Georgetown City Council was supposed to hold just one meeting in December, but it was announced this morning that a special meeting will be held next week.
According to information from Georgetown City Clerk Stephanie Buccione, the purpose of the meeting will be to "review and amend city ordinances."

Plans for a development in Georgetown’s historic district, where shrimpers once docked and centuries-old buildings overlook the Sampit River, are on hold indefinitely.

A request to rezone 3.4 acres across seven parcels on Front and Cannon streets would have allowed for a development with housing, commercial buildings and possibly a hotel. However, the request was withdrawn ahead of a Nov. 20 Georgetown City Council meeting.

Georgetown County Council has given second reading approval to a request to rezone 113 acres located off of Highway 521, about one mile east of 9-mile curve.
Property owner Diane Welch wants the property rezoned from General Commercial (GC) and One-Half Acre Residential (R1/2Ac) to 6,000 Sq. Ft. Residential (R-6) & Conservation Preservation (CP).

The city bought the property in August 2023 from the old Liberty Steel Mill, and renovations are set to begin Oct. 1.

Mayor Carol Jayroe and Mayor Pro Tempore Jim Clements held a news conference Wednesday afternoon at the new city hall, which sits at 420 South Hazard St.

Mayor Carol Jayroe explained how the city has been seeking to fill a void that’s been empty since 2011, when a sinkhole forced staff to move out of their original headquarters.

“The city believes in this area, and we are ready to mark our spot here,” Jayroe said.

In the mid-2000s, Maryville Partners planned and developed that parcel of land into 292 lots within an aptly-named neighborhood called Craven’s Grant. They then built roads and curbs, entitled the land, planted oak trees, installed water and sewer pipes and erected gates.

A developer intends to purchase the idled Liberty Steel mill as part of a plan to redevelop Georgetown’s waterfront, state and local officials said.

State Rep. Lee Hewitt, R-Murrells Inlet, and Georgetown Mayor Carol Jayroe recently met with the developer to discuss plans for a mixed-use project on the land. The developer, who hasn't been identified, specializes in revitalizing former industrial sites, Hewitt said.

GEORGETOWN — Georgetown County wants to purchase three pieces of land owned by International Paper as part of its effort to redevelop waterfront property in the longtime industrial hub, local officials said.

No specific plans for the property have been presented, but County Administrator Angela Christian said the county would like to pursue a large-scale redevelopment that includes the nearby county-owned port.

“When you grow that fast, the amount of police, the amount of schools, the amount of fire, the amount of roads, your infrastructure has to keep up,” Haynie said. “So, we slowed growth to a manageable point.”

Shoaling in the harbor limits access even for recreational boats.

Work is moving forward on a plan to dredge the Georgetown harbor, although the actual  work to deepen the channel is still more than a year away.

“To get to the dredging, we’ve got to do some studies and preliminary work,” said Mark Messersmith, the project manager for the Army Corps of Engineers’ Charleston District.

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WCSC) - Hundreds of Georgetown County residents will be out of a job by the end of the year after International Paper announced it would be closing its mill.

The company announced Thursday morning that it would be closing the doors to its Georgetown pulp and paper mill, shutting it down in stages with a complete closure expected by the end of 2024.