Please vote to reelect Councilman Josh Stokes to James Island Town Council. Councilman Stokes is young, smart, and committed to the Island and its people. His legal background has been a great help to me and the rest of Council. Josh developed the concept for the legislation that will allow us to reunite the Town. The new bill based on modification of contiguity passed the South Carolina House unanimously last spring and goes before the South Carolina Senate in January.
Josh supports the Town's low density development policy. By allowing our former residents to annex to the Town, more of the Island will be protected from high density development.
Josh also chairs the Town's Drainage Committee. This committee includes all of Town Council and ex-officio representatives from the City of Charleston, Charleston County, and our state representatives. Josh is working to continue the Town's progress in improving drainage to help protect our residents from flooding.
As chair of the Children's Committee, he has put together several of the Town's annual events--most recently, the annual Lights Out Halloween Festival, but also the Easter Egg Roll and the Christmas Tree Lighting. It is these types of events that build our Island community.
Josh is also a strong supporter of cooperation between the Town and the James Island Public Service District, which led to this year' tax credit plan resulting in a more than 13% property tax cut for Town homeowners. He is committed to continued property tax relief.
Josh and I don't always agree, but we can usually find a way to work together for the good of the Town. Please return Josh Stokes to Town Council so that we can continue to keep our taxes low while improving our quality of life.
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