Commissioner Milliken argued forcefully against allowing gun shops on Folly Road. He explained that there were already enough places for people to buy guns. He argued that guns kill people, and while it isn't the gun's fault, it is better not to have any more places for people to buy guns. Commissioner Hardin argued that there was a problem with gun violence on Folly Rd. She also strongly supported the ban on gun shops.
Chairman Bevon supported Milliken's and Hardin's effort to ban gun shops from Folly Rd. He argued that those opposing the ban should have spoke up earlier. He said that it was now up to James Island Town Council.
Where did the prohibition come from? The Draft of the Folly Road Overlay District was developed by a committee that included representatives from the Charleston County planning staff, the City of Charleston Planning staff, and two members of the James Island Planning Commission. Who were those representatives from the Planning Commission? Commissioners Milliken and Hardin. The Town's Planning Director, Hal Mason also participated in the meetings as did the Chairman of the Town's Land Use Committee, Councilman Leonard Blank.
I had insisted that the plan be presented to the business community on Folly Road before we went any further. The meeting was held on August 29th. Before the meeting, I reviewed the plan and noticed that the draft included a ban on gun shops. I immediately asked the the Town Administrator about the ban. Why were gun shops singled out? Hal Mason didn't know and had no idea where it came from. I then asked Leonard Blank. Why do you want to ban gun shops? He didn't want to ban gun shops and had no idea where this came from. Joel Evans, from the Charleston County Planning Department arrived for the meeting. I asked, "who proposed banning gun shops?" He had no idea. Charleston County's Zoning Ordinance doesn't specify gun shops at all. The County staff wasn't promoting this idea.
The Town's Planner, Kristen Crane called the City of Charleston Planning Director. Was the City of Charleston pushing the ban on gun shops? No. The City of Charleston had no interest in prohibiting gun shops.
Who could it have been? Well, it became obvious tonight. The Town's representatives on the committee, Garret Milliken and Robin Hardin both strongly supported a ban on gun shops. And the Chairman, David Bevon went along.
Is that a surprise? Garret Milliken and Robin Hardin both want to micromanage every homeowner's landscaping decisions too. And Chairman Bevon followed along.
The public hearing on Chapters 8 and 9 is coming up next week, September 19. Will Town Council impose stricter tree regulations on the homeowners of the Town of James Island? Will the Town regulate more than the City of Charleston and Charleston County?
The public hearing on the Folly Road Overlay District will be on October 17. Will the Town ban gun shops on Folly Road?
Please contact your Town Councilman. Please tell them to stop this excessive regulation of the people of James Island. Tell them to support the James Island way.
Here is the contact information for Town Council:
This should come before Town Council on October 17.
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