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From the Island News

Port Royal has decided to hit pause on short-term rentals and further apartment developments because they want to make sure that the infrastructure in place for the town can handle the explosive growth..

During the Port Royal Town Council meeting on April 10, council members unanimously voted to approve a moratorium on short-term rentals for seven months and multi-family developments for one year.

The multi-family developments and short-term rentals that have already been permitted or have begun the process will be allowed to continue, but any further submissions will be put on hold until after the town has a chance to assess what is in the best interest of Port Royal going forward.

“We are not changing an ordinance, we are not taking away short-term rentals,” Port Royal Mayor Kevin Phillips said about the decision.

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From the Island News

The Russ Point Boat Landing repair project at Hunting Island State Park is continuing moving forward.

According to a release from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT), the state permitting, and approvals required to begin the repairs to temporarily fix the infrastructure at the landing are complete and the project is now out to bid.

The boat landing was closed on April 1 due to erosion repairs that were needed.

Originally the landing was to be closed permanently because it was deemed unsafe for the public, and SCPRT expressed that the necessary repairs to reopen were to great and not cost effective. But now the landing is expected to reopen following necessary repairs to make the landing safe for public use.

S.C. State Rep. Shannon Erickson previously said that the number of concerned citizens who have expressed a desire to help save the boat landing by volunteering their professional services has been overwhelming.

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From the Savannah Business Journal

Beaufort County's Capital Projects Department will begin work on repairs to the pedestrian bridge and the addition of a new fishing pier on the Spanish Moss Trail on Battery Creek near the Technical College of the Lowcountry.

Construction will begin Wednesday, May 1 and is expected to finish Sunday, June 30. The timeline is an estimate dependent on weather and supplies. The work will be done by O’Quinn Marine Construction from Beaufort.

The bridge and new fishing pier are located between the street crossings at Hermitage Road and Cottage Farm Drive.

The entire section of the Spanish Moss Trail between Cottage Farm Road and Hermitage Road will be closed for the duration of the project