Politics & Government
Mayor, Conservationist Squabling Over I-526
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley called comments on the I-526 extension by Coastal Conservation League Exec. Dir. Dana Beach "reckless accusations"
Few issues in Charleston County are as divisive as whether and how to complete I-526.
Now Charleston Mayor Joe Riley and Coastal Conservation League Executive Director Dana Beach are sparring over the project, according to News2.
Beach called the recent decision by the to the project a "Ponzi scheme-type deal" and "virtually a payday loan," during a news conference on Wednesday.
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Riley responded, at a news conference on Thursday, that Beach was making "reckless accusations."
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