Beaufort County council unanimously approves up to $200,000 in green‑space earnest money to hold Bluffton tract The council voted unanimously April 13 to allow the Green Space Committee to use up to $200,000 in green‑space funds as earnest money, if needed, to secure an option on a roughly 5,000‑acre tract adjacent to Palmetto Bluff while due diligence and negotiations continue.

Beaufort County Council just greenlit $200,000 to secure a massive 5,000-acre tract near Palmetto Bluff, paving the way for a major conservation effort!

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Council approves $1.545 million contribution for Simmons Tract green-space protection after debate over allocation rules Beaufort County Council approved a resolution to contribute up to $1,545,000 toward the Simmons Tract on Hilton Head as county green space. Debate focused on how referendum green-space funds are allocated across county quadrants and whether distribution is equitable.

Beaufort County Council has just approved a hefty $1.545 million for the Simmons Tract, but not without heated debate over fairness in green-space funding across the county.

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Committee advances multiple green-space due-diligence requests; Simmons Tract easement proposed The committee approved forwarding several green-space due-diligence and acquisition-negotiation requests to full council (Pine Grove Plantation, Harper Tract, Palmetto Bluff/Pioneer Land & Timber/New River tract, Broad Creek Marina) and considered a resolution to contribute up to $1,545,000 toward a Simmons Tract conservation easement held by Open Land Trust.

Beaufort County is taking major steps to protect its green spaces, with proposed transactions that could reshape the future of over 5,000 acres of land!

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