Meeting for Public input for new Bushy Park Boat r

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Ken Gunn
Berkeley County Council District 3
843-499-2244

From: Carli Drayton <carli.drayton@berkeleycountysc.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:18 PM
Subject: Berkeley County hosts public meeting for future Bushy Park Boat Landing site
To: News <news@berkeleycountysc.gov>

Berkeley County Government

Recreation. History. Industry. Resources

For Immediate Release

May 30, 2018

Contact: Hannah Moldenhauer

Public Information Officer

843-826-5895

Hannah.moldenhauer@berkeleycountysc.gov

Berkeley Countyhosts public meeting for future Bushy Park Boat Landing site

Thursday, June 7, from 5-7 p.m. in the Berkeley County administration building

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. - (Wednesday, May 30, 2018) Berkeley County will host a public information meeting to provide a conceptual design for the future Bushy Park Boat landing site and gather ■■■■■■■■. The meeting will be held Thursday, June 7, from 5 - 7 p.m. in the assembly room of the Berkeley County administration building.

The meeting will have a have drop-in style format with displays of the concept, and citizens will have an opportunity to provide written comments.

The meeting aims to solicit the public’s input to help develop the final design by October 2018. County leaders and design team representatives will be on-hand to answer questions.

The current conceptual design and map of location is attached. The site will be located on the Cooper River, approximately 0.75 miles northeast of the existing landing, on what is often referred to as the Big Island. The initial plans include the addition of 152 parking spots, a boat ramp, a paddle boat launch, and more.

Berkeley County leaders are working with South Carolina delegation, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and federal aid to fund the project.

“Berkeley County leaders know the current Bushy

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I’ll be there

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I have a tournament that night but if anyone is compiling ideas/input here is a copy of my post form the Cooper Boat Landing thread.

Initial thoughts on the ramp diagram.

Turn the parking 90 degrees allowing you to leave the ramp and pull directly into a parking spot. Similar to Cypress Gardens.

The “green space” should be outside the parking lot loop. Instead of internal car parking spots they should be external car parking spots similar to the ones near the Make Ready Area. This will keep the foot traffic out of the Boat/Trailer movement area.

Triple the staging area and tie-down areas. Tie-down area needs to be within sight of the ramp or people will stop short and block traffic while packing up the boat.

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Thats good input. I also noticed that the first row of internal spots needs to be angled like the second row, because when you leave after launching and pull into the first row you can’t just pull into a spot with your trailer.

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I wish I did not have to work that evening , I would definetly have attended . I started using that ramp about 30 years ago on the Salty side it great back then. Thanks to all who go and give a hoot.

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In fortunately I will not be able to attend either but I would love to. Is there going to be some kind of breaker wall on either side? Big tide days the current is rolling through there strong and would make it kind of hard to load up.

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Good job quarterpound.

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I’d love to listen in, but I’ll be on the watch Thursday night. Can’t wait to hear the comments! Looking forward to this project.

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For those that were unable to attend the public meeting for the new Boat Ramp, but would still like to provide input, you can email comments to news@berkeleycountysc.gov or mail comments to

Hannah Moldenhauer
Public Information Officer
Berkeley County Government
P.O. Box 6122
Moncks Corner, SC 29461

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You can also submit comments at www.buildingberkeley.com

I submitted comments similar to Friogatto above and added that they need to double the single car parking for the people who will fish off the dock and ensure there is ample lighting and visibility from Bushy Rd. If they leave most of the trees around that lot, it will be a haven for criminals.

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