Berkeley County: Question 1 - Transportation/greenbelt sales tax levy

I approve the continuation of a special sales and use tax in the amount of one percent to be imposed in Berkeley County for not more than 7 years, or until all projects are funded, currently estimated to cost a total of FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS ($587,000,000.00), whichever occurs first. The sales tax proceeds will be used for the following existing projects and the following new projects: Project (1): Using ninety percent (90%) of the referenced tax for financing the costs of highways, roads, streets, bridges, and other transportation- related projects, facilities, and drainage facilities related thereto, including but not limited to: Capacity Projects 1. US Highway 52 and US Highway 176 (existing) 2. US Highway 176 Phase 2 Widening (new) 3. Jedburg Road Improvements (new) 4. North Cedar Street Extension (new) 5. Old Mount Holly Road Improvements (new) 6. Cypress Gardens Road Improvements (new) 7. US Highway 52 Corridor Improvements (new) Intersection Improvements 1. Black Tom Road at Black Tom Road Extension (new) 2. Cooper Store Road at Black Tom Road Extension (new) 3. River Landing Drive at Seven Farms Drive (new) 4. US Highway 52 at Old Highway 52 and Rembert C. Dennis Blvd. (new) 5. US Highway 52 at southern terminus of Old Highway 52 (new) 6. Royle Road at Farmington Road and Treeland Drive (new) 7. US Highway 52 at Stephanie Drive and Windsor Mill Road (new) 8. Snake Road at NAD Road (new) 9. Tanner Ford Blvd at Tanner Hall Blvd (new) Resurfacing 1. United Drive (new) 2. Bushy Park Road (new) 3. Gravel Hill Road (new) 4. SC Highway 45 (new) 5. Harristown Road (new) 6. Not less than 200 total miles of local street resurfacing in the Bonneau, Charleston, Goose Creek, Jamestown, Hanahan, Moncks Corner, St. Stephen, Summerville, and unincorporated areas of Berkeley County. Paving Projects 1. Dirt roads throughout the County as determined by the County governing body and staff. Other Transportation Projects 1. Oxford Road Bridge (new) 2. Trinity Road Bridge (new) 3. Bushy Park Dredging and Spoil Site (existing and new) 4. Yeamans Hall Road Improvements (new) 5. Sangaree Parkway Improvements (new) 6. Old Highway 52 at Orion Way (new) 7. Old Highway 52 at Colony Post Loop and Cypress Plantation Road (new) 8. Rivers Reach Drive (new) 9. Clements Ferry Road Multi-Use Path (existing) 10. Pedestrian Facilities (new) Project (2): Using ten percent (10%) of the referenced tax for financing greenbelt initiatives (including, but not limited to, purchasing property for conservation, purchasing conservation easements, creating passive greenspace, creating active greenspace, protecting natural resources, protecting agricultural or heritage landscapes, and protecting scenic corridors).