Berkeley County, SC

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`Berkeley County Utilities
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Goose Creek recycling
	You are encouraged to call the Department of Public Works at 824-2200 or 824-2300 with questions.

# Talk to your local Solid Waste Department and ask if a plan is in place to start curbside recycling. Offer to help spread the word.
# Talk to your Mayor or County Commissioner and express your desire to have curbside recycling. Ask your friends and neighbors to do the same. The more voices they hear, the more likely they are to listen!



Berkeley County Water & Sanitation

Water

A minimum monthly charge of $8.50 plus a volumetric rate of $3.62 per 1000 gallons used or per part thereof.
Sewer

Residential – $44.00 per month

Sewer Flow Meter Rate – $44.00 for the first 5500 gallons flow of domestic waste water discharged or parts thereof and $8.00 for each additional 1,000 gallons flow of domestic waste water discharged or parts thereof.

Mail To:

    * P.O. Box 580139, Charlotte, NC 28258-0139
    * Berkeley County Water and Sanitation, P.O. Box 1529, Moncks Corner, SC 29461


Crowfield plantation pool
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Summer is here!!! Time to join the pool!!!!!

Family $ 250 + tax!!  
Single $175 + tax!!    

Pool is open 9 am til 9 pm 7 days a week.

Planter's walk pool
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POOL OPERATING DATES
MAY 16, 2009 THRU SEPTEMBER 8, 2009.

FAMILY MEMBERSHIP – $150.00
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP - $80.00

FOB - $25.00  (REFUNDABLE FEE)


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Crowfield Homeowners' Association. The Association office is located in Middleton Park at the corner of Hunters Lane and Crowfield Boulevard. 

Crowfield has a mandatory annual assessment for all Homeowners. The assessment is due January 1 of each year and is presently $304.84 per year. 

A 78-acre lake is available for recreation\fishing (NO SWIMMING). Two docks are available for use, one located in The Hamlet Park

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Santee Cooper

Customer Charge: $10.00 /month
 
(2) Energy Charge: 
 
(a) Base Energy Charge: 
 
Summer Season.........................................$0.0988/kWh 
 
Non-Summer Season..................................$0.0888/kWh 
 
Summer Season – The Summer Season energy charge shall apply to all 
kWh use for bills rendered during the months of June, July, August and 
September. Energy use for such bills shall not be prorated for periods 
outside of these four calendar months. 

(b) Fuel Adjustment: 
 
The Authority's Fuel Adjustment Clause FAC-09 is applicable to all energy 
sales hereunder, with "Fb/Sb" and "K" of the formula in said clause being 
equal to $0.03641/kWh and, 0.135 respectively. 
 
(c) Demand Sales Adjustment: 
 
The Authority's Demand Sales Adjustment Clause DSC-09 is applicable to 
all energy sales hereunder. 

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NEWCOMER SERVICES

Relocating is often a scary process. Charleston's Welcome Wagon reaches out to newly relocated families and individuals to help them adjust to the new area. The Welcome Wagon specifically caters to homebuyers and provides new homeowners with a personal address book containing recommended area businesses. The Welcome Wagon also customizes the information for homebuyers depending on where they have settled in the Charleston area. For more information about the address book or to learn how to become a sponsor of Welcome Wagon, call 1.800.WELCOME

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TELEPHONE SERVICE
• BellSouth provides telephone service to customers in most of Charleston and Dorchester counties, in additon to rural areas located in Berkeley County
• Deposits for home telephone services can vary depending on your individual credit rating and type of services ordered. Often deposits are waived for customers with an excellent payment record with a previous phone carrier
• To place an order for residential service with BellSouth, contact 843.780.2355

SEVERAL REGIONAL CARRIERS PROVIDE TELEPHONE SERVICE TO OUTLYING AREAS:

HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC
579 Stoney Landing Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
843.761.9101
(Area includes most of Berkeley County and portions of Dorchester County)
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GARBAGE REMOVAL

• Municipalities provide garbage disposal to homes in the Metro region
• The cost of disposal is levied in your taxes or included in water and sewer service fees
• Several isolated rural areas depend on private garbage collection services

CONTACT THE FOLLOWING CITY AND TOWN DEPARTMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICES:

City of Charleston Public Service Department - 843.724.3754
Berkeley County Water and Sanitation - 843.761.8817
Hanahan Public Works and Sanitation Department - 843.529.3413
Isle of Palms Office of Public Works - 843.886.8956
James Island Public Service Department - 843.795.9060
Mt. Pleasant Public Service Department - 843.849.2022
City of North Charleston Public Works and Sanitation - 843.745.1026
St. Andrew's Public Service District Commission - 843.556.6310
Sullivan's Island Town Hall - 843.883.3198
Summerville Street Department - 843.871.6000


WATER

BERKELEY COUNTY
Berkeley County Water & Sanitation Authority - 843.572.4400
City of Goose Creek - 843.797.6220
Jamestown Water Department - 843.257.2233
Moncks Corner Water Works - 843.761.8041
Town of St. Stephen - 843.567.3597

CHARLESTON COUNTY
Charleston Commissioners of Public Works - 843.727.6800
Folly Beach Water Department - 843.588.2447
Isle of Palms Water Company - 843.886.6148
Mt. Pleasant Waterworks & Sewer Commission - 843.884.9626
St. Johns Water Company - 843.559.0186
Sullivan's Island Water Department, Town Hall - 843.883.3947

DORCHESTER COUNTY
Dorchester County Water Authority - 843.875.0140
Dorchester County Water & Sewer - 843.767.2474
St. George Water & Sewer Department - 843.563.3321
Summerville Water Department - 843.871.0810


ELECTRICITY AND GAS

Berkeley Electric Cooperative - 843.572.5454
Edisto Electric Cooperative - 843.563.3292
Santee Cooper - 843.761.7010
South Carolina Electric & Gas - 843.554.7234


FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RECYCLING, CALL:

Berkeley County Government Office - 843.723.3800 / 843.572.4400
Charleston County Solid Waste and Recycling - 843.720.7111
Dorchester County Recycling - 843.832.0070

DIAL 911 FOR ALL FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCIES.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Hanahan - 843.744.4073
Moncks Corner - 843.723.3800 x 4113
Summerville - 843.873.5111

OTHER EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline (24hr) Careline Hotline- 800.252.6465
Info/Referral for Pregnant Women - 800.868.0404
Child Abuse Hotline (24hr) - 800.422.4453
Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry - 843.554.111 / 800.452.111
Drug Abuse Hotline (24hr) - 800.662.4357
FBI / US Government - 843.722.0135
Hotline (24hr) Confidential Telephone Counseling - 843.744.HELP (4357) / 800.922.2283
Poison Control Center (24hr) - 800.922.1117
South Carolina Highway Patrol - 843.740.1660
TeenLine (Counseling) - 843.747. TEEN / 800.273. TALK

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Real Property Tax Deduction. Nonitemizers may claim an additional standard tax deduction for state and local real property taxes. The maximum additional tax deduction is $500 ($1,000 on a joint return). 

Itemize Tax Deductions
When you purchase a home, you're more likely to be able to itemize tax deductions on Schedule A. The following are more common itemized tax deductions not related to your home:

    * medical and dental expenses
    * state and local income tax or sales tax
    * personal property taxes (usually on your car)
    * gifts of cash and property to qualified religious and charitable organizations
    * casualty and theft losses
    * tax preparation fees
    * investment expenses


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