Mount Pleasant Magazine Fall 2011

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Four traffic lanes and a pedestrian/bicycle
path on the Ravenel Bridge lead to Mount
Pleasant from west of the Cooper.
been the mayor’s modest salary.
Practicing what he preaches about
public service, Swails accepts none
of his $24,000 annual pay, choos-
ing instead to let the town spend
it on projects that make life a little
more interesting for those who call
Mount Pleasant home.
The list of things to do in Mount
Pleasant certainly has grown since
Swails’ days of pumping gas and
mopping floors in a sleepy little
town between Charleston and the
Atlantic Ocean. Annual events
include the Scottish Games and
Highland Gathering held each
September, the Taste of Charleston
in October, the Lowcountry Oyster
Festival in January, the Blessing of
the Fleet each April and the Sweet-
grass Cultural Arts Festival in June.
2 Children
4 Grandchildren
1947 BornWilliam David Swails
1965 Graduated fromMoultrie High School
1965–1969 Attended The Citadel and
Charleston Southern University
1976–1984 Mount Pleasant town councilman
1985 Married Peggy
2006–2009 Mount Pleasant town councilman
2009 Elected mayor of Mount Pleasant
2010 Mount Pleasant named All-America City
Billy
Swails
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