Issue Mapping: If South Carolinaโs state leaders and residents could solve one problem, what should it be?
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Road Striping is Unsafe
As a community that depends on visitors, why are roads, signs, and lighting so poor across the Grand Strand? We collect substantial sales tax, especially from tourism, yet key road safety features are neglected. Reflective striping needs restoration, many road signs lack reflective material, and road reflectors are often missing. In RAIN, this makes driving DANGEROUS, especially for visitors unfamiliar with local roads. Tourism revenue should be used to fix these existing safety hazards. Not sexy but necessary.
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Infrastructure needs to be prioritized over housing developments
I strongly support economic and population growth in the Lakelands/Upper Savannah region of SC. However, from a planning and public administration perspective, such growth must be sequenced or precede, rather than follow, investment in roadways, utilities, schools, and Civic amenities for long-term economic competitiveness. A compelling argument for this is the success of the planning and executution of the Nexton community in Dorchester County. By contrast, when we do not plan appropriately, it's more costly to retrofit.
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Trenton M.
Private Equity Land Grab
Private equity and wealthy individuals own more land than the majority of the population. They hold on to as much land as possible and then sell it at extreme markups using artificial scarcity. Land should be available at a reasonable price and shouldn't be artificially restricted and then squeezed and cut into a million pieces for Maximum profit. When will we decide we deserve to have access to the land our ancestors died for and we work everyday to maintain. Will we work for the rest of our lives just to give some creep all our time, money and land?
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