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Oconee County Council approves grant and funding submissions, several ordinances move forward
Summary
At its April meeting, Oconee County Council approved submissions for grant and opioid-recovery funding, adopted a scenic-highway ordinance on third reading and advanced several first-reading zoning and code amendments. Multiple routine items on the consent agenda also passed.
Oconee County Council approved a set of motions at its April 2025 meeting, including submission of grant and opioid‑recovery applications and the adoption or first reading of several county ordinances.
Council voted to approve the county's submission of an application to the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund (SCORF) and approved submission of a county opioid‑related spending plan to the SCORF board after discussion of recommended recipients and capital items. The vote to approve the application submission passed on voice vote (ayes recorded as five).
Council also approved staff recommendations to submit an airport improvement grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration and the South Carolina Aeronautical Commission for runway rehabilitation; the motion carried with council adopting the submittal pending bid results. The council approved local ATAX (accommodations tax) recommendations for the spring 2025 cycle totaling $75,000.
On ordinances, the council adopted Ordinance 2025‑06 (amending Chapter 26 to designate an Oconee County scenic highway) on third reading. Council gave first readings and moved forward Ordinance 2025‑08 (amending Chapter 38 to allow retaining walls and their upper tenancies in lot setback areas), Ordinance 2025‑09 (rezoning two parcels to community commercial district) and Ordinance 2025‑10 (authorizing execution of a real-property sublease for West Union Volunteer Fire Department); each was moved, seconded and advanced by voice vote.
The consent agenda carried with a unanimous voice vote; council also approved a proclamation recognizing Carolyn Maddox as the South Carolina Emergency Management Association 2024 Volunteer of the Year.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: approved (voice vote; ayes recorded as five). - Proclamation (Carolyn Maddox, SCEMA Volunteer of the Year): approved (motion seconded; voice vote). - Ordinance 2025‑06 (scenic highway; third reading): adopted (voice vote). - Ordinance 2025‑08 (retaining walls and setback amendments; first reading): advanced (voice vote). - Ordinance 2025‑09 (rezoning parcels to community commercial; first reading): advanced (voice vote). - Ordinance 2025‑10 (real property sublease authorization; first reading): advanced (voice vote). - PRT commission local ATAX recommendations (spring 2025): approved, $75,000 (voice vote). - Airport improvement grant application (FAA/SCAC): approved for submittal; dollar amount to be provided after bids are opened (voice vote). - Oconee County opioid recovery fund application (SCORF): approved for submission (voice vote; ayes recorded as five).
All motions were moved and seconded as shown in the meeting record; where individual mover or seconder names were not recorded in the transcript, they are not specified here.
