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Charleston’s Transit Future Hangs in Balance | Charleston News
Charleston County’s finance committee faces a pivotal vote this Thursday on whether CARTA can use eminent domain to seize six acres at the Exchange Fairgrounds — land critical for the Lowcountry Rapid Transit project, a 21-mile route designed to slash traffic from Ladson to downtown. The Exchange Club, which owns the land, fiercely opposes the move, warning it’ll cripple their events and fundraising. A June court ruling halted CARTA’s initial attempt, citing lack of county approval — but CARTA insists abandoning the plan now would doom the entire project. With legal challenges ongoing and…
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