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Votes at a glance: Lancaster County Council actions include sales tax credit factor, highway grant application, budget items and appointments
Summary
Lancaster County Council approved multiple routine and substantive measures including tax credit-factor setting, a grant application for US 521 widening, budget amendments, a CIP amendment and several appointments.
Lancaster County Council took several votes during the meeting. Below is a concise list of formal actions, motion sponsors where recorded in the transcript, and outcomes.
- Resolution 1294-R-2025 — Establish local option sales tax (LOST) credit factor for the 2025 tax year. Motion made and passed unanimously. (Mover recorded as Council Member Harper.)
- Resolution 1295-R-2025 — Support and authorize Lancaster County’s application to the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank (Rural Project Program) to pursue funding for the U.S. Highway 521 widening project. Motion moved and seconded; passed unanimously. County staff noted a fast application deadline and discussed using Capital Sales funding as part of the local match.
- Ordinance 2025-1964 — Third reading and adoption of FILOT and incentive agreement for Atlas Copco Compressors LLC. Passed unanimously. (Detailed coverage in a separate article.)
- Ordinance 2025-1968 — Second reading to amend the current-year budget (FY2024–25) to appropriate $155,000 from unassigned general fund balance to Park and Recreation for Springdale Recreation Center roof repair; second reading passed unanimously and third reading scheduled for June 9.
- Ordinance 2025-1969 — First reading to correct developer name and approve a second amendment to the development agreement for The Exchange (mixed-use project at 8918 Charlotte Highway); passed unanimously. (Detailed coverage in separate article.)
- Ordinance 2025-1971 — First reading of the FY2026 budget ordinance (appropriations, millage and fee schedule). First reading approved unanimously; two additional readings remain before final adoption. (Detailed coverage in a separate article.)
- Old Hickory Road / CP-2024-0367 — Public hearing for a request to amend the comprehensive plan future land use map for Old Hickory Road was not held at the developer's request. The council granted a motion to continue the matter to a July meeting (date stated as July meeting in the record); the developer had asked for a continuance.
- 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) — First reading to amend the county’s 10-year CIP to add and revise capital projects (including fire/EMS station timing and apparatus requests); first reading passed unanimously.
- Catawba Regional COG prioritized community needs list (CDBG eligibility) — Council approved the updated prioritized community needs list; Gay Street added at No. 5 on the list.
- Board actions and appointments — Council approved removal of an inactive member from the Catawba Workforce Development Board; appointed the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (John McCain) to fill the seat for a term expiring 12/31/2027; reappointed Toni Flynn to Keep Lancaster County Beautiful (term to 06/30/2029); reappointed Jason Paul Kavalier (District 1) and Francis Liu (District 7) to the Planning Commission (terms to 06/30/2029). All votes on appointments were unanimous.
- Adjournment — Council adjourned following the listed business.
For items that require further readings or where the staff presentation included additional financial detail (budget and CIP items), County staff indicated follow-up presentations and formal rollouts will return to the council in subsequent meetings.
