Dorchester County gets parks master plan

By Bo Petersen
The Post and Courier
Tuesday, April 7, 2009



Imagine climbing onto a bicycle on the Sawmill Branch trail in Summerville and pedaling on a greenway all the way around Dorchester County.

You'd leave from the Eagle Run or Ashley River park in the lower county, roam south through the pines to small and large parks along the Edisto River, turn up toward Givhans State Park and Four Holes Swamp, up to Harleyville and St. George. You'd pass ballfields and canoe launches, wetland boardwalks and BMX tracks, ending up at a signature regional park comprised of 100 acres of sports fields and naturescapes, picnic areas and fishing and boat launch piers.

That's Dorchester County's new Parks and Recreation master plan. There's just one tiny problem: Paying for it.

Read more in tomorrow's edition of The Post and Courier.

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