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The county explained how calls are routed: a landline inside city limits is received by the city dispatch center, while a mobile phone call inside the city first goes to the county 911 center where staff collect information and transfer the call to city dispatch. County staff said the county has space and technology available should the city wish to consolidate police dispatch with the county's center and noted the county has made recent equipment and facility upgrades.

At the joint meeting some city council members signaled concern about consolidation and job impacts; others said redundant routing of cell-phone calls adds transfer time. City staff described state-mandated dispatch updates and said any consolidation decision would need to weigh costs, staffing and continuity of service.

Ending: County officials invited city leaders to discuss options and noted the county 911 center is prepared to host consolidated operations if the city chooses to pursue that path.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lancaster County Council and Lancaster City Council Joint Meeting 4-15-2025","oneSentenceSummary","County says its renovated 911 center has capacity for expanded dispatch and offered the option to consolidate city police dispatch into the county system; the city currently handles landline calls within city limits and the county handles cell-phone calls first.","taxTitle","Lancaster County, South Carolina","taxId",56441,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269121,"County outlines options for 24/7 fire staffing and fire service areas to fund apparatus",217,3364000,3581000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3047980-6f98db0da20a62485209a3e83a8db2a1&start=3364&end=3581","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3047980-6f98db0da20a62485209a3e83a8db2a1/thumbnail_3364000.jpg","/articles/6269121/Lancaster-County/South-Carolina/County-outlines-options-for-247-fire-staffing-and-fire-service-areas-to-fund-apparatus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269121-cbd3f98c4152056ac13110b71b243893/orig.mp4?Expires=1770884431&Signature=HYcAWzhissr8PDVEkL1VaCvsncDF2hMd8iKhyhJANg9BAmRVtebEOlyTI7lQKTxIVedabF0I5wlW8IocV9-IdisuZTSk7fnP5PZl3XBqy7fr~o8obrIkCmTHhiiieHMdPAeFeo8jZpJCKft9PBygnMbWBO2Re32cTNTmnrC-47slJv3CPx3A5xr9szo27Omq6~tjp-5VKqCFJzB33EnUncyNWT652xH7M2FfFcicBY7Lyu-9AW3cHRW8Hu~NrWG6~6CE4RrMSlWdrucHxb9eerbXJ6xfmoxltp3c8Pp-keeOKU7ePtJ5kXsH9mKc8wn~yDsd6k4eAuJr54VpFRQ4cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lancaster County staff told the joint meeting the county is receiving requests from the fire commission for expanded 24/7 paid staffing in parts of the county and for millions in new capital apparatus.

County presenters said the county currently funds 15 paid positions that \"rover\" among stations during weekdays and that volunteers cover nights and weekends in many districts. The fire commission has requested 24/7 staffing for McDonough Green and additional 24/7 coverage elsewhere in the southern county; commissioners also submitted a capital request of more than $17,000,000 for new apparatus.

Staff explained one funding vehicle available under state law is a fire service area (FSA) or special purpose district that can levy a fee or millage within defined boundaries to pay for operating and/or capital needs. The meeting noted the county previously consolidated Indian Land and Pleasant Valley into a single district that now uses a per-rooftop fee (the presenter described $240 per household in that district) to pay for enhanced staffing there.

County staff emphasized that an FSA structured for capital purchases can avoid counting the apparatus against the county's state-imposed debt limit, allowing the county to borrow for fire apparatus without increasing the county's general debt burden. The county said it will need to examine different structures (millage vs. a per-rooftop fee) and project operating and capital costs to determine what an FSA for the remainder of the county would look like.

City finance staff noted the city's existing fire service is funded with city revenue and that if a countywide FSA were created the city would likely need to determine whether the district's capital assessments would include city territory (city staff said special-purpose districts typically do not include cities unless the county pays for city-provided services).

Ending: County staff said next steps will include modeling cost estimates, deciding the boundaries and whether a proposed FSA would fund operating, capital or both, and returning recommendations to county council for decision.","County staff described requests from the fire commission for expanded 24/7 staffing and about $17 million in new apparatus, and explained how fire service areas or special taxing districts could fund capital without affecting county debt limits.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269125,"City warns Lancaster County transfer-station costs, equipment and safety strain service as growth continues",251,2711000,2962000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3047980-6f98db0da20a62485209a3e83a8db2a1&start=2711&end=2962","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3047980-6f98db0da20a62485209a3e83a8db2a1/thumbnail_2711000.jpg","/articles/6269125/Lancaster-County/South-Carolina/City-warns-Lancaster-County-transfer-station-costs-equipment-and-safety-strain-service-as-growth-continues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269125-f8cc8068efbc2fd6f97d506128ee0a4a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770884431&Signature=KXE3FqKNgoug3uxf2MeMxUP~dILz9epHqYs8-MTHKS51hv1yVvaniLeewC1oE-lKp-Uj6BSPbB8vwyFFGv0kR7iMH-vBwevbUqf6YSm830At8Ay-rydM5aiu67Pb0N2oLTZabNZzKDUrU-x3fDPpcUWoIdRA6P-AOUndPd91HXLkLJU5qZ9PUcBtYcCk3lInaSWOJG-VvVII49Ao~lLvXI-wFYOv~QBXt5n1HtPnohDHRs8nH~lhcZEzdUd5o-6tURZsvi3HybNcoj6y036rI0Si~2zOHqG9WNuPBHQThrCFFWR-Da-I0cslRbeE-cS9up2zv~uwq8qUX96GcalShA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City and county officials told the joint meeting that growth is increasing waste volumes and that the city's transfer station arrangement with the county — established in February 2009 — needs updating to reflect higher operating and equipment costs.

City sanitation director Matt Berry and city presenters said the county currently pays $45 per ton under the 2009 agreement; private haulers pay roughly $60 per ton for municipal solid waste and about $56 per ton for construction and demolition. The 2009 contract rate was described in the presentation as $29 per ton. City staff said the transfer station's permitted capacity is about 315 tons per day and that current average daily loads are roughly 61.6 tons per day, leaving room for more volume but increasing wear on equipment.

City staff outlined sharp equipment cost increases since 2018: examples given included a walking-floor trailer that cost about $75,000 in 2018 and is now estimated at roughly $160,000, and an over-road tractor that rose from $106,000 to a budgeted $225,000. Staff said lead times of several months for specialized equipment are likely and that maintenance costs and safety issues at the county's contracted landfills increase operational risk for drivers and mechanics.

Matt Berry described field safety hazards encountered at the current landfill, including drivers sinking in mud and mechanics finding syringe needles embedded in tire sidewalls. City staff said they are exploring alternative landfill options (one named informally in the meeting as \"Screaming Eagle\"), which may be closer and better maintained but could carry higher tipping fees; any change would also require county bidding and contracting decisions.

City officials said the transfer-station agreement automatically renewed after initial terms and that the city will ask the county to renegotiate how equipment and operational costs are shared. The county said it has requested a solid-waste study and that staff will sit down with city counterparts to determine whether to change landfills, adjust tipping fees, or share equipment costs; county staff noted they have renegotiated the arrangement in 2013 previously.

Ending: Both councils said they will continue discussions; city and county staff agreed to pursue a solid-waste study, cost-sharing proposals for equipment, and updated contract terms.","City staff said a 2009 agreement has not kept pace with rising operations and equipment costs; the transfer station can accept current volumes but equipment and tipping fees are rising and staff warned of safety and contract changes.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269128,"County transportation sales-tax package under review after November referendum loss",325,1630000,1955000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3047980-6f98db0da20a62485209a3e83a8db2a1&start=1630&end=1955","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3047980-6f98db0da20a62485209a3e83a8db2a1/thumbnail_1630000.jpg","/articles/6269128/Lancaster-County/South-Carolina/County-transportation-sales-tax-package-under-review-after-November-referendum-loss","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269128-2c5755bca94cfb2043839e2909d105ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1770884431&Signature=h1-TH0o30guzLq-ym2gcCHBLZ~YPVqUp0zhlRlZ5cJaC5qW69wnKiao5CzcR8WACRaRrLTxBjgefpnONTKJiyTrZvIRqXhzEd35RLkk7F~KC3UuweDkHVbx-5y0EryXPJtPjzHAl2pbOna-37ClAC8gWmh7SX4kqOEC9JXvOLwlX7B7YkSW-0QgP6vgiZjA9~XVLf4Vb7cBH7NoayXyFW5zUj8Vc5UsB1cxwLmhnZWzVUYrKpwsaxsq0y8kBfxiUthXP8p1XGYzXHKdiLxmTKYkGFRJn8skZJ0iNWbOqSJZEy5N0rz-OcE8vo0Sm9C3vSbUA5XBZgMZ8HvcSOTTFgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lancaster County staff and council members discussed a proposed transportation sales-tax package that county volunteers and staff refined after a 2024 referendum failed.

County officials said the November 2024 proposal — a 1% local sales-tax increase that would have raised the county rate from 8% to 9% — was estimated to generate about $405 million over 15 years and included roughly $100 million for municipal and county roads and about 30 state and local road projects affecting the city of Lancaster. That measure did not pass.

The County Transportation Committee of citizen volunteers recommended a smaller package on March 27, 2025, of roughly $216 million over 10 years; staff asked council to consider returning a larger $250 million over-10-years proposal so the measure would still include funds for municipal roads and cost escalations. Officials said both options would reserve at least $60–$70 million for widening South Carolina Highway 521 to add one lane in each direction from the state line to Highway 75 near Walnut Creek.

County staff said a transportation sales tax differs from the county's capital project sales tax and can run for up to 25 years; the staff presentation described a 10-year approach tied to a dollar target (the tax expires when the dollar amount or the time period is reached). Officials said roughly 30% of sales-tax revenue is expected to be paid by nonresidents (visitors and out-of-county shoppers), an estimate staff said it would verify.

The county noted it spends about $4 million–$5 million annually on county roads from state gas-tax allocations and other state funds and that county funding attracts state and federal matching funds. Staff told county council the Transportation Committee's recommendation would include municipal and county roads with the city seeing more than 40 prioritized road segments in previous lists; staff said a road-by-road list would be made available if the council moves forward.

County Council is scheduled to decide whether to direct staff on April 28, 2025, to prepare a resolution for a referendum. City council members at the joint meeting were invited to weigh in; several council members said they supported a renewed local package but stressed control and transparency over how funds are allocated and contracted.

Ending: County staff will provide road lists and cost details to both councils if county council votes to direct staff to draft a referendum resolution.","County transportation committee recommended a smaller 10-year sales-tax package after a 2024 referendum failed; staff may adjust the proposal and County Council will decide whether to place a new measure on the ballot.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269130,"Lancaster County officials map rapid housing growth, wastewater capacity and impact-fee study",687,549000,1236000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3047980-6f98db0da20a62485209a3e83a8db2a1&start=549&end=1236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3047980-6f98db0da20a62485209a3e83a8db2a1/thumbnail_549000.jpg","/articles/6269130/Lancaster-County/South-Carolina/Lancaster-County-officials-map-rapid-housing-growth-wastewater-capacity-and-impact-fee-study","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269130-9f9f4f450f6ddacc9a9057e96569452a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770884431&Signature=UpG08b5sEDf~Qxi484ilU4mOG5J-cXkOzzujsZoaLef3jG~aZH-Uv63h-6NnX7ExM0LMCCwpGBLhykfpcDAYgepN2ywx3C9bGTJ97GzMkNa5prxRWPHhB~a7h4bj5a2Z7miZeA8dpgn5~JyN1JKJXcEdfF5GlSe-AzoooqOSPbKbT9vXEkR4evqHt-JD6HTYltjvYBuk5pg63mJJrt1OoFNT-2sDi8C4lus3wyTSH0AQ2U3sAXE5XvyBFCwo50DK3Es8QDUCrr-JblYRHqEj5h6uGHPn~z22VpN2pHpujmvgaq-oOidE6sh4QqqxCwSl-~we0-DYe0eIKcjT02uCsg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Allison Harden, Lancaster County development services director, told a joint meeting of Lancaster County and the City of Lancaster that as of Jan. 31, 2025 the county had \"approximately 53,942 tax parcels\" and \"several thousand tracts already approved for development,\" concentrated in the southern part of the county.

Harden said the county and city face pressure from incoming residents and national homebuilders and cited a prior projection that estimated Lancaster County could reach 130,000–160,000 people by 2035; the county's most recent census-based count is just over 100,000. \"We are drawing people and they're coming,\" Harden said, noting the county must decide where growth will locate and how infrastructure and services will serve new residents.

The county highlighted a series of large planned developments inside and adjacent to the city, including Edgewater (described as about 15,000 units on the south-to-west side of the county in the presentation), Rosegate (approximately 76 lots, nearly built out), Baselton by Arrowood (platted for 357 lots, 38 homes built), Granite Falls (278 lots, construction expected in spring 2026), Scarlet Grove (321 lots), Red Rose Village (about 238 units, 62 townhomes), and a large former Spring property along Airport Road planned for about 1,084 units with roughly 14 acres set aside for commercial use.

City and county staff tied annexation and where the city can extend services to the availability of water and sewer. A county presenter said the city's wastewater treatment plant currently averages about 2,500,000 gallons per day with a permitted permanent capacity of 7,500,000 gallons per day and that the county has obtained a permit increase and is investing more than $12 million to optimize the plant and \"squeeze more life out of the plant.\" Speakers described a planned Walden Sewer District boundary that will determine which areas are served by that district while still routing some flows through the city's plant.

City officials said the city is trying to encourage a housing mix that includes attainable/workforce housing at price points for 60%, 40% and 20% of area median income, and warned that market prices for many new subdivisions are clustering in the mid- to upper-range (examples cited: homes near $580,000 in Battleton and about $300k–$400k in Granite Falls). \"We're trying to fill that need for the 60%, 40 and 20% area median household income,\" the presenter said.

On capital funding, the City of Lancaster said it is investigating impact fees and has contracted TischlerBise (named in the meeting as the study firm) to prepare an impact-fee study; the planning commission has received that work and the city is drafting an ordinance. The city cautioned that fees must be balanced so they do not halt development or prevent attainable-housing projects.

Why this matters: county and city officials said growth will shape where residences, commercial services and industrial employers locate, will increase demand for roads, sewer and public safety, and will require new capital investments. Both sides emphasized coordination on annexation, service boundaries and infrastructure funding to manage the coming buildout of residential tracts.

Clarifying details from the meeting: the county cited roughly a 41.2% recent growth rate countywide (presentation figure); the city reported roughly 2,780 potential residential units inside the city already proposed or platted; the timeline for some subdivisions put vertical construction as soon as spring 2026 for parts of Granite Falls.

Ending: Both councils agreed to continue intergovernmental dialogue; county and city staff said they would follow up with maps of roads and development and that the city is moving forward with the impact-fee study to address capital costs tied to growth.","County and city staff told a joint Lancaster County meeting that rapid residential development is concentrated in the south, wastewater capacity and infrastructure drive annexation, and the city is studying impact fees to help pay for capital costs.","actionData","errors"]

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