It’s Today! The Second Annual Community Event and Free Farmers Market! There’s a cookout with a DJ, kids activities, and informational tables. Visitors have a chance to win one of five $50 drawings. More than 250 community residents are in attendance. It’s a terrific day with plenty of fun for everyone.
Five new board members are joining the BNC cause: Loretta Hart, Principal of Mary Ford Early Learning and Family Center; Chip Crane, CEO of Hill Construction; Shannon Praete, City of North Charleston Grant Consultant; Dough Barnett, Mortgage Officer for Southern First Bank; and Geneva Spann, Community Resident and Activist. Lots to be done in the coming weeks.
Hip Hip Hooray! After months of hard work, Charleston County Council awards BNC a substantial financial boost! $1.5 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Gap Funding Grant, will be used to bridge the gap between cost and affordability, to help twenty families achieve the American Dream of homeownership with a North Bridge Townhome.
Kicking off the First Annual Community Event and Free Farmers Market at the Perry Webb Center in North Charleston. A wonderful day with informational tables, music, kids activities, burgers, hot dogs, and ice cream. But of course, there’s lots of free fresh fruits and veggies for everyone. Looking forward to next year’s event.
Another productive and positive meeting with Mayor Summey and Shannon Praete. BRIDGE is proposing the idea of gifting the residual wetlands and buffer zone, to the City of North Charleston, in exchange for the City developing a pedestrian playground and park with access off Azalea Drive. The City would assume maintenance and liability. Mayor Summey’s response was favorable.
Meeting with North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey and Shannon Praete to share our vision for a new community and asking for the city’s help. Whew!!! both seem to be excited. Now we need to earn the trust of the residents. The Concerned Citizens of Accabee invited us to their monthly Zoom meeting. Fingers crossed.