Plans for eco-friendly resort, villas on Beaufort County sea islands raise questions

After abandoning plans for an ecotourism resort on Bay Point Island, developers have a new proposal to build an ecologically-conscious resort, spa and residential community that would span three of Beaufort County’s sea islands. The sprawling project would include a resort, spa and village homes on Daufuskie Island, according to a Wednesday news release from Six Senses, a Thailand-based hotel and resort developer. Residential villas would dot Bay Point Island. And a development on Hilton Head Island would include a restaurant, retail outlet and launch point for access to the...