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Greenville County Council approves package of ordinances, bond and property transfer; opens application period for college commission seat
Summary
The council approved multiple zoning ordinances and rezones, authorized a general obligation bond request, approved transfer of 6.07 acres to the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority, approved the county attorney employment contract, and opened a 10‑day application period to fill a Greenville Technical College commission vacancy.
Greenville County Council approved several ordinances and routine items in a single meeting, voting to adopt amendments and advance multiple rezoning requests. The council also approved a $10 million general obligation bond ordinance for the Twin Chimneys project, authorized the transfer of 6.07 acres on Worley Road to the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority, approved the county attorney employment contract, and opened a special 10-day application period to fill a vacancy on the Greenville Technical College Area Commission.
Votes at a glance - Greenville-Anderson Multicounty Industrial Business Park 2010 park agreement amendment (Project Midway): adopted on third reading (motion by Councilor Collins). Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Terrapines Estates Special Tax District boundary adjustment (321 Terramont Drive): adopted on third reading (motion by Councilor McGaughey). Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Rezoning dockets CZ2025-054 through CZ2025-058: second-reading approvals moved by Councilor Bradley for each docket listed in the agenda (properties at Beacon/Orr Street; Gurley/Morris/Bailey streets; Lakeview Circle; Old Wild Horse Road/McLaney Road; Donaldson/Augusta Road). Outcome: approved (voice votes recorded). - General obligation bond request — Twin Chimneys (up to $10,000,000, Series 2025C): approved at second reading (motion by Councilor Collins). Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Greenville County Redevelopment Authority transfer of property on Worley Road (6.07 acres): authorized at second reading (motion by Councilor Collins). Roll-call tally reported as 7 in favor, 4 in opposition, 1 absent; motion passed. - County attorney employment contract: committee recommendation moved for approval; a motion to hold failed on roll call (2 in favor, 9 opposed, 1 absent); final approval passed on roll call (9 in favor, 2 opposed, 1 absent). - Special application period for Greenville Technical College Area Commission vacancy: motion to open a special application period for 10 days passed; council discussion clarified the county policy sets a 10-day emergency application period for jointly represented boards.
Councilors moved several procedural and committee items on the consent and committee-report portions of the agenda and approved amendments to council rules (sections 3b and 4a) to set deadlines for submission of agenda items so legal staff can review proposals in a timely manner.
Several of the items were advanced with little debate and voice votes; a small number of measures required or elicited roll-call tallies that were recorded in the meeting minutes. Council discussion on the Worley Road transfer included concerns about giving county land to the redevelopment authority while the county had recently purchased other parcels for green space, and a back-and-forth over whether the redevelopment authority land was in a blighted area appropriate for housing. No further restrictions or conditions were recorded in the motion authorizing the Worley Road transfer.
The meeting included public comments on separate matters (audio recording of meetings, sanitation commission plans, and concerns about development in neighboring municipalities) and an administrator remark that the fiscal 2027 budget will be presented at the next council meeting on Oct. 21.
