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2026 Isle of Palms City Government
Mayor:
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Phillip Pounds *
City Council:
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Phillip Pounds *
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John Bogosian *
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Scott Pierce
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Ashley Carroll
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Katie Miars *
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Jimmy Ward
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Rusty Streetman
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David Cohen *
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Bev Miller *
* Denotes elected in November 2025
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March 2026 - Beach Erosion Threatens Isle of Palms Homes and Wildlife
The Isle of Palms beach continues to experience significant erosional conditions at the North and South ends near the inlets.
The US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) began the beneficial use project to pump the spoils from the dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway to the southern end of the beach in February of 2025. It was recently suspended two weeks shy of completion due to the concerns raised by residents to the SC Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) that the materials being pumped onto the beach for the last two months were incompatible beach material and non-compliant with the approved permit. The clean-up of the clay mudballs and unsightly residue will hopefully be completed prior to the commencement of the beach renourishment project.
The city of Isle of Palms is set to begin a large-scale beach renourishment project intended to rebuild the island’s most eroded sections near Breach Inlet and the Wild Dunes end. Construction is set to begin this spring depending on final permitting approval and consideration of the sea-turtle nesting season.
