The James Island Public Service District is governed by seven Commissioners. Three seats are up for election on November 8. There are nine candidates on the ballot for the three seats:
Sandi Engelman
Donna Jenkins
Oana Johnson
Alan Laughlin
Carter McMillan
Eugene Platt
Giovanni Richardson
June Waring
Kathy Woolsey
If you look at your tax bill, you will see that 49% of a homeowner's property tax bill goes to the JIPSD. The other half is divided among Charleston County Schools, Charleston County general government, Trident Tech, and Charleston County Parks and Recreation.
The JIPSD provides fire services, garbage and trash collection, and sewer in the Town of James Island. It is these independently elected Commissioners that control almost half of your tax bill and your sewer bill and determine the quality of key local government services. Town government has no control or oversight regarding these taxes or services.
Please vote. Please choose carefully.
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