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Some say it’s the dumbest idea ever, others call it a welcome addition: What do you think of Hilton Head’s college campus plans?

Office buildings have been cleared from a 6-acre site on Hilton Head’s Office Park Road. A new USCB campus will be constructed there in the coming year. tmoss@islandpacket.com
Office buildings have been cleared from a 6-acre site on Hilton Head’s Office Park Road. A new USCB campus will be constructed there in the coming year. tmoss@islandpacket.com

The groundbreaking is set for February on Hilton Head’s new University of South Carolina-Beaufort campus. But the $33.5 million price tag, and the increased traffic that will come with it, has some concerned about the future of the island.

Here’s what some folks had to say recently on our Facebook page about the plans. Opinions varied but leaned more negative.

What do you think of the plans? Comment at the bottom of the article to let us know.

This story was originally published January 3, 2017 at 10:45 AM with the headline "Some say it’s the dumbest idea ever, others call it a welcome addition: What do you think of Hilton Head’s college campus plans?."

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