Beaufort City Council began work on its Fiscal Year 2027 budget during an April 21 budget workshop, balancing a steady tax rate against proposals for new fees that are already drawing scrutiny.
Beaufort weighs new fees, services in early FY2027 budget talks Read More »
By the time you read this column with your morning coffee, the future of STR’s (short-term rentals) in the city of Beaufort may be a political hot potato “put to bed.”
Lowcountry Lowdown: STR’s — A never-ending subject of debate 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 »
The Beaufort City Council moved forward on March 10 with a revised short-term rental ordinance, approving the measure on first reading with several amendments after a lengthy and at times pointed debate over neighborhood equity, investor rights, and how best to rein in the clustering of vacation rentals in the city’s historic districts.
City Council advances amended short-term rental ordinance on 1st reading 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 »
Beaufort’s proposed downtown social district moved from a philosophical debate to a discussion about operational details over two recent work sessions of the Beaufort City Council.
Downtown Beaufort social district proposal advances Read More »
After weeks of public criticism, legal questions and visible hesitation from the dais, Beaufort City Council voted Tuesday night to formalize how comments will be moderated on the city’s official social media pages — approving the policy only after removing disputed language and adding a path for residents to appeal.
City Council adopts social media comment policy Read More »
By Delayna Earley The Island News Beaufort City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on whether to adopt formal rules governing public comments on the city’s official social media
Beaufort City Council to vote on social media comment policy Tuesday night Read More »
