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- Approval of amended minutes (March 11, 2025): Council approved an amendment to the minutes from the March 11, 2025 meeting. The motion carried by voice vote; the transcript records a motion, second and “aye” responses but does not include a roll-call tally with member names.

- Fair Housing Month resolution: Council adopted a Fair Housing resolution designating April 2025 as Fair Housing Month. The resolution cites the county’s desire that all citizens have access to safe, decent housing and references the South Carolina Fair Housing Law (1998). Motion, second and unanimous “aye” responses were recorded in the transcript.

- Retirement recognition resolution for Macio Nance: Council adopted a recognition resolution honoring Macio Nance for his service at the South Carolina Department of Commerce and Tri-County Park development. Council members praised his decades of work on rural economic development; motion and second were recorded and the resolution was adopted by voice vote.

- Award of outfall-ditch cleaning contract: Council approved awarding the contract to Mark Hewitt (lowest bid). The action was recorded as a motion, second and voice vote; no roll-call tally with member names appears in the transcript.

- Ordinance 2025-01, second reading: Council amended the title and approved Ordinance 2025-01, authorizing conveyance of portions of Marion County tax parcels 055-00-0008-000 and 056-0000193000 (5.89 acres) to Robert K. Grant. The County Attorney read the amended title and clarified the acreage composition and attached survey map; council approved on second reading by voice/raising-hands vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally of named members.

Where the public transcript records only voice votes or general “aye” responses, this roundup records the outcome as indicated in the meeting record. Specific vote tallies by member name were not included in the public transcript for these items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Marion County Council Meeting on Thursday March 27 2025 @7pm video142414119 9","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal actions taken at the Marion County Council meeting: approval of minutes, two resolutions and several administrative actions including a contract award and an ordinance on second reading.","taxTitle","Marion County, South Carolina","taxId",71089,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":44,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":82,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":83,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":84,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6620052,"Council approves outfall-ditch bid; members debate bid notice, timber consultant process and business-license notifications",720,1336000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2825224-f783d43cae8ce58a8968c769564a7d1f&start=616&end=1336","/articles/6620052/Marion-County/South-Carolina/Council-approves-outfall-ditch-bid-members-debate-bid-notice-timber-consultant-process-and-business-license-notifications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620052-3765ab5e44aca71a20925c83ec15153e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773705504&Signature=AoBRYCcZKm41JJ8nqvq6AjZo4ZvCRaU6VbkXDMi6PeyyX7nem0NKvINZRKexJxvQZtTOfWWW8lKleQrAquLyWTGWv-4cYECjzCQZroDbYuZwh8odlgf~yWx-iSOQtb5qKiWyx~KV5g34CZwlOpxhhaTx5lLF-awthyXMKEKeqap6tBRGCMKf3D6C8C1z7z2jr2f-AFEd6gO3IFn-aIQ6dBmRd6ZO~u9hrCTbuKDTZbkyOTX0H0TxT-ZggFqSPd1wBP0eofF5GrBTFo9j-9YUnFVs6cDKWtXks9te~ZoXwhPAs2BVTtKIAxFv6Fx~q~rt1NWEg4uPDOXZTTNJgKpsJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marion County Council voted to award the Marion County outfall ditch-cleaning contract to Mark Hewitt and discussed procurement-notice accessibility, email notifications to business-license holders, and consultant-managed timber sales.

County administration said the prior contractor is deceased, the county solicited bids for at least two weeks, and the lowest bid came from Mark Hewitt; the council approved the award. During discussion, a council member said some constituents find bid postings hard to locate on the county website. County staff said bids are posted under departments and on the South Carolina business-opportunities site; staff said they will make bid notices more accessible on the county front page.

Council members discussed whether the county could email bid notices to every holder of a county business license. Legal counsel advised caution about selectively notifying subgroups because personalized or targeted notifications could create legal or fairness concerns; counsel said sending notices to all business-license holders across the board would be acceptable. County staff said the business-license system is being updated and that future system capabilities may make mass notifications possible.

Council members also discussed timber-sale procedures handled by a consultant. Staff said timber sales were managed by a consultant through American Forestry of Bennettsville; the consultant handled timber bid awards rather than the county, and the consultant had opened notifications to local loggers after county staff raised awareness concerns.

No roll-call vote with individual names was recorded in the transcript for the outfall-ditch award; the action was recorded as a motion, second and voice vote in favor.","Marion County Council approved a bid award to Mark Hewitt for outfall-ditch cleaning and discussed making bid notices more accessible, emailing business-license holders, legal limits on targeted notifications, and consultant-handled timber sales through American Forestry.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":92,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6620056,"Local nonprofit outlines services and statistics for sexual-assault and child-abuse awareness month",212,262000,474000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2825224-f783d43cae8ce58a8968c769564a7d1f&start=262&end=474","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2825224-f783d43cae8ce58a8968c769564a7d1f/thumbnail_262000.jpg","/articles/6620056/Marion-County/South-Carolina/Local-nonprofit-outlines-services-and-statistics-for-sexual-assault-and-child-abuse-awareness-month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620056-bf328216a99be81403fa6e4d21a93fd0/orig.mp4?Expires=1773705504&Signature=VWYhXKegYxkuNLDC1mgVQkNnZTfz2GOoczFIl393B2pWYDxCxPD-hloOLIYt0FGcDR4nvehQlRhQEfamiFeztNWth12ls9CPB2ZUWepO~3qDaD-CkXybxu9r-f1K13gKSR5~chVJpF3CuU~oSLRZ5LJVcz3z7LeX1gGDgZFgthcJNvupoqI84sIYNCt5CXwkXPyb4R~dRZS4auhAvht7J312oCS6FPxXyA9MF-DnbhRt~iZZnPFevhIhRe1LbVzVf2~eUEsTS7vj7~PpditF~8cZYutnS-4nQmButru~uaV~pM~TbjLAwdQxPHxO~F5E29D9Go40VGJi~8Q3pyxz9w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At Marion County Council, Linda Adams, trauma counselor with the PD Coalition, briefed the council on services and outreach planned for April, which the coalition observed as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Adams provided state-level statistics and described the coalition’s services. She said South Carolina reported 285 human-trafficking tips in 2024 and that 94% of those tips involved trafficking; she also said crisis centers in the state serve roughly 70,000 victims and survivors each year and that most primary victims know their offender. Adams described services PD Coalition offers to local residents: a 24-hour crisis line; a free emergency shelter for women and minor children (up to 90 days); a transitional shelter (up to one year); trauma counseling; court accompaniment and hospital advocacy; and offender programs intended to provide evidence-based interventions.

Adams asked council members and the public to remember PD Coalition in charitable giving and outlined planned April activities and events the coalition will host.

The presentation was delivered during the public-comment/presentations portion of the meeting; no council action was taken on the presentation itself.","Linda Adams of the PD Coalition presented statistics and free services available to survivors and urged continued charitable support and participation in April awareness activities.",{"_33":98,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":99,"_41":100,"_43":101,"_45":102,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6620061,"Marion County council amends title and approves sale of 5.89 acres off Lipscomb Road",106,1488000,1594000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2825224-f783d43cae8ce58a8968c769564a7d1f&start=1488&end=1594","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2825224-f783d43cae8ce58a8968c769564a7d1f/thumbnail_1488000.jpg","/articles/6620061/Marion-County/South-Carolina/Marion-County-council-amends-title-and-approves-sale-of-589-acres-off-Lipscomb-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620061-66efbe2478f46c47bd77320b6c6debc1/orig.mp4?Expires=1773705504&Signature=n8tm8ihzi4VLrFPSKkf~ZdUvAgJNgjOSTPaV-OnPdegakT-m3AasVJRAKeyyaCQ8KD65y08mFlKYiSwTy~rCA7MfxenjCG2m0zM6Sq78kxVIMsNdcFHV5K4jGLLPwl~L5mbV5sGJk~jLLAf4SCcJRb4oKNY6pWuymabskU-UhYc2Gqw7b-1qG42sRP8gdveDhpH~CTu5IqI85DQ5~0dHGPox5ompOr9GBRuJMm1WBihh~-76ZpCPrrz321cATPi1nfYeqthfUlFUKBZYfZ9YUfkL~zpdNNKwguVk67qfrvMP~ufUm4tZ-Gvt5vnD2AAnqPi4s4W0alhvmUzr-0kncg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marion County Council on second reading amended the title of Ordinance 2025-01 and approved the conveyance of 5.89 acres of county property off Lipscomb Road to Robert K. Grant.

County Attorney read the amended title into the record and asked the council to vote. The ordinance, as read on the floor, authorizes conveyance of portions of Marion County tax parcel numbers 055-00-0008-000 and 056-0000193000, comprising 5.89 acres, pursuant to a purchase-and-sale agreement attached to the ordinance. The council approved the amendment to the title and then took final action on the ordinance during the same session.

The County Attorney clarified that the 5.89 acres are made up of areas A, B, C and one-half of area D according to a map incorporated into the ordinance produced by David Byrd on Jan. 20, 2025. The County Attorney asked the council to take action after that clarification. A motion and second were recorded and the council voted to approve the ordinance on second reading.

The council’s floor discussion and vote were recorded as a voice/raise-hand vote; no roll-call tally with member names was recorded in the public transcript. The transcript records the title amendment, the read-in ordinance language, the acreage breakdown, and the incorporated map reference but does not specify the purchase price or other transactional terms in the public record.

The ordinance now proceeds under the terms recorded in the adopted document and any administrative steps required for closing will be handled by the county officials authorized in the ordinance.","On second reading, Marion County Council amended an ordinance title and approved the conveyance of a 5.89-acre parcel off Lipscomb Road to Robert K. Grant, with a map by David Byrd incorporated into the ordinance.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Marion County Council (March 11, 2025)

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Local nonprofit outlines services and statistics for sexual-assault and child-abuse awareness month

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