Councilman Ron Brinson District 4 Updates February 14, 2020 Krispy Kreme - Ladson Road ….”soft-opening” next week. Fully open “around February 24.” Watch for the signs, “Hot and Ready!” Re-Paving Projects on Patriot Boulevard and Wescott Boulevard have been delayed. We were able to arrange for night-hour...
District 4 Voter Turnout -- Municipal Elections We promoted voter participation for the November 5 municipal elections - and you responded! The number of votes cast in our District nearly DOUBLED over the 2015 election. It was up nearly 50 per cent in District 9. By far, these were the two leading trends of the 2019 election and an important signal of attentive citizenship. Nearly 500 voters cast...
Repaving- Re-Striping- Signal Lights At a special meeting last Thursday, the Finance Committee approved a $1.71 million project for repaving city streets in District 4 and District 9. City Council later voted unanimously in favor of this work to resurface and restripe major roadways which now have traffic counts exceeding 2035 projections. The District 4 streets include Patriot Boulevard and Wescott...
Councilman Ron Brinson District 4 Updates September 24, 2019 Look for re-paving machines beginning this week on sections of Wescott Boulevard, Patriot Boulevard and city sections of Windsor Hill Boulevard, at Indigo Palms. This work will repair these roadways. Funding is provided by our city and the...
Councilman Ron Brinson – August 11, 2019 As a North Charleston Police Department deputy chief said last week,“the first days of school are the definition of chaos.” That’s especially true as we anticipate the new school year for Dorchester District 2 on Monday, August 19. Additional officers will be present to handle traffic congestion, especially at Joe Pye Elementary and Fort Dorchester...
Councilman Ron Brinson – July 3, 2019 Happy Independence Day! District 4 Updates Our City’s Fourth of July Celebration ends at 9 p.m. Thursday evening with memorable fireworks salutes. Join us at The Riverfront Park, the old Navy base. Bring your lawn chairs. Beginning at 3 p.m., there will be food trucks aplenty, children’s activities and musical entertainment. Our City’s police...
Councilman Ron Brinson – June 10, 2019 Chic Fil A on Dorchester Road will soon reopen with a larger parking area, expanded drive-through lanes and a more spacious kitchen. This popular eatery has become a community gathering place – and a supporter of many public initiatives. Its grand reopening “ceremony” is set for Saturday morning 10 a.m., June 22. Mayor Summey, Councilman...
Councilman Ron Brinson May 12, 2019 Good News – Bids are in for several Districts 4 and 9 roadway repaving projects. This $420,000 package results from grants to our city from the Dorchester County Transportation Committee. This group is appointed by the legislative delegation. Each of South Carolina’s 46 counties receives a rebate of the state’s fuel tax for “local” maintenance and...
Councilman Ron Brinson – February 8, 2019 February 18 is Presidents Day, a national holiday. Garbage and trash collections that week will be moved back one day (and yes, Friday’s scheduled pickups will be moved to Saturday.) Chick-Fil-A on Dorchester Road is one popular place, its business volumes having tripled in recent years. Expansion plans have been moved back about a month,...
District 4 Updates North Charleston SC Councilman Ron Brinson – January 25, 2019 Bad News Good News Rail Crossings Maintenance – There will be traffic interruptions January 28-31 on major traffic highways, including Ashley Phosphate and Ladson Roads. The sliver of good news is that this upset will be completed about two weeks early after our petitions to Norfolk Southern’s corporate offices....