Council authorizes negotiations with Chartwell Mews over Bluffton Parkway storm-drainage impacts

The council unanimously authorized the county administrator, working with the county attorney and staff, to enter negotiations with Chartwell Mews regarding alleged impacts to that property associated with the Bluffton Parkway project and to evaluate monetary and non-monetary resolution alternatives.

A council member moved: "I move that council authorize the county administrator in consultation with county attorney and appropriate staff and consultants to enter into negotiations with Chartwell Muse regarding the alleged impacts to their property associated with the Bluffton Parkway project, including evaluation of monetary and non monetary resolution alternatives with any proposed settlement or agreement to be presented to County Council for final approval." The motion was seconded and approved by a unanimous show of hands.

The motion directs staff to negotiate and to bring any proposed settlement back to council for final approval. The transcript contains variant spellings of the property name ("Charlton Mews" and "Chartwell Muse"); the article uses Chartwell Mews as the normalized form but flags the inconsistent rendering in the record.