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Updated: Feb. 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM PST

SEABROOK ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The Seabrook Island Town Council has chosen its top priorities for 2025 in hopes of making the community better over the next few years.

The town works with a consultant each year, such as the Municipal Association of South Carolina, who can help them break down their biggest goals and objectives. Around 20 goals were identified at Tuesday’s workshop, ranging from getting better internet access on certain parts of the island to getting the community involved in future environmental projects.

However, they narrowed the “must-dos” down to four.

The one with the top votes was completing the permitting, developing a funding plan and completing the bid process for drainage improvements on Seabrook Island Road. Mayor Bruce Kleinman says the area from Landfall Way to the traffic circle to Kiawah needs to be elevated and repaved to prevent future incidents during storms. He says they’re currently waiting on a permit from the state to do that.

The other goals with the top votes were making their zoning ordinance simpler for those who want to build a new house on their property, simplifying their emergency plan to mainly focus on local rules in their documents to make it easier for folks to understand and building an entirely new town hall.

“We need storage,” Kleinman said. “And frankly, we need storage for the outdoor equipment. I mean, it’s a multi-faceted study of needs.”

Some other key points were extending councilmember terms from two to four years, enhancing the relationship between the town and stakeholders on Kiawah Island for future projects and developing potential new beach rules and signage.

Town councilman Darryl May agrees they need to keep up with beach maintenance.

“The heart of Seabrook is the beach,” May said. “We want to make sure we always have the beach.”

One of the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s field services managers Desirée Fragoso led Tuesday’s workshop. She says she is going to put all their thoughts together in a document so their strategic plan can get voted on.

“That would be the next step,” Fragoso said. “Making sure that you’re making constant progress. That you’re either having the discussions at committee or full council about moving these set of priorities forward.”

Kleinman says although they have a lot to focus on, it can’t all be done in a year. He says they’re still working on things from 2022, and these new ideas could take several years to finish. These goals still have to be approved in their strategic plan, which might not get voted on until next month.

Click here to read last year’s strategic plan breakdown.

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