The deadline to order is May 29 at 11:00 p.m. and pick-up at three locations
 
Charleston County Government and the Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium are offering 100% recycled rain barrels to residents at a discounted price this month. The normal retail price is $149, but through the special partnership, they are on sale for only $68, in an effort to encourage residents to conserve water resources and protect water quality. Water collected by the rain barrels can be used for gardens/lawns and to wash cars.




Reserve your rain barrel: http://www.rainbarrelprogram.org/ashleycooper
 
Pick-up locations:
 
·         Thursday June 2, Gahagan Park, 515 W. Boundary Street, Summerville, SC 29485
from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
·         Friday, June 3, City of Goose Creek DPW, 200 Button Hall Avenue, Goose Creek, SC 29445
from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
·         Saturday, June 4, Lonnie Hamilton,  III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Dr. N. Charleston, SC, 29405 
from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
 
The rain barrels can be purchased through the program’s website, http://www.rainbarrelprogram.org/ashleycooper, using a credit card. At the Charleston County pickup location, there will also be a limited number of rain barrels on the day of the sale through a first-come, first-serve basis.
 
Rain barrels capture rainwater from rooftops by connecting to the home’s downspout. This water would typically be sent down the storm drain carrying potential contaminants and contributing to flash flooding.
 
Watch this how to install video.
 
Features of the Ivy rain barrel:

• Made in the U.S.A.
• 100% recycled plastic
• Dimensions 42.5” H x 22” W x 18” L
• Child proof, bug proof lid
• Best-in-class overflow set up
• 3/4" ball valve easily connects to garden hose
• Three rain barrels easily fit in a midsized sedan
• All parts included and ready to set up
• Gravity fed. No pumps required
• Easy to link two or more Ivy barrels together

 
Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium:

• The Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium is a partnership between communities (MS4s), universities, agencies and non-profits working together to implement a regional, watershed-scale stormwater runoff education strategy in the Charleston urbanized area.
• The effort was spearheaded in the Charleston region by Clemson University’s Carolina Clear Program.
• Participating communities include the counties of Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester and the municipalities of Charleston, Folly Beach, James Island, Goose Creek, Isle of Palms, Lincolnville, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Sullivan’s Island and Summerville.

 
For more information contact Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium:

• Contact Kim Counts Morganello at 843-730-5212 orkcounts@clemson.edu
• “Like” Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ashleycooperstormwater.

Applications accepted through Monday, May 23
 
Charleston County Council announces the following vacancies on boards and commissions:
 
•        Awendaw-McClellanville Consolidated Fire District Advisory Board
o    4 vacancies for residents of the Awendaw-McClellanville Consolidated Fire District
•        Tri-County Link Board of Directors
o    2 vacancies
•        Board of Assessment Appeals
o    4 vacancies
•        Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals
o    2 vacancies for civil engineers
o    1 vacancy for an architect
o    1 vacancy for a licensed electrical contractor
o    1 vacancy for a structural engineer
o    1 vacancy for a mechanical engineer
o    1 vacancy for a licensed mechanical contractor
•        Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission
o    3 vacancies
•        Community Development Advisory Board
o    1 vacancy for a person representing the financial sector
o    1 vacancy for a person representing the legal sector
•        Disabilities and Special Needs Board
o    4 vacancies
•        Firemen’s Insurance and Inspection Fund (1% Commission)
o    4 vacancies for St. John’s Fire District
o    4 vacancies for Awendaw-McClellanville Consolidated Fire District
o    4 vacancies for St. Andrews PSD
o    4 vacancies for James Island PSD
o    4 vacancies for St. Paul’s Fire District
•        Forestry Board
o    1 vacancy
•        Housing and Redevelopment Authority
o    1 vacancy
•        Procurement Appeals Board
o    4 vacancies
•        Set Off Debt Collection Hearing Officer
o    1 vacancy
•        St. Andrews Parks and Playground Commission
o    1 vacancy
•        St. Paul’s Fire District Commission
o    1 vacancy for a resident of Hollywood
o    1 vacancy for a resident of Edisto Island
o    1 vacancy for a resident of Adams Run
o    1 vacancy for a resident of Ravenel
•        Weed and Trash Abatement Hearing Board
o    1 vacancy
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Charleston County Council encourages citizens of Charleston County who are willing to volunteer to serve on one of these important boards to submit an application for appointment. The application deadline is Monday, May 23, 2016. To find Charleston County Council’s application for appointment visithttp://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/county-council/boards-commissions.php
 
Applications will be considered by Charleston County Council’s Finance Committee at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2016. The committee will make recommendations to fill these vacancies to full Council, and County Council will vote on those recommendations at a meeting which will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.
 
For questions or more specific information regarding each board, call Deputy Clerk of Council Kristen Salisbury at (843) 958-4031 or visitwww.charlestoncounty.org