News Release

County Council Invites Residents in Southern Beaufort County to Apply for Green Space Advisory Committee

March 31, 2023

Hilton Head Island residents are sought to serve on Beaufort County’s Green Space Advisory Committee that aims to preserve open space, protect critical and natural resources, and/or provide land for recreation.

The news release below is shared as a courtesy to Beaufort County Council.

Beaufort County Council voted at the March 27 meeting, to reopen the application period for residents who live in the southern geographic region of Beaufort County (see map) to apply for the Green Space Advisory Committee.

Areas of this region include Hilton Head Island, Palmetto Bluff, Daufuskie Island, Brighton Beach/Alljoy, New Riverside, and surrounding areas.

Any County resident who lives in this region and would like to be considered for the Green Space Advisory Committee, can fill out the application and include an updated resume.

The Green Space Program requires the establishment of a Green Space Advisory Committee. The duties and responsibilities of the Advisory Committee are:

• to identify stakeholder groups with extensive knowledge of and experience in land preservation to assist with recommendations to the Advisory Committee on which area and types of properties to target for acquisition.
• to develop and recommend to County Council for adoption program Criteria to guide the identification and prioritization of lands to be acquired through the Green Space Program.
• to develop and recommend to County Council an application process that includes a measurable scoring system based on adopted program criteria.
• to submit to South Carolina Department of Revenue, Council approved program criteria and application process for acknowledgement.
• to review and recommend to Council, lands to be acquired based on the adopted program criteria and scoring system.
• to perform such other duties as may be assigned by County Council.

Minimum Requirements: Each member must possess experience in the areas of natural resources, land development, forestry, finance, land conservation, real estate, or law. Members shall possess considerable experience with, and a comprehensive knowledge of, the geography and condition of Beaufort County's land, the natural environment, land development dynamics, and land preservation and development. Residency is not required of the Beaufort County Legislative Delegation member or of the member who is knowledgeable of the geography and condition of Beaufort County’s land. Current Beaufort County boards, commissions and agency members are encouraged to apply.