Open Land Trust has secured and preserved a 10-acre property on St. Helena Island, with support of a $600,000 investment from Coastal Community Foundation and a $1 million grant from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism.
The 10 acre property on St. Helena Island was set to default to a national retailer, until Open Land Trust stepped in and preserved it.
This highly visible parcel is the last large undeveloped tract in the Corners Community of St. Helena, the island’s designated center for commercial growth. Community members have long voiced a desire to see development in the Corners Community reflect and honor Gullah Geechee culture.…