Charleston County News Release

MEDIA CONTACT

Name: Jennie Davis, Charleston County Public Information Officer

Phone: 843.958.4012

Email:   jdavis@charlestoncounty.org

Release Number: 2762

Date: November 30, 2006

Greenbelt Advisory Board Meets Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m.

Charleston County 's Greenbelt Advisory Board (GAB) for the Transportation "Half-Cent" Sales Tax will meet at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12. The meeting is open to the public, and will be held in County Council's Committee Room on the second floor of the Lonnie Hamilton III, Public Service Building ( 4045 Bridge View Drive off Leeds Avenue in North Charleston ).

The GAB will be discussing the process of applying for funds from the greenbelt project's Urban Grants Program. This will include reviewing and giving approval of the application materials being recommended by the Urban Grants Review Committee, which met on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

The GAB was established by Charleston County Council to make recommendations on Transportation Sales Tax expenditures for greenbelt projects. The initial role of the GAB was to prepare and deliver recommendations and comments on the Comprehensive Greenbelt Plan, which was adopted by County Council on June 6, 2006.

The GAB will continue to garner public input while advocating for the implementation of the Greenbelt Plan. Additionally, the GAB will evaluate the implementation of both the Rural Grants Program and the Urban Grants Program.
 

The GAB consists of 14 members selected by Charleston County Council and the elected Councils of each of the three major municipalities in Charleston County ( Charleston , Mount Pleasant and North Charleston ). The GAB members are:

Chair: Louise Maybank - Rural South*

J. Marshall Allen - Rural North*

Raymond H. Anderson, Jr. - City of North Charleston **

Charles Bennett, Jr. (recommended by Charleston County Councilman Pryor)

James Duggan (recommended by Charleston County Councilman Bostic)

Thomas Johnson (recommended by Charleston County Councilman Inabinett)

Warwick Jones (recommended by Charleston County Councilman Darby)

Henry "Dickie" Schweers (recommended by Charleston County Councilman Wallace)

Megan Terebus Desrosiers (recommended by Charleston County Councilman Stavrinakis)

Lawrence O. Thompson - City of Charleston **

Vacant - Formerly held by Mack Canterbury

(recommended by Charleston County Councilman Fava)

Vacant - Formerly held by Edwin Cooper
(recommended by Charleston County Councilwoman Condon)

Vacant - Formerly held by Arthur Ravenel

(recommended by Town of Mount Pleasant **)

Vacant - Formerly held by Ray Singleton

(recommended by Charleston County Councilman Scott)

*Recommended by Charleston County Council Chairman Leon Stavrinakis for two-year terms beginning January 1, 2005. 

**Recommended for two-year terms starting January 1, 2005. 

All other seats run co-terminus with the Charleston County Council member who recommended representative.

Call Cathy L. Ruff at (843) 202-7204 for more information about the upcoming meeting, or visit the Transportation "Half-Cent" Sales Tax Web site at www.smallchangeforbigchange.org to review the Comprehensive Greenbelt Plan, learn about greenbelt initiatives, and find out about upcoming meeting dates.