MOUNT PLEASANT — A 185-acre tract of undeveloped land along the Wando River will be partially preserved as a public park under a settlement agreement reached on Oct. 13.
Mount Pleasant Town Council agreed to settle a yearslong legal battle brought against the town in 2023. The Deierlein family, who previously owned the land off of Highway 41, sued the town and Mount Pleasant Waterworks over water and sewer service access that was tied to the town’s annexation requirements.
Under the terms of the agreement, Mount Pleasant will purchase 129 acres of the Republic Tract for $28.5 million. Mount Pleasant previously attempted to purchase the entire property in 2022 for roughly $21 million…