Eye on Port Royal

After reconfiguring some dates and a final vote, the Port Royal Town Council has pushed back the start date of development agreements related to the Port of Port Royal property.
Council voted 4-1, with Councilman Vernon Deloach against, to change the dates on the agreements with the Port Royal Development Group to July 1. That gives developers time to complete the $17-million purchase from the state Ports Authority.
The group intends to build a 52-acre commercial and residential destination on the abandoned property.
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Port Royalites will have a lot to celebrate April 27 during the unveiling of a plaque designating Union Church as a National Historic Site.
Resident and photographer Jane Abrams will reveal a gallery of photos of Union Church, Porter Church and the Cypress Wetlands.

A plan to provide sewer service along part of Ribaut Road in Port Royal is being cut back as the town works to stay within financial limits.
The original plan was about $1.3 million and would have included some of the neighborhoods. The revisions limit service improvements to the businesses between the Parris Island Bridge and Paris Avenu.
Port Royal cuts back Ribaut Road sewer plan

Port Royal's Town Council will be up bright and early Saturday, St. Patrick's Day, for its annual retreat at Town Hall so members can sort out plans for the year.
All departments — fire, police, building and codes, public works, administrative, legislative, court — will make budget presentations.
Among topics up for council discussion are municipal broadband internet, Christmas lights, The Shed, businesses on Paris Avenue and how iPads or tablets could be used to improve communication and go paperless at meetings.
The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. at Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave.

Port Royal Town Council is gearing up for this weekend's annual retreat, 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Town Hall, but members have their regular voting meeting 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Council is expected to vote on changing the start dates related to the Port of Port Royal Development Agreement to coincide with an extension the developer arranged with the state Ports Authority. That agreement gives the developer a little less than two months to close the sale.

Folks keep asking when construction will start on the Port of Port Royal 52-acre residential and commercial development. The best answer I've had is, well, not until the developers buy the land.
The most recent agreement between the state Ports Authority and the Port Royal Development Group gives the two about two months to wrap up the sale. Town council addressed the time extension at Wednesday's meeting. Read more at Purchase of Port of Port Royal pushed back two months.

Port Royal Town Council meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday for its March work session to talk about items on the agenda for the 6:30 p.m. March 14 voting meeting.
Among the items on that agenda are: two amendments to the Planned Unit Development agreement for the Port of Port Royal property and an extension to the development agreement with Lyttleton Partners.
Also, council will recognize Special Needs and Disabilities Awareness Month and Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week with proclamations during the March 14 meeting.

The Port Royal Sound Foundation is one of several Beaufort County organizations promoting a grant opportunity to clean up local waters and educate people on how to reduce marine debris.
To win the grant money, Clean Marine Beaufort needs people to vote at the Boat U.S. Foundation website. The project is competing against 13 other projects across the nation. People can vote once every 24 hours through March 15.

This weekend at The Shed: The Beaufort Fund of Coastal Community Foundation will award $500,000 in grants Friday to 58 non-profit organizations in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.
S.C. Bank and Trust will help distribute the grants and give out its own monetary award to one of the organizations, according to a news release.
The Beaufort Fund was established in 1997 and is managed by Coastal Community Foundation. Since inception, and including the grants to-be awarded Friday, the fund has given more than $5 million to the community.

Helena House assisted senior living facility, 1624 Paris Ave. Port Royal, will host a community health fair from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday.
The event will include many free health screenings, including blood pressure, blood sugar, skin and balance and fall risk assessments.
Cholesterol, prostate cancer, and three-month blood sugar average screenings will be available for $10 each. Fasting of at least six hours is required for the cholesterol screening.
Information on hospice and home health services will also be provided.