Greenville County finance committee fixes scrivener—s error, adopts ordinance adding Project VISTA to county park

At a meeting of the Greenville County Finance Committee, members voted to amend and adopt an ordinance that adds Project VISTA to the Anderson and Greenville County Park and corrects a scrivener—s error that had identified the property as being in Greenville County.

The amendment replaces references to "Greenville County" with "Anderson County" in the ordinance and changes the final paragraph to state that the property is located in Anderson County. The committee then adopted the ordinance as amended and agreed to send it forward to full council.

Mister Whitmer, a committee member, said the parcel is an Anderson County property and that the item involves a "1% partner," calling the incorrect county references a "scribner's error" that needed to be corrected before final approval. A staff member told the committee that Anderson County Council had approved a fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement and an amendment of the Anderson and Greenville County Park; the staff member said the ordinance would bring the "1% revenue to Greenville" while assigning obligations to the county.

A committee member moved to amend the ordinance to replace the incorrect county references; the committee approved the amendment by voice vote. After the amendment was approved, the committee moved to adopt the ordinance as amended and to forward it to full council. The committee recorded a voice vote in favor; the minutes show the motion passed.

The staff member also noted that the developer is a Greenville County resident and expects to own the project for an extended period.

No further details about the fee-in-lieu terms or the specific obligations of the county were presented in public during the committee discussion.