Community Resources
This page has been created as a resource for our neighborhood to provide contact information and other resources that we may need in an emergency or if you need to setting up new services for your home.
Utilities
- Summerville Commissioner of Public Works (CPW)
The Summerville CPW is charged with the full control and management of the water and wastewater systems and who you contact for service or emergencies related to water and wastewater systems.
- Emergencies – 843-871-0810 – Monitored 24 hours a day
- Start/Stop Services
- Dominion Energy
Whether you’re a new or existing customer, Dominion Energy is who you contact. They have tools and resources to help you manage your electric or natural gas service.- Start Home Services
- Stop Home Services
- Transfer or Add Service
- Check Gas Availability
- You can also call 866-517-3711
- Report an Outage or Emergency
- Downed power lines? Stay away! Do not touch! Call 888-333-4465
- Gas leak? From a safe place call 911 and Dominion Energy at 800-815-0083
- Report Streetlight Issue
Garbage & Recycling
Town of Summerville
The Town of Summerville garbage pick-up services are provided for residents according to the schedule via a contract with Carolina Waste.
- Town of Summerville Waste Locator (Find your Street)
- If you cant find your pickup day, please call our public works department at 843-851-4225
Town of Summerville
See something that needs to be fixed? Use the See Click Fix portal to make a request and to see requests made.
Dorchester County Property & Tax Services
- Assessor’s Office – The Assessor’s Office is responsible for the assignment of values to all real estate properties and mobile homes; not the tax amounts. Here you will find the 4% Legal Residence Application.
- Auditor’s Office – The Auditor’s Office oversees homestead exemptions, appeals on personal property, the assessment of motor vehicles, watercraft (boats, motors, jet ski’s) aircraft and business personal property.
- Delinquent Tax – The Delinquent Tax office investigates and collects delinquent real property taxes, notifies owners of taxes owed and seizes property for non-payment.
- Treasurer – The Treasurer’s Office collects, invests and disburses all county funds including taxes, vehicle registration fees, solid waste and stormwater fees, and miscellaneous department revenue and receipts.
Internet Service Providers
- AT&T
AT&T recently upgraded Newington Plantation with up to 1GB of high-speed service. | Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) - Spectrum
Spectrum provides up to 1GB of high speed internet service in Newington Plantation. | Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) - T-Mobile
T-Mobile offers a streaming wireless internet service that gets good reception in Newington Plantation.
Police Department
The Summerville Police Department is dedicated to the provision of the highest possible quality of law enforcement service to the public. The department is committed to courteously accepting and impartially investigating all complaints regarding the actions and performance of our personnel.
- Citizen Feedback
- Report a Crime Tip
- Phone: 843-871-2463
- Emergency Phone: 911
- Police Dispatch (Non-Emergency Phone): 843-875-1650
- File a Complaint
- Call 843-851-4100 or go to the Police Department at 300 West 2nd North Street and request to speak with the on-duty supervisor.
- Write a letter to the Chief of Police at 300 West 2nd North Street, Summerville, SC 29483 (Fax: 843-851-4108).
- Download the complaint form or fill out the online form.
Animal Control
Dorchester County Animal Control
Mailing Address & Office Location:
500 N. Main St., Box 3
Summerville, SC 29483
Office Hours:
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Monday – Friday
Excluding Holidays
Phone: (843) 832-0015
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