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Folly Beach Real Estate
Folly Beach--The town is building its first passive park,
complete with wildlife viewing sites, picnic areas and
a farmer's market.
Folly Beach Realty"It's unbelievable the help that's come forward from the residents," City Administrator Toni Connor-Rooks said. "The community has been heavily involved."The nearly 2-acre park on Center Street is set to open next spring. Councilman Wallace Benson, chairman of the park committee, said he's wanted a park for the site for the past 10 years "There's very little green space left on Folly," Benson said. "The idea here is not to add anything to Folly Beach. It's to preserve what we have." Folly Beach RealtorThe land's zoning allows for multifamily homes, he said, but former property owner Jim Rocco wouldn't allow the site to be developed."We turned down a bunch of offers" for development, Rocco said. He purchased the property in 1995 to take it off the market and create a children's park. "It was my way of hopefully doing something good," Rocco said. The property was appraised at $1.8 million, Benson said, but Rocco sold it to the city for $400,000 less. "Sometimes aesthetic value will exceed financial value, and I think that's what happened here," Benson said. Folly Beach Real Real EtateBordering the Folly River, Benson said he's already spotted a wood stork, possibly from Louisiana and another, more colorful bird that he hasn't identified. There also are two snake dens in the neighboring marshland.The park will include a walking trail, interpretative signage, a partially sheltered boardwalk and a dock for public fishing, shell fishing and crabbing. "It's not really a dock for boats," City Code Enforcement Officer Aaron Pope said. "It's going to be an observation dock." The park will also have three booths facing Center Street. One would be used for art exhibits, and another given to the community for city-approved uses. Renters would bid on the final booth for the use of a farmer's market to sell fresh fruit and vegetables. Rocco is donating a gazebo and some artwork for one of the booths. A committee member designed the park. Other donations include landscaping services, construction and fund- raising efforts. The cost for the park's irrigation system was partially supplied by a $7,500 Palmetto Pride grant and a donation from the contractor who installed it, Connor-Rooks said. The town of Folly Beach received a $112,500 state land conservation grant to cover the cost of building the dock, walking trail, restrooms and other park amenities, Connor-Rooks said. Folly Beach building its first passive park BY DENESHIA GRAHAM Of The Post and Courier Staff | Phone:843-388-2500 (o) 800-841-8641 (0) 843-345-6074 (c) Office Address: 2183 Hwy 17 North Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 Email: bob@charlestonproperty.net |
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