Breaking News
Park Photos HERE:
Facebook Page HERE:
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April 21, 2023
Grand Opening on a Beautiful Beaufort Day
Great Grand opening event at Whitehall Park today. There were so many people who did so much to help the park become a reality….over nearly a 5 year period! Thanks to everyone who had the passion, did the work and kept the process moving to result in a wonderful park and legacy for the citizens of Beaufort City and Beaufort County
https://www.facebook.com/CityBeaufortSC/videos/917477312849898
March 2, 2023
WHITEHALL PARK IS OPEN!
Our Park is the culmination of hard work from Beaufort County, The City of Beaufort, Whitehall Development Group, Open Land Trust, Friends of Whitehall Park and the many supporters like YOU who supported this effort from the start. It is truly a special and Beautiful place!
Island Packet Article HERE:
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Whitehall update September 1, 2021
Many of you know that the approved and operating plan for the Non-Park portion of Whitehall is a substantial improvement in many, many respects as compared to other plans with apartments and much greater density.
The plan being implemented is shown below.
It consists of:
21 single Family homes
8 Town Homes
5 Mixed Use/Commercial properties along US 21
Many of the lots have been sold and plans are underway for their construction.
Construction of the infrastructure (roads, sewer, water, electricity, drainage) will be starting shortly.
From WDG:
Silt fence will be placed around the entire ten acre site.
Tree protection will be placed around protected trees. Whitehall Development Group's sale to the County preserved the ten acres of water front along with magnificent live oak trees.
Construction of the new entrance will begin in September. Access to the park is planned to remain in its current location as long as it is deemed safe.
The tree housing the eagle’s nest will have tree protection around it. This tree is outside of the 330 foot perimeter of most of the construction activity. Within 660 feet, efforts will be made to minimize excessive noise. WDG has hired wildlife consulting firm, MMI and stays in contact with US Fish and Wildlife. A wildlife permit was issued July 6, 2021.
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Though construction will impact the park, it will remain open as long as "access is deemed safe” as described above.
https://friendsofwhitehallpark.com/photographs
Planning activities for the park itself continue to progress and none of the construction activities are part of the park implementation. Those activities will begin by the middle of 2022.
We remain in frequent contact with Whitehall Development group and will report updates as we receive them.
Friends of Whitehall Park
Breaking News 2020
Over two years ago, the Citizens of Beaufort County purchased 10 acres of land to create Whitehall Park.
Recently, the County contracted with Wood and Partners to develop a Park Master Plan. As you may know, there are intentionally substantial restrictions on the amount of impermeable material (buildings and roads mainly) This plan accomplishes that, we believe. We hope that the additional objectives of minimal footprint with maximum community usefulness has been achieved. It will be a beautiful place with places to walk, to bike, to picnic, to gather, to sit on a bench, to swing on a trellis/ bench swing. All taking in the tremendous views and massive trees.
(a larger "zoomable" version of this plan is available in the survey or here at our website
***County Press Release here
About Us
Natural Beauty
Whitehall is OPEN!
Meeting Canceled
The Open House event scheduled for July 8th has been canceled due to COVID19 concerns. The Planning Team will be providing a draft plan online for community comment and input in August. Stay tuned
Visit YOUR Park!
The Park is Open from Dawn to Dusk Every Day
What's coming next?
Additional Information
Update 7/1/2020
The Open House event scheduled for July 8th has been canceled due to COVID19 concerns. The Planning Team will be providing a draft plan online for community comment and input in August. Stay tuned
Update 12/30/2019
Wood and Partners has been selected as the contractor for the park design.
http://www.woodandpartners.com. They have worked on many projects in the LowCountry
-A kick off meeting has been held in December to officially start the project -WPI are reviewing documents, and will start the plan development shortly -It is anticipated that a survey will be developed and distributed for ideas and suggestions during the late 1st quarter
-The first public stakeholder workshop is anticipated in the late 1st quarter…details forthcoming -The park may be closed during construction and
As new details are developed we will post on our Facebook page, this website and via our mailing list and at the County Passive Parks website. here
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+++++Great news!
The County has signed a contract for a Conceptual Plan for Whitehall Park!
More info will be forthcoming, but the winning bid was awarded to Wood and Partners Incorporated, an excellent SC based Company chosen from a group of other talented companies. The project steering committee is comprised of representatives from Beaufort County, the City of Beaufort, the Beaufort County Open Land Trust and Friends of Whitehall Park.
The conceptual master plan is the first step in the design of the park and the process will involve input from the community through public meetings.
This is an exciting first step.
Stay tuned for more info!
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There are 4 members of the selection Team; County, City, Open Land Trust and Friends of Whitehall Park.
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Bids for a Conceptual Master Plan were received on 7/31/19
-Finalists interviewed and final decision made COMPLETE
County Council approval needed, then contracts issued COMPLETE
Plan work starts
Stakeholder workshop scheduled
Final Plan issued
Approvals
Construction permits
Work begins
Park may be closed during construction
Donate!
You can now donate to the Friends of Whitehall Park!
Please help our efforts to enhance and maintain the park.
County Has Acquired Whitehall
Beaufort County has acquired Whitehall Park!
Now the work begins for building a Park.
A Steering Committee has been formed to help direct the design, use and construction of the park, consisting of:
-Beaufort County
-City of Beaufort
-Whitehall Development Group
-Beaufort County Open Land Trust
-Friends of Whitehall Park
Our Mission
Our mission
The mission of the Friends of Whitehall Park Fund is to sustain a collaborative effort between Beaufort, South Carolina residents and visitors which provides support for the preservation of natural resources and maintenance of Whitehall Park for community enjoyment and use for generations to come. This will be accomplished through volunteerism, partnerships, fund raising, and direct sponsorship.
About Us
What is our objective
What is our objective
What is our objective
We are a community-based organization focused on helping to make Whitehall Park a reality and to make it a special place for our entire community.
How can you help?
What is our objective
What is our objective
-Subscribe to our newsletter
-Join one of our subcommittees:
-Landscaping
-Volunteers
-Web Page
-Newsletter
Who are we?
Who are we?
Who are we?
Who are we?
We're a group of interested citizens hoping to help make Whitehall Park a reality, and to provide ongoing support for the park.
We intend to complement and supplement other local organizations. Our mission is confined to one objective...Whitehall Park.
Our Board
Who are we?
Who are we?
Paul Butare
Jean Felix
Dr. Caroline Fermin
Jason Hincher
Dr. Trudi Kissiah
Robert Semmler
Mark Weeks
Advisory Board:
Delk Haigler
Caylor Romines, BCOLT
Michael Murphy
David Prichard, City of Beaufort
Open land trust announcement
Open land trust announcement
Open land trust announcement
Here's the Press release from the open land trust
Article in the Gazette
Open land trust announcement
Open land trust announcement
Article on Whitehall