CHARLESTON — Earlier this year, several municipalities across South Carolina reached a settlement with Airbnb after a statewide lawsuit accused the short-term company and others like it of failing to pay accommodations taxes and business license fees. Now, some Charleston-area towns and cities have decided what to dedicate the money to, while others are still
NORTH CHARLESTON — Of the three largest cities in the area, North Charleston has spent the least money awarded from a Charleston County program aimed at preserving greenspace. The county’s greenbelt program allocates funds from the transportation sales tax to urban, rural and unincorporated areas, providing an avenue to use public funds for land conservation. The
CHARLESTON — Charleston County is starting a new program to help homeowners whose homes were damaged by recent natural disasters. In February, the county received $928,000 in grant money from the S.C. Housing Trust Fund’s Disaster Assistance Program, which is designed to address housing recovery needs after extreme weather-related disasters. Anyone in living in the