Spend an afternoon driving on any road from Beaufort to Hilton Head, and it won’t take long to be hit with the glaring reality of the present infrastructure situation plaguing Beaufort County. Our roads are crumbling, bridges are in disrepair, and an antiquated system of moving people hasn’t been updated in a county that finds itself as one of the nation’s fastest-growing with thousands of new residents arriving each year.
Local and state politicians on the campaign trail tout all they have done for infrastructure, while Lowcountry residents see no tangible improvements or results to speak of. Better yet, those same politicians who have neglected our issues and remain unable to solve our growing infrastructure needs, now want a promotion to Washington.
Let’s be clear on the facts here. The State of South Carolina does not have a revenue problem; it has simply refused to devote the necessary funding to address our infrastructure…