SC Port Still Dragging Its Feet On Jasper Port Project
HUGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE … WASTED It’s been more than a decade since the S.C. State PoYou must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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Just got that quarterly “Port of Jasper” check hunh?
Ya know, if you look at it on Google earth, seems to me, besides the fact there are currently no port facilities in that location, and it’s a giant swamp and marsh, there aren’t even any freakin’ roads? None. Zilch. Zippo. Just an observation.
What private investors? You’re talking $2 billion. It’s going to take sovereign wealth funds. Someone like China or Dubai are going to have to invest. South Carolina can’t afford it.
Let’s face facts. You want the port built, then only crony capitalist are able to get it done.
Not to mention that the elevation of the entire site must be raised more than four feet.
Yeah, it’s sort of a dog, ain’t it. As for jobs, ain’t like Jasper County folks can’t – I dunno – drive over the bridge to work.
I wonder if raising the (flood plane) site would increase flood risks up river?
Doubtful, since the Savannah River is tidal at the proposed port site.
Is Tom Davis still “dragging his feet” on Nancy Mace?
Interesting…..considering that the Ports Authority in both states have agreed (voted – in mid-June) to fund the engineering studies needed to move forward with permitting.
And in August, the Mainstream Media reported the following:
“A project that promises to bring thousands of new jobs and an
unprecedented level of economic activity to Jasper County finally has a
start date.
Permitting for the long-anticipated Jasper Ocean Terminal — which
could reshape one of the poorest counties in the state — will begin
this fall under a new agreement between project leaders and the S.C.
Ports Authority. It’s the first time officials have set in stone a
deadline to start the arduous federal permitting and review process.
But more importantly, it marks a tipping point in the efforts to
bring the $4.5 billion, bi-state port project to reality after more than
two decades of discussions and a series of lawsuits, say its advocates.
“In terms of economic impact, the Jasper port is on a scale
comparable to what BMW did for the Upstate and Boeing for the Charleston
area, if not greater,” said Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, who has worked
to make the port a reality since 2007 when he was chief of staff for
then-Gov. Mark Sanford.”
Read more here: http://www.islandpacket.com/news/business/article33704286.html#storylink=cpy
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Also interesting that Tom Davis, Tin-Foil Hat Libertarian King of South Carolina, compares his port project to two “crony-capitalist” projects decried by Dear Leader of Fits, BMW and Boeing.