April 14, 2026 · Flood & Resiliency Committee
Advocacy update: Calhoun Street drainage on the County's draft sales-tax list
Charleston County's April 14 public-input report shows coordinated support for the Calhoun Street Corridor drainage project on the draft Transportation Sales Tax list. It's a win — now we need to lock it in.
Dear neighbor,
Charleston County’s draft Transportation Sales Tax (TST) list includes the Calhoun Street Corridor drainage improvements. That’s a win. Now we need to lock it in.
April 14 public-input report released
Charleston County has released the latest round of public input in a report on the Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax website. 10% of the Q2 respondents expressed coordinated support for the Calhoun Street Corridor project, citing flood mitigation and safe neighborhood access as the primary benefits.
Why this matters for Harleston Village
The congestion — 27,000 vehicles per day — and routine flooding on Calhoun Street directly impact our neighborhood. It limits access to properties and emergency services, and commuting-traffic overflow generates wakes that increase damage. These conditions will only worsen with planned development: the Lowcountry Rapid Transit terminus (target late 2027), the planned MUSC expansion, and the growth of WestEdge over the next decade.
What’s next
County staff-led outreach continues, after which County Council refines the project list, then finalizes it and gives first reading to the referendum ordinance — to be voted on in November.
This funding cycle comes around once every 25 years. Don’t let it pass without your voice.