Berkeley County is one of the fastest-growing places in South Carolina, and District 6 is at the center of that growth. Leroy is not running against progress — he is running for responsible progress. That means the county stops approving development one project at a time while roads, schools, drainage, and public safety fall further behind.
The problem with piecemeal approvals
Even amid county-wide conversations about slowing large-scale development, projects keep moving forward one request at a time. Each approval may look manageable on paper. Added together, they produce gridlock, overcrowded schools, strained utilities, and drainage problems that residents live with for decades.
Leroy has already stood before the Berkeley County Planning Commission — as a resident, before ever asking for a vote — to say plainly what many families feel: the cumulative impact of these decisions is not being honestly accounted for.
The Godfrey Responsible Growth Standard
Leroy will measure every land-use decision against six common-sense tests: Plan Before Approval. Infrastructure First. Schools Matter. Residents at the Table. Transparency in Every Vote. Smart Growth, Not No Growth.
If a project cannot show that roads, schools, drainage, and emergency services can absorb it, the answer should not be a rubber stamp. It should be a plan.