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Island meetings

The meetings that decide roads, rules, taxes and building on the islands: the two town councils, Charleston City Council and Charleston County Council. Only the dates each one has posted, with the agenda when it’s out.

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The next meetings

  1. Kiawah Island Town CouncilToday

    Regular Meeting · Tuesday, November 3, 1:00 pm · Council Chambers, Kiawah Island Town Hall, 4475 Betsy Kerrison Parkway

    The agendaThe full packetAdd to calendar

  2. Kiawah Island Planning Commission

    Planning Commission Meeting · Wednesday, November 4, 2:00 pm · Kiawah Island Municipal Center, 4475 Betsy Kerrison Parkway

    The agendaOur storyAdd to calendar

  3. Charleston City Council

    City Council Meeting · Tuesday, November 10, 5:00 pm · City Council Chamber, 80 Broad Street, Charleston

    The agenda posts hereAdd to calendar

  4. Kiawah Island Board of Zoning Appeals

    Regular Meeting · Monday, November 16, 1:00 pm · As the meeting notice says; the Town Clerk confirms the place and time at (843) 768-9166

    The agenda posts hereAdd to calendar

  5. Seabrook Island Town Council

    Regular Meeting · Tuesday, November 17, 2:30 pm · Seabrook Island Town Hall, unless the Town posts otherwise

    The agenda posts hereLive on the Town's YouTube channelAdd to calendar

  6. Charleston City Council

    City Council Meeting · Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 pm · City Council Chamber, 80 Broad Street, Charleston

    The agenda posts hereAdd to calendar

  7. Charleston City Council

    City Council Meeting · Tuesday, December 1, 5:00 pm · City Council Chamber, 80 Broad Street, Charleston

    The agenda posts hereAdd to calendar

  8. Seabrook Island Town Council

    Regular Meeting · Tuesday, December 15, 2:30 pm · Seabrook Island Town Hall, unless the Town posts otherwise

    The agenda posts hereLive on the Town's YouTube channelAdd to calendar

  9. Charleston City Council

    City Council Meeting · Tuesday, December 15, 5:00 pm · City Council Chamber, 80 Broad Street, Charleston

    The agenda posts hereAdd to calendar

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The calendar updates itself and reminds you the day before. Dates and times are the bodies’ own and can change; check the agenda page before you go. Charleston County posts each meeting on its own site, so its dates aren’t listed here.

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Who meets, and when

Kiawah Island Town Council

The Town of Kiawah Island

First Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm, unless the Town posts otherwise. The Town Clerk confirms dates: (843) 768-5101.

Council Chambers, Kiawah Island Town Hall, 4475 Betsy Kerrison Parkway.

Agendas and minutes

Kiawah Island Planning Commission

Zoning and development requests in the Town of Kiawah Island

Monthly on the first Wednesday; the posted agenda gives the time (2:00 pm on Nov. 4, 2026). The Town says dates and times can change.

Kiawah Island Municipal Center, 4475 Betsy Kerrison Parkway.

Agendas and minutes

Kiawah Island Board of Zoning Appeals

Zoning appeals in the Town of Kiawah Island

The third Monday of the month at 1 pm, the Town says, with dates and times subject to change.

As the meeting notice says; the Town Clerk confirms the place and time at (843) 768-9166.

Agendas and minutes

Seabrook Island Town Council

The Town of Seabrook Island

Regular meetings most months at 2:30 pm, on the dates the Town posts for the year.

Seabrook Island Town Hall, unless the Town posts otherwise.

Agendas and minutesLive on the Town's YouTube channel

Charleston City Council

The parts of Johns Island inside the City of Charleston

5:00 pm on the dates the City posts for the year. The City says dates, places and times can change.

City Council Chamber, 80 Broad Street, Charleston.

Agendas and minutes

Charleston County Council

Unincorporated Johns Island and Wadmalaw, and county matters for every island

Generally the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, with committees the Thursday before. The County posts each meeting's date and agenda on its meetings site.

Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, 2nd floor, Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston.

Agendas and minutesCharleston County Live

Stories from these meetings run on the Wire. Not sure whether an address is in the City or the County? The Johns Island guide links the County’s parcel search.

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