sep 3, 2024)
CORRECTON: Main & 17 Flyover Contract | Bohicket Road Sent Back to Staff | County Wins Referendum Lawsuit (Sep 9, 2024)
Main & 17 Flyover Contract Award and Groundbreaking | MUSC Groundbreaking (Sep 23, 2024)

Q4

Sales Tax Referendum Public Hearing | Jordan Tract Development | River-Brownswood Roundabout (Oct 14, 2024)
Vote NO on the County Sales Tax Referendum (Oct 21, 2024)
The Botox Village is Back | Johns Island Greenbelt Applications | Trident ER (Nov 5, 2024)
Sales Tax Voted Down | Start Now for a Better Tax in 2026 | Botox Village | Bohicket Medical Offices (Nov 18, 2024)
526 SIB and JBRC Meetings | Botox Village | Bohicket Medical Offices (Dec 2, 2024)
ACTION ALERT: Botox Village Meetings (Dec 7, 2024)
Botox Village Survey Results (Dec 9, 2024)
Botox Village | JBRC Defunds 526 | 2026 Sales Tax? | Johns Island Schools (Dec 17, 2024)

2023

Q1

526 | Southwick | Low Tide Brewery (Jan 3, 2023)
Please take a quick survey (Jan 5, 2023)
526 | Angel Oak | More Apartments (Jan 16, 2023)
526 | Trees | Barberry Woods (Jan 30, 2023)
Proposed Pennys Creek Bridge | County Housing Plan | SCDOT Land Purchase (Feb 13, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: Bridge Across Pennys Creek (Feb 21, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: Housing our Future (Feb 27, 2023)
29 Grand Trees | River Road Setback | Pennys Creek Bridge | "Housing our Future" (Feb 27, 2023)
Two Wins for Johns Island | New Elementary School Proceeding | Medical Facility and Harris Teeter on Seabrook Island Delayed? (Mar 13, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: County Comp Plan Inputs Needed (Mar 15, 2023)
Two Wins for Johns Island | Future Land Use | St. Johns Yacht Harbor (Mar 20, 2023)
Action Alert: County Comp Plan Inputs Needed (Mar 22, 2023)

Q2

Barberry Woods | Slab-on-Grade Ban | Reinforcing the UGB (Apr 3, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: County Planning Commission Meeting (Apr 6, 2023)
Our next City Councilperson is ... (Apr 11, 2023)
Pennys Creek Bridge | City Zoning Update | New Elementary School (Apr 17, 2023)
Pennys Creek Bridge | Resurrection Road | New Traffic Signal on Maybank Hwy (May 1, 2023)
Maybank Highway Upzoning | Housing our Future (May 15, 2023)
Bohicket Marina | Andell West | "Medical Village" | Orange Hill (May 30, 2023)
City of Charleston Council Seat for Johns Island (Jun 15, 2023)
Maybank Road Improvements | Two New Golf Courses | Workforce Housing for Kiawah | Johns Island Rec Center (Jun 19, 2023)

Q3

Medical Facilities | Bohicket Marina Expansion | Orange Hill (Jul 3, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: Say "No" to Bohicket Marina Annexation and Rezoning (Jul 6, 2023)
Mark Clark Extension | Seabrook Annexation | Bohicket Road PD (Jul 17, 2023)
Community Dock on Chisolm Rd | River & Cane Slash Intersection | PD on Bohicket Rd (Aug 1, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: Say "No" to a Seven-Slip Dock on the Stono Rive (Aug 2, 2023)
Filing for City of Charleston Council Seat for Johns Island Starts Today (Aug 7, 2023)
Widespread Opposition to Seabrook Annexation | Island Park Place Medical Village (Aug 14, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: Charleston County Needs Your Input for their Comp Plan (Aug 22, 2023)
BREAKING NEWS: A Big Win - Seabrook Annexation Withdrawn (Aug 23, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: Charleston County Needs Your Input for their Comp Plan (Aug 23, 2023)
City Council Candidates | New School Delayed | BZA and Trees (Aug 28, 2023)
Bridge Over Pennys Creek | City Candidate Websites | County BZA Cases | Greenbelt Applications (Sep 11, 2023)
Elementary Schools | Resurrection Road | City Park Expansion ... and Greenway? | Candidate's Forum (Sep 24, 2023)
Questions for City Council Candidates (Sep 27, 2023)

Q4

REMINDER: City Council District 3 Candidate's Forum Tomorrow Night (Oct 5th) (Oct 4, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: Charleston County Wants to Make it Easier to Cut Down Grand Trees (Oct 5, 2023)
Roadside Trees | Betsy Kerrison "Medical Village" | Trident Hospital (Oct 9, 2023)
A Win for Charleston County ... For Now (Oct 9, 2023)
District 3 Charleston Council Candidates Answer Your Questions (Oct 10, 2023)
ACTION ALERT: Johns Island's Union Pier Moment ... But With No Public Input? (Oct 16, 2023)
REMINDER: Candidates' Forum Tomorrow Night (Oct 18) (Oct 17, 2023)
Are We at a Tipping Point? | Blame it on the Trees | Betsy Kerrison "Medical Village" | Mark Clark Extension | City Elections (Oct 24, 2023)
REMINDER: We Want to Hear from You (Oct 27, 2023)
UPDATE: Survey Results for "Health and Wellness Village" (Oct 31, 2023)
"Health and Wellness Village" | ZLDR Changes | Election Day | Maybank-River Intersection (Nov 7, 2023)
REMINDER: "Health and Wellness Village" (Nov 9, 2023)
County Public Works | "Health and Wellness Village" | Election Results | Johns Island History (Nov 27,2023)
County Public Works | "Health and Wellness Village" | Election Results | Johns Island History (Nov 29, 2023)
*** Action Alert *** Proposed Public Works Tree Changes (Dec 7, 2023)
*** Action Alert *** High-Intensity Development on Betsy Kerrison Parkway (Dec 8, 2023)
Your Voices Need to be Heard (Dec 8, 2023)
County Public Works | "Health and Wellness Village" | Rezoning Process (Dec 11, 2023)
Health and Wellness Village Survey (Dec 13, 2023)
Your Input Is Needed: "Health and Wellness Village" Survey (Dec 18, 2023)

2022

Q1

Welcome to the Johns Island Advocate (Feb 22, 2022)
ACTION ALERT: Grayson Oaks (Feb 23, 2022)
MID | Alternative 6 | Grayson Oaks (Mar 7, 2022)
Wooddale PD | Alternative 6 (Mar 21, 2022)

Q2

Paul Mashni | Charleston County Council Seats (April 4, 2022)
Bohicket Road (Segment C) | Wooddale PUD (April 18, 2022)
Ravenswood | Oakville/Burden Creek | Farmers Coop | Mark Clark Extension | Bohicket Road (Segment C) (May 2, 2022)
Point Farm | Mark Clark Extension | Bohicket Road (Segment C) (May 16, 2022)
ACTION ALERT: Bohicket Road Widening: May 24, 2022
Mary Ann Point | Andell West | Storey Farms | Parks: (31 May 2022)
Mary Ann Point | Storey Farms (June 13, 2022)
City Redistricting | New School | ZLDR Mitigation Bank | Andell West (July 27, 2022)

Q3

Advocacy Alert: 188 Grand Trees before the BZA (July 5, 2022)
City Redistricting | New School | 188 Grand Trees | ZLDR Mitigation Bank (July 11, 2022)
ACTION ALERT: Your input is needed on City Redistricting (July 14, 2022)
ACTION ALERT: County Parks Meeting (July 21, 2022)
Johns Island Advocate: July 25, 2022 Edition
Parks | Bohicket Marina | Orange Hill (Aug 8, 2022)
City Redistricting | Seabrook Annexation | Upcoming Meetings (Aug 22, 2022)
Zoning Requests | Affordable Housing | City Redistricting | Seabrook Annexation (Sep 6, 2022)
ACTION ALERT: An Historic Opportunity for Johns Island (Sep 7, 2022)
City Redistricting | Seabrook Annexation | ZLDR Changes (Sep 9, 2022)
ACTION ALERT: One or Two City Council Districts for Johns Island? (Sep 20, 2022)
BZA Cases on Edenvale/Edenborough Roads and on River Road near JZI (Sep 29, 2022)

Q4

Five Questions for Charleston Council Council Candidates (Oct 1, 2022)
City Redistricting | Candidate's Forum | Andell West (Oct 3, 2022)
Five Questions for State House Candidates (Oct 6, 2022)
ACTION ALERT: Public Hearing on City Redistricting (Oct 8, 2022)
Five Questions for Charleston Council School Board Candidates (Oct 12, 2022)
Upzoning on Southwick | Bohicket Road Widening | City Redistricting (Oct 17, 2022)
Early Voting Starts Monday (Oct 21, 2022)
Upzoning on Southwick | Tree Removal off Betsy Kerrison | City Redistricting | Planned Development on Chisolm Road (Oct 31, 2022)
Local Election Results (Nov 9, 2022)
New County Councilperson | City Redistricting Approved | Northern Pitchfork Approved | Andell West Delayed (Nov 14, 2022)
County Comp Plan | Campaign Contributions | Grand Trees (Nov 28, 2022)
ACTION ALERT: County Comp Plan (Dec 1, 2022)
ACTION ALERT: 192 Grand Trees before the BZA (Dec 5, 2022)
526 | Slab-on-Grade | Trees & Forests (Dec 12, 2022)