🌱Flooding Plan Comment Period Closing + $4 Billion Road Project?

Rise and shine, Charleston! Let's get you started this Monday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Humid with partial sunshine. High: 81 Low: 67.

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Here are the top stories in Charleston today:

1. The public comment period for the Army Corps of Engineers' proposal to abate flooding in Charleston is closing today. The proposal includes a seawall around the peninsula that would rise 12 feet above sea level to protect against hurricane storm surges. Residents may submit their comments on the Corps' draft feasibility report and environmental impact statement, which will be finalized next year. (Live 5 News WCSC)
2. The Lowcountry Corridor East project would widen 13 miles of Interstate 526 from North Charleston through Daniel Island and into Mount Pleasant, from four to eight lanes — but it could cost a whopping $4 billion. The road project would be South Carolina's most expensive to date, and would likely require replacing both the Don Holt and James B. Edwards (Wando) bridges in the process. (Free: Spot On South Carolina; Subscription: Charleston Post Courier)
3. North Charleston's Park Circle Gallery on 4820 Jenkins Avenue has announced it will exhibit works by local artists Brad Carroll, a Mount Pleasant painter, and Lee Garrard of Johns Island, from Nov. 3 to Nov. 24. (Charleston Currents)
4. Attendance is dwindling at Joint Base Charleston's chapel, leaving its 50 regular congregants to fear that the military-only Protestant church will eventually close. (Hilton Head Island Packet)
5. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month wraps up, a doctor from the Medical University of South Carolina is debunking some common misconceptions about the disease. (Live 5 News WCSC)

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Today in Charleston:

• Committee on Public Safety - City of Charleston (2:00 PM)
• Committee on Real Estate - City of Charleston (3:00 PM)
• Committee on Public Works and Utilities (4:00 PM)
• Board of Directors Special Called Meeting (5:00 PM)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.