Mount Pleasant Town Council Meeting News:

Last night at the Mount Pleasant, SC Town Council meeting several issues were discussed including first reading for the "Central Mount Pleasant" project.

Town Council delayed zoning decision for the Snee Farm project that would create 57 new homes in Snee Farm. READ MORE

"Mount Pleasant Square" passes reading by Mount Pleasant town council by a 5 to 4 vote.  Located at the intersection of Ben Sawyer Boulevard and Rifle Range Road. The project proposes 287 condo units with more than 83,000 square feet of retail space.  READ MORE

Also passing first reading last night by town council was 12 home sites for habitat for humanity.  These will be located in the Phillips community off of Hwy-41 in Mount Pleasant.

After much discussion town council sent the much talked about "NO SMOKING" ordinance back to committee to be revised before voting on it.  Much of the debate centered around the "teeth" of the bill.  Several councilmen wanted to tame the ordinance a bit by making the offense more like a parking ticket than a criminal offense. This should be placed back on next months adgenda.

Central Mount Pleasant passes first phase

"Four ordinances designed to facilitate the construction of Central Mount Pleasant came in front of Mount Pleasant Town Council Tuesday night.

Central Mount Pleasant, a project by Mount Pleasant-based McAlister Development Co., was hailed by many citizens as a great development because of the low impact to roads and the increased walk-ability of the town it promised.

Central Mount Pleasant would lie on a 110-acre tract in between Hungry Neck Boulevard and Rifle Range Road. The project goal is to create a downtown Mount Pleasant using the New Urbanism concept of locating housing near restaurants, shops and green spaces".... READ MORE