# July 14th, 2026 - Mount Pleasant Special Town Council Meeting & Town Council Meeting

At the Town of Mount Pleasant’s special and regular Town Council meetings on July 14, 2026, the council considered board appointments and a major transportation decision. In the special meeting, it appointed Daniela Harris to the Planning Commission; the council entered executive session and reported no votes or action there. The regular meeting’s principal procurement- and infrastructure-related item was municipal consent for Charleston County’s Highway 41 corridor project, including the Laurel Hill Parkway. County representatives described a $245 million project, with more than $15 million already spent and $63 million committed by the State Transportation Infrastructure Bank. They said the current design was nearing permitting and could be advertised for bids within about 90 days if it proceeded. After extensive public comment and a county presentation on alternatives, the council rejected, 5–4, a motion to withhold consent for the Parkway’s connection to town right-of-way, then approved, 5–4, a motion granting consent to the project as designed, with town staff to review permit requests. Public testimony reflected sharply divided views about traffic relief, costs, park and wetland impacts, and the Phillips community.

Other business included a first-reading request to raise the area-median-income eligibility limit for Gregory Ferry attainable housing from 80% to 150%, and a proposed zoning-code text amendment requiring future residential development on properties designated for community facilities to receive council approval through a plan development or future-land-use amendment process. A consent item was removed and deferred to the next meeting; the transcript does not clearly establish its subject. The council also discussed an amendment to the lease with the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, including advertising and visitor-material distribution, but the available transcript does not capture a final vote on that item. Animal-welfare speakers urged clearer escalation procedures for repeat complaints; no resulting action was recorded.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** July 15, 2026

### Sources
- [July 14th, 2026 - Mount Pleasant Special Town Council Meeting & Town Council Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5F7-tuRVoY) - Town of Mount Pleasant Gov Meetings