Homeowners took their case to the South Carolina Court of Appeals trying to undo a Circuit Court Ruling from 2023
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. – A small group of island residents is now challenging a major court ruling at the South Carolina Court of Appeals — a ruling that protected Sullivan’s Island’s beloved Maritime Forest. Their goal: to cut down large portions of the forest to gain oceanfront views.
In 2023, Circuit Court Judge Jennifer McCoy ruled in favor of the Town of Sullivan’s Island, blocking a controversial settlement agreement that would have allowed the destruction of the island’s natural barrier against hurricanes and storm surge. The judge called the settlement “invalid and unenforceable.” Since that controversial agreement passed, every councilperson who supported it was voted out of office or did not run for reelection. A ruling from the South Carolina Court of Appeals is expected in 2026…