Mayors: Lowcountry struggles to change but retain character
Lowcountry leaders agree that the region’s unexpected and tremendous growth in recent years has left municipalities struggling to meet the needs of the additional residents while retaining the quality of life they demand.
“I don’t know how good of a crystal ball anyone has had on growth and development over the last decade or two, but I don’t know that anyone really saw this coming,” Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie said during the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Power Lunch last month at the Charleston Area Convention Center.
Haynie was joined on the panel by Mayors Keith Summey of North Charleston, Michael Heitzler of Goose Creek and Wiley Johnson of Summerville, as well as Charleston planning director Jacob Lindsey.
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