The decision making of our Beaufort City Council members proves their collective ability to stand for nothing! Our City Council will not even stand up in support of one of its own, Councilmember Josh Scallate, who himself tried to stand up against Scott Marshall, the City Manager, in response to Marshall’s blatant insubordination.
Trask: Scott Marshall must go! Read More »
Questions surrounding the City of Beaufort’s handling of last year’s Freedom of Information Act records breach returned to the forefront Tuesday as a resident, the city manager and a city council member publicly disputed key details about who received the email containing a download link to the unredacted records and how that information has been presented to the public.
Resident, city manager clash over Beaufort FOIA breach during council meeting Read More »
It’s been hot and the oppressive summer heat has probably contributed to keeping political activity to a minimum. That and the political primaries being behind us. But Beaufort City Council, at its last meeting for a month, had its lively moments.
Lowcountry Lowdown: Beaufort City Council catches heat at last week’s session Read More »
The Beaufort City Council voted Tuesday night, May 12, to redirect more than $1.2 million in proposed Tax Increment Financing expenditures toward redevelopment of Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, underscoring the growing urgency city leaders and residents placed on restoring one of Beaufort’s most recognizable public spaces.
Waterfront Park emerges as Beaufort’s top budget priority Read More »
The Beaufort City Council advanced first reading of the city’s proposed FY2027 budget during its Tuesday, May 12, meeting following a lengthy discussion that stretched to roughly four hours and featured extensive debate over taxes, infrastructure priorities, public safety funding and future redevelopment costs tied to Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.
Beaufort council advances FY2027 budget after four-hour meeting Read More »
How many short-term rentals are too many, and where they should be allowed, remains an open question in Beaufort after City Council revisited the issue during a March 24 work session that drew hours of public comment and exposed sharp divisions among residents.
City revisits short term rental rules amid debate over fairness, neighborhood impact Read More »
Before deciding how lively downtown Beaufort can be, the city’s leaders have spent months deciding how loud it can be.
That question moved a step closer to an answer at the March 10 City Council regular meeting, but not without some real-time wordsmithing, and not before one councilman took his own decibel meter downtown for homework.
Beaufort noise ordinance advances – with a field trip to Hemingway’s as evidence Read More »
Before deciding how lively downtown should be, Beaufort’s leaders are first deciding how loud it can be.
Beaufort revisiting noise ordinance Read More »
