Campaign Updates & District 6 News
Meeting recaps, development updates, campaign news, and voter information — straight from the campaign, with sources.
Development WatchCampaign UpdatesMeeting Recaps Development Watch District 6 Issues Leroy in the Community Voter Information
Lake Village Has Been Approved — and Honest Weights Mean Weighing Both Sides
The Council gave Lake Village final approval on September 28. Not the outcome Leroy hoped for — but honest weights mean weighing both sides: what the Council negotiated onto the record, what residents pushed for, and what is still unanswered.
September 29, 2026
Campaign UpdatesRed. White. And Blue. — Let’s Get It Back
“I am running for Berkeley County Council as a Democrat. There. I said it plainly. But if all you need to know about me is the letter beside my name, then you don’t really know me at all.” Leroy’s statement on party, country, and common sense.
September 27, 2026
Development WatchI Went Looking for the Answer
Comments that the Lake Village project “exceeds the 2026 stormwater standard” sent Leroy looking for the manual and test results that would prove it. He filed a FOIA request and read the County’s own records. Here is what he found.
September 21, 2026
Meeting RecapsLake Village Gets First Council Reading as Residents Push Back — and Leroy Makes the Traffic Case
At a tense July 27 meeting covered by The Post and Courier, County Council held the first of three readings on the 5,500-home Lake Village development. Leroy — quoted by name in the coverage — challenged the outdated traffic study behind the project.
July 27, 2026
Campaign UpdatesA Common-Sense Change Is on the Way: Leroy Godfrey Jr. Runs for County Council District 6
Leroy Godfrey Jr. — father, minister, small-business owner, and disabled U.S. veteran — announces his campaign for Berkeley County Council District 6.
July 1, 2026
Meeting RecapsMeeting Recap: Planning Commission Advances Cane Bay Lake Village After Divided Hearing
Leroy returned to the Planning Commission to press for honest traffic and infrastructure planning as the Cane Bay Lake Village development advanced after a lengthy, divided hearing.
June 25, 2026
Meeting RecapsMeeting Recap: Residents Pack Planning Commission Over 5,500-Home Cane Bay Expansion
After residents — including Leroy — voiced serious concerns, the Planning Commission delayed its vote on a proposed 5,500-home Cane Bay expansion.
May 31, 2026