NEWS - Residential Real Estate

July 12, 2011 - A group of Daukuskie Island residents and property owners have petitioned the Beaufort County Council to acquire 10 acres of land to building an island public docking facility for a ferry.

The acquisition is “essential for the future development of Daufuskie Island,” according to the group which has the support of The Binyah Foundation.

According to one of the members of the Beaufort County Council, property owners from Daufuskie have never formally requested this from Beaufort County. So the group has organized a petition drive to insure that the Council members are aware of the resident’s perspective.

“It is the island's hope that we, as property owners, stakeholders and concerned citizens, can now ask, in unity, for a 10 acre parcel of DI public land, as envisioned in the CP plan for the purpose of a public landing and terminal for a ferry boat transportation system that would benefit the entire island,” the petition states.

In addition to a public docking facility and terminal, the property owners also hoping to secure a helicopter landing pad on Daufuskie. “It our island's hope that a helicopter pad, as originally required to be built on the land now being used by the county as a residential dump, be located on public land near the ferry terminal site to accommodate EMS flights. It is also our island's hope that we pro-actively request that this site be used minimally as a passenger drop off for helicopter flights originating elsewhere.”

The majority of the amenities and club on Daufuskie were sold in a bankruptcy auction recently, bringing a new investor to the island, and renewed hope for the maintenance of the golf course and club facilities on the upscale residential island just off Hilton Head Island.

Property owners are asked to contact Sue Rainey, Clerk to Beaufort County Council directly by fax at 843.255.9401 to show support for the acquisition, or to call contact Kaaren Montgomery with The Binyan Foundation at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for further information.

The Binyah Foundation considers the group a steward for Daufuskie Island and the Lowcountry, and was established to support Daufuskie Island and the Lowcountry regions' historical/structural, wildlife and ecological preservation efforts including the Lowcountry Culture.

The group supports the natural environment while promoting tourism and creating jobs. Binyah is a Gullah/Geechee word meaning those who have been here a longtime or natives.