Wescott Park Construction on Council Agenda Thursday

NORTH CHARLESTON — North Charleston City Council will consider awarding the bid Thursday night on construction at Wescott Park.

Council meets at 7 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 2500 City Hall Lane. The meeting can be viewed live online at the City of North Charleston blog.

The county requested bids for Phase III of the park, the key point in construction of the project. The successful bid came in just over $8 million from Brunson Construction.

Past work at the site has involved clearing the property and installing water, sewer and stormwater management systems. Phase III involves completion of the park, including ball fields and other related structures.

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The Post and Courier reported on plans at the site in advance of a groundbreaking last year.

A key features of the 48-acre site in the upper Dorchester Road corridor are small-scale versions from three of the Major League Baseball's popular layouts and skylines, including the Braves' Turner Field, the Boston Red Sox's Fenway and the San Francisco Giants' AT&T Park.

All the diamonds will feature artificial turf and be youth-hitter friendly, with outfield fences in the 200 to 220-foot home-run range.

The Council will also consider final approval on several annexation requests, including: 

• 8793 Deerwood Drive
• 2724 Wheaton Street
• 2829 Salamander Creek Lane
• 2400 Otranto Blvd.
• 2825 Salamander Creek Lane
• 8727 Auburn Drive

And the council will hold a first reading and public hearing on proposed zoning changes to allow rental car support facilities closer to the airport than currently allowed.