Please, no new taxes, say Devenger residents

JULY 26, 2010 7:12 a.m. (0)

It took nearly half of a two hour meeting for Greenville County Council to vote to put a hold on a request by the Devenger Tax District for two-tenths of a mil tax hike and a $10 fee increase.

Most of that time was taken up by Devenger residents who pleaded their case before council both for and against the request. There were allegations of misuse of funds pitted against the need to repair crumbling infrastructure and amenities in the subdivision.  Continue reading...

 

County Council notes

From the Sept. 7 meeting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 10:35 a.m. (0)

Greenville County Council approved a $10,993.20 request from Councilwoman Lottie Gibson to pay for furniture at the Phoenix Academy lobby on the consent agenda during a short meeting Tuesday night.

The expenditure qualifies under Council District Expense – Part II Community Requests account definition, according to documents accompanying the request.

Council also learned the sheriff’s department has been awarded a $225,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to install the first part of an upgrade to sheriff’s helicopter infrared imaging system. The FLIR system allows the helicopter to produce an infrared image of objects on the ground, transmit them to ground commanders instantly so that the commanders see what the helicopter sees in real time.  Continue reading...

 

Greenville County Council notes

From the Jan. 4 meeting

JANUARY 6, 2011 2:08 p.m. (0)

Greenville County Council Chairman H.G. “Butch” Kirven and Vice Chairman Bob Taylor were re-elected to the top spots on council by acclamation during Tuesday night’s organizational meeting.

Dan Rawls  Continue reading...