Rock Hill council approves Herald-site easement abandonment, assessment roll and tax-credit certification
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Summary
City council approved consent ordinances to abandon an easement across WP Herald LLC property and to confirm the Herald Municipal Improvement District assessment roll, and unanimously certified eligibility under the South Carolina Textiles Community Revitalization Act for parcels in downtown Rock Hill.
Rock Hill City Council on March 24 approved consent items tied to redevelopment of the Herald site, including abandonment of an easement across WP Herald LLC property, confirmation of the Herald Municipal Improvement District assessment roll and a certification under the South Carolina Textiles Community Revitalization Act for two downtown parcels.
The council voted unanimously on the consent agenda, which included second reading and adoption of an ordinance to abandon an easement across property of WP Herald LLC and adoption of an ordinance confirming the assessment roll related to the Herald Municipal Improvement District. Paul Dillingham, speaking for city staff, said the city received the required backup documentation and recommended approval.
The council later approved a separate resolution certifying eligibility as provided by section 12-65-60 of the South Carolina Textiles Community Revitalization Act for property listed at 132 West Main Street and 115 through 137 West White Street in Rock Hill. Dillingham told the council the resolution “pertains again to the Herald site and realizing some textile tax credits for that property,” and that the materials had been reviewed.
The actions recorded on the council floor were procedural approvals: the consent ordinances were adopted as part of a multi-item consent package and the certification resolution was adopted after staff recommendation. No council member asked for separate discussion or recorded opposition during the votes.
The approvals clear administrative steps that city staff say are required to advance redevelopment and to finalize the assessment roll tied to the Municipal Improvement District; the certification is a step in securing textile-related tax credits for the specified parcels. The council did not adopt additional amendments or place conditions on the items during the meeting.
City staff will proceed with the items as approved; the record shows no public objections were presented during the related public-hearing portion of the meeting.
The council reconvenes in three weeks for its next regular meeting.
