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Public raises transparency concerns over $6.9M 75 Calhoun project and TIF use
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Jan. 27 Charleston County School Board meeting asked the district to delay or clarify sales-tax reallocation items tied to a $6.9 million Calhoun Street renovation and the related tax increment financing (TIF) analysis.
Several residents and policy advocates urged the Charleston County School Board on Jan. 27 to provide more transparency and, in at least one case, delay approval of sales-tax-related reallocations pending a facilities assessment and clearer cost breakdowns.
Public commenters including Shar Fitzwater and Craig Logan questioned a $6,900,000 line item tied to renovating 75 Calhoun Street and asked why the proposed costs and the district’s TIF analysis were not broken out in the materials. Fitzwater, who identified herself as a retired professor of finance…
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