JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — The city of Charleston has completed a new public park that will help alleviate flooding on Johns Island.
The Dale Morris Ecological Park features engineered wetlands and is the largest of its kind in the Palmetto State. The wetlands will serve as an overflow outlet to prevent flooding that has consistently blocked access to the neighborhood during large storms.
City leaders say the new 19.4-acre park will provide flooding relief for more than 3,400 people and nearly 1,700 homes in the low-lying area of Johns Island…