City of Hardeeville, SC
Stephen Camp has over 20 years of work experience in the fire and emergency services field. Stephen started their career in 1999 as a Firefighter Paramedic at Southside Fire and EMS, where they worked until 2004. From 2004 to 2005, they served as a Paramedic Firefighter at Jasper County Fire Rescue. In 2005, Stephen joined Hardeeville Fire Dept. as a Captain and later became the Interim Fire Chief before being appointed as the Fire Chief in 2015. Additionally, they worked as an Official for Coastal Football Officials from 1994 to 2016.
Stephen Camp completed their high school education at Benedictine Military School from 1985 to 1989, earning a high school diploma. Stephen then attended Georgia Institute of Technology from 1989 to 1991, where they pursued a field of study in Engineering. More recently, Stephen enrolled at Kaplan University from 2010 to 2011, where they earned an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Information Technology.
City of Hardeeville, SC
Hardeeville continues to grow at an incredible pace, and was named the fastest growing city in SC for both 2013 and 2014! In 2015, Hardeeville grew by 544 residents and by 11.44%, and was the second fastest growing city in SC behind the town of Blythewood. We are maintaining our efforts to grow “smartly” according to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, our Land Development Code, and the executed Development Agreements. The City continues to be financially stable and maintain healthy reserves. The City Council for the fourth year in a row has lowered the City’s millage rate from 153 to 130. Despite the millage rate reduction, the City continues to provide a high level of municipal services to our growing population. Collectively, your City employees continue to work hard every day to meet or exceed your service expectations. The City has a bright future ahead with many exciting projects and developments such as the opening of the new Hardeeville library, Jasper Ocean Terminal, Okatie Crossing Commerce Center, the new exit 3 on I-95, Riverport, and the buildout of the Hardeeville Commerce Park!