WHY I’M RUNNING
LOW
TAXES
Jarrod voted with Council to keep Berkeley County the lowest county tax rate in SC.
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Families should keep more of what they earn which starts with disciplined, accountable government.
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He will continue searching to identify inefficiencies stressing need-based budgeting and showing transparency in tax dollar allocation.
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Jarrod supports the responsible, phased elimination of the state income tax tied to revenue growth creating a clear pathway toward sustainable tax relief.
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Jarrod’s approach strengthens economic competitiveness, attracts investment, and puts more money back into the pockets of working families.
Roads & Growth
Commute times must be government’s focus to maintain our quality of life.
Unprecedented migration to the Lowcountry that demographers could not have reasonably predicted fuels our complaints about roads and growth.
Counties and municipalities would benefit by the legislature to provide strategic growth tools such as Concurrency.
This concept allows local decision-makers to consider the suitability of roads, water, sewer, and schools as a factor to approve or deny new developments with less fear of litigation for downzoning. It also sets framework for developer proportionate-share contributions to infrastructure.
Roads alone won’t solve our traffic problems. Workforce housing affording workers the opportunity to live near their work will ease traffic.
safe
communities
Public safety is government’s most sacred responsibility to citizens.
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Jarrod voted with Council to fully fund law enforcement budget requests, ensuring our first responders have the personnel, equipment, and operational support necessary to protect our communities.
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As a result, the Sheriff’s Office could compensate more competitively and achieved full staffing levels — strengthening response times, school resource officers, and community policing efforts.
Jarrod also helped keep EMS operations in a strategically located community, preserving rapid emergency response coverage where it is needed most.
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Jarrod understands that safe neighborhoods, strong schools, and a thriving economy all depend on a secure community.
protect
our
heritage
Jarrod will continue funding for South Carolina’s Conservation Bank and strengthen public-private-nonprofit partnerships that make projects like these possible.
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Jarrod works alongside Council and staff to provide oversight and direction to Berkeley County’s Greenbelt Program.
This initiative identifies and preserves land of environmental, historic, and cultural significance that protects our community’s character and quality of life, flood resiliency, and offers responsible land stewardship.
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Nearly 700 acres known as “Blessing,” located along the Cooper River will be transformed into a county park protecting sensitive waterways and preserving open space for generations.
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Additionally, 114 acres along the west bank of Daniel Island have been protected from development through Greenbelt funding which will become a county park.