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On Thursday, August 6th, Mount Pleasant held a public hearing over plans to widen five miles of U.S. 17 from the Isle of Palms Connector all the way out to Wando High School.

Read more stories on this subject in our roads topic page.As usual community response was a mixed reaction between displeasure but understanding the need, but at issue was where the iconic sweetgrass would be able to sell their wares after the highway goes from four lanes to six.

Hop over to The Post and Courier for the story.