Yemassee Comprehensive Plan Update

The Town initially adopted its Comprehensive Plan in 2011, and it was last amended in 2015. Yemassee is a small-town split between two parent counties – Hampton County and Beaufort County.

The project started with a chartering session designed to familiarize the team with the project approach and gain consensus amongst all project partners on how to proceed. Our team worked with Town Staff to compile all relevant documents, past plans, and current data for the community to develop a clear picture of current conditions in the Town. Working with Town Staff, we identified a convenient, accessible space to schedule a public engagement session with a visioning component. We helped the Town advertise the session through multiple mediums so the largest possible sample of the population was engaged. The information gained at the public meeting provided us with an expansive data set regarding the challenges, issues, opportunities, goals and objectives for the Comprehensive Plan.

Combining all of the data received by Town staff, Town Council, Steering Committee, and the public engagement and visioning sessions we synthesized the recommendations and comments. We continued work with the Steering Committee to refine the draft plan so that current issues and opportunities were addressed and that the Comprehensive Plan paints a vision that reflects the goals and objectives of the community.

Big Idea

Create a plan that reflects the goals and objectives of the community