Charleston considering new park for Johns Island
VIDEO: Charleston considering new park for Johns Island By Danielle Seat | April 7, 2021 at 5:09 AM EDT - Updated April 7 at 7:37 AM
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The city of Charleston wants to build a new park off Maybank Highway on Johns Island.
The new park could stretch across 26 acres of land that includes two lakes.
The property is located on Griffith Road, which is right behind the Island School and down the road from the Tattooed Moose.
Charleston Special Project Administrator Matt Compton says in the first phase of the project, the city would like to set up docks for water access, walking trails through the park, and connections to the communities and school nearby. Then in the next phase he says they would like to add in picnicking areas and possibly build an expansion of the city’s Environmental Education Program in the park.
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