Mount Pleasant News
The latest Mount Pleasant news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
Top story
Mount Pleasant pauses large data centers for 2 years
Town Council lengthened its data center moratorium from 120 days to two years. Planners now want a special exception with water, noise and distance rules.
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Town government
Faison Road land: Mount Pleasant to ask residents first
Council voted 6-2 for an outside study and townwide public input on its 38-acre Faison Road tract, after a YMCA pitched a 60,000-square-foot center there.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 29: Today and this week
Oct. 29: 7 items from Mount Pleasant's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Weather
Mount Pleasant tidal flooding: 7.6-foot tide Thursday
Moderate tidal flooding is forecast near the late-morning high tide Thursday, when Long Point Road can flood. Tides peaked at 7.83 feet this week, short of major.
Public health
Mount Pleasant sends dead birds for bird flu testing
Dead birds found across town, several at the Meridian, are being tested for bird flu. No results yet. Keep pets away and report birds to Animal Control at (843) 743-7200.
Planning and zoning
Mount Pleasant planners deny 10 Wakendaw Road lots
The Planning Commission denied the 10-lot Wakendaw Road plan, backed gyms or similar uses on La Mesa Road and called for special-exception rules for data centers.
Town Council
Mount Pleasant to buy 129 Republic Tract acres for a park
Town Council approved a $28.5 million deal for 129 Wando River acres as a passive park. The rest of the tract is capped at 95 homes, not up to 1,600.