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Beaufort County Killed Plans for This Massive Bluffton Development
The fight over the future of the Hilton Head National Golf Club — previously confined to Beaufort County Council and planning board hearings — has moved to the courts…
October 03, 2017
The fight over the future of the Hilton Head National Golf Club — previously confined to Beaufort County Council and planning board hearings — has moved to the courts…
Lumber Company Wins $4.85M Settlement from DOT
When buildings age, they often lose a little bit of their value as the accumulated wear and tear makes them less attractive to prospective buyers. But one lumber and millwork company in Charleston argued that the advanced age of its plant actually made it more valuable because it had a grandfathered exception to a number…
January 17, 2014
When buildings age, they often lose a little bit of their value as the accumulated wear and tear makes them less attractive to prospective buyers. But one lumber and millwork company in Charleston argued that the advanced age of its plant actually made it more valuable because it had a grandfathered exception to a number…
Blocked Driveway Equals Unlawful Taking
Henry Frampton and his wife had things worked out just fine with properties they owned on Folly Road in Charleston. She owned the parcel where they lived, and he owned the one next door, which they used as a rental property. They had no trouble finding tenants — until the S.C. Department of Transportation began a bridge replacement project which involved putting a guardrail directly in front of the driveway on that lot.
February 27, 2012
Henry Frampton and his wife had things worked out just fine with properties they owned on Folly Road in Charleston. She owned the parcel where they lived, and he owned the one next door, which they used as a rental property. They had no trouble finding tenants — until the S.C. Department of Transportation began a bridge replacement project which involved putting a guardrail directly in front of the driveway on that lot.
Future Freeway Expansion
A Charleston County jury in a highway department takings case gave the owner of a Johns Island tract exactly what it asked for: $5.34 million. The verdict came Dec. 4 in a dispute over what the state Department of Transportation owed for condemning a swath of riverside property needed to extend Interstate 526, also known as…
January 14, 2008
A Charleston County jury in a highway department takings case gave the owner of a Johns Island tract exactly what it asked for: $5.34 million. The verdict came Dec. 4 in a dispute over what the state Department of Transportation owed for condemning a swath of riverside property needed to extend Interstate 526, also known as…
Phantom Midges
Town Must Pay For Midge Swarm From Wastewater Treatment Plant – Neighbors Win Inverse Condemnation Verdict
March 31, 2003
Town Must Pay For Midge Swarm From Wastewater Treatment Plant – Neighbors Win Inverse Condemnation Verdict