AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWetlands and Growth: Mount Pleasant’s Statehouse races put the Highway 41 plan in focus: incumbent Kathy Landing opposes a version that would fill wetlands in a county park, while candidates also cite flood resilience and infrastructure. Land Use: Charleston County Council candidates say they want to manage development and protect land. If voters approve a half-cent sales tax, the council would oversee an estimated $4.25 billion for roads, transit and green-space protection. PFAS Pollution: A commentary reports that a federal judge is managing more than 15,000 South Carolina lawsuits over firefighting-foam contamination, while warning that water-system settlements do not compensate every person who may have been harmed. Coastal Weather: Forecasters expect a wetter-than-average winter on the Grand Strand and in the Pee Dee as El Niño develops. Wildlife: South Carolina wildlife officials confirmed an eastern diamondback rattlesnake filmed swimming across a backyard pool on Hilton Head Island.**
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