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GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC) - The City of Goose Creek is considering a proposal that would add nearly 200 new homes.

The plan would add the housing and commercial space to what is now 43 acres of wooded land at the intersection of Skeet and Myers Roads. The neighborhood and its 194 new homes would be called Myers Landing.

More than a dozen longtime Goose Creek residents have voiced concerns on Facebook groups about “overgrowth.”

“If I was a commercial entity, and I saw the crumbling infrastructure for Goose Creek, I would go the other way. Millions of dollars go out of Goose Creek, over to Summerville and North Charleston because we don’t have stores here for shopping. And they just keep building more and more houses,” Goose Creek homeowner Jack Taylor said. “If I was a commercial entity, and I saw the crumbling infrastructure for Goose Creek, I would go the other way. Millions of dollars go out of Goose Creek, over to Summerville and North Charleston because we don’t have stores here for shopping. And they just keep building more and more houses.”

In 2023, the route from US 17 Alternate, or North Main Street, from Summerville to Myers Road averaged 23,300 cars per day. From Myers Road to US 176 on the other side, it leveled out to 31,700.

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety also reported a decrease in collisions for the area since a new traffic light was installed. In 2024, there have been 38 total wrecks compared to 60 in 2023.

Residents are worried adding more housing, and therefore cars, could get in the way of that trend.

“Two or three cars per house, 800 to 1200 new cars on Myers Road. They need to slow this growth down. This was a beautiful area, it was comfortable living here. The traffic has made living here not as nice as it was. It’s not the sleepy old town it used to be,” Taylor said. “The growth and overdevelopment is ruining where we live now.”

Council members are scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon for a private workshop to learn more about the project.

It will then go to a public meeting on Dec. 10, where developers and residents will be present.

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A Goose Creek man sits in the Hill-Finklea Detention Center in Moncks Corner following an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Information provided shows the suspect, Derrell Joshua, already a convicted felon, is charged with 43 counts that include, child endangerment, drug trafficking and animal fighting.

Information provided to the Gazette shows that Joshua, 40, continued to be investigated after convictions for felony crimes in 2004, 2012 and 2020. The arrest affidavit from Berkeley County states that his arrest stems from evidence being collected since 2020, up until October of 2024.

Investigators from SLED, according to documents, began, through a warrant, tracking Joshua’s social media account where his dealings were messaged with numerous co-conspiring parties.

One message from 2022 discussed, based on bond papers, shows he communicated with a person looking for Fentanyl, heroin, meth, crack cocaine and Oxycodone after the subject was released from prison.

Another message thread shows that he entered into a conversation in the private message thread that he, Joshua, had “fentanyl on deck.” The documents show he interacted through messaging numerous times discussing and setting up sales for an array of illegal drugs.

Affidavits show there were messages where Joshua set up sales to different subjects for MDMA “Molly”, meth, cocaine and heroin. Information shows these conversions went back and forth for several months.

Then on Oct. 24, the affidavit states that SLED agents along with deputies from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at what is believed to be Joshua’s residence in Goose Creek. During the search more charges were added to the list.

Investigators allegedly found dogs that had scars consistent with animal fighting or baiting. It was also found, officers report, that he ran an illegal dog fighting kennel. The kennel was advertised on social media and the page was owned by Joshua.

The site, investigators report had animals “tormented by tethering” and lacked food and adequate care. They also found a digital media file that showed, pit-bull type dogs in a “conditioning fight” and the fight was recorded.

The court papers state that while searching the site on Oct. 24 additional drugs were found that included fentanyl and cocaine. Also because of the condition of the home and the illicit drugs around, Joshua was charged with child endangerment. Three children were in home ranging in age from 12 to four-years old, according to investigators.

Also inside, investigators reported, finding 12 different firearms. There were seven handguns, four rifles and one shotgun. Due to his previous felony charges in 2004, 2012 and 2020, it is illegal for Joshua to have guns or ammunition.