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Votes at a glance: Kershaw County Council amends agenda, adopts zoning changes, approves FAA-funded airport work and defers road bid
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting the Kershaw County Council amended the agenda to remove an executive session, approved multiple zoning ordinances on final readings, accepted an FAA grant project for airport taxiway lighting, and deferred a roadway bid to allow finance review.
Kershaw County Council recorded a series of formal actions at its Aug. 20 meeting. This summary lists each formal motion or vote recorded in the meeting transcript and the outcome as stated on the record.
Votes at a glance
- Agenda amendment (item 4): Council voted to amend the agenda to remove item 14a (executive session) and move it to the next council meeting. Outcome: passes unanimously for those present.
- Motion to hear sheriff’s presentation (item 7a): Council moved and unanimously approved hearing the sheriff’s public presentation regarding a training award and SAFE designation for the sheriff’s office.
- Approval of minutes (item 8a): Motion to approve minutes passed unanimously for those present; a remote member (Tomlinson) recorded a yes vote.
- 9a — Amendment to Unified Code/ZLDR (first reading): Motion to adopt first reading passed (recorded as unanimous among those present and remote votes included). Councilmembers explained the amendment aligns local ZLDR procedures and timelines with state statute (30-day referral timeframe). Outcome: adopted on first reading (unanimous of those voting).
- 9b — Definition of minor subdivisions (third reading): Motion to adopt third reading passed. Vote as recorded: Yes — Shoemake, Tucker, Bridal, Connell, Cato (in person) and Tomlinson (remote). No — Jones. Outcome: passes on third reading.
- 9c — Event venues (third reading): Motion to pass on third reading passed. Vote as recorded: Yes — Shoemake, Tucker, Bridal, Connell, Cato, Tomlinson (remote). No — Jones. Outcome: passes on third reading. Staff confirmed event-venue language will allow overnight accommodations under existing code sections for accommodations.
- 9d — Joint industrial/business park (third reading; adds Creede Solar): Motion to adopt third reading passed unanimously for those present and remote votes recorded as yes. Outcome: passes on third reading; staff characterized action as effectuating a previously adopted fee-in-lieu framework for the park.
- 10a — Bid for Dr. Humphrey's / Mount Olivet road improvements: Council received the low-bid recommendation but moved to defer the award to the next meeting so the finance committee can review project funding. Outcome: defer to next meeting (motion passed by council vote).
- 10b — Airport taxiway lighting/signage rehabilitation (FAA grant): Council approved the recommended low bidder to complete runway taxiway lighting and signage rehabilitation. Staff said the project is almost entirely federally funded (approximately 97.5% federal, county share ≈ $52,000). Outcome: approved unanimously for those present and remote vote recorded.
- 10c — County council meeting schedule: Council voted to reduce meeting frequency to one meeting per month for October through January (meet second Tuesday) and to revisit schedule for 2026 in January. Outcome: motion passed unanimously for those present and remote member votes recorded.
Other procedural votes noted in the transcript include motions to move individual agenda items for discussion and to open/close public hearings; these were recorded as passed on the record where indicated.
Recorded actions and sources
All motions, movers, seconders and vote tallies are recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript lists roll-call or named votes, this summary reproduces the names as spoken into the record. If the transcript indicated a unanimous vote among those present, the summary records that outcome rather than listing individual votes for every pass.
