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Votes at a glance: Kershaw County Council actions from Feb. 11, 2025
Summary
Quick summary of formal council votes taken Feb. 11, 2025: proclamations, ordinances and first readings that advanced or passed on second reading.
Kershaw County Council took several recorded actions during its Feb. 11, 2025 meeting. This roundup lists each formal vote, outcome and key details.
Black History Month proclamation (Agenda item 5a) - Outcome: Approved by unanimous vote of members present. The council proclaimed February 2025 as Black History Month in Kershaw County. (Mover/second on record; no roll-call names listed beyond unanimous in-person approval.)
H. W. Holting honorary proclamation (Agenda item 5b) - Outcome: Approved unanimous in-person. Council presented a lifetime achievement proclamation honoring Dr. H. W. Holting.
Adoption of agenda and minutes - Outcome: Agenda and minutes were adopted by unanimous vote of members present.
Airport hangar rent and lease procedures (Agenda item 10b) - Outcome: Passed on second reading as presented. Council members voting in favor included Derek Shoemake, Russell Brazel, Chairman Connell, John Cato, Mark Tomlinson and Sammy Tucker (remote). Councilman Jimmy Jones opposed. (Vote passed.)
Project Creed ad valorem tax agreement (Agenda item 10c) - Outcome: Approved on second reading (Yes: Shoemake, Brazel, Connell, Tomlinson, Tucker; No: Cato, Jones). Staff and company provided project and revenue details; council requested additional bond/decommissioning follow-up.
MKIP multi-county industrial park (first reading, Agenda item 10d) - Outcome: Approved on first reading. Motion passed with in-person votes recorded as Shoemake, Brazel, Connell, Cato and Tomlinson; remote member Tucker voted yes; Councilman Jones opposed.
Sewer operation/procedures (first reading, Agenda item 10e) - Outcome: Approved on first reading (unanimous in-person; Tucker yes remotely). The measure codifies several operational items and clarifications tied to state pretreatment recertification.
Notes: - The Airport Overlay District (AOD) ordinance was handled separately with line-by-line amendments; that measure passed second reading as amended (see separate article). - For many items, third reading or further documentation was requested by council members, particularly for contracts and ordinance amendments that require detailed follow-up (decommissioning for solar, hangar lease specifics).
