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Port Wentworth Growing Pains

By: Chantaye McLaughlin

What’s next for the citizens of Port Wentworth? With the Moratorium on newPhoto Credit WTOC industrial construction ending soon in Chatham’s only city with Port In it’s name, what will be the decision of the city council? Will they end it, or extend it? Will there be some type of report issued to the citizens of Port Wentworth? What exactly has been happening in the six months leading up to the next decision on how to proceed?

Growth is inevitable. Port Wentworth is set to prosper, when other cities across the country are on the verge of a recession. For a port city as small as Port Wentworth, the time is right for their elected officials to think BIG. The city is without many of the amenities that every city needs to keep their citizens happy. There’s no bank, no post office, no mechanic shops, no clothing store, and no good sit down and fine dining restaurant within the city’s border. December is only a few weeks away. This city needs strong ,focused, and visionary leadership. We can’t let heavy traffic stop the upward development of this city. The December city council meeting will tell us what direction we’ll be heading in.

With the failure of the recent TSPLOST referendum, questions will be raised about where we’re going to get funding to complete the major projects that are promised. Watch this space for information and stay informed and engaged.