Charleston area is already ruined. Great place to visit, becoming too expensive to live here. Sales tax has gone from 4% to 9% since I moved here in 98. Housing has tripled since then, and traffic is 10 times worse. With the rivers, lakes, water ways, the military bases and gov property, there's not much room to build anymore major roads. this area is one of the top places to move to in the country, and it shows. We used to live in a quiet town, but now there is so much development, its packed full( see Nexton Development) I very rarely use the water around here unless its work related, and only on weekdays, the weekends are crazy. We used to at least have the winters to fish in peace, now you're lucky to hit one of your fishing holes without two guides trying to squeeze in front of you. I've got four more years to keep SC residency for my youngest to go to College, after that we will strongly consider moving closer to my place in Sneads Ferry NC, its close proximity to Camp Lejune keeps the developers away. Nothing like waking up to artillery fire at 5 am to keep the retirees away. The range for the big guns is more than 15 miles away, but it still shakes the house
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