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Residents press council on EDC concerns as members discuss amending MPEDC articles
Summary
Public commenters urged Mount Pleasant leaders to review materials alleging problems with the Economic Development Corporation; council discussed proposed changes to the MPEDC articles of incorporation but did not record a final vote on the amendments.
Several residents urged the Mount Pleasant City Council on Thursday to investigate allegations about the city’s Economic Development Corporation and to act on information they provided to council and the city attorney.
The remarks came during public comment and were followed later in the meeting by a council discussion — in executive session and in open session — about proposed amendments to the Mount Pleasant Industrial Development Corporation’s articles of incorporation, including a name change to Mount Pleasant Economic Development Corporation and changes to board composition and residency requirements. Council did not record a vote on the proposed amendments in the public record.
An unidentified resident who addressed the council during public comment said volunteers compiled documents about the EDC and delivered them to the council and the city attorney more than six months ago, and said staff had not fully reviewed the materials.…
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