Media and public invited to Dutch Dialogues Charleston Colloquium recap and post-event discussion

WHAT: Historic Charleston Foundation, the City of Charleston and numerous community partners have launched Dutch Dialogues® Charleston, a collaborative effort involving national and international water experts working alongside local Charleston teams to evaluate and conceptualize a Living with Water® future.

The  initial, knowledge-sharing phase of Dutch Dialogues Charleston, called Colloquium, will convene stakeholders to identify and connect related efforts, assemble project teams and discuss four key study areas: Church Creek, the Cooper Bridge Redevelopment area (Vardell’s and New Market Creek area), Johns Island and the Lockwood Corridor, and initiate the development of a comprehensive, collective and strategic approach to flood mitigation in these high-threat areas.

The Colloquium’s purpose is to create a shared understanding and direction for the Dutch Dialogues® Charleston Workshop scheduled for July.

Media and the public are invited to a post-Colloquium discussion and review that will cover progress made during the sessions and next steps, an overview of Dutch Dialogues® Charleston’s approach and insight from some of the world’s foremost urban planners. Dutch Dialogues® and Living with Water® are trademarks of Waggonner & Ball.

WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Cedar Room, 701 East Bay St. No. 200, Charleston, SC 29403

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: National and international Dutch Dialogues team members, local partners, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg and City staff will be available for comment following the recap. Further information is available at www.DutchDialoguesCharleston.org.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Dutch Dialogues Team and Community Partners
Daniel Brock
Rawle Murdy Associates
(919) 820-2612
[email protected]

Mayor Tecklenburg and City Staff
Jack O’Toole, Director of Communications
Media Relations/Public Information
(843) 518-3228
[email protected]