Introduction

Has your family ever visited coastal South Carolina or the Sea Islands just off the shore? Millions of tourists visit the "Lowcountry" there every year to tour historic sites and enjoy the many beach and golf resorts. South Carolina depends heavily on the tourist business and rolls out the welcome mat for them. Wowed by the beauty of the state, many people decide to move there.

Courtesy of Burroughs & Chapin Company, Inc.

Currently, the XYZ Land Development Company is buying properties on one of the Sea Islands near Charleston. The company plans to build a residential and resort complex with golf courses, expensive homes, and beachfront rental condominiums. A new road and bridge from the mainland will also need to be built to handle traffic. Company XYZ has appeared several times before the County Commissioners to explain the project and is currently waiting for approval to move forward. Plans call for the development to open in three years. To attract future tourists and residents, the company is already promoting this new project up and down the East Coast.