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Daufuskie Ferry: A Storm Of Controversy
“The Manatee II was struggling in the significant waves that pushed against the boat …”
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USCG can hammer their ass into the ground if half the allegations are true – as can (and should) S.C.DHEC, SCLLR, SCDNR, state inspector general…
Inflation caused the county to go with the lower bidder. Daufuskie residents can thank uncle Joe. Also, there’s always the option of buying a 100k boat at 9% interest if you don’t like your ferry situation.
After living there for a year and experiencing what was left of the Gullah culture, the land acquisitions, the catch basin for societal rejects and overall backstabbing, I can only hope it reverts back to its roots. Yes, there are some decent, creative and decent folks but the majority just reek of greed and an unfriendliness that would rival a NYC alley with a scooter gang. Beautiful place, not so beautiful people. Lose the ferry. If you want to live there, factor in a private boat.
Someone replied to a Nextdoor post I think nails the motivation of the current ferry provider’s low ball bid. The county included wording in the contract to prevent any other commercial boat from using the docks where residents park their cars. So residents have few options to the public ferry. Below is copied from the Nextdoor post response.
“Because he doesn’t need to make money on Daufuskie residents. All he is doing is using the ferry to offset his costs for running a tourist business. And in the process he has secured free leases on both HH and Daufuskie. That’s why he doesn’t need the county #s to make sense.
He would be paying 15% of everything to any normal landlord. Now he gets the locations on both sides and boxes out all the competition and the ferry subsidizes the whole thing”
So in a nutshell, the residents want a luxury ferry service and not have to pay for it. Full expectation that it be subsidized by the rest of Beaufort County taxpayers? What is the total revenue the county collects from Daufuskie Island (would have nice to include that in this article)? Perhaps lobby the county to place a special tax district on Daufuskie Island so the residents have to pay for what they’re actually demanding?
There is so much corruption surrounding the ferry and a bigger plan for real estate development and land grabs. The corruption runs deep to include Beaufort County Council and the Sheriffs department. The Turner’s are narcissistic people that can not be trusted. I think they are being backed by Whitestone, Island Head, JW Corporation, corrupt attorneys, just to name a few. SLED and the Governor need to open their eyes to what is going on here.