# Dorchester County Council Meeting 10.26.2026


**Body:** Dorchester County Public Meetings
**Date:** October 27, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


At a special-call Dorchester County Council meeting identified in the title as October 26, 2026 (metadata lists October 27), the Council considered the Ridgeville Residential Improvement District (RID). Members discussed its improvement plan, assessment basis and rates, assessment roll, and the use of obligations secured by assessments, along with ordering a public hearing. The Council adopted Resolution 26-15 by a 6–0 vote, with one member absent, and approved the ordinance’s first reading by title only, also 6–0 with one absent. No specific dollar amounts, vendors, or contract awards were stated.

Discussion addressed how the district would support growth-related improvements, including road impacts, and how county administration and bonding would be handled; the county would be compensated for its administrative role. Officials said assessments would apply to participating properties within the district, with costs ultimately borne by developers and, as properties are developed, individual property owners. Members also raised concerns about schools and residents outside the district; the chair said the plan was developed by the Town of Ridgeville and that non-participating properties would not be subject to the assessments. The meeting concluded with adjournment.

**Source:** Dorchester County Public Meetings