Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Potential Development of Gippy Plantation

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Big changes could be coming soon to Gippy Plantation.

According to Moncks Corner town leaders, an informal town hall meeting will take place on November 6th to discuss a proposed land plan for the 168-year-old historic plantation site.

Representatives from Hoyer Investment Company and DR Horton will be in attendance.

Council chambers will be open from 6-7 p.m. for the public to view the renderings of the proposed land development and have questions answered. The public is encouraged to attend.

News of the meeting, however, doesn’t appear to sit well with many residents who’ve taken to social media to express their concern over the proposed land plan.

“I hate to see someone like DR Horton or any of these other developers destroy such beautiful land with shotty houses,” expressed Shane Ventura.

“Don’t let this happen. Preserve the plantation. Go some where else, DR Horton. We need places that will provide employment not homes,” stated Kevin Hamner.

Others say they worry about the increased traffic that new development could potentially bring to the area.

“We have lost the Moncks Corner we once had, very sad. Our schools, roads, restaurants, stores are not in the same ballpark as the people and housing. If you want thousands of people, you need the infrastructure to support it,” stressed Adrianne Roach Driggers.

Following the strong feedback from the community, Moncks Corner officials took to the town’s Facebook page to let residents know that their concerns haven’t fallen on deaf ears.

“The Town has expressed many of the same concerns mentioned here to the developers and asked them to hold this meeting to hear from you before they submit their proposal to the Planning Commission,” read a statement by the town. “This meeting, and the Town’s publicizing it, are because we want them to hear from you, not to show any position on their potential development.”

However, some residents worry that the meeting may be too little too late.

“The builder has already purchased the land,” stated resident Donnie Smith. “Regardless of what is said by local citizens, it appears that all that is happening is to satisfy a warm feeling at town hall that citizens got to hear what was happening to the property regardless of what concerns or objections that take place.”

For questions regarding the upcoming meeting, residents can call Doug Polen, the town’s community development director, at 843-719-7913.

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