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Council approves $1,594.44 hospitality‑tax reimbursement to Batesburg Business Association; members urge policy change for future applications

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The council approved a hospitality tax reimbursement to the Batesburg Business Association for a December 2024 'Christmas in Batesburg' event totaling $1,594.44; councilmembers discussed whether the town should require grant applications in advance rather than consider retroactive requests.

The Batesburg‑Leesville Town Council voted Feb. 10 to approve a hospitality‑tax grant reimbursement of $1,594.44 to the Batesburg Business Association (BBA) for the group’s Christmas in Batesburg event on Dec. 8, 2024. The application was submitted after the event; staff and council confirmed the application met the grant criteria for funding but several councilmembers raised concerns about approving retroactive requests without a formal…

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