Do the street signs in your neighborhood need to be replaced, repaired or cleaned? The Town of James Island began installing and maintaining street signs in its area of jurisdiction on July 1 of this year. Town Public Works staff has inventoried all of the street signs in the Town and will begin a systematic program of repair and replacement.
We also depend on our Town residents to report problems with street signs. You can fill out a work order online:
Or call Town Hall at (843)795-4141 to report a problem.
In the past, street sign maintenance had been one of the James Island Public Service District's responsibilities funded by their property tax. With the large increase in the JIPSD property tax last year, the Town offered to take over this responsibility both to take a small burden off of District taxpayers and to allow expanded funding to catch up on some deferred maintenance. It turns out that Charleston County Public Works has been replacing and repairing street signs in the unincorporated area of the District all along. The majority of Commissioners voted to cease using District taxpayer funds to provide this service. James Island Town Council voted unanimously to provide this service in the area of the Town at our June meeting.
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