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Why are penny sales taxes impactful for counties in South Carolina?

On October 24, 2023, after a public workshop, Georgetown County Council passed two Resolutions to be placed on the ballot for November 2024 regarding penny sales taxes for our residents to vote on in the general election. The first one is the Local Option...

Multi-Use Paths…why is there new signage?

The summer is over, and school has started, and our county staff recently added new signage prohibiting motorized vehicles on County-owned multi-use paths. When major developments begin, it’s not unusual for the roads, multi-use paths, and other...

Follow the money…Georgetown County’s Budget

Trees, Trees, Why Save the Trees?

According to the Arbor Day Foundation, trees help reduce energy costs, help with stormwater management and erosion control, create green spaces, boost property values, and improve community pride. 

In February, one of our county residents recogniz...

What comes first, the chicken or the egg? Ordinances (zoning) or Comprehensive Plan?

As I wrap up my fourth month serving Georgetown County as a Council Member, I’ve been called a “grifter, a pig, an embezzler,” and many other insulting names including “the most hated person on earth” by a Planning Commission member. Wow!  &n...

New FEMA Flood Maps and what that means to you

My youngest son just had his 10^th birthday and I started my first blog on the same day. With four County Council meetings completed in my first term, I requested that the County set up a blog so that each Council Member could communicate with our constitu...

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