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Residents work together to protect Wadmalaw
Post and Courier Article Published Sunday November 14, 2021 as part of their "Boom & Balance, An Occasional Series" effort
Written by Adam Parker
Photographs by Gavin McIntyre
As noted by Autumn Phillips P&C Executive Editor
"Those little Lowcountry moments — it’s why we live here. But how do we make a life next to the things we love without chopping it down and paving it over until it’s unrecognizable?
Wadmalaw might have a good answer to that question.
I was talking to reporter Adam Parker and photographer Gavin McIntyre about a story they’ve been putting together about that island. They’ve been going out there again and again, trying to get to the heart of how Wadmalaw Island maintains its rural character — so close to Charleston and all the growth we’re experiencing.
“I noticed that Johns Island was changing radically, especially along Maybank Highway,” he said. But when he drove across the Esau Jenkins Memorial Bridge, “I was struck by the contrast.
“And I heard from a few people who live on the island that this was no accident. So I wanted to understand more.”
The story paints an interesting picture of this fascinating place: 10 miles long, 6 miles wide and about 2,850 residents.
“Wadmalaw is a timeless example of what coastal South Carolina is,” Adam said. “It’s facing pressure, but there are important lessons to be learned, historical and contemporary.”
Post and Courier Article Published Sunday November 14, 2021 as part of their "Boom & Balance, An Occasional Series" effort
Written by Adam Parker
Photographs by Gavin McIntyre
As noted by Autumn Phillips P&C Executive Editor
"Those little Lowcountry moments — it’s why we live here. But how do we make a life next to the things we love without chopping it down and paving it over until it’s unrecognizable?
Wadmalaw might have a good answer to that question.
I was talking to reporter Adam Parker and photographer Gavin McIntyre about a story they’ve been putting together about that island. They’ve been going out there again and again, trying to get to the heart of how Wadmalaw Island maintains its rural character — so close to Charleston and all the growth we’re experiencing.
“I noticed that Johns Island was changing radically, especially along Maybank Highway,” he said. But when he drove across the Esau Jenkins Memorial Bridge, “I was struck by the contrast.
“And I heard from a few people who live on the island that this was no accident. So I wanted to understand more.”
The story paints an interesting picture of this fascinating place: 10 miles long, 6 miles wide and about 2,850 residents.
“Wadmalaw is a timeless example of what coastal South Carolina is,” Adam said. “It’s facing pressure, but there are important lessons to be learned, historical and contemporary.”
Congratulations Wadmalaw Island Land Planning Committee!
The Wadmalaw Island Land Planning Committee was awarded 2020 Planning Advocate for The South Carolina American Planning Association!
The APA South Carolina Planning Awards recognizes outstanding efforts and achievements that advance the art and science of planning in the Palmetto State. Each of the plans, projects and organizations recognized demonstrate a contribution to the improvement of the quality of life for South Carolinians. Awards are a valuable public awareness tool for local governments, agencies, and community organizations. APA South Carolina awards offer one of the few opportunities that South Carolina planners and communities have to highlight the virtues of planning and recognize those who contribute to the profession.
The Planning Advocate Award is awarded in recognition of an individual or a group for an outstanding contribution to the advancement of quality planning in South Carolina, and the exhibition of qualities which have led to successful accomplishment of planning goals, programs, or projects. Nominees must have promoted the cause of planning in the public arena and can include members of planning commissions, boards of zoning appeals, architectural review boards, economic development boards, or other appointed or elected officials.
Thank you to all of our supporters and partners who work day in and day out helping to uphold the vision for Wadmalaw Island through great land use planning and community building.
Visit https://scapa.org/about/news/scapa-planning-awards/ to check out all awardees across the state.
The Wadmalaw Island Land Planning Committee was awarded 2020 Planning Advocate for The South Carolina American Planning Association!
The APA South Carolina Planning Awards recognizes outstanding efforts and achievements that advance the art and science of planning in the Palmetto State. Each of the plans, projects and organizations recognized demonstrate a contribution to the improvement of the quality of life for South Carolinians. Awards are a valuable public awareness tool for local governments, agencies, and community organizations. APA South Carolina awards offer one of the few opportunities that South Carolina planners and communities have to highlight the virtues of planning and recognize those who contribute to the profession.
The Planning Advocate Award is awarded in recognition of an individual or a group for an outstanding contribution to the advancement of quality planning in South Carolina, and the exhibition of qualities which have led to successful accomplishment of planning goals, programs, or projects. Nominees must have promoted the cause of planning in the public arena and can include members of planning commissions, boards of zoning appeals, architectural review boards, economic development boards, or other appointed or elected officials.
Thank you to all of our supporters and partners who work day in and day out helping to uphold the vision for Wadmalaw Island through great land use planning and community building.
Visit https://scapa.org/about/news/scapa-planning-awards/ to check out all awardees across the state.