Parks staff report new gym, tournaments and capital projects for Beaufort County
July 09, 2026 | Beaufort County, South Carolina
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County parks staff gave the advisory board a multi-part report on recent programming, tournaments and capital projects.
Heather Clint, administrative team lead, told board members the department is addressing a missed June attendance count caused by a counter battery failure and will add a check-in machine at Charles Lynn Brown Center. Staff also noted recent turnover in the admin team and that several new full-time hires are starting soon.
A staff presenter described Bluffton youth programming: 443 participants in the recently started basketball season, expanded fall offerings and multiple tournaments. Staff said several teams advanced to state tournaments and that two teams will play in a World Series tournament in Mississippi.
“It's a very nice gym,” one staff speaker said of the renovated Charles Lynn Brown facility, which opened for youth basketball and includes new bleachers, goals and scoreboards. Staff encouraged board members to visit the newly renovated court.
Ashley (assistant athletic manager) briefed the board on capital projects: the BRACE project had a June 30 groundbreaking and work is already fenced off and underway; a construction meeting was held this week for the Scott Center senior center and staff expect site work to begin soon; Agnes and Wesley Felix projects remain on schedule with hoped-for completion between September and December. Bluffton Center has a temporary certificate of occupancy and staff plan to restrict elevator use until an inspection in September.
Staff also noted a planned renovation of the older Burton Wells baseball area and other projects listed on the department’s project board; staff said these projects require county-administrator and elected-official approvals and will proceed as those approvals are secured.
The board did not take action on these reports; staff asked members to remain engaged and offered to share project boards and schedules with board members for future meetings.
Heather Clint, administrative team lead, told board members the department is addressing a missed June attendance count caused by a counter battery failure and will add a check-in machine at Charles Lynn Brown Center. Staff also noted recent turnover in the admin team and that several new full-time hires are starting soon.
A staff presenter described Bluffton youth programming: 443 participants in the recently started basketball season, expanded fall offerings and multiple tournaments. Staff said several teams advanced to state tournaments and that two teams will play in a World Series tournament in Mississippi.
“It's a very nice gym,” one staff speaker said of the renovated Charles Lynn Brown facility, which opened for youth basketball and includes new bleachers, goals and scoreboards. Staff encouraged board members to visit the newly renovated court.
Ashley (assistant athletic manager) briefed the board on capital projects: the BRACE project had a June 30 groundbreaking and work is already fenced off and underway; a construction meeting was held this week for the Scott Center senior center and staff expect site work to begin soon; Agnes and Wesley Felix projects remain on schedule with hoped-for completion between September and December. Bluffton Center has a temporary certificate of occupancy and staff plan to restrict elevator use until an inspection in September.
Staff also noted a planned renovation of the older Burton Wells baseball area and other projects listed on the department’s project board; staff said these projects require county-administrator and elected-official approvals and will proceed as those approvals are secured.
The board did not take action on these reports; staff asked members to remain engaged and offered to share project boards and schedules with board members for future meetings.
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