City of Goose Creek

Goose Creek Mayor Greg Habib recently joined leaders from Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties to announce a collaborative effort, led by One Region, to establish a consistent road map for employers and residents that inspires confidence as we prepare to safely reopen our local economy. The strategy, named re|IGNITE, leverages expertise from business, healthcare, nonprofit, and government sectors to create a coordinated, science-based plan to restore the local economy.

ReIGNITE Phase 1 Plan released on May 11, 2020.

At the request of the region’s elected officials, One Region, a collaborative initiative focused on building a stronger, more inclusive regional economy, is convening stakeholders from across the region to develop and finalize a phased plan, including industry-specific guidance on how and when to safely reopen.

“Our economy needs to reopen and reopen safely. I have every confidence that aligning and working together as One Region is the right approach for reigniting our regional economy and ensuring employers and employees have the consistent guidelines and confidence they need to safely get back to work,” said One Region Chairman, General Hank Taylor.

“Goose Creek is proud to join our regional partners to find a way to safely reopen," Mayor Habib said. "This crisis has affected us all in similar ways - here in the Lowcountry and across the nation. Developing a cohesive plan across the region will help ensure that we get back to work, and just as importantly, that we keep our citizens safe.”

Led by the Medical University of South Carolina and guided by medical experts at Roper St. Francis Healthcare and Trident Health System, the plan is being developed to ensure reopening does not set back progress made from current social distancing and stay-at-home orders.

“MUSC is providing expertise and guidance for monitoring, testing and tracing efforts as we move forward with the initial steps of safely opening our economy, and we must remain focused on keeping the rate of new infections low,” said MUSC, President, David J. Cole, M.D., FACS. ”Through efforts such as the One Region re|IGNITE Strategy, and in alignment with the CDC, DHEC and accelerateSC, our region can thoughtfully and successfully move forward and get our economy and lives heading back to normal."

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