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Residents ask York County Council for audit and permit review over Silfab site near Fort Mill schools
Summary
Multiple Fort Mill-area residents urged York County Council to order a public vote to audit Silfabfee-in-lieu arrangements and to halt or revoke permits, citing chemical and safety concerns for nearby schools.
Dozens of residents spoke during the public forum at the April 21 York County Council meeting to urge the council to order a public vote to audit Silfabfee-in-lieu arrangements and to review permits for a Silfab facility near Fort Mill schools.
Bridal McCluskey, speaking for residents, asked the council "to conduct a full audit of the SILFAB fee in lieu of tax at a scheduled council meeting to ensure compliance." McCluskey said that locating heavy industrial production near Fort Mill schools posed risks from chemicals she named, including silane and anhydrous ammonia, and said those risks could not be mitigated by sheltering in place or by existing school air-filtration systems.
Victoria Herbst, a Fort Mill resident, told council members she had…
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