His energy and dedication make him the perfect choice for City Paper readers to name as Best Community Activist. Since this is the second year Beach has been chosen best activist, and rather than rehash his past accomplishment, it seems more appropriate to allow him to present his latest and greatest cause. The City of Charleston has just recently come out against it. The City objects to it due to the size and impact of the project. This is important because Daniel Island is in the City of Charleston.
Beach acknowledges that the port is important to the Charleston area.
There was a great deal of opposition to building a terminal on the Wando River. The opponents lost. This terminal is considerably larger than the Wando terminal. Originally called 'Terminal X,' this was only an abstraction until this past September, when the SPA released their draft of the environmental impact statement. In that statement, which is four volumes long, there were alarming conclusions drawn by their own consultants, about traffic, water, and air pollution, as well as ship and recreational vehicle interaction.