Sign the Petition

Protecting the Property Rights of Mount Pleasant's Schools, Churches and Nonprofits

If you believe schools, churches and nonprofit organizations deserve a fair process and the opportunity to be heard before longstanding property rights are changed, we invite you to stand with us and sign this petition to be sent to the Mount Pleasant Town Council.

Your signature sends a simple message:

Slow down. Listen to our community. Protect our land rights.

Upcoming Town Meetings:

Planning Commission
Aug. 19, 2026 at 5 p.m.
100 Ann Edwards Lane
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

What is Happening?

The Town of Mount Pleasant is considering changes that could significantly affect the property rights of schools, churches and nonprofit organizations across our community.

While these organizations serve different missions, they share one thing in common: they have invested in Mount Pleasant for decades under long-established zoning regulations. Proposed changes could alter those rights and limit future options for many of these institutions.

This is about more than land.

It's about ensuring the organizations that educate our children, serve our neighbors, provide places of worship and strengthen our community have the opportunity to plan responsibly for their future.

Schools & Nonprofits

  • Charleston County School District

    • Wando High School

    • Carolina Park Elementary School

    • Jennie Moore Elementary School

    • Laing Middle School

    • Moultrie Middle School

    • Mount Pleasant Academy

  • Christ Our King - Stella Maris School

  • East Cooper Montessori Charter School

  • Miriam Brown Community Center

  • Trident Academy

Organizations Impacted

Churches

    • All Saints Lutheran Church

    • Christ Episcopal Church

    • The Church of the Atonement

    • Ebenezer Baptist Church

    • First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant

    • Grace Bible Church

    • Greater Goodwill AME Church

    • Hibben United Methodist Church

    • Holy Trinity AME Church

    • Long Point Missionary Baptist Church

    • Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church

    • Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston (multiple parcels)

    • St. Paul's Lutheran Church

Important Links

Town of Mount Pleasant Agendas & Minutes

Media Coverage

Open Letters to Town Council

Why It Matters

Property is often the most valuable asset a school, church or nonprofit owns.

It provides financial stability, supports future growth and helps ensure these organizations can continue serving the community for generations.

Changing long-established property rights doesn't just affect land.

It affects the future of the institutions that depend on it.

Contact Town Leaders

Your voice matters. We encourage all residents to communicate respectfully and constructively with Town Council. Share why protecting the property rights of schools, churches and nonprofit organizations is important to you, and ask the Town to ensure a transparent process with meaningful public engagement before any changes are made.

Mayor Will Haynie
whaynie@tompsc.com

Town Council Members:

  • Daniel Brownstein

  • Howard R. Chapman

  • Alex Crosby

  • Laura Hyatt

  • John Iacofano

  • Jake Rambo

  • Mike Tinkey

  • Kathryn Whitaker

To contact town council members, email the Clerk of Council at:

councilclk@tompsc.com
(843) 884-8517

Town Administrator
Eric DeMoura
edemoura@tompsc.com
(843) 884-8517

Planning Commission
planning@tompsc.com
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