Featured Links

• Fight hate & Promote Tolerance
• HUD
• Demographic data City of Charleston
• Southern Poverty Law Center

City Code

Bill No. 7275

The Charleston Civic Center strives to provide the citizens of Charleston with opportunities for entertainment, education and enlightenment through events and activities hosted in the facilities; be utilized as a valuable community resource to promote civic and charitable activities and encourage economic prosperity in the community through the hosting of meetings, conventions and entertainment events.

For event and ticket information, please call (304) 345-7469.

Ronald Butlin, Executive Director
Carla Anderson, Office Secretary

The Charleston Urban Renewal Authority administers plans for five urban renewal areas. In these areas, the Authority oversees economic redevelopment efforts including infrastructure improvements, land use regulations and renovation or removal of blighted structures. The agency is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. Members are:

The Charleston Land Reuse Agency was created August 19, 2019.  It held its first meeting on November 5, 2019.  The purpose of the Charleston Land Reuse Agency (CLRA) is to promote the productive use of property by identifying available properties suitable for public space, conservation, housing, and commercial use; and pursuing the acquisition, management, inventory, and disposition of those properties.  

The Charleston Land Reuse Agency is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors. The current members of the Board of Directors include: