Charleston

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Upcoming meetings

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Issues with near term decisions

Long running topics

No actions pending

Completed

Sources

Where the data comes from

• City website: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/ (City of Charleston, South Carolina)
• Agenda Center for all boards: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter. Agenda and minutes PDFs by date; Planning Commission "Meeting Report" and Board of Zoning Appeals "Meeting Results" are posted in place of minutes.
• 2026 boards and commissions meeting schedule: https://charleston-sc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3734/City-of-Charleston-2026-Boards-and-Commissions-Meeting-Schedule
• Meeting video: City of Charleston YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@CityofCharlestonSCgov/streams. Council, its committees and several advisory committees are streamed.
• Collected 2026-11-04 (added at Dewey's request).

Governing body

• City Council (2nd and 4th Tuesday 5:00 PM, City Hall Council Chamber, 80 Broad Street; the schedule differs in summer and December): Mayor William S. Cogswell, Jr; district members listed by surname as printed in the 2026-09-08 minutes: Gregg (D1), Shealy (D2), McBride (D3), Polkey (D4), Brady (D5), D'Allesandro (D6), Waring (D7), Seekings (D8), Tinkler (D9), Bowden (D10), Appel (D11), Skardon (D12)
• Clerk of Council Jennifer B. Cook; Assistant Clerk Philip Clapper
• Police Chief Chito Walker
• Planning, Preservation and Sustainability, 2 George Street Suite 3100: staff member Robert Summerfield (title not verified)
• Planning Commission (3rd Wednesday 5:00 PM, 2 George Street): members seen in the reports are Bailey, Ryan, Harrison, Jackson, Hirsch, Joyce, Karesh, Lempesis, Lesesne and alternate Jacobs; the chair was not identified
• Board of Zoning Appeals (Zoning) (1st and 3rd Tuesday 5:15 PM): Tibbals, Bennett, Grass and Goodwin were present 2026-10-06; the chair was not identified
• Other bodies: Committee on Ways and Means, Real Estate, Public Works and Utilities, Traffic and Transportation, Public Safety, Recreation, Community Development, Audit, Board of Zoning Appeals (Site Design), Board of Architectural Review, Design Review Board, Technical Review Committee, Ad Hoc Budget Advisory Committee and others

Data quality notes

• Only these were read: City Council agenda and minutes of 2026-09-08 and 2026-09-22; Council agendas of 2026-10-13, 2026-10-26 (special) and 2026-10-27 (no outcomes and no minutes posted); Planning Commission reports of 2026-09-16 and 2026-10-21; the first part of the Board of Zoning Appeals (Zoning) results of 2026-10-06. Everything else was seen only as a listing in the Agenda Center.
• Minutes approval is confirmed only for Council 2026-09-08 and Board of Zoning Appeals (Zoning) 2026-09-15.
• Nothing is posted after 2026-11-16. Council meetings of 2026-11-10, 2026-11-24 and 2026-12-01 are inferred from the schedule. Actual November Board of Architectural Review dates (11/12 and 11/16) differ from the published schedule.
• Video dates come from titles. No Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Board of Architectural Review or Design Review Board streams were found.
• The planning director is not verified; council members and commissioners are listed by surname only.