CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – As sales taxes in Charleston County start the final stretch before they expire, the county’s council has created a new committee to decide what comes next.
The Charleston County Council has established a Transportation Sales Tax Program Special Committee. This committee will “guide the future of the county’s transportation funding.”
This comes as the first half-cent sales tax, which is among those that the county credits for several improvements over the past two decades, is set to expire in 2027.
The committee will reportedly look back at the sales tax program’s previous success and look forward, finding future needs, while also ultimately recommending what the next move should be for the county’s transportation infrastructure.
Officials say the new committee is made up of the nine current council members. Their first meeting will be Sept. 25.
“For nearly two decades, the Transportation Sales Tax Program has delivered transformative improvements across Charleston County, building safer roads, expanding public transit and protecting green space,” Charleston County Council Chairman Rev. Kylon Middleton said. “With our region growing rapidly, this new committee will take a thoughtful and transparent look at what’s worked well and what remains to be accomplished, so we’re prepared to meet the county’s infrastructure needs in the years ahead.”