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GEORGETOWN — Glenn Wilson lives in the last house on Johnny's River Road, just before a gate leading into the woods.

That gate could become the entrance to a 403-home development that stretches to the Sampit River.

Wilson's neighborhood is not accustomed to or built for the amount of new traffic that would come with the new project, he said.

"We've got kids, like I said at the meeting the other night, that play ball, that ride bicycles, or dogs go out in the road where kids throw tennis balls," Wilson said.

The land has been approved for a community of 343 single-family homes since 2006. After getting permits, the developer could start on that project without any votes or public input. But a new proposal is before Georgetown County Council.

The development, called The Four Seasons, would place 403 units between Montford Road to the south and the Sampit River to the north. The units, including both single- and multi-family, would be designated for residents age 55 or older.

A second vote to rezone the property was deferred by County Council on Aug. 25. On Sept. 8, it will come to the council again. The Georgetown County planning commission recommended the rezoning for approval.

To share concerns, a group of concerned neighbors organized a meeting with Georgetown County Councilman Ernie Cooper and Planning Director Holly Richardson on Sept. 2.

"The reason I deferred it was because I wanted to give you all an opportunity for any additional questions, any additional concerns we may have as a community," Cooper told the crowd on Sept. 2.

Getting in and out

Neighbors are worried about increased traffic on a smaller residential road, but the new proposal would have a reduced traffic impact and massively increase the amount of open space, said Dan Stacy, an attorney and agent for the developer.

Johnny's River Road is the only point of access for the property, Stacy said. Alternative access routes would have to go through private properties, the owners of which have no obligation to sell for the project, he added.

"We all acknowledge you'd love to have two points of ingress and egress for larger projects," Stacy said. "But this one just doesn't have that."

The predicted increase in traffic from the existing, approved plan is just over 3,000 daily trips. Implementing an age restriction would reduce that to 1,825, according to the traffic study for the rezoning. Stacy said that is the result of fewer residents needing to make daily work and school commutes compared to an all-ages community.

But neighbors at the meeting remained skeptical of the traffic projections of new plan, given the increase in the number of homes. Wilson is in his 50s, and he said he is nowhere close to retiring.

Eileen Johnson, a Georgetown County School District board member and one of the organizers of Wednesday's meeting, acknowledged that a development has already been approved.

"The only thing we can control is density at this point," Johnson said. "We just don't want any more cars."

Stacy said that the public has some confusion over what has already been approved and what the new zoning would change.

"This project can go now with no public input and nothing other than technical permitting," Stacy said. "We just think this (new) project is a better project for the community."

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A new state park, Ramsey Grove State Park, is now open to the public as part of a limited soft opening, according to the SC Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism.

The department says during this initial phase, park grounds are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except during scheduled South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR)-managed hunts.

The park is located near downtown Georgetown and is South Carolina’s 51st State Park to open to the public.

The property is a historic plantation and hunting preserve on the Black River, offering 2,650 acres of historic grounds, a grove of live oaks, serene forests, and seven miles of trails.

“We are thrilled to welcome visitors to Ramsey Grove State Park to experience the beauty and reverence of this special place,” said Duane Parrish, director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism. “As we continue to plan for additional facilities and features, the soft opening allows the public to explore the trails, discover rich history, and gain a deeper understanding of the region’s cultural heritage.”

The park will be closed during scheduled SCDNR hunts on October 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, and 29-31; November 5-7 and 12-14; and December 11. The department says additional hunt dates may be added throughout the season.

The department says that when hunts are scheduled, an alert will be added here and signage will be posted at the park entrance.

The park’s active waterfowl impoundment and vast loblolly pine forests support abundant wildlife, including migratory birds, whitetail deer, eastern wild turkey, red foxes, and alligators.

The park is located at 852 Ramsey Grove Rd., Georgetown, SC 29440. Park admission is $8 for adults, $5 for SC seniors, $4 for children, and free for children 5 and under. For more information about the park, click here.

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WCIV) — Two of the most recognizable aircraft of World War II will be coming back to the Georgetown County Airport for a four-day tour stop on the first week of October. This opportunity will allow residents the chance to see, tour or even fly aboard the historic warbirds for the first time since April of 2024.

The B-29 Superfortress "DOC" and P-51 Mustang "Gunfighter" will be making a special appearance from Oct. 1 through 4th. Last time the planes visited Georgetown, organizers state that the tours attracted lines of visitors from young children to World War II veterans with some arriving in wheelchairs. Lines reportedly stretched outside the airport for days for this once in a lifetime opportunity.

"That was huge. That blew away the organizers," said Georgetown County Airport Director Jim Taylor. "It was incredible. I watched a parade of people for days out in front of my office.

Taylor said he's hoping for the same kind of turnout this time — and maybe more.

"My goal will be to keep building on these events," Taylor said. "I would like to do a full air show here in Georgetown. I believe the residents of Georgetown County want to support events like this.”

One of the planes, DOC, is one of only two Boeing B-29 Superfortresses still airworthy today, out of 1,644 built in Wichita, Kansas, during World War II. Meanwhile Gunfighter, a P-51D Mustang, is one of fewer than 150 of the roughly 15,000 P-51s built during the war still in existence. Gunfighter is owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force.

Both aircraft will be open for ground and cockpit tours at the Georgetown County Airport main terminal from Thursday Oct. 1 through Saturday Oct. 3. Ride flights will then be available for both aircraft in the latter days of the visit.

The schedule is as follows:

Ramp and cockpit tour admission is $10 per person or $20 per family, available at the gate.

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Georgetown County Water and Sewer District asks customers to reduce irrigation after an outage.

GCWSD announced that Waccamaw Neck experienced a temporary interruption in water production Monday Morning.

High salinity in the Waccamaw River prevents the production of drinking water, GCWSD said. This is the highest the team has seen it in more than 20 years.

“Our source water depends heavily on flows from the Waccamaw River and the Great Pee Dee, Tommie Kennedy, Executive Director for GCWSD, said, ”The extreme drought has reduced the flows so much so that the salinity is the highest I have ever seen it, and the higher flows normally keep the salt water out of the river."

A severe drought reducing freshwater flow and high tides that push saltwater upriver can cause the high salinity, GCWSD said.

It’s known as saltwater intrusion and is very prominent during times of drought.

Jamie Arnold, Chief Meteorologist at WMBF News, said, “Basically, what saltwater intrusion is, you have the groundwater, which is typically fresh water. Well in cases like this, like this year where we have a drought that ground water really really decreases. That kind of allows saltwater to creep in and take its place. So, if you’re on a well and the well starts running low on fresh water. You’ll actually start getting that saltwater intrusion.”

During times of saltwater intrusion, it can spark worry over consumption, but while medical professionals don’t see too many cases, it’s important to know the risks.

“You might be experiencing a little more thirst; you might feel dehydrated. On the more extreme sides, you might be experiencing some more neurologic symptoms, so you might experience confusion. Someone might present with altered mental status, so somebody might appear confused and unable to perform their normal activities,” Stephanie Redu, Chief Emergency Medicine Physician Resident, Grand Strand Health said.

GCWSD says they are working to manage the situation, produce as much water as possible during lower-salinity periods, and maintain system stability.

They ask customers to voluntarily reduce irrigation for the next couple of days to preserve storage levels while river conditions improve.

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GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Georgetown County Council hit pause Tuesday on a proposed stormwater ordinance after residents raised concerns about how the changes could affect areas outside Murrells Inlet.

Council was scheduled to consider final approval but instead voted to defer the third and final reading to allow more time to review the language.

The proposed ordinance is intended to strengthen stormwater and water-quality regulations in Georgetown County’s MS4 area, which includes parts of Murrells Inlet.

Some residents said they support that portion of the proposal but are concerned about what they say would happen elsewhere in the county.

“The first is that it strengthens the stormwater and water quality regulations for our county Ms4 area, which is strictly the Murrells inlet area, Ms4 areas,” said Cindy Person, chief legal counsel and executive director of Keep It Green Advocacy. “At the same time, they have eliminated all county regulations for the rest of the county.”

That includes areas such as Pawleys Island, Litchfield and southern Georgetown County, which residents said would fall back on pre-existing state regulations.

Council member Bob Anderson, who represents District 2, said he understood the concerns raised about separating the MS4 area from the rest of the county.

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“At the end of the day, the ordinance was going to divorce the MS4 area from the rest of the county. And folks were afraid that there would be no, no rules or regulations in the rest of the county. This is the way I understood what they were saying, and I understand that, but we're going to need to do a couple things,” Anderson said.

Anderson said the initial boundaries for the MS4 area were not accurate and he believes the area needs to be expanded by almost triple its initial coverage.

He also said the county needs more research before finalizing requirements for the rest of Georgetown County.

“The other part is, to do with the, with the manual and that's, that's what the engineers have to follow the stormwater manual,” Anderson said.

He said questions remain about how long water should be held in retention ponds before being released.

“How long do we have to leave the water in one of these retention ponds before all the fecal coliform and the phosphates and fall to the bottom or die out or whatever, so we can release that water back into the and back into the saltwater marshes,” Anderson said.

He also raised questions about “first flush” and how much rainfall is needed to wash contaminants away.

“The other thing is, is, we've got a thing called, first flush on the fecal colon and how, how much water, how much rainwater do we have to have to wash all that fecal, off of the feces,” Anderson said.

Anderson said he intends to bring in microbiology experts from Coastal Carolina University as the county works toward passing an ordinance with what he described as proper wording and research.

He also said he is OK with separating the new ordinance from the rest of the county as long as there are intentions to make separate plans to address areas outside the MS4 zone.