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A $10,000 strip of grass on Romney Street is a school-district business

A 12-foot-wide strip of grass at Romney Street and Athens Court beside Grace Tabernacle Church is listed at $10,000. Buying a fractional share of undevelopable Charleston County land is a legal route into CCSD schools under a 1962 state law.

October 7, 20261 min read

A 12-foot-wide strip of grass at Romney Street and Athens Court beside Grace Tabernacle Church is listed at $10,000. Buying a fractional share of undevelopable Charleston County land is a legal route into CCSD schools under a 1962 state law.

Why this matters here

A one-line 1962 statute has quietly created work for a Berkeley County law firm and a Charleston listing agent. Odd niches are real businesses.

First reported by postandcourier.com.

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