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Charleston County Contacts and RESOURCES

The County's website is here.  Other useful links include:

  • Charleston County Code of Ordinances
  • Charleston County Comprehensive Plan
  • Charleston County Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance (ZLDR)
  • Charleston County Organizational Chart
  • Charleston County Public Works Organization
  • Charleston County GIS


PROBLEM?

If you want to report an issue within Charleston County you can contact them as follows:


   To report a non-emergency incident without calling 911

  • Call 843-202-1700 or call the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Duty Officer at 843- 308-7333
  • File a report online at 911helpme.com


   General

  • "City Bot":  Text to 843-800-4121
  • County Council: public-comments@charlestoncounty.org
  • Office of the County Administrator:  843-958-4000 (The Administrator is hired by Charleston County Council to serve as the County's Chief Administrative Officer.  In addition to carrying out the directives and policies of Council, the Administrator oversees the day-to-day operations of County Government.)


   Roads

  • Use SCDOT Street Finder or contact the Charleston County Public Works Department at 843-202-7600 to find out if a particular road is a County road.  If the road is not a Country Road, you will need to contact SCDOT or the City of Charleston.  
  • For road maintenance, install a driveway, ditch maintenance, pothole/road repair, or traffic calming:  Public Works Work Order Request Form
  • For a road resurfacing request go here.
  • For a list of upcoming County road meetings go here.

   

   Mosquito Control

  • For mosquito control:  Public Works Work Order Request Form


   Code Enforcement

  • For environmental, solid waste or zoning complaints email codeenforcement@charlestoncounty.org 


CHARLESTON COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAFF

Go here to find your County elected officials. 

CHARLESTON COUNTY SENIOR STAFF and Useful WEbsites

COUNTY STAFF

  • Charleston County Organizational Chart
  • Department of the Administrator


  • County Attorney’s Office, 843-958-4010
  • Bill Tuten:  County Administrator, 843-958-4001, BTuten@charlestoncounty.org
  • Carter McMillan, Ombudsman, 843-958-4036, CMcMillan@charlestoncounty.org


USEFUL WEBSITES

   Organization Charts

  • Charleston County Organizational Chart
  • Charleston County Public Works Organization


   County

  • Charleston County, Rules of Council
  • Charleston County Council Members
  • Charleston County Boards and Commissions
  • Charleston County Voting Precincts

  

   State Organizations

  • South Carolina Association of Counties


CHARLESTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

CONTACT NUMBERS

  • For non-emergencies call 843-202-1700, call the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Duty Officer at 843- 308-7333, or file a report online at 911helpme.com
  • Other


SHERIFF AND STAFF

  • Kristin Graziano:  Charleston County Sheriff, 843-202-1700, kgraziano@charlestoncounty.org
  • Captain M. Burrell:  Patrol Support Division (includes Traffic), 843-529-5330, mburrell@charlestoncounty.org
  • Traffic Services (traffic enforcement): 843-529-5331


USEFUL WEBSITES

  • Official Website
  • Organizational Chart


Zoning and Land Use, Including Enforcement

 General questions or concerns:  planning@charlestoncounty.org 


STAFF

  • Joel Evans:  Zoning and Planning Director, 843-202-7202, jevans@charlestoncounty.org
  • Andrea Melocik:  Zoning and Planning Deputy Director,  843-202-7219, amelocik@charlestoncounty.org
  • Jenny Werking:   BZA planner, jwerking@charlestoncounty.org, 843-202-7213


ZONING ENFORCEMENT

Staff investigates concerns related to violations of the following three County ordinances: 

  • Charleston County Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance (ZLDR),
  • Regulation of Weeds, Rank Vegetation, and Solid Waste, and 
  • Litter Control Ordinance

Contract Info

  • Online Form
  • email
  • Phone:  843-202-7200


USEFUL WEBSITES

  • Guide To Land Use Planning For South Carolina, South Carolina Association of Counties 
  • Charleston County Zoning and Planning
  • Charleston County Comprehensive Plan
  • Charleston County Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance (ZLDR)
  • Charleston County GIS
  • Charleston County Contractor Licenses, Permits, Plans, Inspections Online Portal
  • Charleston County Register of Deeds
  • Charleston County Greenbelt Program


DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC Services

The Department of Public Services includes Public Works (Transportation, Stormwater, and Mosquito Control).


PHONE NUMBERS

  • Public Works: 843-202-7600
  • Transportation Projects: 843-202-7617
  • Stormwater: 843-202-7639, stormwater@charlestoncounty.org
  • Mosquito Control: 842-202-7880


STAFF

  • Steve Thigpen:  Deputy Administrator for Public Services (which includes roads), 843-202-6146, SThigpen@charlestoncounty.org 


EMAILS

  • Email: pwcustomerservice@charlestoncounty.org 


USEFUL WEBSITES

  • Work Order Request


Transportation

 County Transportation Committee (CTC)

  • Wilbert O’Brien (Brien) Limehouse, Chairman


COUNTY STAFF

  • Eric Adams:  Public Works Director, 843-202-6149, ejadams@charlestoncounty.org
  • Devri Detoma: Public Works Deputy Director,   843-202-6144, DDetoma@charlestoncounty.org 
  • (open): Public Works Capital Programs Manager
  • Herbert Nimz:  Main Road Corridor Project Manager Segment A (Main and US-17), 843-607-8596, hnimz@charlestoncounty.org 
  • Alex Owsiak:  Main Road Corridor Project Manager  Segment C (Bohicket Rd), 843-202-6155,  aowsiak@charlestoncounty.org   
  • Sheila Parker:  Northern Pitchfork Project Manager, sparker@charlestoncounty.org, Office:  843-202-7624; Cell 843-754-7609 
  • Mackenzie Kelley, Pavement Manager, MKelley@charlestoncounty.org


USEFUL WEBSITES

  • Charleston County Transportation Committee
  • Pavement Management


  • Charleston County Department of Public Works, Transportation
  • Charleston County Public Works Organization Chart


  • Use SCDOT Street Finder or contact the Charleston County Public Works Department at 843-202-7600 to find out if a particular road is a County road.
  • If you have an issue with a Charleston County maintained road, you can contact them at Charleston County Work Order Request Form


  • Bike path or Sidewalk Maintenance 
  • Rational Roads for Johns Island
  • Charleston Moves (encourages mobility by bicycle, foot and public transit )


Stormwater

STORMWATER DEPARTMENT

  • Phone:  843-202-7639
  • Email: stormwater@charlestoncounty.org


STAFF

  • Chris Wannamaker, Stormwater Manager, cwannamaker@charlestoncounty.org 


USEFUL WEBSITES

  • Charleston County Stormwater Department
  • Stormwater Maintenance Request


GREENBELT PROGRAM

  • Eric Davis:  Greenbelt Programs Director, 843-202-7214, edavis@charlestoncounty.org 


USEFUL WEBSITES

  • Charleston County Greenbelt Program


PARKS

The Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) is a special purpose district that is a separate governmental entity and not a department or division of Charleston County Government, nor the State of South Carolina.  As a special purpose district (SPD), Charleston County Government is not involved in their overall direction or management.  However, Charleston County Council does have budgetary oversight of their tax-related budget. 


STAFF

  •  Kevin Bowie, Executive Director,  843-762-2172, kbowie@ccprc.com


USEFUL WEBSITES

  • Charleston County Park & Recreation
  • Park and Recreation Commission
  • Charleston County Parks Foundation


CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (CCSD)

 BOARD

  • Darlene Roberson:  Board Member, District 8 (which includes the majority of Johns Island), 843-997-8390, darlene_roberson@charleston.k12.sc.us
  • Carol Tempel:  Board Member,  District 9 (which includes a small portion of eastern Johns Island around Rushland Landing and Headquarters Plantation and a small portion of southern Johns Island around Kiawah River Estates and Kiawah River),  843-252-8701, carol_tempel@charleston.k12.sc.us 


ADMINISTATION

 

  • Eric Gallien:  Superintendent of Schools, 843-937-6318,   eric_gallien@charleston.k12.sc.us
  • Jeffrey Borowy:  Chief Operating Officer,  843-566-1975, jeffrey_borowy@charleston.k12.sc.us
  • Jasmeen Shaw,  Executive Director of Capital Programs, 843-566-1975, jasmeen_shaw@charleston.k12.sc.us
  • Michael Reidenbach:  Executive Director of Security and Emergency Management (includes traffic), 843-308-6580, michael_reidenbach@charleston.k12.sc.us


JOHNS ISLAND SCHOOLS

  • Jermaine Joyner:  Principal, St John's High School, 843- 559-6200, Jermaine_Joyner@charleston.k12.sc.us
  • Travis Benintendo:  Principal, Haut Gap Middle School, 843-559-6253, Travis_Benintendo@charleston.k12.sc.us
  • Judith Condon:  Principal, Angel Oak Elementary School, 843- 559-641,  judith_condon@charleston.k12.sc.us 
  • Anna Mims:  Principal, Mount Zion Elementary School, 843-559-3841, anna_mims@charleston.k12.sc.us 


USEFUL WEBSITES

  • Charleston County School District
  • CCSD Constituent Districts (Johns Island is in District 9)
  • CCSD Operations Division
  • CCSD Security and Emergency Management (includes traffic)
  • School Ratings (SchoolDigger)

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