By Zach Murdoch via The Island Packet
More than 60 Daufuskie Island residents packed a community meeting last week with state Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, to dissect issues facing the island.
The biggest concerns by residents and the Daufuskie Island Council included beach erosion, improvements to the ferry system on and off the island, and the availability of grants to complete those projects, according to residents' notes from the meeting.
The council also discussed with residents its plan to study whether the island should incorporate as a town with the help of researchers from Clemson University. Island leaders and Davis say incorporating could help the island act more independently to secure grants, but that it also is likely to come with some increased costs.
Davis, whose district includes the island, has said he will work with residents and the S.C. Municipal Association to help research incorporation and access issues.
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