Community Flood Adaptation Planning

At a glance

Community adaptation planning gives flood-prone neighborhoods information on risk and options. Plans are complete for Wagner Terrace and underway in Rosemont, James Island and Artillery Point, alongside Halsey Creek and Newmarket Creek restoration and nature-based solutions in the Just Ecological Corridor.

Sources

• YouTube auto-generated captions of the 2026-11-05 - Resilience and Sustainability Advisory Committee meeting

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2026-11-05 - Resilience and Sustainability Advisory Committee

• Kaylan Koszela reported the Wagner Terrace master plan is finished, Rosemont plan work is being implemented with SCDOT coordination, a NOAA grant covers flood action planning on James Island, and a NOAA-funded Newmarket Creek restoration planning bid goes to Council the following week. She also noted the voluntary buyout program (8.7 acres of ecological parks) and a groundwater and king tide dashboard with 14 wells.
• Mika Gadsden described a meeting with Greater Saint Luke AME Church where residents asked how Halsey Creek restoration would benefit long-time neighbors; more meetings are planned.