On Monday, April 17, 2023, Dorchester County Council adopted Ordinance 23-07 creating the Conservation and Greenbelt Advisory Commission.
The purpose of the seven-member commission includes the following:
(a) To identify, conserve and protect natural resources;
(b) To educate the public as to the benefits of conservation;
(c) To work with County staff and the County’s consultant in formulating and developing a Master Plan for the expenditure of Greenbelt funding received as a result of the 2022 Dorchester County One Cent Sales and Use Tax Referendum;
(d) To work in conjunction with County staff and the County’s consultant to identify eligible projects to be funded with the Greenbelt funding received as a result of the 2022 Dorchester County One Cent Sales and Use Tax Referendum;
(e) To review eligible projects pursuant to applications developed by County staff and/or the County’s Consultant and make recommendations to County Council for the expenditure of Greenbelt funding received as a result of the 2022 Dorchester County One Cent Sales and Use Tax Referendum;
(f) To undertake such studies, plans, activities, and projects as may, from time-to-time, be assigned to the Commission by the County Council.
Led by Chairman Daniel Prohaska, the Conservation and Greenbelt Advisory Commission meets at 5:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month. The meetings are held in Summerville County Council Chambers located at 500 N. Main Street, Summerville (use the Cedar Street entrance).
Agenda
For more information, please contact Ms. Tracey Langley, Clerk to Council at (843) 832-0196.
Dorchester County fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. County meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of any meeting at Dorchester County at (843) 832-0144.
