As you drive south on route 17
from Brookgreen Gardens to the Litchfield/Pawleys Island area, you
will see a transformation of the median from tall overgrown grass to
a beautiful oasis of manicured lawns, beautiful palm trees and
bushes. These are maintained completely by the generosity of
local home owner associations, businesses and generous residents who
are dedicated to making the area one of the most beautiful in South
Carolina. This area runs from Sandy Island Road to Martin
Luther King Road, some 3.2 miles. When you first come to the
Litchfield area, you are immediately struck how beautiful the median
looks and how it sets this community apart from all the others.
Litchfield
Beautification Corridor Background
In 2007, the Litchfield Corridor
Beautification Committee (LCBC) was organized to maintain the
medians and shoulders on Route 17 from Sandy Island Road south to
Martin Luther King Road. Without the LCBC and the generosity
of local businesses and residents, this stretch of road would look
like the majority of Route 17. It's the beauty of the area
that sets it a part. All maintenance on this area, which includes
weekly mowing, trash pickup five days a week, new plantings, and
care of the existing plants is done under the direction of the LCBC
organization and is funded entirely by donations and grants.
For more information, contact any of the
Officers and
Board Members listed below.
You may have noticed some of our
Crepe Myrtle trees turning brown from lack of adequate
water in the beds on both the north
and the south ends of our corridor.
These beds were installed by a contractor identified and
selected by SCDOT and not LCBC. These plantings are
still under warranty and the contractor is responsible
for their well being. SCDOT is now working with the
contractor to either save or replace these trees
impacted by our recent lack of rainfall.
LITCHFIELD BEAUTIFICATION LOOKING FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS
We are
looking for Litchfield Area residents who are interested in
serving on the LCBC Board for aterm
of two years. If your interested, please contact Lewis Bowers at
lewisbowers@chicora.net or
843-455-0099
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO
YOU? ØA beautiful
environment in which to live, work, play and shop. ØA tourist
enhancement to bring more money into our community
to support our local economy through taxes and
spending on rooms, meals, golf and shopping.
ØAccording to an
informal survey of local realtors, property values have increased due to the appearance of our front
door,the Litchfield
Corridor.
YOUR DONATION
ØYour donation will help ensure that the proper funds
are in place to properly maintain this area and
ensure the beautythat we have all come to
appreciate and value. ØIs tax deductible ØImportant no matter what the amount.
SUGGESTED ANNUAL DONATION LEVELS Qualify as Voting Members
Large Business
$1,000
Small Business
$250 - $500
Family/Individual Business
$100 Property Owner Associations (Based on
number of members) Non-Voting Members Any amount is gladly accepted and appreciated
All donors will receive a decal and a letter of
appreciation.
Voting Members are invited to the annual meeting
to
vote on budget, officers, etc.
"The private -
public partnership between the
Litchfield Corridor Beautification Committee and governmental entities on behalf
of our community hasset a precedence for cooperation
and excellence.The Highway 17 beautification project
is recognizedand admired by tourists, business and locals. Ourentirearea has benefited by the "pride
of community" of this project." Vida Miller,
Former State
Representative
Group beautifies area’s “front door”
…Georgetown County Councilman Jerry Oakley, who represents Litchfield Beach,applauded the committee’s efforts.
“That is our front door” Oakley said." That is the one stretch that I hear more
comments about no matter where I am in the state about how attractive that strip
is.”
---Sun News October 2008
IF it’s landscaped it must be Litchfield! ---Coastal Observer July 2009
The Natural Beauty of Litchfield…
"People will see this as not just another beach community,
but someplace special" Henry Jobe, President of the Litchfield-By-The-Sea
Property Owners Association
As residents of
the Tradition
and Litchfield
Community, we
are very pleased
to see how the
beautification
is coming
along. We are
always hearing
from friends
that live
elsewhere, about
our "beautiful
Litchfield".
We are tickled
about their
compliments!
Bobbie and Phil Fleiss,
Tradition
